A to Zirilli: Falling Into a Great Year

We are all settled in and on the right path to learning. We had another successful and full week of learning and discovering.

This past week we read Talent Show and Experts Incoporated. The stories portrayed how actions affect others. We had wonderful conversations about things we do and how it affects the whole group. The children collaborated with one another and held great conversations in their group.

Writing-

We have been working on Personal Narratives. We are watching videos to help us organize our writing starting with what exactly is a personal narrative, to brainstorming with a topic they chose, writing an introduction and drafting the narrative. As I circulated around the room, I saw many interesting topics that have been chosen.

In Math class, we just finished up Unit 2- Place Value and the children took the first on-line assessment on Friday. We have been working on many topics such as word, expanded and standard form, rounding and knowing what the positions the numbers are in. I am in the process of correcting the tests and will have them on Skyward as soon as I can.

We have been reading and learning all about blackouts and how they happen. We read a book titled- Systems and are learning about how the electrical system works. Our goal is to figure out why the lights went out in a small town called Ergstown. The children seem very involved in their learning.

Social Studies-

We are continuing to learn about our Town. The children are watching a PBS video all about North Providence and are taking notes. We are learning a lot of information about this town and the children will be introduced to a research project that they will be doing in the upcoming days.

We have begun the i-Ready assessment in Reading this week. The children watched a video, signed a pledge and were introduced to the platform. We explained the importance of not rushing, trying their best and answering all the questions. This upcoming week, we will take the second session of Reading and then begin the Math sections.