- Permission slips went home on Friday for our field trip. Please send back on Monday
- Parent/teacher conference forms went home on Friday also. Please fill out and return.
- Library is on Monday - don't forget your library books
- Homework is now going home on Mondays. Make sure to send it back on Friday.
Books we read this week:
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Rosco Riley: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs, by Katherine Applegate (this is a chapter book we have started reading each day)
Want to know about great books? Check out our librarian's YouTube channel.
Laura Abbene, our librarian has books trailers for picture, tween, upper elementary, and young adult books. A great resource!PBL: Project Based Learning
Driving Question: What kind of classroom do we need to help us learn?
We finished our list of questions and experts! Next week we start our group work and set up interviews with our experts.
Math:
This week we sorted addition, subtraction, and combination problems. Then we worked on proving true/false equations. Our mathematicians are really pushing their thinking and love challenging problems!
Social Thinking:
One game the class loves playing during transitions is our Pass the Ball game. This game actually works on some social thinking skills. We often talk about how you need to let people know you are thinking about them. One way is to look at them when they are talking. The class has also discussed how facial expressions and body movements can change the meaning of what you say.
We play this game in complete silence. You only communicate through your eyes and facial expressions/body movements. We sit in a circle and one child has a ball. That child passes the ball to someone who is looking at him/her. Before passing, they make eye contact and nod heads to let each other know they are thinking about each other.The class does a great job with this game!
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