Weeks of February 25 and March 4

This is our blog and these are the things we are writing about: library, writing, social studies, math, recess, science, gathering, morning meeting and music.

Language Arts: We are continuing our Civil War books.  Many of us are doing good.  Some aren't.  

Math: This week and last week in math the green group is doing division.  The purple group is doing fractions.  The green group math was easy.  The purple group math was hard.  

Writing: In writing last week and this week we are still writing our Civil War journals about either a nurse, soldier, drummer, etc.  They are getting to be very interesting like fake holes in the notebook or even getting their hand wet, putting it on the notebook and then putting red marker on it.  And the funny thing is it turns pink when they do it.  Also we are going through our circle in writing: 1. Prewriting-decide what to write.  2. Rough Draft  3.  Peer conference  4. Edit-Make it better  5. Teacher conference and last, but not least  6. PUBLISH!  Most people are on either Teacher Conference or Publish.  That is all we did in writing.  

Social Studies: For social studies this week we finished our Civil War timelines.  They were really long.  On Tuesday, we finished our Civil War unit.  

Science:  In the past 2 weeks we have been trying to finish microbiology.  We are doing this experiment to see which place in the classroom is dirtiest.  We swabbed a bunch of places in the classroom.  Each kid did one.  Then we put it on agar.  We also swabbed our hand and then our sanitized hand.  And that is what we did in science.  

Gathering: At gathering last week we had the Dr. Seuss trivia.  It was fun listening to the questions.  We sang and stuff too.  The Creators came in 1st place! We also had a read-in.  We read and read and read.  Unfortunately while this was going on, the little kids destroyed our puzzle.  Luckily we are redoing it.  

Library: In library we have been checking out books, just like always.  But the library got a new book called, Fantasy and everyone is going crazy for it.  

Music: In music Mrs. Blackwood is back!!!  And guess what?!? Our class is rockin' the house!!  We're playing fun games and jamming on the recorder!!  Bam, bang, boom, yeah!!!

Recess: For recess it is mostly just normal.  There isn't really much to write about except that we are having fun.  

Morning Meeting: This and last weeks' morning meeting our handshakes were: 1. Pull your hand with another (rub) and 2. Clap your hands around your body.

Creators Out!

First place Dr. Seuss team that had lots of help practicing from the rest of the class!