Wow...what a busy week we've had! I am so proud of my 2A kiddos - they have been working so hard for me this week!
Literacy: We took a break from our Lead 21 mini-lessons and reading groups this week. The students were put into groups and they started their inquiry projects. We have been discussing communities this unit in Lead 21 and our theme question is "What makes a good community?". So...in their groups students had to look at a list of cities in the United States and decide which one they wanted to learn more about. They had to think about the resources, services, and goods that the community provides. Once they had a city picked they had to look at pictures of the city and determine 3-5 interesting features the city has. Finally, they used the pictures and make a mural of the city. As you can tell they really had to use cooperation for this project. After 4 days of work the murals are almost complete. They look awesome!!
Math: At the beginning of the week the kiddos took a math test. I am in the process of getting those checked. They will come home when I get them done. It probably won't be for a week or so since I will be gone next week. Our next math unit is going to teach students subtraction strategies. Next week they will learn the subtraction algorithm. Look for the homelinks to come home!
Writing: We are in the middle of our poetry unit. This week the kids worked really hard and wrote 3 different kinds of acrostic poems. They wrote one about themselves, one about Martin Luther King, Jr., and one about a friend. They did great with this and were really using good word choice towards the end of the week. Some were even looking in the dictionary for help!! Way to go writers!
As you can see your children have been working really hard. Please continue to read with them at home - their reading skills are really improving! I want to let you know that I will be gone next Tuesday through Friday. Nick has a business trip/awards ceremony and this year it's in Florida! I will be here Monday. They all know that I will be gone but please chat with them about this and remind them to show the same respect towards the sub.
Thanks and have a great weekend!
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