Wednesday, January 11

 Hi parents,

It was a great day back in Room 4.  The students finished work from earlier in the week, and then we met on the carpet for a sharing circle. This week our sharing circles have been "Circles of Memorization", as we are working to memorize the months of the year, and how to count to 10 in French. 

We talked about complete vs. incomplete sentences, and the students read a bunch of pre-written sentences and determined whether they were complete or incomplete, and why. They rewrote / completed the incomplete ones. A very common tendency I am trying to help the students change is beginning sentences with the word 'and', (unless it truly enhances their writing). 

We did yet another multiplication word problem:

A pair of shoes costs $42.

a) How much money do three pairs cost?

b) How much money do five pairs cost?

c) What is a the value of one shoe?

This one also was a huge success, even though it used much larger numbers than we've worked with so far!

In the afternoon, the students had Music, went outside for gym, and did Daily LA. We ended our day by reading The Little Prince. 

Have a nice night,

Zac