We are going to have a very exciting week with a field trip, an in-school author visit, and an in-school visit from a scientist!
On Wednesday a scientist from High Tech High Touch will be visiting our classroom to teach us a program called "Force of Habit".
On Thursday we will get to meet Patricia Pollaco, a world-famous author (2 authors in 2 weeks...we are so lucky!).
We will be going on our second trip of the year to the Darien Historical Society this Friday. Our chaperones will be Mrs. Donzeiser, Mrs. Maniscalco, Mrs. Svedlund, and Mrs. Popson. We will be learning abour life during the colonial time period. There are many hands-on activities we will be doing with the volunteers.
Quick Academic Update
Math Workshop: We will be taking a short break from the regular Growing with Math progra. This week and next week we will be doing a new unit called "The Double Decker Bus". This is a unit that focuses on addition and subtraction combinations. There is a story about a city bus that has many people moving on and off of the bus and also passengers moving up and down the levels on the bus. We will use this storyline for our math explorations.
Reading Workshop: We have spend a good part of October working on figuring out "tricky" words (aka decoding skills). This week our focus will be on checking for understanding by "retelling" a story after reading. We will focus on using the pictures to help us retell major parts of the story, stopping & thinking while reading to check for understanding, telling story events in order using words/phrases such as first, then, after, in the middle, at the end.
Read Aloud: We will finish the 5th and final Clementine book this week and will start a new series called The Doll People by Ann M. Martin (of the Babysitters series). This series is about the secretive and imaginative world of a doll family who live in a dollhouse in a little girls' room. There is plenty of action, adventure and mischief, so it will appeal to both boys and girls.
Writing Workshop: Our Small Moment unit took a few days longer than I had originally planned, but this week we will be ready to do some seasonal writing activities.
Homework
Monday10/22
1. Read for at least 10 minutes
2. Fall Word Work
Tuesday 10/23
1. Read for at least 10 minutes
2. Apple Treats (ending punctuation)
Wednesday 10/24
1. Read for at least 10 mintues
2. October Handwriting Practice
Thursday 10/25
1. Read for at least 10 minutes
2. Review spelling words
Have a great week!
