It was so great meeting with all of you during our parent-teacher conferences last week! It's clear that the children have supportive families that care about their learning. Thank you for all of the wonderful conversations!
Reading:
We are enjoying our fiction reading unit. The children compared/contrasted The Wolf's Story vs. Little Red Riding Hood A Newfangled Prairie Tale. As a class, we looked carefully for similarities and differences regarding the characters, setting, problem, events, and solution of each story. The students went to compare the story of Cinderella with Cinderella and the Vampire Prince so they could practice this skill independently. We also took a close look at the journey the characters go on in traditional fairy tales. We read a Norwegian folktale called "The Most Valuable Treasure." We thought about how the main character, Halvor, went on a personal journey. He changed during the story, realizing that he is his mother's greatest treasure. Thank you for re-reading and discussing this story with the children at home. We went on to analyze the character of the Wolf in The Wolf's Story. We learned that characters may change as they go through a journey in the story. The change may affect their age, personal appearance, their actions, beliefs, or what they say. Sometimes, characters in a story don't change at all. We noticed the Wolf did not learn a lesson in this story. Nothing changed for him, except for his injured tail at the end.
Writing:
We read a "scary" story called Harry and the Whatzit. We jotted down the scary words we heard while reading. Our writers then opened up their writing notebooks and wrote down some scary sentences that they might use in a scary story. We are focusing on beginning with a capital letter, ending with punctuation, and sounding out all of the words that we write carefully. The children began writing their own scary stories!
The kids also had some fun writing a "For Sale" Ad for a Haunted House! We loved stretching our imagination to think about how to sell something so spooky! :)
Word study:
We practiced identifying nouns that "own" something, and adding the possessive 's to show ownership. We also worked to split two-syllable words that have double consonant in the middle of the word, in between their double consonant. The children have been encouraged to use their personal word wall during writing that they keep inside their desk. A dictionary/glossary full of alphabetized word wall words was shared with the children on Seesaw to be used as a resource to increase our spelling accuracy.
Math:
We have been working on subtracting 3 digit numbers within 1,000. The children have been checking to if there's "more on the top" or "more on the floor" to decide if they should regroup or not. The children took a review test in their math workbook, we reviewed it together, and then they took their chapter 3 test. You should find a Chapter 4 parent letter inside your child's red home folder.
Science:
We changed our focus to plants and how they grow. We learned about seed dispersal, and how seeds can spread with the help of wind, water, and animals. We will learn about pollination tomorrow before we shift gears and move into our social studies curriculum.
Upcoming Dates to remember:
10/31 - Last day for 5% off Yearbook price
11/1: Math and Reading Homework logs are due! They can also be brought to school on Tuesday.
11/1: New intervention cycle begins. Changes to student support services (that have already been shared with parents) go into effect this week.
11/4 - PTA Reflections Art Program entries due
11/4 - Chess Club (pre-registration required)
11/5 - Deadline for Veterans Day RSVP
Have a fun and safe Halloween!
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