POD: Making Sure the Slide is Dry!
It was a warm but wet start to the morning, but the sun came out eventually to dry things up. We began our day with our regular routine. Our spelling words were 8, 11,12, and 23, and our “Show, Not Tell” sentence was “He was a good student.” We also completed our Heggerty listening games and our maze before continuing with our writing lessons.
In writing, we reviewed subjects and predicates and talked about what makes a complete sentence. We also practiced checking our work for capital letters, proper spacing, and punctuation. With more emphasis on editing we also talked about a caret, not a carrot, so our writing makes sense! Everyone is improving and becoming more confident writers!
In math, we built on what we’ve learned about fractions. We looked at halves, quarters, and eighths, and talked about what it means when something is divided into equal parts. We looked at what the top and bottom numbers in a fraction mean. We also solved a few word problems using pictures to help us visualize.
After recess, our JMH reading mentors joined us with some new reading and word games. They are getting to know our class really well now, and the students are doing a great job showing kindness and focus during their visits.
Before lunch we logged into our Reading Park app and worked on our reading quests.
After lunch we did PE with the K-1 class and worked on being good role models. We did a quick warm-up, checked our heart rates, and practiced some of our Halloween dances. The class is getting really good at counting in 4s and 8s to keep the beat! We also had a little Halloween game where we tried to steal candy from a monsters haunted house.
In Social Studies with Ms. Doucet, we learned about how the Earth rotates and how that affects day and night. We also looked at shadows again and talked about how they change during the day. Somethings in the sky might even stay the same during the day and the night!
We ended the day reading more of School Days According to Humphrey. Humphrey learned that sometimes things don’t go as planned, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make the best of it! We wrapped up by writing in our Book of Gratitude with the prompt: “I was a good role model today when…”
Everyone signed their home-to-school books, and those who finished early enjoyed a few minutes of free choice time before the buses arrived.
It was another fun and productive day, Cubs — stay warm tonight, and we’ll see you in the morning!