Saturday, September 6, 2014

Week in Review - September 2nd-5th

We had another great week in Lower Elementary!


For language jobs this week, first graders reviewed antonyms, worked with articles (a/an), and placed words in ABC order by their first letter. Second graders worked with synonyms and antonyms, identified words as nouns or verbs, and placed words in ABC order. Third graders learned the meaning of some common prefixes, worked with verb tenses, and placed words in ABC order by looking at their second letter. 

For math jobs this week, first grade students were introduced to the coins and their values, wrote number words, and identified fractions as belonging to a "family" which share a "name" (the denominator). Second graders counted coins whose value totaled under $1.00, reviewed fractions, and read number words. Third graders counted coins over and under $1.00, reviewed adding fractions, and wrote number words.

In cultural studies, students continued with the science experiments which stem from the first Great Lesson. This week, students explored the properties of solids, liquids, and gases. Students also watched crystallization occur as a mixture of salt water evaporated from a black piece paper.
Next week, students will complete more word study work, explore how to write a friendly letter, work with telling time, and identify if numbers are greater than, less than, or equal to each other. Third grade students will also preform a dramatic telling of another Great Lesson - "The Drama of the Archeozoic Ocean" to the first and second grade students!     



Reminders 



- Homework will be sent home each Monday and is to be returned the following Friday. We also encourage students to read for 30 minutes each night and record it on the reading log found in your child's red folder.
-Please be sure to return your child's notebook and work binder which were sent home on Thursday, September 3rd.

-Personal Timelines are now due. Please have your child send in their timelines as soon as possible. We have loved looking at these wonderful works displayed in our hallway!

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