From Summer Countdown to Everything in Between

The end of the school year is quickly approaching and there is still a lot that we are doing.  We are continuing with the Summer Coundown and working on Opinion Writing.  

Writing and Reading:

The children are writing opinion pieces about where they would like to sit for the remainder of the year and have to convince/ persuade me in order to sit where they want.  Their reasons have to be valid and logical.  I have received some and am reading through them.  For the most part, many of them have some good points and are coming up with some thoughtful reasons.  

Reveal Math:

The class loves coming up and showing the children what they know and explaining how they get their answers.  This is all part of the UPS Check strategy.  After going over the lesson with the group, many volunteer to come up and "teach" to the class.  It gets the children involved and I am able to see what they know.

Science and Social Studies:

The children are continuing with Creating their Country and learning about the Earth's Features.  The children are excited to work on their country and coming up with a name and all of the interesting details that go along with it.  

On Friday the children brought in their final Social Studies project- The RI Scavenger Hunt.  They did a phenomenal job and I was super excited to see all of them.

Outdoor Fun:

The children have been enjoying the beautiful weather these days.  They laugh, they play and they take in the sunshine.  Outdoor recess is always a fun time. 

5Th Grade Student Council:

Mrs. Sanchez and I run the student council for 5th grade.  We meet once a month in the morning and plan various events and activities for throughout the school year.  This past Wednesday, we held our final meet.  This was such a great group and they were very  involved in the planning.  We wish them all the best as they leave SOS and move onto middle school.

ABC of Summer Countdown:

J- Jerseys and Jeans

  

K-Kindness Day

L- Letter Writing Day

M-Virtual Museum Tour

N- Numbers Day:

Upcoming Events:

It is going to be a busy week ahead.  We have Field Day on Thursday and the Talent Show that night.  Our last Spirit Week will take place on the week of June 10th.  

Collaboration, Accountable Talk and Working Together

Good Morning, 

It was another fun-filled week of learning and discovering in 4Z.  We are so busy with wrapping up our curriculum that it is hard to believe that there are only a few more weeks left.  

Wonders:

We are working on Unit 6 and reading more stories and learning various reading skills.  The children have been doing a lot of group work and helping one another with the various assignments.

 

Anytime you come into the room, you will find many of the children collaborating, having discussions and working towards completing their work.  The discussions happen on a daily basis.  They reason out their answers, ask each other for help and are very supportive of one another.

Reveal Math:

We are moving right along with our math curriculum.  The children are learning more about Decimals, Measurements and a little bit of Geometry is also thrown in there.  We are going to do a full Geometry unit in the next few days.

Again in Math class, the children help one another out in any way they can help their classmates.  Watching them reason out the answers and showing what they know is great to hear and watch.  They have accountable table discussions and support one another in any way possible.

Science/ Social Studies:

Work is coming along with the students creating their own country as a final product in Social Studies.  They are also working on the RI Scavenger Hunt at home with their families.  They will gather as many of the items on the list and display it, during the last few weeks of school.

In Science we are learning about the Earth and its features.  They will continue to read, take notes and discover all the layers of the Earth.  

We also had some presentations this past week about their animal projects. 

 

I am super excited to see what the children learned with about their state of RI and eager to see what country they create.  Stay tuned for more on that.

ABC to Summer Countdown:

Each day has been dedicated to a letter of the alphabet, with a fun learning activity planned to go along with it.  This past week we had the letters E, F, G, H, and I.  The smiles on their faces and the laughter brings me lots of joy.

E- is for Exercise

Everytime they heard the word Exercise they would get up and do some jumping jacks, push ups or run in place.

F-Flashlights and Favorite Book

The children read their favorite book, in any spot in the room and flashed the lights as they read. 

G is for Game day- the children played board games for a little bit during the day.  It was a rainy day so indoor recess was to play games with friends.  

H is for Hawaii.  We learned a little about the islands of Hawaii on a virtual tour and the children dressed in Hawaiian attire.

I-the children got to enjoy some Ice pops at recess time.  It was a refreshing treat on a beautiful day.

Upcoming Events:

Memorial Day No School 5/27

Field Day 5/30- here at SOS and Governor Notte Park

Talent Show 5/30 at night 

Last Star Time Conference 5/31 for the children

We will continue the ABC Summer Countdown: Letters J, K, L, M, and N all this week.