Week 6

We persevered through a rainy week with enthusiasm!  The structure of our math block has become smooth and purposeful.  Students rotate from one activity to the next in small groups.  The focus this week was adding double digit numbers using a number line.  We learned a new game called, "Frog Jump."  The time during our reader's workshop seems to fly by as our readers are so focused on their books.  Partners and small groups are reading the same book, responding to questions in their reader's notebook and having discussions together about big ideas in the story.  In writing workshop this week our writers choose their favorite small moment story to write a "flash draft (they start with a good lead and write as much as they can without stopping.)  Before beginning flash drafts, students rehearsed what they wanted to say with a partner.  Finally, our class created recycling posters to enter into a contest that Casella is holding.  The winners will be chosen this spring to have their pictures featured in the 2020 Casella calendar.

Questions to spark conversations:
-Why are crab apples different than apples that come from the store?
-Where are we going on our next field trip?
-What is the small moment story that you worked on this week?
-What makes a good lead?