Week in Review- "This week we made addition flashcards. We all ate A LOT of popsicles. Today we had a chance to start talking about our first Science unit, Plant Growth and Development. We watched a video about seeds and plants. We worked and gained stamina on Read to Self, as part of our Daily 5. It was HOT! We took our first spelling. There were a lot of new fun things to learn and try this week. " - members of 3Y
Here are some of the things we did this week:
Math- This week we took some end of the year second grade assessments to see what the students still remembered from last year. We started our first Investigations unit called Trading Stickers and Combining Coins. This unit will cover addition and subtraction as well as the number system. So far we have reviewed place value and started to add and subtract two and three digit numbers. We also answered story problems to determine "How Many More?" and "How Many To Get To 100." While working on these lessons I introduced multiple ways to solve a problem. Some of these included the standard algorithm, number lines (how many to the nearest 10, then count on 10's), and a hundreds chart. We spent today working on creating addition flashcards.
Reading- This week we read A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech. In this story an enthusiastic principal, Mr. Keene, gets very excited about all the fine things he sees happening at school. He often strolled through the school stating, "Aren't these fine, fine children? Aren't these fine, fine teachers? Isn't this a fine, fine school?" This caused Mr. Keene the principal to want to have school seven days a week. Later he included all summer. Before too long he added everyday, including holidays. Finally, one brave little girl named Tillie went to talk to Mr. Keene about who this affected and who might now be learning things. This included her dog and little brother. Mr. Keene did not like that people were not learning, so he changed school to just be five days a week and not on holidays or during the summer. The students, teachers, and town celebrated what a fine, fine principal they had. We worked on the words soar, principal, certainly, fine, announced, proud, strolled, and worried.
Writing- This week we discussed sentence structure. This included multiple lessons on subjects (the who or what of the sentence) and predicate (the action or description of the who or what). For example, if I had the sentence The quick, new puppy chased the ball, my subject is The quick, new puppy and my predicate is chased the ball. Towards the end of the week we continued to just work on gathering ideas and not to be afraid of writing what pops into our head. For that we completed "Free Response" pages in our writing notebook. I pause different times during the reading and have students reflect and respond to various forms of written work or pictures. We will complete more of these next week. Most seemed to really enjoy this activity! :) Poems and picture can be found below.
Thursday-
Welcome Back to School
by Kenn Nesbitt
by Kenn Nesbitt
“Dear students, the summer has ended.
The school year at last has begun.
But this year is totally different.
I promise we’ll only have fun."
“We won’t study any mathematics,
and recess will last all day long.
Instead of the Pledge of Allegiance,
we’ll belt out a rock ’n’ roll song."
“We’ll only play games in the classroom.
You’re welcome to bring in your toys.
It’s okay to run in the hallways.
It’s great if you make lots of noise."
“For homework, you’ll play your Nintendo.
You’ll have to watch lots of TV.
For field trips we’ll go to the movies
and get lots of candy for free."
“The lunchroom will only serve chocolate
and Triple-Fudge Sundaes Supreme.”
Yes, that’s what I heard from my teacher
before I woke up from my dream.
Friday-
"LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF CHICKENS"
Last night I dreamed of chickens,
there were chickens everywhere.
They were standing on my stomach,
they were nesting in my hair,
they were pecking at my pillow,
they were hopping on my head,
they were ruffling up their feathers
as they raced about my bed.
They were on the chairs and tables,
they were on the chandeliers,
they were roosting in the corners,
they were clucking in my ears.
There were chickens, chickens, chickens
for as far as I could see... when I woke today,
I noticed there were eggs on top of me.
Jack Prelutsky
Last night I dreamed of chickens,
there were chickens everywhere.
They were standing on my stomach,
they were nesting in my hair,
they were pecking at my pillow,
they were hopping on my head,
they were ruffling up their feathers
as they raced about my bed.
They were on the chairs and tables,
they were on the chandeliers,
they were roosting in the corners,
they were clucking in my ears.
There were chickens, chickens, chickens
for as far as I could see... when I woke today,
I noticed there were eggs on top of me.
Jack Prelutsky
Science and Social Studies- This week was used as a time to try to cool down and relax. During this time we enjoyed our daily popsicle, and a read a loud. Today (Friday), we watched a 13 minute video to introduce the science unit we will start next week.
Have a great extended weekend. Hope you are able to stay cool and healthy!
Mrs. Jodie Yuska
