I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!
Reading
The students have been hard at work in their new reading unit, Social Issue Book Clubs! The kids have been diving deep into social issues such as Exclusion, Bullying, and Homelessness. I love listening to the students' conversations with their partners and small groups. They have such wonderful insights and are doing such a fantastic job at taking the perspective of different characters in the books they are reading. On Thursday, the students completed their last i-Ready diagnostic test in Reading which tracks their progress over the course of their third grade year!
Math
The students have just finished module 7, Geometry and Measurement Word Problems! They have been working so hard on this unit and it shows. :) On Friday, the students completed their last i-Ready diagnostic test in Math which tracks their progress over the course of their third grade year!
Writing
The students have very much enjoyed the last unit in our writing program! Over the past two months, the students have been creating adaptations to Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Now, many students are beginning to create their own fairy tales based on structures they have previously studied. The kids continue to share ideas with their classmates and have also read fairy tales written by former third graders to help them brainstorm!
Social Studies
The students are almost done in their study of the Revolutionary War. We have recently studied the Declaration of Independence and will be wrapping up this unit in the following week. The class has loved learning about this time period and many have been checking new books out on this topic during our Media/Library time. The last unit we will be studying is on our very own hometown, Framingham, Massachusetts!
In other social studies news, our class had a chance to visit the Grade 4 Travel Expo (formerly known as the State and Region Fair) on Friday morning. This fair was put on by Dunning fourth graders who have been working hard to create state projects. Room 22 loved learning from their peers and teaching the rest of our class facts they learned, once they returned to our classroom.
Science
This week in Science, we began studying the plant life cycle and heredity. On Wednesday, the students participated in a Mystery Science activity, which focused on apples. The kids learned how to grow apples and learned that not all apples will taste the same even when they come from the same parent tree (much like brothers and sisters are different from each other). We ended our investigation with a taste testing. The class had a chance to try honey crisp apples, granny smith apples, golden delicious apples, and red delicious apples. After trying each, the kids rated them on a scale of very sweet, slightly sweet, very sour, and slightly sour. We then created a class bar graph on the white board with our favorite apple!
Social Emotional Learning
Last week, we found out some of our friends from class are going to be moving over the summer to nearby towns. To talk about this more, we held a class circle. Students were able to share, giving advice to their friends who will be moving and tips to take into consideration when starting the first day at a new school. Many students in our class have moved in the past, even within the town of Framingham, and had plenty to share about their experience. It was so nice to see the students offering strategies for their classmates to use!
Sara Brazell Visits!
Last week, Sara Brazell came to visit the class with her baby, Abigail! Before she came to our room, the students had a chance to brainstorm questions they had been dying to ask since she left. The kids loved meeting the baby and loved learning more about what it's like to take care of a baby.
Best,
Miss Weinstein
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