Life Cycles!

We are preparing for an exciting unit with life cycles that will allow us to do a lot of thinking and hands-on activities as we research various life cycles. We will be investigating both plant and animal stages of development.

• Do you have schema about life cycles?
• Can you make any connections with life cycles?
• What life cycle question would you like to research in this unit?

Remember to restate your question! 
Happy Blogging!

Ecosystems!

Class, we are gearing up for an exciting unit about ECOSYSTEMS! An ecosystem is the organisms living together in an environment.

Share what you know about ecosystems and why it is important we learn about them. Happy Blogging!

Life Cycles!

We are beginning our unit this week on life cycles. Post a comment below to give your thoughts about the following questions!


What do you know about life cycles?

What is something that you would like to learn about life cycles?

Using Addition and Subtraction

We have been focusing on addition and subtraction in math. What are some ways you can use addition and subtraction in your everyday life?

Friday Wrap Up

We have a very productive week! We have worked on determining first person and third person point of view in our stories. When you are reading, think about who is telling the story. Is it a character from the book ( first person), or someone else not from the story (third person)?

Compare and Contrast

We are focusing on comparing and contrasting stories this week in reading. When we compare we look for how things are alike. When we contrast we look for how things are different.  As we read two passages or stories we may ask ourselves:
    * How does the setting of this story compare (similar) to the setting of the other story?
    * How does the theme of this story contrast (different) to the theme of the other story?

Friday Wrap Up

Today, we had our first Chinese lesson with Mrs. Ulza. The students really enjoyed the engaging activities that allowed them to say: "Hello" and "Goodbye". Ask your child about these.

Reading logs were passed out today and will be due next Friday. Don't forget to read and log for at least 80 minutes! Happy Reading and have a beautiful weekend! :)