January 24, 2014

Classroom News:
 

Literacy Focus/Social Studies:  This week we are learning about Ruby Bridges. We read Ruby Bridges Goes to School:  My True Story, by Ruby Bridges. The students are always amazed that a first grader helped to change the world.

Two fourth graders came in and read The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles. They did a great job!

We also finished up writing a painted essay about Martin Luther King Jr. A painted essay is a piece of writing that has an introduction, body, and conclusion. The writers worked very hard to give examples of how Martin Luther King, Jr. changed the world. After finishing our writing, we used highlighters to show the three different sections of the essay.


More info about Ruby Bridges:  http://www.rubybridges.com/index.html\
Another good book to check out:
Through My Eyes, by Ruby Bridges


 Math  Focus: This week we took our tests to finish up the data unit. We spent some time exploring the question, "How many more" while interpreting data. This was a stuck point for the class but we persevered and got it! This picture shows the class working together to represent the data and show which group had more.

We ended the week by conducting  our own survey: would you rather be a lion or an eagle? The students had to go around and collect the data then represent the data in a graph.






Next week we start our measurement unit! 

Science:
What's a crabitat? Check with your child to find out. We've learned what a hermit crab needs in a tank environment. We are going to get hermit crabs if we reach our next green thought goal!

Social Thinking:  
Let others you know you are thinking about them. When you sit down, are you blocking their view? If a friend is down, ask them what's wrong.