Friday Evening Post (August 25, 2017)

Howdy folks!

Here is what we've been working on for the last couple of days:

Reading
You been reading the story of Akiak, and how this 10 year old dog finally won the Iditarod race! In our opinion, Akiak used of variety of life skills to get first place, so we collaborated in order to find evidence/clues within the text to support our evidence! We then utilize these clues to start writing a multi-paragraph opinion essay!

We've also been practicing our reading stamina during Read-to-Self!

Another skill that we have been practicing during reading block is the keyword strategy wherein we read an article or nonfiction text, and we jot down some keywords that'll help us recall the information we've read. We then utilize those keywords to recite to a partner the information we just read, and finally, we then write down what we said by you using those keywords! It's a great strategy to assist students in putting down information in their own words!

Math
Students have been exploring the different ways to record five and six digit numbers using expanded form.We have also been Exploring the structure of of five- and six digit numbers, and locating these numbers on a number line!

We had Pokemon Friday today!

And over the course of this week we've been staying fit and healthy by taking laps! We then record the number of laps we take each day which is just a good way track how how much exercise and getting!

And that's a wrap-up folks! Cheers, and have a good one!

Wednesday Afternoon Post (August 23, 2017)

Howdy Folks!

We've been doing a bunch of awesome activities and tasks over the past few days!

Reading
We've been reading fictional stories such as Fantastic Mr. Fox and Akiak; while reading, we noticed and noted a few signposts, and utilized those signposts to share our inferences/opinions (with evidence/clues from the text as support).

Writer's Workshop
During Writer's Workshop, we've been utilizing the "think of a person" strategy wherein we think of  a person that matters a lot to us, and we quickly jot down small moments that we have had with this person. We then choose one of those small moments and turn it into a full narrative, chock full of dialogue and detail that make the narrative come to life!

Math
We've been working in collaborative groups and practiced representing six-digit numbers in a variety of ways; we've also been practicing saying these six-digit numbers out loud so we can become more fluent.

On Monday, we headed out to view the solar eclipse!

And we listened to a presentation about what goes on in Student Council (so that we can prepare our speeches in order to join student council!)

That about does it folks! Cheers, and have a good one!