Weekly Wrap-Up

I don’t think I can remember the last full week of school we had! It was fantastic to have all five days to really delve into some topics before the upcoming mid-winter break. It was a jam-packed week with NAAPID day on Monday, a lockdown drill on Tuesday and a party on Friday! Thank you to everyone who volunteered with the party today. The kids had a blast! Let’s see what we were up to this week…onto the highlights!

Math:

In math this week we spent time exploring two digit number stories. We also spent a lot of time with doubles, near doubles and true/false number sentences. These topics led us to talk about near-doubles on Thursday. We were able to play a few games on Friday as well.

Phonics:

This week in phonics we worked a lot with our spelling words. Contractions and plurals were also a big focus and point of practice.

Science:

We observed and documented our goldfish this week in science. Using the iPads, I was able to video the fish in Ms. Lim’s tank and have the kids watch, pause and rewind the video during centers. The kids really enjoyed this! We also talked about the different body parts of the goldfish. We also took time observing and documenting our snails.

Writing:

In writing this week we invested time in creating a graphic organizer to help with our Kensington stories. We also examined fact vs. opinion with the help of The Story of Ruby Bridges, a terrific story about a brave girl who fought segregation and hatred in 1960’s New Orleans.

Social Studies:

We spent additional time with our unit dealing with groups. The class had opportunities to sort and classify varying groups such as school groups, community groups, religious groups, etc. This unit was perfect for our talks about African American History month.



This was brief snapshot of what occurred in the classroom this week. On Tuesday we talked a lot about the lockdown and what we could do in such a situation. This conversation was age appropriate, but very insightful and helpful to the class. I was really proud of how they performed both during the lockdown and the subsequent discussion. If you have any questions about this please let me know.





Have a wonderful and safe mid-winter break. I look forward to seeing everyone back on the 23rd. Until then…all told.