Marvelous Monday - Welcome to a New Friend!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

This morning, after the announcements, we welcomed a new friend to our class.  Between that and the typical day-after-a-holiday-weekend-drag, it took us a bit longer to get started.  :-)

During the literacy independent work block the students reread their parts in their scripts.  Then they cut apart and put their initials on the back of their new word work cards, and completed a header sort in their word work journal.  After that, they watch a screencast, by Mrs. Allaire, about researching their inquiry topic.  Next, they began taking notes, as they researched, about their topic.  If they had time left, they practiced writing the letters C, E, and Q, in cursive.

As the students worked I met with guided reading groups.

Orange:  We completed a header sort for their new word study unit focusing on the short u and long u sounds.  For HOMEWORK the students need to reread their part in their script, working on fluency.

Pink:  We completed a header sort for their new word study unit focusing in adding an -ed to base words.  For HOMEWORK the students need to reread their part in their script, working on fluency.

Green:  We completed a header sort for their new word study unit focusing on the long and short -e sound and the syllable in which it appears.  For HOMEWORK the children need to reread their part in their script, working on fluency.

Blue:  We completed a header sort for their new word study unit focusing on the suffixes -y, -ly, and -ily.  We learned that there are two types of describing words; adverbs and adjectives.  We also recognized that adding a -y turns a base word into an adjective, and adding -ly or -ily turns a base word into an adverb.  For HOMEWORK the students need to reread their part in their script, working on fluency.

After our literacy block the students enjoyed indoor recess and lunch.

When they returned to the classroom we took some time to share our favorite parts of Thanksgiving break.  Then we began our math block.

During the small group instruction we focused on the patterns in the 3s and 6s facts.  During math with a partner, the students played, "All Lined Up" to practice the 6s.  Finally, during the technology rotation, the students visited Greg Tang math to work on the 3s and 6s facts.

In between the first two rotations the students went to PE with Mr. Benco.

There is HOMEWORK posted on Google Classroom.

After our math block we visited the book fair.

Unfortunately I did not get to the third math rotation and we were unable to have science.  WE will have/do both tomorrow!!