We had another busy week filled with learning lots of new things! In literacy we read a great fiction story called "The Astronaut and the Onion" which was about a girl named Gloria who meets at astronaut she has seen on TV. The astronaut teaches Gloria a lesson about the importance of never giving up and always trying your best to achieve your goals. We also read a short nonfiction piece about the types of food astronauts eat in outer space. I showed them a video of Chris Hatfield, an astronaut who has been on the space station, trying to eat and make a meal while in space. The kids thought it was very interesting. They also had the opportunity to try "astronaut granola" made by my assistant, Mrs. Martin. The kids will be bringing home the recipe today.
In math, we continued with rounding and estimating to check reasonableness of answers. This week we were estimating products and quotients which are two very difficult concepts. Kids seemed to really be starting to get multiplication. They have done great with the way I've taught them. Division has been much more difficult...we will work on it some more next week.
In Social Studies, we read about the NH regions. We discussed their geographical regions, major cities/towns, attractions, and jobs. We used the picture writing technique to paint a picture of our favorite region. They came out wonderful!!! We will write about our paintings as well. These will be on display at Open House on October 14.
I've had a couple NH county projects come in already. They are great! Just a reminder that they are due on October 8th. Please have your child follow the guidelines and look at the rubric. This will help ensure they get the best great possible. These will also be on display at Open House.
KIDS NEED TO BE WORKING ON MULITIPLICATION FACTS AT HOME!!!!! This will only make them so much more successful in the classroom.
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