This past week was spent getting to know one another, diving into our curriculum, and learning new things! All students have worked extremely hard this week and I am proud of all their efforts! We have been working so hard on our All About Me Gazette posters which will be displayed in our classroom for Open House! Please make sure you mark it in your calendars for Tuesday, September 24th.
In writing we started our first writing unit, personal narratives. We started off by learning that good writers use a variety of strategies to come up with ideas to write about. We began by writing in our writer's notebook about a turning point in our life. We then moved on to a special person where students made notes about moments in their life with this special person. On Friday, we thought about a special place that mattered most to us and wrote down moments that happened in this special place. Students then went back to their seats and did a "quick write" where they chose a memory from their special place and wrote a story about it. I was so impressed with everyone's stories! I can already tell we are all great writers!
In reading we began our first story, Red Kayak. In this unit students are thinking about ways people act courageous and brave and what inspires people to do so. We shared ways that we have acted brave or courageous and what inspired us to act this way.
On Wednesday we switched classes for math and met our math teacher! Students were very excited to have the opportunity to go to another classroom!
Have a wonderful rest of your weekend and GO PATS !!
Thank you for sharing about all the learning that is happening!
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