Wonderful Wednesday
Today was one of those days where the kiddos came in very energetic and ready to learn. Students worked very hard throughout the day to make their brains grow! We work very hard in here to create and environment where students are willing to take chances when learning. This year I have seen many students step into that uncomfortable area of being unsure. They have stepped up and put themselves and their thoughts out there with a willingness to make mistakes and learn from them. This is truly how we grow our brains and I could not be any more proud of them!
Students working on summarizing in a small guided reading group |
Today students started the day with Reflex Math. I am seeing the usage times grow drastically which is great. Students now seem to be buying in and using Reflex to address the foundation math facts which we know to be very important.
In ELA we continued working in our guided reading groups learning about the Homesteaders of the late 1800's and early 1900's. Students have been working to summarize the fact filled expository texts they have been reading in small groups.
Student working with Mrs. Passino during ELA |
In Social Studies students continued to study maps today but with a focus on presenting their findings to the class. Kiddos are finding out it's not always easy to work with others but many are using strategies learned in class to make their groups work and meet their objectives. Presentations will start tomorrow and no later than Friday.
Students from table #3 watching Loony Tunes during Loony Tunes Lunch |
Overall we had a great day. In the afternoon we continued working on our multiplication, read chapter 12 of, "Because of Winn Dixie," and added some nes sentences to our shared reading model paragraph. We ended the day with a great RTI session where we learned about combining predicates to make simple sentences with one subject.
Have a great night!