This week in reading our questions was: How do friends depend on each other? We listened to a story about a New Kid and how she met a friend who made her feel better about starting at a new school. We also read a story called Help. This story was about a snake helped a mouse out of a tough situation. Our stories this week were all fantasies. We know this because many of the characters were animals and they talked to each other. We practiced making pictures in our heads while reading. We also reviewed our first vocabulary words and spelling words.
In math, we continued reviewing skills from last year. We talked about how to work in groups and play games with a partner. We played a few math games that can be easily played at home. One of the games was played with 10 pennies and a small plate. Take some pennies and place under plate and the rest on top of the plate. Then the child must figure out how many pennies are under the plate. This game helps the students to learn their 10 facts.
We finished up our first unit is social studies about communities. The students should now be familiar with what kinds of homes are in a community, where you can work in a community and places to play in a community.
In science, we continued to learn about balance. We actually balanced a pencil tip onto a craft stick. Ask your child about it!! It was a lot of fun. We had a few students who were able to figure it our with out any help from me. Good job!
Several of the students participated in the summer reading activity. These students got to play a fun game at the end of the day today!! Soar to new heights and...READ!!
