Classroom News

Literacy

This week we our Literacy discussions focused on Circular Stories.  A great example of this is the series “If you give a Pig a Pancake” by Laura Numeroff.  We looked at eight of her books and wrote about them using First, Next, Then, Finally.  These four words give a base for students to start writing at least four sentences in his or her responses.   Students enjoyed writing their own circular stories! I am pushing students to work on the formation of their lowercase letters and proper capitalization while writing during literacy.  It is important that they have substance to their writing, but also that it be legible and begin to look like first grade work!

Recess

Please continue to pack your child with appropriate attire for the day.  The temperature can fluctuate on any given day in our room, so please have them dress in layers! Spring means mud season in Vermont.  Students will continue to go out for recess and will be instructed to stay away from the mud puddles.  I know that wet, muddy clothes are a hassle, so I will work with you to make recess a better experience for us all!

Math

During math we have been continuing to work on addition and subtraction problems.  We learned how to use dominoes to make addition problems and learned a new game called Disappearing and Appearing Train.  This game had students adding and subtracting various numbers from their train.  The object of the game was to be the first one to get to zero! 

Science

As a cumulative project for our Animals in Winter unit, students worked in three rotations to share their knowledge of animals that hibernate, adapt and migrate!  Below are pictures of each station.

Students on BrainPop Jr. learning about how animals migrate, hibernate and camouflage. 

Students making animal tracks.

Students sharing their knowledge of how animals adapt to their environment.