Happy Halloween!
There are so many exciting things happening in room 105 that I can't keep up with it all.
Friday will be our Harvest party celebration. We will be enjoying crafts and games at the end of the day. The students will also have fun investigating pumpkins in the morning and relaxing at a poetry cafe with a snack in the afternoon. Each child is responsible for memorizing a Halloween poem which was assigned in class last week. Please assist your child on practicing their poem at home.
Another exciting thing happening in room 105 is that each of your children was assigned a Google Account last week.This is not an email account, it will only be used to write documents and presentations through google drive which can be shared directly with me and other students. Your child can access this account from home so feel free to ask them to take you for a drive through what they are working on. Our current technology project will combine their new accounts and ecosystems to create a poetic video about the food chain! I can't wait to share them in a few weeks.
Next week, we will begin our first book talks. Make sure that you and your child are aware of their due date. All documents can be found under the homework tab on the classroom website. Please let me know if you need any assistance.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Living Lab
Tomorrow we will attend our first living lab field trip of the school year. The students always enjoy the change of location and a hands on approach to learning. An important component of living lab is the time they spend outside. Unless there is immediate danger such as thunder and lightening, we will go outside even if it rains. Please watch the weather and dress your child appropriately.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
105 Updates
Team 105 Updates
I can't believe that it is the middle of October already! The year is already going by quickly and I am really enjoying spending time with your children. They are a lively and fun group. I look forward to the next few weeks with exciting projects, parties, and field trips :) Read below for a little information about the learning happening in the classroom and also to see some special requests I am looking for.
ELA: In reading we have been learning about Plot and Character development. The students have learned about how characters face conflicts throughout the plot of a book. The way that the character deals with these conflicts helps the reader to understand the character and their traits. We are now learning about figurative language. We will be learning about the types of figurative language and discussing how they help the reader to visualize a text. We will be using this information as we begin to analyze poetry over the next two weeks.
In writing we are working on our first personal narratives.
Science: I hope you enjoyed our recent comic life portrayals of the Seven steps. We are currently learning about ecosystems and how they remain in balance. Shortly we will begin constructing
eco-columns within the classroom so that we can closely study the interactions between living and non-living things.
Special Requests:
I can't believe that it is the middle of October already! The year is already going by quickly and I am really enjoying spending time with your children. They are a lively and fun group. I look forward to the next few weeks with exciting projects, parties, and field trips :) Read below for a little information about the learning happening in the classroom and also to see some special requests I am looking for.
ELA: In reading we have been learning about Plot and Character development. The students have learned about how characters face conflicts throughout the plot of a book. The way that the character deals with these conflicts helps the reader to understand the character and their traits. We are now learning about figurative language. We will be learning about the types of figurative language and discussing how they help the reader to visualize a text. We will be using this information as we begin to analyze poetry over the next two weeks.
In writing we are working on our first personal narratives.
Science: I hope you enjoyed our recent comic life portrayals of the Seven steps. We are currently learning about ecosystems and how they remain in balance. Shortly we will begin constructing
eco-columns within the classroom so that we can closely study the interactions between living and non-living things.
Special Requests:
- 2 liter clear bottles. Preferably with smooth flat sides. We will need three bottles for each eco-column we build so send as many as you have.
- Pumpkins! We will be doing a special lesson on Friday October 31st as part of a celebration for our poetry unit we started today. I need pumpkins of all sizes. Please feel free to send them in ahead of time with your student as they enjoy having them in the room.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
The Scientific Method in Comic form
Last week students completed a comic life portrayal of what they learned about the Scientific method. Follow this link to enjoy a sampling of the student work created during this unit. Enjoy!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Team 105 Updates
Lots of rainy days but that didn't slow us down in room 105.
This week we completed a "practice week" of our new spelling routines. We will be alternating each week between Spelling and Vocabulary. In spelling students are working in small groups on the rules that they need to focus on. At times the words seem simple but the goal is to learn the rules so that they can generalize to more challenging words. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
This week we started our unit on ecosystems and continued to use the scientific method of inquiry to get a hands on glimpse of what it means to be a living organism. Ask your child about the experiment we did in class.
We finished our read aloud The Liberation of Gabriel King, ask your child about the themes of this book. If your child enjoyed this author's style try some of KL Going's other works.
The Garden of Eve is a great book, though I will admit it can get a little spooky, and it deals with the loss of loved ones so please preview it before letting your child read it.
Enjoy the weekend!
Lots of rainy days but that didn't slow us down in room 105.
This week we completed a "practice week" of our new spelling routines. We will be alternating each week between Spelling and Vocabulary. In spelling students are working in small groups on the rules that they need to focus on. At times the words seem simple but the goal is to learn the rules so that they can generalize to more challenging words. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
This week we started our unit on ecosystems and continued to use the scientific method of inquiry to get a hands on glimpse of what it means to be a living organism. Ask your child about the experiment we did in class.
We finished our read aloud The Liberation of Gabriel King, ask your child about the themes of this book. If your child enjoyed this author's style try some of KL Going's other works.
The Garden of Eve is a great book, though I will admit it can get a little spooky, and it deals with the loss of loved ones so please preview it before letting your child read it.
Enjoy the weekend!
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