La lectura

This week we started our new language arts unit: En la mar / In the Sea.  We have a new calendar pattern to help us learn some vocabulary.

Our first book was about a fish who on his first day of school and how he did´t feel like he fit in.  He finally got to the right class and was  very content!  Each student in class then created their own fish, what they would look like as a fish.  We´ve started a new mural and added these fish to it.

Our high-frequency words this week were:

como – I eat or like/such as

por – for/through

The students are doing a GREAT job forming complex sentences and went to the treasure box twice this week!  They will easily get to their 2,000 tallies next week and earn their next pinata.

Las matemáticas

We continued working on our addition and subtraction stories.  Students are using number lines, fingers, and counting on as strategies.

Students did a great estimation activity this week where they estimate the number of gears on a page and then cross them off while counting them  They then compared their two answers.

We also play a fun addition game on Friday where students worked with a partner and added two dice to cross off numbers on their page.  They are really getting quick with their number facts!

History & Geography

This week in our Kings and Queens unit we read a two part story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.   The class finished their work on their vocabulary books and wrote in their journals about what they thought was the most important part of Snow White.

Our weekly objectives were to:
•  describe and identify the characters, settings, and plots in the stories
• discuss the lesson in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that shows that goodness prevails and is rewarded
• compare and contrast stories that we have read, including themes and characters

Science

This week we began to learn about bees and their important roles in the life cycle of plants.  The class had fun seeing some of the tools that bee keepers use, touching a honey comb, and tasting some honey. We also did a planting experiment investigating what plants need.

Our weekly objectives were to:
• describe what plants need to live and grow: food, water, air, and sunlight
• identify the petals on a flower
• describe how bees collect nectar and pollen
• understand how bees make and use honey
• describe the important role bees play in plant pollination