I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend despite the mostly dreary weather. Please see below for important dates, announcements and curriculum updates from Room 115! 🍂
Important Dates:
October 17th:
Chrysanthemum Name Project Due
October 31st:
Black and Orange Spirit Day! 🖤🧡
Announcements:
Chrysanthemum Name Project
On Friday our class read the story Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, and discussed the importance of kindness, and how our individual differences make us unique and special! Each child brought home an orange card that asks them to discuss the meaning behind their name with an adult at home, and have their adult write a sentence or two about how their name came to be. Please note that this assignment is completely optional, but I do look forward to hearing the stories behind the names of the friends in our class who participate!
Into Reading
Last week in our Into Reading program, we began our second unit by reading the book I Am Rene, the Boy by Rene Colato Lainez. We also answered a new essential question: What makes each of us special? Last week's lessons taught us to identify the problem and solution in a story, and we explored the concept of opinion as well. In phonics, the students learned about the letters s and b, along with the high frequency "heart" word as.
To help us answer this module's essential question, "What makes each of us special?" the children drew pictures of some of their favorite things including their favorite food, animal, and activity. We enjoyed taking a gallery walk to view each student's work, and noticed things we all have in common.
A game of Memory was a great way to practice our rhyming skills!
Math
In math we began our second unit in the Bridges curriculum. This unit will continue to focus on the numbers 5 and 10, and last week we practiced showing different number combinations that make 5 and 10 using cubes and ten frames. We also compared numbers 0-10 using the <, >, and = symbols!
5th Grade Buddies!
On Friday we welcomed Ms. Jenke's fifth grade class to Room 115! Once a month our classes will get together to read and/or do other engaging math, science, or writing activities. It's a great way to get Boyden's oldest and youngest learners together to learn from each other!
Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📖🚌
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