Fun and exploration at OMSI!
Change of Date for our class dress-up. We will dress up as our favorite Disney Movie on THURSDAY, October 17th.
La Lectura
This week we read a fun story title “Rugby and Rosy”. Our objectives were:
- understand what auxiliary verbs are (please see our fall verb trees in the hallway)
- use comprehension strategies such as making connections, visualizing, and self-questions to construct meaning from the story during our first read
- summarize main ideas and important details
- Identify topic sentences in paragraphs
Students also received their new spelling list and will be tested on October 10th (there is no school on Friday, 10/11.)
Las matemáticas
Students really came through and showed mastery of rounding in their Prodigy accounts. They were also able to demonstrate these skill in class during our notebook time, games, and through worksheets. Our math goals this week were:
- to use mental math
- Use different strategies to add 2-digit numbers close to 100 mentally
- Round numbers to estimate sums and difference
- Use front-end estimation to estimate sums and differences
- practice multiplication skills with 3-minute tests (Flashcards really help if your child is stuck on certain numbers!)
Here’s a site for multiplication practice: https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games
Science
This week our objectives were to:
- Explain that Pluto has been reclassified as a dwarf planet
- Describe the effects gravity has on Earth
- Describe tools and methods used to study space and share information
- Describe the life contributions of Copernicus
- Recall key details about the history of space exploration
History & Geography
Our objectives were to:
- Explain how rivers help people trade with each other
- Understand the meaning of the following vocabulary: toll, network, and canal,
- Explain how rivers provide good habitats for wildlife
Character Education
This month we will continue to add ribbons to our school Kindness Wreath but we will now focus on Teamwork and Cooperation. We will be doing many great activities to show the importance of how communication and cooperation make teamwork so much better! We encourage you to point out how everyday tasks at home are made easier with a little bit of teamwork.