News From Mrs. Straw

Events:

-Nov. 13 2 Hour Early Out

-Nov. 27 1 Hour Early Out

-Nov. 28 and 29 No School, Thanksgiving

What’s Happening in BUILD:

B (Buddy Games)- Dinosaur tangrams

U (Using Manipulatives)- Answer addition and subtraction number sentences with tiles.

I (Indpendently Working)- Match addition number sentences to correct answer.

L (Learning with Numbers)- Problem solving with adding several numbers.

D-(Doing Math)- Scootpad on laptops

Notes:

-Here is a simple thing you can do at home to help your child in math:

          -Play board games as a family!  Many of them encourage math development.  Yahtzee (basic addition), Connect Four (problem solving), Card Games (basic addition and subtraction and ordering numbers), Monopoly (money), and Battleship (coordinate graphs) are just a few to mention.

What’s Happening in Daily 5:

*Listen to Reading (Bookflix)

*Read to Self (Poem: “Turkey Dinner”)

*Read to Someone

*Work on Writing

*Word Work

        -Smartboard (practiced short e)

-Ipad

-Pipe cleaners (form pipe cleaners

to make words on a mat)

-Type spelling words on Chrome

books

          -Scrabble Jr.

          -Spell words with magnets

Week in Review:

- This week Mrs. Patton came to our class and talked with us about animal classifications.  Students were able to see a snake, salamander, furs, and a turtle shell.