Conference Sign Up Time
On Monday, October 7th you will be receiving an email invite from Sign Up Genius to sign up for your fall parent-teacher conference. This is the same website we have used the past two years. Simply follow the link provided in the email invitation to chose the date and time you would like to have your conference. Conferences this year will be held on October 28th and 30th from 3:30 - 7:30 PM. Please make sure to sign up by October 21st. Thank you!
Class Updates
In math we are currently working on telling time to the nearest minute. The students are also learning how to calculate elapsed time for a given event, on a calendar, and on a schedule or time table. I have given each child a yellow study guide, which should be in their binder. The top half of the study guide lists several benchmark time measurements they should be studying nightly if they are unfamiliar with them. We will be having our test on the time unit (Chapter 5) on Thursday.
In science, we have been learning about various biomes of the world. Students worked together in groups of two or three to conduct research in books and on our devices. Then, each child created a quilt square with their findings about the plants, animals, climate, and locations of their biome. We have combined our squares to make a class quilt. Here are some pictures of our research:
The students have also been learning about producers, consumers, and decomposers and how they work together in both food chains and food webs. We took a trip to Gempp Park today along with Mrs. Donze's class to take photographs of producers, consumers, and decomposers in our local ecosystems. Gempp also has a wetlands area and prairie area, and the students were excited to explore their surroundings. We observed turtles, frogs, insects, flowers, vines, and mushrooms among many other species. Here are some photos:
In both reading and writing, we are exploring fiction texts. During reading we are working on identifying the story elements of fiction, including characters, setting, problem, and solution. Each reading group has started a fiction chapter book where they will be exploring these story elements in greater detail and discovering their importance to the plot.
In writing, we have started working on a new writing workshop piece of creating a realistic fiction story. Currently our focus is on creating well developed characters. We are learning about the difference between physical and personality characters traits and brainstorming ideas about what types of problems we will want our characters to face in our stories. We also just finished writing some beautiful and creative fall sensory poems to get us ready for the changing season!
Don't forget!
Salt dough map extra credit projects for social studies are due by Monday. Below are a few pictures of some of the projects that have already been turned in.
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