HAPPY NEW YEAR! How nice it was to be back together as a class. It sounds like everyone had a great holiday vacation week. Although it was a short week, everyone did a great job transitioning back into the demands of the classroom. We had a productive, hardworking couple of days!
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| Thursday's fresh snow got us outside to play with our Science Buddies! |
Highlights from our week...
*New Year: Without a doubt I can say we all started 2019 on the right foot! We thought about being our best selves and had a lot of great discussions about our resolutions. Each Owl was challenged to select one learning resolution they have for the new year, and a way in which they were going to work towards their goal. Check out some examples below and be sure to ask your child the learning resolution they made.
As many of the Owls started their New Year with a toast, we also decided to make our own "New Year's Toasts". Thinking of others, each student needed to choose one person and one wish for them.
*Reading: Reader's Workshop this week had us, "Amping Up Our Reading Power!" Throughout this unit, we will be revisiting good reading habits, learning new ways to improve our fluency (how we sound when we read), interpreting literary language, and setting personal goals.
Beginning with fluency, we learned a song to help us remember the importance of rereading.
Sung to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus"...
Read parts of our books again and again
Out loud and in our heads
Out loud and in our heads
Read parts of our books again and again
To make our reading smooooooooth!
In addition to rereading, students learned that they can improve their fluency by:
-scooping words into longer phrases
-talking like the characters
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| Practicing "scooping up words into longer phrases"! |
Students had a great time showing off their fluency skills with their new reading partner. We will add to this list and continue practicing these skills in our upcoming week.
*Math: Coming off the vacation week, we spent the week reviewing all of the math concepts we have covered so far this year. Students had a lot of fun trying out a "math menu" throughout the week, which allowed the Owls to make choices about how they wished to practice the skills we were working on. With such great success, we'll be using math menus as we continue our math workshop in the future! Ask your child about some of the math choices they made this week. Next week, we will be taking a midyear assessment and begin working our way through Unit #4: Foundations of Multiplication & Division.
*Scholastic Book Orders: Looking to start the new year with some new books? January book order forms were sent home on Friday, and Scholastic's full catalog is available online. Orders are due Monday, Jan. 14th.
Have a wonderful week!
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Questions to promote "School Talk":
-How did our read aloud, Holes, end?
-Can you sing me the "Rereading" song?
-Who is your new reading partner?
-What is a "math menu"? What are some choices you made from your menu this week?
-Who did you make a New Year's "toast" for?
-How did our classroom look different after the winter break?
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Important Dates:
-Monday, Jan. 14th: Scholastic Book Orders Due
-Monday, Jan. 21st: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
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