Pumpkin Towers

The students worked together to make Pumpkin and Toothpick Towers. Each group had 26 candy pumpkins and 100 toothpicks and they were challenged to build the tallest tower. First, they talked about a plan. Then it was time to build.....

One tried the square design and they found it kept falling over. Then they tried a triangle design and they were able to build a 5 inch tower. 

Check out their hard work!

Flat Stanley Project

The students enjoyed the Flat Stanley book today. Then they colored their "Stanleys" and they're planning to send him on a little vacation. As we learn about states, countries and continents it will be fun to see the different places that Flat Stanley will visit in the upcoming weeks. 

Social Studies

We've started Unit 2 called Places Near and Far. Our first lesson is on "Your Address". The students filled out a worksheet with the contact information. This is a great time to check if your child knows his/her address and a phone number to reach a parent. They're also learning about states, countries and continents.

Reading Nonfiction

Many of the reading groups are reading nonfiction books. The students love learning new things! We're working on questioning before, during, and after reading. The students are doing great as they're learning to write questions about the books were reading and then asking others to answer their questions. Some students have read about The Everglades. Other students have been reading about butterflies and moths and how they're alike and different. Others have read interesting things about bats. Another group learned about origami. It was a bit tricky to read the directions and make a newspaper hat, but they figured it out! Of course, they shared their their origami skills and other students made hats too!

Monsters and Adjectives

The students worked hard to create monsters. Then they begin writing sentences using adjectives to describe their monsters. Of course, the students were very creative. Be sure to stop and see their monsters stories in the hall!

Science Review

We reviewed Chapter 4 on Growing and Changing today and we'll review again in class tomorrow. We've learned about the life cycle of a butterfly, frog, mouse and plant. We talked about how living things are like their parents. I sent home the science books for your child to review at home. Students should return their books on Friday. The test will be on Friday, October 23rd. 

Math News

The students are working hard as they learn to add two digit numbers with regrouping. They have been using unifix cubes to help them understand the concept. All the students can solve the problems with the cubes. Tomorrow we're going to try adding without the cubes.