We are avid readers!

Last week for our Second Steps lesson we covered the bottom picture which was all about inclusion. The boy in the background wanted to play and the girl would not allow him. The other boy stood up and said it was not right and asked her to play. We talked about how this happens at recess and how it makes us feel to not be included. 

We read Listening with my Heart on Friday which was all about a girl who realized she needed to show more compassion to herself. It was a good reminder that we must show empathy to others and ourselves. Sometimes we are too hard on ourself. 

Last week, we started our Avid Readers unit. We talked all about what it means to be an avid reader and practiced all week. We looked at pictures and sorted them into piles of students who were avid readers and not avid readers. 

 

We learned that Avid Readers feel what the characters are feeling. As we read our books, we wrote on post it notes how the characters are feeling and shared with our partners. . 

Last week in math, we learned all about adding two groups of numbers together. We learned that how many in all is asking us to combine groups. We practiced using number lines to combine two sets of numbers. We learned how to count on using our fingers as well whispering the number in our head then counting up to see how many we have in all.

In writing, we start our persuasive writing. We are identifying problems in our classroom and writing ways we can fix these problems. Students have written in different forms including signs, letters and essay. 

We also did a special writing project making a class book to honor Mr. Woolfolk, our school custodian, for all his hard work over the past 20 years here at OB!

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On Thursday during our class meeting, I read Crabby Pants. We talked about how getting crabby is ok, because its a sign of feeling frustrated. I explained how sometimes I get frustrated both at school and at home and it is a normal feeling. However, we talked about how to deal with our frustrations and how we can calm down and reset when we're feeling crabby. We have a calm down desk in our classroom with lots of different types of tools to help students reset. 

In our current math unit, we are learning about comparing sets and recognizing the difference between two sets. For example the difference between 5 and 7 is 2. This prepares students for understanding subtraction. 

 

We practiced our independent and partner reading this week. We are working on using book talk. I modeled lots of statements with "I think", " I wonder" and "I notice." Students also practiced using these statements with their reading partner while reading.

This week we wrapped up our How To stories on Tuesday and Wednesday. We also talked a little about the Post Office. We learned about mailing a letter and how mailmen know where to deliver to. We watched a few videos that toured the post office facilities. Hopefully, someone in your family received their Valentine that your child sent in the mail!

We had so much fun celebrating Valentine's Day this week. We created cards for our fourth grade buddies in Mrs. Harrison's class. We visited them and delivered them their cards. We wrapped up our How To unit this week and students shared their stories with their 4th grade buddy!

Visiting 4H!!

Passing out Valentines!

Party time! A big thank you to Jenn Tuttle, Oliver's mom, who planned another wonderful party. Thank you to the parents and grandparents that helped out to make our party a success!

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Enjoy your long weekend! There is no school on Monday.