Tis' The Season of Learning!!

Language Arts:

First Grade: 

 This week we worked more on secret languages and connections. On Monday we completed a worksheet with clues on how to change words to a new word just by changing one letter. We also talked about connections like connecting one image to another just by thinking about them and how they make us feel. On Tuesday we finished up the worksheet and we created cool holiday trees. They got to use stickers and color and draw. We talked about making connections with the holidays. Like when we think of turkeys we think of thanksgiving and when we think of green evergreen trees we think of Christmas. Next week we will work more on ciphers and secret languages and how to crack the codes to find the messages. We will also read the book The Disappearing Alphabet and talk about connections.

Second Grade: 

This week we continued reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. We also completed a worksheet where we discussed parts of the book and what the author might be trying to teach us about Edward and the other characters. Tuesday we worked more on Edward and sentence structure of several sentences from the book. We also discussed how Edward is changing into a totally different rabbit as we read further into the story. He is on a hero’s journey.

Third Grade:

This week we read the poem about the Edmund Fitzgerald. The students were given no picture or information on the ship except for what the poem tells them. We discussed how the poem makes us feel and the tone of the poem. The students then got to draw what the poem made them think and feel. Then on Tuesday we watched a video about the ship and the wreck. We also listened to the song. We had an open discussion on the poem and the ship. Students realized how important legends are to literature.

Fourth Grade:

This week we worked more on our biographies. They got to use the computers both days to gather information and pictures to use for their timelines. Next week we will start creating the timelines. Make sure to ask your children about who they have decided to complete their project on. They students will also have to figure out a way to present the information to us. They can also dress up like their person. They can be as creative as they want. They will work on the timeline in class and can complete parts at home if needed.  The students will research it online and through books, they will learn about credible sources, they will learn to complete a timeline, and they will learn to create a prezi.(check out what a prezi is at this website: https://prezi.com/).

Math:

First Grade: 

This week we worked on a Math Maze. This was a fun way to practice the math facts. It let us practice both addition and subtraction. We also played a fun math game. Next week we will work more on math facts.

Second Grade: 

On Wednesday we worked more on money and making change. We played a game called Money Money Gumdrop. The students had to figure out the word problems and how much money they needed or gave away in each problem.

They also had to figure out if the answers were even or odd amounts. They used their whiteboard to help them solve each problem.

On Thursday we played Pet Shop Math where the students had to solve problems about buying pets at a pet shop. They got to choose different cool and fun pets and add up their cost and pay for them. 

They loved to see all the unusual pets out there and what they could buy. Next week we will continue to have fun in the Pet Shop.

Third Grade: 

This week we continued with the Sweet Multiplication and took the next tests. We have two students that had completed all the facts on Wednesday and one on Thursday. They did an awesome job!!

We also started Fraction Avenue. The students were put into groups to create their avenue with all their houses.

Next week we will continue on Fraction Avenue.

Fourth Grade:

This week we worked more on Logic Puzzles. Next week we will finish up with logic puzzles. I have a special holiday puzzle for the students to try to figure out.

Have a Great Weekend!

Mrs. Lutterman