Much better week although, we have not been able to trade in points for dojo dollars and go shopping in the store. Hopefully we can get a chance to do it before the week ends. Their excitement and smiles are a few things that I love! I also introduced a new behavior management tool to them. I do not know the proper name for it, however I call it the clip system. A picture of it can be found to the right. It is a chart that has different sections, outstanding, excellent choices, great effort, ready to learn, think about it, make better choices, and parent contact. It is a visual for them to see that Ms. Watson is giving me to many redirections, I am off task, I am not focused, I am playing/talking when I should not, or something along those lines. Math: We finished up our division chapter to close out unit 1. We spent more time than usual because I wanted to make sure that they understood multiplication, divison, their relationship, and how they relate to addition and subtraction. I also wanted to make sure that everyone knew and understood how to use the many methods that we've learned. Next week, we will continue to talk about multiplication by focusing on a different groups of factors. We will also talk about the different multiplication properties, such as multiplying by 0 and 1. I am excited to jump into unit 2! Social Studies: I enjoyed their community projects! They explained a lot about their communities and were able to have short yet complex discussions about them. This week I decided to switch things up a bit. One of the rewards on the dojo board is teach a lesson. I figured I would give them all a little taste of that. They were broken up into groups, and at first they read their assigned chapters, discussed what they read, and then wrote down the important information, important words, dates, and names. Once each group was finished, I broke them up again and explain that they were now going to teach their lesson to everyone else in their new group. The excitement was at an all time high. Science: We are finally done with our first unit! Yay! The kids were surprised to know that we've been in that unit for a month now. We are getting ready for our science test, which we voted should be Monday. So this weekend, they will bring home their science book, to look over the chapters, and look over the unit review/practice test. While we prepare for that, we will also start our science experiment, that will involve them using the scientific method. They are dying to know what they will be doing, but I am keeping it a secret. They have some speculations since they know we are using eggs. Reading: I love the new essential question for the week because it connects to our science unit this week. The essential question is, how can problem solving lead to new ideas? We had a class discussion answering this question and it made me happy to seem them make the connection to our science unit without me telling them. We are also finishing up our friendly letters. I am looking over the edits that our friends made to our letters before passing them back out. Once we finish our friendly letter, we will jump into our narrative writing project. Our lit circles are going very well! The discussions we had last week were great and they all seem to 1, enjoy the book they were given, and 2, they are reading it with deeper understanding. Other Items: We start MAP testing next week. Please make sure that they are getting a nice breakfast in the morning. We've had a lot of hunger headaches and at some points it brings them to tears because it hurts really bad. We will take three test, Tuesday 9/25, Wednesday 9/26, and Friday 9/28. The homework load next week will be very light, simply because of the stress that MAP testing can bring, and lack of time to truly introduce anything new. Important Dates:
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