Presenting and Celebrating!

Today the class gave presentations sharing their ecosystems with the class. The audience took notes in what each group had in their ecosystem. They did a great job!  We also wrapped up our narrative fiction writing unit and celebrated by sharing our writing. 

Building a Central Interpretation in Reading

Today was picture day and they sure clean up nice!  In reading we worked on building a central interpretation. Students worked with partners brainstorming themes that are important to kids that authors often write about. We then looked through our first read aloud for examples of these. 

Ecosystems

We added to our ecosystems today making a food web and food chains that can be found there. Students will present on Thursday. Don't forget tomorrow is picture day!

Math Practice

Today we used a strategy called repeated subtraction to see the relationship between division and subtraction. We are also keeping a graph in our leadership binders of our multiplication progress. Students should continue to practice their math facts!

Reading and Ecosystems

Today we analyzed our independent books searching for debatable ideas. Students then explained what both sides to the debate could be. 

Minecraft Edu is a hit in here!  Today we made a plan for each group's ecosystem before they started to build. 

Gaming in Science

Today in science students created ecosystems using the education version of Minecraft. They will present to the class next week. 

We also practiced our debating skills debating to prompt a book discussion. 

Nature Reserve Part 2

Here are more pics from our fun trip!  We are so lucky that we were able to go on Thursday and not the rainy Friday we had!