February 7

What is up with this cold weather?  Hopefully it will warm up soon.

During writer's workshop we have been working on writing songs to the tune of twinkle twinkle little start.  We have learned that each line must have 7 beats.  Can you write a song at home with your parents and post it on the blog?  We are having so much fun doing this.

In Math we have started talking about fractions.  We learned that the top number of a fraction is called the numerator and it represents how many parts are taken away.  The bottom number is called the denominator and it represents how many parts in the whole.

We also learned a new game in math Daily 3 and it is called Slam Dunk.  The purpose of this game is to practice 2 digit and 3 digit addition.

Today we started learning more about a program called S4.  It stands for Start Smart Stay Safe.  We talked about manners and how it important it is to watch what we saw and how we say it.  We know that our words and actions effect others around us.

In Cafe we learned a new strategy called Monitor and Fix it.  This strategy falls under comprehension.  The idea is to monitor your reading to make sure you understand what you read.  Stop every now and then and make sure you understand what is going on.  If you don't, then use a fix-it strategy: re-read, read ahead, summarize what you read slow the pace that you are reading at.

In gym we are working on skipping routines in small groups.