Hi parents!

We had another great week here in Room 102. We were discussing on our way to recess today that summer is officially over next week! Can you believe it? Fall is already here!

Take a look at just a few of the things we’ve been up to.

• This week we practiced writing our own review questions about Two Roads. This required students to determine what was most important in the chapter and then work backwards to form a question. It was challenging but so rewarding as student comments evolved from “This is really hard!” to “Look, I did it!” We also started a class timeline which will include historical events intertwined in our novel such as World War I and the Great Depression. We are currently brainstorming and researching these events to ensure accuracy on our timeline. Next week we will being Part II of our novel and we are excited to learn about Cal’s time at Challagi Indian School!

• On Tuesday we were introduced to the following image and discussed the question, “How many are there?” We found MANY ways to answer this question like counting objects on the plate, counting dishes, counting seeds, etc. How many ways can you answer the question, “How many are there?”

• Throughout the week we revisited our conversations about area. We wrote letters on grid paper and found their area in square units. Next week we will continue our investigation of area!

• Yesterday we read the Maya Angelou poem, Life Doesn’t Frighten Me and used it as a mentor text to write our own poems after analyzing the author’s style and purpose. We wrote about our fears and about things we should be scared of but aren’t! We even chose one of Maya Angelou’s rhyming patterns to use in our own poems. These poems turned out great and now we are typing them to be published on our classroom wall.

• More from the week!

See you next week!

-Anna