What a wonderful start to the 19-20 school year! I have enjoyed getting to know your children both academically and personally. Monday "Morning Meetings" have been a wonderful way for our class to share things they are excited about or proud of in a listening circle. We also use that time to discuss our 7 habits and general topics improve ourselves and our classroom.
In social studies, we are wrapping up our unit on Chicago. We have learned a lot about the first settlers, For Dearborn, the Chicago River, The Great Chicago Fire, our two world's fairs, and things that make Chicago unique today. We are looking forward to wrapping up our unit by deciding where we would like to visit in Chicago and planning a "fantasy" day in the city.
During writing, we have been learning about the writing community, generating writing topics, and giving and receiving peer feedback. We are currently working on publishing two pieces- one about the Chicago Fire and one from our writers' notebooks. Editing, revising, and evaluating our pieces will be part of the writing process.
Reading workshop has included our Launching Unit- a taste of the different genres and strategies we will be focusing on across our later units. In October, we will be learning about the 6 Signposts many authors include in fiction books as well as how to find and support the main idea in nonfiction materials.
We have just completed Chapter 3 in math, addition with and without regrouping, and will be reviewing subtraction with and without regrouping in Chapter 4 next month.
Conferences are coming up in October. I look forward to sharing information about learning that has occurred so far this trimester.
In social studies, we are wrapping up our unit on Chicago. We have learned a lot about the first settlers, For Dearborn, the Chicago River, The Great Chicago Fire, our two world's fairs, and things that make Chicago unique today. We are looking forward to wrapping up our unit by deciding where we would like to visit in Chicago and planning a "fantasy" day in the city.
During writing, we have been learning about the writing community, generating writing topics, and giving and receiving peer feedback. We are currently working on publishing two pieces- one about the Chicago Fire and one from our writers' notebooks. Editing, revising, and evaluating our pieces will be part of the writing process.
Reading workshop has included our Launching Unit- a taste of the different genres and strategies we will be focusing on across our later units. In October, we will be learning about the 6 Signposts many authors include in fiction books as well as how to find and support the main idea in nonfiction materials.
We have just completed Chapter 3 in math, addition with and without regrouping, and will be reviewing subtraction with and without regrouping in Chapter 4 next month.
Conferences are coming up in October. I look forward to sharing information about learning that has occurred so far this trimester.