Fabulous Friday

This morning, after the announcements, we began our literacy block.

Last night I reviewed each student's opinion paragraph and left comments. S, today, after finishing their opinion paragraphs, the children were expected to use my comments to revise their writing.  After that, they completed the text features scavenger hunt.  Then students practiced writing r and s in cursive, if the haven't done so yet.  Finally, the students used resources provided online, through Google Classroom, to create a Google Slide presentation identifying 5 examples of goods and services provided by businesses and the government.

As the children worked, I met with reading groups.

Orange:  First we reviewed the main idea of page 15, which they identified for homework last night.  Then we took a word work quiz.  After that we practiced identifying the main idea in paragraphs by reading the paragraph, reviewing the first and last sentences, and deciding what the text was mostly about.

Pink:  First we reviewed the main idea of page 12.  Then we took our word work quiz.  After that we continued identifying the main idea in text by reading the paragraph, looking at the first and last sentences and thinking about what the section was mostly about.

Green:  First we reviewed the main idea on page 13.  Then I modeled, by thinking out loud how I would identify the main idea (read the entire paragraph, reread first and last sentences, think about which might be what the section is mostly about, then check to see if the other sentences explain or elaborate the main idea I selected).  After that we took our word work quiz.

Blue:  First we reviewed the main idea for page 19.  Then we took our word work quiz.  After that we practiced identifying the main idea in paragraphs by reading the paragraph, reviewing the first and last sentences, and deciding what the text was mostly about.

After our literacy block the students enjoyed outdoor recess followed by lunch.

After lunch we took our math quiz.  The students did very well!!  Please look for the graded quizzes in your child's folder this evening.

Next the students worked collaboratively, in their groups, to finish planning and begin building their Rube Goldberg machines.  The students worked well but, boy, was it loud!!!

We shared our homework writing journal entries after science. Then we ended the day with our class meeting.

First each person had the opportunity to share what was on their mind.  After that we exchanged thank yous and compliments.  Finally, we discussed the challenge of some of our classmates feeling left out or lonely during recess.  The students brainstormed and shared ideas of what we could do to help others feel better during recess.  Then I challenged the children to play with one new person during recess next week.