There has been a lot of confusion since I've been gone, so our class is in what I've deemed recovery. Today we spent majority of the day trying to figure out what they covered and what they did not cover while I was out. They were sent home with a reading packet, which is not something that I would EVER send home. They all worked on it, so they will get a completion grade, as that is not something that they should have gotten. So for that I apologize.
Religion: We have wrapped up our hunger unit and we're preparing for our presentation. They are so excited to present the information to the whole school. They decided that they wanted to blind three presentations into one, so they are divided into groups. One group is doing the power point, another group is writing a speech, and the other group is telling a story to depict what they learned. I am so excited for you all to see what they put together. When we begin to put the presentation together, I'll ask for volunteers. So if you are available mornings at 8:30, please let me know. Their chapel service will be November 6. We are still collecting cans of soup and crackers. Please continue to send those in. Also, if you would like to donate money instead, that is something that will be appreciated as well. All money donated goes directly to the church organizer, Julie Modrich, who goes too Jewel, Aldi, and other stores to pick up cans of soup. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Reading: The essential question for the week is, "how do people make the government work." Both stories that we read for the week focuses on the importance of voting, the power of voting and the voting process. This ties in with the social studies unit that we're going to pick back up, as that focuses on the history of our government, the 3 branches, and the laws and rights that we have as citizens. We made a shift from theme and started focusing on the Author's purpose/point of view. The thing that I've stressed is that when they are trying to figure out the POV, they should ask themselves, "what does the author want me to learn? what should I walk away with?" We also took some time to look at prefixes and how they can change a word completely. Due to the fact that the sub didn't follow the plans that I left, we've played catch up and we're working through the gaps that were created. They will not have their normal test on Friday, as we're going to continue to iron things out. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you all for being flexible. Math: We are entering the world or division. This topic will be a little challenging based off the timed test that I've given them. Division is the area that we need to focus on. If you could do some practice with that at home that would be awesome. The first lesson reintroduce division by having them do multiplication problems, and create fact families. Creating fact families is something that you can do at home as well. Understanding the relationship between multiplication and division will help tremendously during this topic. Science: We are moving into the second chapter, which is on technology. It is not as long as chapter one, so we will finish it within the first couple of weeks in November. The big chapter questions is, "how can technology affect our lives?" By the end of the chapter they will be expected to answer that question. This chapter only has three lessons, and the first lesson focuses on the different forms of technology, which surprised them. They were shocked that glasses and a bike helmet are considered to be forms of technology. Once we finish this chapter, we will take our first field trip. I will give more information about this as time goes on. Important Dates: 10/31: Halloween Party 11/1: Hot Lunch 11/6: 3rd grade chapel service 8:30am 11/15: End of trimester 1
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