This week, our class photographer was Katerina, and she had a very special helper on Friday! When it’s a child’s birthday, they get to choose any job for the day, and today, Kate chose photographer. So we have photos from TWO of our class photographers this week! Here are their favorite photos and captions from the week:
Katerina's photos:
This is Joe and Luca working together to help each other with their extra challenge math packets.
This is us doing Read to Self.
This is Ellie working on her Daily 5 writing.
This is Leilani doing her math work.
Joe is doing his math packet.
This is us doing math work with Miss Lange.
Kate's photos:
We are doing tiles!
Looks like someone is reading a poem!
We are doing a penguin experiment.
Looks like someone's writing!
Reading
This week, our Treasures theme was “What Scientists Do”, and we practiced summarizing and making inferences as we read the selections for the week. Our spelling and word work focused on long /e/ words containing the –ee or –ea vowel blends. During grammar instruction, we learned about the present and past tense forms of the verbs “see”. Next week, our Treasures theme will be “Favorite Stories” and we will again practice summarizing, as well as analyzing the plot of a story. Our spelling and word work words will again contain the long /e/ sound, this time using the e with a /y/ at the end of the word. Our focus for grammar will be on making contractions with the word “not”.
Math
This week in math, we began Unit 7 by talking about attribute rules and sorting blocks by shape, size, and color. Next, we had an Explorations day where we explored attribute blocks a bit more, made designs, and practiced math facts by making fact platters. Then, we used pattern blocks and pattern block templates to make shapes and compare and contrast the shapes. The students discovered that polygons have the same number of sides as they do corners, and that was exciting for them to realize on their own! Finally, we made polygons and learned that polygons have all straight sides, the lines do not cross over one another at any place in the polygon, and they must be “closed” shapes- meaning that all lines must meet at a corner. Next week, we will explore three-dimensional shapes. We will start the week by focusing on spheres, cylinders, and rectangular prisms. Next, we will introduce pyramids, cones, and cubes. Finally, we will explore symmetry and identify symmetrical shapes, and wrap up the week with our Unit 7 assessment. I know I sound like a broken record, but please keep practicing the sets of math fact flashcards and fact triangles at home! It makes such a big difference when the students are getting a double dose of practice, both at school and at home! Thank you for all of your hard work!
Science
This week during science instruction, we learned about penguins. We discovered that penguins only live in the southern hemisphere, and that many of them live on the coast of Antarctica. We also learned about a few of the ways penguins protect themselves! We learned how they camouflage themselves with their black backs and white tummies so if a predator is swimming above them and look down, they blend in with the deep, dark ocean. If a predator is swimming below them and looks up, they see the bright light from above shining down on the water, so their white bellies help them blend in with the light from above. We found out that penguin bodies are special too, with a thick layer of fat called blubber that helps keep them warm! They also have a layer of downy feathers that help to block out the cold wind, and a coating of oil on their outer feathers to keep the water from soaking into their downy feathers and body. Ask your first grader to tell you about the two experiments we did to discover this! Next week, we will continue to learn about penguins!
Have a fantastic weekend!
Mrs. Glaser ☺
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