As we head into our second month of school, our class would like to share some exciting updates with you.
So far in Language Arts, our class has read stories about some of our favorite characters, including Arthur, Frog and Toad, and Henry and Mudge. We have worked hard at learning about these characters, as well as learning to identify the main idea and details of our stories. We are looking forward to starting a new unit, which will begin with a story written by the famous soccer player Mia Hamm. We have also started writing our own nonfiction pieces about our families. Encourage your students to share their work with you!
We are just finishing up a Social Studies unit on communities and citizenship, in which our class learned what it means to be a good citizen and take care of our responsibilities. We also completed two group projects, which taught us how to cooperate and work in a group. Some of our work is proudly displayed in the hallway. We are looking forward to beginning our science unit next week, in which we will learn about life cycles and work with insects!
A lot of exciting things have been happening in math as well. We have learned multiple strategies for counting and combining numbers. Our class worked on problems in which we decided if an amount of objects, such as pencils, were enough for the whole class. Students worked with cubes, drew pictures, and used their 100s chart to answer various math questions.
We also had a wonderful Open House and would like to thank all the families who were able to make it out. Have a safe and happy October!
