Reading and Writing

In reading this week we have been starting to get props and act out our Reader’s Theater skits! Also, continuing April as poetry month we finished reading normal Shel Silverstein poems and we are now starting to read Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook by Shel Silverstein. Now Runny Babbit is a poetry book but every other 2 words’ first letters are switched. So instead of saying, “Reporting is fun.” You say, “Feporting is run.” Then you’re speaking Runny Babbit language! Every day 2-3 kids are picked to read a Runny Babbit poem and then read the poem again in English. Sounds fun, right?”

In writing this week we have been finishing our State Reports before April break. We have been having editing conferences with the teacher, yourself, and a peer. Other than that we haven’t been doing a lot in writing.

Math, Science and Number Corner

In math this week we are working on probability. For example, we are talking about impossible, unlikely,likely as unlikely, likely and certain.We also had a practice test for science NECAPS! Also, we did data collecting by surveying people around the room and asking questions about favorite sports, ice cream and so on. After we are going to create a pie chart another kind of graph to represent the data.

In number corner this week we are looking at our calendar and realizing  that all the shapes have a perimeter on the calendar. We are figuring the perimeter out. Also, we are having a fraction race against  Mrs. Crowther where the number corner people pick a fraction each day and we are trying to fill up 4 wholes before Mrs. Crowther.

In science this week we did an experiment.  In the experiment we were trying to figure out the density of different liquids and objects. To do this we filled a jar with molasses, oil, fresh water and salt water. All the liquids had a different spot to lie on top of each other. Then we dropped different objects into the jar and recorded the density levels of where the objects landed.

Other Important News and Events

-NECAP Science Assessment 5/7 and 5/8

- Chorus Concert 5/9 at 7:00pm

- Jogathon 5/23  

By: Greta Powers and Juliet Hassenberg