Dear Families,
Happy Friday! I hope you have a safe, fun, and relaxing Mid-Winter Break!
As usual this has been another busy and exciting week.
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| Here's a shot of the ActivExpressions devices you've no doubt been hearing all about. Students are excited! |
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| It's not just bad photography. This picture is blurry because of the frenzy of this market. Students acted as businesses or people and traded money for resources and then money for goods/services. |
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| More blurry trade pictures. It was almost like the New York Stock Exchange in here! |
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| Valentine's Day Math. In partners, students analyzed the data from their box of Sweethearts candies. |
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| Sorting the candies in different ways. |
Social Studies
- Started Biztown unit and students could not be more excited!
- Learned about rights and the responsibilities that go with them, free enterprise, and a bit about economics in Washington State
Math
- Worked with equivalent fractions, modeling them visually, with pattern blocks, and ultimately with a math rule (multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by the same number)
- Practiced converting fractions to decimals
Writing
- Put writing entries in each folder in a specific order and then wrote transitions to link the pieces together
- Learned about effective ways to begin and end an essay. Our goal was to write 3-4 potential introduction and conclusion paragraphs. We'll pick the best one for our essays.
Reading
- Started a new read aloud, The Tiger Rising by Newberry Award Winning author Kate DiCamillo. Ask your student to tell you about it.
- Read a Time for Kids and practiced recording Facts/Questions/Responses we had regarding the cover story: "Goodbye Bullies"
- Examined a variety of texts and evaluated the author's purpose, our purpose, and how our purpose influences our approach as a reader
