A to Zirilli: Bustling Through the Week

Our days are moving along quickly and 4Z is busy at work. We had another great week and so much is getting accomplished.

Wonders:

We have begun a new unit in Wonders. The children are reading stories about how children can help out in their communities. We are reading, working on vocabulary words, working on verbs and verb tenses and working in groups as we go along.

We also presented the group Haiku poems about Sharks. They did a fantastic job.

We read Aquinaldo and worked in groups.

Reveal Math

We are finishing up our unit on patterns and are reviewing for our test this upcoming week.

The children work together and even come to the board to show their work and explain how they figured out the problems. It is great to watch the student engagement in solving problems.

Amplify Science:

We have been working on our Electricity unit and discovering about the causes of the blackout in Ergstown. The children work together to figure out all they can about what makes things work in their homes, school and community.

Holidays Around the World- Social Studies:

We are learning how various countries celebrate the holidays. So far we have read about Brazil and Australia. This week we will learn about Canada, Germany and India. The children seem to be enjoying it.

Holiday Shopping:

The children were very excited to do a little bit of shopping for their family members.

Reading Buddies:

The children look forward to meeting with their reading buddies in Kindergarten. So on Friday mornings that is where you will find us. This week they created gingerbread houses with the Kindergartners and they turned out really great.

Solar Ovens:

As part of our Science work, we created solar ovens on Friday and cannot wait to see if anything happens to the marshmallows that we put inside. The children worked in their group to put together the ovens and now we wait and see what will happen. They are all placed on the window sills.