A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed today's summer-like weather! It's hard to believe that we are entering our last full week of May! A friendly reminder that we will be continuing with our ABC Countdown to Summer this week. Please be sure to check the calendar I sent home for each day's activities!

Important Dates:

May 31st:

Memorial Day

No School

Curriculum:

Last Week's Sight Word: of

This Week's Sight Words: or, for

Math

Last week in math we continued our unit on measurement! We learned that capacity is how much a container can hold, and that weight is how heavy or light an object is. We had a great time experimenting with different objects and balance scales, and look forward to continuing our exploration in the week ahead!

Reading (and Writing too!)

Reading and writing came together last week as we completed many "craftivities" which incorporated our ABC countdown to summer! After reading I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen the children described their own perfect hat! This was a great connection to the letter H and hat day!

F is for Friendship!

On Wednesday we celebrated the letter F and had Friendship Day! We read the book Peanut Butter & Cupcake by Terry Border and learned that even the most unlikely pair can be great friends! The class then did a beautiful job drawing and writing about one of their friends and how they are the same and different.

Friendship Day was also the perfect time to head outside and make some friendship bracelets!

G is For Game Day!

Game Day was also a great success! Thank you to all of the families that sent in games for the class to enjoy. We had an absolute blast!

E is for Exercise!

We couldn't have asked for better weather to celebrate the letter E with an exercise day! The students had SO much fun completing various exercise stations outside.

Science

It was a bittersweet time in Room 202 last week as we said good-bye to our butterfly friends. Our five painted lady butterflies were released and are now flying free and enjoying life in the outside world. While we miss them already, we are so thankful to have had the opportunity to watch them grow and change!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!

Mrs. Buchanio's Classroom Blog!

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and enjoying this beautiful weather! I can't thank you enough for all of your help and support last week when we had to be remote. Unless you hear otherwise, Monday will be our last remote day and we will be back in person on Tuesday!

Important Dates:

May 31st:

Memorial Day

No School

Announcements:

ABC Countdown to Summer!

Last week we started our ABC Countdown to Summer! During our countdown we will participate in a fun activity each day which corresponds to each letter of the alphabet! Click here to view our calendar of activities. It is important to note that a small number of days will require your child to prepare/bring in something from home. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance on these days. I will also be sending home a hard copy of the calendar on Tuesday!

Curriculum Update: *From the week of 5/10 

Last week's sight word: they

This week's sight word: so, go, no

Reader's Workshop

Last week in Reader's Workshop we continued to read and explore nonfiction texts! During our lessons we taught facts from our nonfiction books to our reading partners, and also shared information by pretending to be reporters! Be sure to check your child's Seesaw account to view a very special video of their news report!

Math

It was a marvelous time for math last week as the students participated in many hands on activities to deepen their understanding of 3D shapes! These lessons concluded our unit on geometry, and we are looking forward to learning about measurement in the week ahead!

The students above worked hard to create 3D shapes using pipe cleaners and playdoh! This proved be a challenging, yet fun activity!

A game of Headbands was a great way to review the attributes of 3D solid figures!

The students above use homemade ramps to explore how 3D shapes move! We learned that cylinders and cones are the only solid figures that slide, stack, and roll. Click here to listen to another catchy song that reinforces this concept!

Writer's Workshop

In Writer's Workshop we continued to work on writing our own nonfiction, or All About book as a class! The topic of our book is recess, and the class did a fantastic job writing about the different activities they participate in outside. This week the students will take on a bigger roll as they will each contribute to a chapter in a new nonfiction book about dogs! 

Science

Last week was a VERY exciting time for Science in Room 202 as our caterpillars (or butterfly larva) moved onto the next stage of their lifecycle and formed their chrysalises! While this transformation occurred overnight for the majority of our caterpillars, we were lucky enough to get a time lapse video of our last caterpillar friend change!

Update 5/16* As of this morning all five of our caterpillars have emerged as butterflies! I will try my best to keep them healthy (and alive!) until Tuesday when we can release together as a class!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!

A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! It's hard to believe that May is here and we are entering our last full month of school together! I guess the saying is true, time flies when you're having fun!

Important Dates:

May 31st:

Memorial Day

No School

Curriculum Update:

Last week's sight word: you

This week's sight word: they

Reader's Workshop

Last week in Reader's Workshop we continued to explore nonfiction texts. During our lessons we discussed the importance of activating our prior knowledge, or thinking about what we already know about a given topic. We also brainstormed questions we had about our nonfiction book topics and discovered the nonfiction book readers ask questions as they read to learn more!

Writer's Workshop

While in Reader's Workshop we have been working hard to read nonfiction texts, in Writer's Workshop we began exploring ways to write nonfiction, or "All About" books. To kick off this new unit the students drew and labeled different topics that they are experts on. This organizer will come in handy as the class begins to write their own All About books!

The students above are working hard to brainstorm topics that they are experts on, or know a lot about!

Math

Last week in math we continued our unit on geometry and began to learn about three dimensional, or solid shapes! The class enjoyed many hands on activities including a 3D shape scavenger hunt and a picture sort. We even tried to make 3D solids using our playdough! Click here to listen to our favorite song about 3D shapes. Warning: it is VERY catchy!!

 

We discovered that a sphere was the easiest 3D shape to make with our playdoh!

Science

It was another spectacular week for science for Room 202 as we began our unit on butterfly life cycles! This highly anticipated unit began with a special delivery from Mrs. Damon on Thursday. The class had such a fun time trying to guess what was in the mystery box she delivered! Upon opening the box we discovered our temporary class pet, caterpillars! Over the next several weeks we will draw, write, and learn about the butterfly life cycle as we watch our caterpillar friends grow and change!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!