Monday, April 7

Our day began with the final installation of "Econ and Me." Then, we completed our packet of work on economics pertaining to Ohio. Unfortunately, some students needed to work at recess to complete this work. In Math, we worked with word problems finding length, width, area and perimeter, played a game, Rugs and Fences, where we had to find area and perimeter of polygons and completed an exit slip. After indoor recess, we finished Granny Torrelli Makes Soup. This was a great book--Tutto va bene! Each day this week, one reading group will be performing their reader's theater for our first grade buddies. Today, the red group performed, "Where the Wild Things Are." In Reader's Workshop, we struggled to read silently and independently..., practiced our scripts and read the fiction story in StoryWorks. By this point in the year, students should be pretty independent with their writing so today I introduced them to their next opinion/persuasive essay: Should we continue to have assigned seats in the cafeteria? Some of them are struggling!! This should be a 5 paragraph essay giving their 'argument' and backing their reasoning up with support. Ask your child their opinion on this question--I think some of you would be surprised at their response.