Well it looks like we are going to have two full weeks of school in a row! I know, I know, don't jinx it! It feels good to be back in a routine and back to being busy! Because believe me, we are busier than ever.
In the last eight(ish) weeks we have learned about persuasive writing and the difference between facts and opinions. We have worked hard to support our opinions and to also restate our opinion. We love to write! We also take time to revisit complete sentences, making sure we have both capitalization and punctuation, as well as details and adjectives.
We have delved deeper into social studies since returning from winter vacation. We have learned about Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, and both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. I have always enjoyed history, but when I realized how passionate and interested the students were in learning about these fascinating people, we did more research and sharing about what we learned. I have learned even more since learning beside them!
We took some time to study Penguins and enjoyed our time with Slush the Penguin. After February vacation we will be beginning our science unit on Matter! We also have a great STEM project that will be assigned to work on at home. It is a fun one!
During January we worked very hard to show what we have learned this year in reading for our Fountas and Pinnell reading assessment. We are settled back into our reading rotations and have begun working on nonfiction books and learning about identifying the main idea.
As always, thanks for the support at home!
