Week 33

 Dear Parents,

            In math this week we continued focusing on our solids and shapes as we created shapes, made new shapes, used reasoning to figure out which shapes were used and divided shapes. We reviewed on Thursday and took our assessment on Friday.

             In writing we edited, revised and published our procedural papers. We then began researching the Great White Shark and are learning the features of an informational report. First we wrote what we thought Great White Sharks looked like. Then we began by reading a book and finding facts about what the Great White Shark looks like and where it lives. We confirmed some ideas and found new ones. We can’t wait to keep researching next week!

             In reading/social studies we learned about service workers and their jobs. We created a town map that had 3 services and 3 goods stores. On Tuesday we watched the Lorax and talked about how we can protect our Earth. We wrote promises to the Earth so she can be beautiful and clean for future generations. We read a scholastic News called “Follow That Bottle” as we learned what happens to a recycled bottle. We read The Best Habitat For Me and completed a cloze procedure paper. 

               In science we began a new unit on the behaviors and characteristics of animals. We chose animals from a bag and wrote about the characteristics we noticed and how it could help the animal get food or water. We watched a video of ocean animals and described them as well.

 

• On our field trip day we will be getting back to school in time to eat lunch. If it is a nice day we talked about eating outside – like a picnic lunch. It would be a great day to pack a lunch, but if your child needs to buy a lunch that is an option as well.