Week of October 8th

This week in Math we finished up Unit 1 and will begin Unit 2 next week. Unit 2 is an integrated unit where we learn about ants and math at the same time. The Big ideas for Math will be problem solving, communication and connections. In reading we are focusing on reading our stories closely. This week we wrote about a character that we learned about in a story we were reading closely. We will continue with this next week. In writing students are still writing about things they know well. This week we focused on how we can use partners to help us brainstorm an idea for what to write about, and how they can help us make our stories better. We had a wonderful field trip to Shelburne Farms. On this field trip we focused on the different types of matter and how they can change from one form to another. To do this we made bread, cheese and butter. The students did a wonderful job and I believe a lot of them now want to be bakes. They also explored the environment over at Shelburne Farms to locate solids and liquids. Check out our slide show of photos from Shelburne Farms. You will want to look at Mrs. KillKelley's slides as well on her blog because we mixed the first and second graders into 4 groups. Have a wonderful weekend, Nancy