Spelling List A (Jan. 6 – 10)
Spelling List B (Jan. 6 – 10)
Spelling List C (Jan. 6 – 10)
This week we're reviewing a bunch of the big letter blends we've covered already. These are all words the students have been quizzed on, but having them all mixed up will definitely add a degree of difficulty. We'll be sure to practice every day in class.
Good luck!
Hi parents,
We had a fantastic week. Sorry for the lack of blog posts - it's been a really busy one.
We started watching the Muppet Christmas Carol on Wednesday, and watched about 30 minutes each day. The students made venn diagrams comparing the Grinch to Ebenezer Scrooge (and an optional third character, for a challenge - it's tough finding something that Grinch, Scrooge, and Buddy the Elf all have in common!)
We also did writing prompts relating to each of the three spirits that visit Scrooge in the night.
We spent a lot of time filming our Grinch movie, which was entirely written by students. The movie premiered today during carolling, in the gym, in front of the whole school, and received very positive reviews.
Thank you all so much for all your kindness and support this year. It's been such a great one. I feel incredibly lucky to get to work with such a fantastic class of students. Looking forward to more great days in January!
Merry Christmas!
Zac
Hi parents,
We've spent the last couple of days working on snowman sculptures - painting them, gluing broken pieces on, etc. We've been reviewing multiplication in math, and working on Christmas-themed writing prompts. Some students are even using commas in their regular writing!
We've been working on a movie, starring the entire class - its a retelling of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", written entirely by students in Room 3.
Thanks for keeping up with our spirit week. Tomorrow is "Winter Wonderland" day.
We'll also be starting our 'film study' on Muppet Christmas Carol.
Have a nice night,
Zac
Spelling List A (Dec. 13 – 20)
Spelling List B (Dec. 13 – 20)
Spelling List C (Dec. 13 – 20)
Hi parents,
Thank you to everyone who attended our Winter Event last night! The students were still so excited about it today. In the morning, the whole school went to the gym, and all the classes performed one more time.
We did our spelling quiz, went to Music, and had bit more time to finish up the Mr. Grinch parody songs.
We ended the day with Daily LA.
I am so happy to report that all of the snowmen / sculptures from yesterday survived the oven, and are ready to be painted next week. Also speaking of next week - we'll be watching The Muppet Christmas Carol for the last three days. Should be a fun week!
Have a nice weekend
Hi parents,
We had a pretty fun day today.
In the morning the students continued working on their "Mr. Grinch" song parodies. They also worked on their own winter-themed "Math Mystery" problems (like the one featured on the blog yesterday). We rehearsed our songs for the Winter Concert and sounded fantastic.
In the afternoon, we practiced spelling, and then spent the rest of the time working on an art project I thought would be simple - making snowmen out of clay. The students of Room 3 really have an artistic flare though, because the creations they made were anything but simple. There are entire snow families, animals, babies, pets, accessories, and more. Here's how they currently look (unbaked):
Hopefully baking them doesn't cause too much damage. Usually some end up getting scorched.
See you tonight at the Winter Festivus!
Zac
Hi parents,
We had a good day today. In the morning we wrote kind 'parodies' of the "Mean Mr. Grinch" song. We'll keep working on those tomorrow. We also met with our buddies to learn about holidays around the world.
We did math mashup work with problems like this:
We did Daily LA and Music. Students have started bringing in Christmas books to read aloud to the class, so we've been doing more read-alouds too. It seems like it could be the start of a brand new tradition.
Have a nice night,
Zac
Hi parents,
Today we finished our 'unit' on commas, for lack of a better word, and the students learned how to use commas to add additional bits of information to a sentence. For example:
"The student, who was only eight years old, was better at multiplication than the teacher."
In math, we played "Classroom of Doom" to review addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
In the afternoon, we learned about the Medicine Wheel, did Daily LA, practiced Spelling, cleaned up, and read How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Here are some things that were dismantled in the clean-up, and also an updated picture of our art display.
Have a nice night,
Zac
Hi parents,
We're down to our last 10 school days for 2024, and today was a great second-last Monday.
In the morning, we did yet another comma writing activity, and the students learned how to use commas before common transition words, such as 'so', 'and', 'because', and 'although'.
In math, the Grade 3s continued to practice multiplication facts using dice to help generate random problems. The Grade 4s are fully immersed in practicing the standard algorithm now, although we will continue to bring the Stamp Game in from time to time to ensure those connections are still there.
In the afternoon, we did a quick scrap-booking type activity using pictures from several lessons on Belonging that we'd done earlier in the year. We also went over this week's spelling words, and did Daily LA.
The Badlands artwork is looking beautiful. There are still a few kids who have to put theirs up, but here's the display so far:
We ended the day with Music.
Upcoming Dates:
Winter Event: Thursday, Dec. 12 (See email for detailed schedule)
Spirit Week: Monday, Dec. 16 - Friday, December 20
