Hi Families,
What a crazy month March has been! Fingers crossed the snow forecasted for this week does not accumulate! We're ready for outdoor recess weather EVERYDAY!
Although there have been a lot of disruptions we have actually had a lot of fun and learned a lot.
In math we learned about adding two digit numbers, equivalent numbers, and we have been practicing guess and check to solve problems.
We began our weather unit in Science and learned about wind. We will be learning about precipitation this week.
Before our Weather Unit we wrapped up our Economics Unit in Social Studies. During this unit students learned about needs, wants, goods, services, and consumers and producers. The culminating activity was called "Little Entrepreneurs". The students created their own "shops" and created a business plan. Students worked in groups to create a business name, products and a price for their product. The class came up with a ton of great product ideas that they could make out of paper. We had a paper airplane store, a hat store, an iPhone store, a glasses shop, a notebook shop and a card shop. The students then opened their stores to their classmates. They had to use their math skills to make change for their customers and try to sell their products. It was very fun and very cute! Here are a few pictures of the students at their markets buying and selling items.
We did our first science experiment about air and wind last week. A few pictures of students exploring how air and wind change the way objects move are below. As you can see from the pictures, the balloon was their favorite portion of the experiment. They saw how air can be captured and seen if it is filling something up! Students even let the air out of their balloon to feel air.
I am looking forward to a full week of school with my class, as I am sure you are too!
What a crazy month March has been! Fingers crossed the snow forecasted for this week does not accumulate! We're ready for outdoor recess weather EVERYDAY!
Although there have been a lot of disruptions we have actually had a lot of fun and learned a lot.
In math we learned about adding two digit numbers, equivalent numbers, and we have been practicing guess and check to solve problems.
We began our weather unit in Science and learned about wind. We will be learning about precipitation this week.
Before our Weather Unit we wrapped up our Economics Unit in Social Studies. During this unit students learned about needs, wants, goods, services, and consumers and producers. The culminating activity was called "Little Entrepreneurs". The students created their own "shops" and created a business plan. Students worked in groups to create a business name, products and a price for their product. The class came up with a ton of great product ideas that they could make out of paper. We had a paper airplane store, a hat store, an iPhone store, a glasses shop, a notebook shop and a card shop. The students then opened their stores to their classmates. They had to use their math skills to make change for their customers and try to sell their products. It was very fun and very cute! Here are a few pictures of the students at their markets buying and selling items.
We did our first science experiment about air and wind last week. A few pictures of students exploring how air and wind change the way objects move are below. As you can see from the pictures, the balloon was their favorite portion of the experiment. They saw how air can be captured and seen if it is filling something up! Students even let the air out of their balloon to feel air.
We also had an author, Kara Lareau, visit our school. She read us two of her books and discussed what being an author is like. It was a very engaging presentation. Some students have purchased her books and are really enjoying them!
I am looking forward to a full week of school with my class, as I am sure you are too!
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