Wow! We can't believe one month of school has already passed. We couldn't be happier with our new classroom family. We started out the month establishing important rituals and routines, getting to know each other, and having some serious fun!
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| Our First Class Picture! |
Writing Workshop
Our students are learning what writing workshop in our room looks like and sounds like. We had so much fun launching our first unit in Writer's Workshop; "How Writer's Work". We have talked about what can go in a writer's notebook, created a heart map of things we love, and decorated our writer's notebook to reflect who we are and what we love. We even had a lesson on how writing about nothing can still be SOMETHING! We are excited to build a love of writing in our classroom this year.
Social Studies
We wrapped up our "All About Me" unit by comparing and contrasting ourselves to a partner using a Venn Diagram. It was so interesting to find how buddies can be the same and different and still be great friends! We are starting our next unit on Active Citizenship this month. We are proud to be learning about ways to be an active citizen in our country. For Shared Reading this past week, we analyzed the "Pledge of Allegiance!" Ask your child what the words they say everyday REALLY mean!
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| Wrapping Up "All About Me!" |
Our first unit of math focused on place value. We learned the different ways to write a number, as well as how we can compare two, 3 digit numbers, using greater than and less than. We enforced these concepts by using manipulatives and place value mats. We are looking forward to our next unit....Addition to 1,000!!!!!
Reading Workshop
Our students have been hard at work during our reading block of time. They are learning how to turn and talk to their partner to make learning more meaningful, as well as, practice the reading skills we are currently focusing on in our unit of study. Right now, we are making text-to-self connections. Students are trying to connect to the text in a meaningful way, so that their connection, can teach him/her something about the text they are reading. We make connections to see patterns and think about why these patterns are important. Remember, when a student makes a connection, they need to bring it back the text!
Coming Soon....
Please be on the lookout for a "Genius Hour" alert in your child's folder. The students will be asked to pick a topic to research. It could be anything they have a strong interest in learning more about. They will then be asked to think about how they would like to research their topic of interest. If your student will be bringing a device to school (ie. iPad etc.), we ask that the student come with Apps already loaded, to support their learning. Other options would be to print out articles, bring books or magazines from the library, or even come with a list of websites on that topic. We are looking forward to our first Genius Hour, coming soon!
We would like to welcome a new
"Pirate" to Team Marsen.
We are excited to have Tara join our classroom family.
Next Blog entry...the end of October!
