Week in Review

We had many "first times" this week...

1. We had our first book talks this week and found some new books that we might want to read. FH
2. We started Science this week and learned about magnets and what sticks to them and doesn't stick to them. WS
3. We had our first worksop session and worked on Math, Writing, and Social Studies. CO
4. We started Social Studies and learned where the 5 regions were. We are going to study the Northeast region first! HP
5. We started writng Personal Narratives and learned a new strategy that writers use: Think of a person who is important to you and write small moments about them. CV & AA
6. We learned new strategies new strategies in reading workshop to make us better readers. We know it is important to read ourselves AWAKE and not read on autopilot. GS
7. We will have our 2nd team building... I wonder what it will be? Ask us about it! KC
8.We are thinking about addition and subtraction problems in math. We talk about different strategies mathmeticians can use to solve problems! DS & FD
9. We have been presenting me in a Nutshell and Summer Reading Projects. AA
10. We had our Spelling Inventory. AN
11. We are having flexible snack in class. We like it! HS
12. We are studying for our first test and we learned we can make flashcards to help us study. RB
13. We noticed that our recesses are shorter than last year, but we get to each lunch earlier! DS
14. We will have our 2nd model citizen time... I wonder what we will do today as a class? Ask us about it! AC
15. We have 5 class compliments, we need 5 more to get a whole class reward! MA
16. We read about the election in Scholastic News. We learned about the two parties, democrats and republicans. We also learned about the two candidates running for presidency: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney! GS
17. I like recess! KV
18. We are adjusting to 4th grade and it has been....
AA:kind of the same so far
MA:good, the schedules are different though.
RB: different
KC:good, I feel old!
AC:feeling weird, lunch is early and recess is shorter
FD: it feels really good!
FH:sick, as in awesome!
JL:different, we have an "I caught you jar"
AN: really fun!
CO:really fun so far!
HP: a change, but a good change.
DS:going slower because the schedule is so different
WS: different, but in a good way!
GS:sweeeeeeeeeet!
HS:awesome so far!
CV: more fun than last year
JW:fun
MW: distinct, but in a good way
MS:We are off to a great start... what a fun group of kids!
This is our first week in review. GS