Friday, October 22

 Hi parents,

We had a great Friday today! The class dojo store was a big hit and I'm sure it was the highlight of the day for many students.

We started our day with some math problems and the spelling quiz. I'm thrilled by how quickly the students are grasping the concept of borrowing in 2-digit subtraction problems. 

The class listened to the story of the cougar for Social Studies, and drew pictures to show their understanding of it. I'd be curious to see how well they could retell these stories at home. We've talked a lot about how in traditional communities, stories would be told over and over again, year after year, and that's how every member of the community would become familiar with them, even the children. 

In science, we watched a great video that explained the meaning of the word 'mammal'. It was actually really interesting and I think it might be a good one to watch again at home, so here's where you can find it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqsK0VhcL8o

Then, using their new knowledge of what it means to be a mammal, the students wrote 5 different endings for each of these sentence starters:

-Bats can...

-Bats are...

-Bats have...

We did Daily 5, and then it was time for the Class Dojo Store. Our recent work around subtraction made the whole thing go a lot more smoothly, as students were able to independently subtract the points they were spending from the points they had earned, and determine how many they would have left over. Students had the option to buy a variety of dollar store items.

Stay tuned for next week's spelling words, and have a nice weekend!

Zac