We had a great day today! First we presented at our Town Meeting. The children recited the Preamble of the Constitution and two of our classmates shared a piece of writing that we completed in class on what Freedom means to us. One of our moms did video parts of the the presentation and as soon as I have a copy, I will make it available to everyone via either the blog or my email.
We had a very productive day and I am looking forward to a VERY productive week.
The spelling words this week have double suffixes and can be tricky to spell. I advised the children to study just the base word tonight. The the second night they should add the first suffix and the third night add the second suffix. The words are listed on the side of the blog, but the children have a sheet with the words and the base words in their homework folder.
We began our new class novel today, Sarah, Plain, and Tall. We have read the first two chapters and discussed the setting the of the book. Tonight, they are to write an advertisement as if they are Jacob Witting looking for a mother for his children. The advertisement should include a main idea in the beginning and then include specific details from the chapters that were read today. They were not allowed to bring home the book. As we have done in the past, the children will keep a folder of activities as we read further into the book. With each chapter brings a new activity that builds on comprehension and creativity.
On Friday, the children have a final George Washington's Socks response due. I suggested that the children work on the questions on a loose leaf sheet of paper to make sure the responses are written in detail before it's copied onto the actual sheet. They are allowed to use the book which many may have come home with tonight. Please help me by making sure that book gets returned as soon as they are finished. The assignment is due by Friday.
We read and learned a great deal today about the Plains Indians and the Mound Builders. You will want to ask what the differences they learned today about each of these tribes. Tomorrow we head even further east to learn about the Eastern Woodland Indians or as they are sometimes referred to as Indians of the Eastern Forests.
We are moving into Unit 7 in Math. Prior to spring break we worked on square products. This week we will continue with multiplication and division work and getting into number models with parentheses. The children are coming home with a problem solving-logical reasoning activity. They can use the back or another sheet of paper to help solve the problems. I told them that they could ask for parental assistance, but please don't tell them the answer. However, there may be a couple that you have to help organize the information before they can solve the question/problem.
Please make sure that I have received the lunch form for our field trip to Sawgrass next Monday. I will be sharing more details about our adventure later on this week. So make sure you are checking emails regularly.
Tonight's responsibilities are as follows:
Review spelling words.. start by practicing writing the base words then add suffixes
Logical Reasoning Sheet.. due Wednesday
Comprehension Sheet on Dr. Kountze.. due Friday
George Washington's Socks Comprehension.....due Friday
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