We are nearing the end of another school year! Our class has been busy finishing up state reports, writing opinion essays, going on field trips, learning about fractions, and working in book clubs. It is an exciting time of year! To help keep students focused and engaged in class activities I've hung up a Balloon Pop Countdown. Each day students have the chance to earn a balloon pop. If they have earned it we will pop the balloon at the end of the day to reveal a reward. Be on the lookout for blast emails describing our rewards!
Our first reward is an in-class reading campout! Students have been asking me all year if they can just have a whole day to READ! How can I say no to that. So, students are invited to bring in pillows, sleeping bags, and books for a campout in our classroom! Spring Playground Cleanup - Operation Sand Removal!
In May we helped Mr. Westkott clean up the blacktop! Once all the snow melted, our blacktop was left covered with sand. Students kept slipping at recess causing countless scrapes and skinned knees. Together we worked to make our playground a safer place!
Our Project O Trip!
Our trip to Project O was a HUGE success! Students had a great time dragging the net and picking out all the little critters from the bottom of Long Island Sound. We kissed the buoy for good luck, dropped the net, and used our muscles to pull it up. Students also used binoculars to check out the harbor seals hanging out on the rocks. We counted how many we saw to help track their movements in the Sound.
In math, students have been working on decomposing fractions using tape diagrams. Then students write number sentences based on the tape diagrams they draw. Check out the educreations video below to see our thought process in action!
In reading we have been working in Book Clubs! There are 4 Clubs in our classroom, each reading their own novel. Students are responsible for completing the required reading each day and preparing for their Book Club Meetings on Friday (think Oprah's Book Club in a classroom). The goal is for students to use the skills taught throughout the year to conduct their own discussions about the books. We are practicing our speaking and listening skills in these student-led groups. There are 5 different Book Club jobs and students take turns rotating through the jobs each week. The "Literary Leader" is in charge of leading the group meeting on Friday and making sure that their group remains on task.
Hope you're all enjoying this beautiful weather!! 8 days to go!!
~ Mrs. D
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