Week in Review 9/9 - 9/13

1. We have been making mental movies in our minds as we read. We have been jotting the mental movies we are having on stickies. We shared our mental movies with our partners. We try to use these prompts: "I can see..." "I can hear..." "I can feel..." "I can taste..." "I can smell..." Sometimes as readers we  revise our mental movies when we get more information about our characters and the setting.We have our just right book levels and are trying to read books are these levels so we can grow as readers. WE went to the library and looked up books that are our level and started a list of just right books in our notebooks. We are constantly pushing ourself to reach our reading goals! WJ, AT, CH, ML, OP, JW, AP, SM, KL, SL, CW, WT
2. In math, we have new math partners. We have been investigating vending machines. At the teachers lounge of Tokeneke, there are two vending machines. One has 6 different kind of juice and one hold only water. We had to find out how many six-packs filled the machine if there were 156 bottle in total. There was also 156 bottles that fit in the juice vending machine. We had to figure out how many bottles of each flavor would fit in this machine. We made posters that showed all of our thinking to prove our work. We had a gallery walk and noticed difference and similarities between strategies used on these posters. At the end, we examined some of the proofs and made a list of  helpful strategies. AT, WT, CW, JW, OP, GF, PD, WD, ET
3. We earned another piece to Mrs. Potato head because we worked together as a class. We came into the classroom and sat on the rug waiting quietly without being asked! Now we have pants, eyes, and the potato. DM, KL, AT
4. During writing, we started plotting our scenes from our story arcs onto a drafting booklet. We wrote leads and revised them by studying published authors and noticing what they do. We noticed that they use dialogue, show don't tell, actions, flashbacks, description of the setting. WE studied a former students piece to see how they went through the revising process. With our writing partners we talked about the different ways we could start our leads. We started drafting our stories and we are writing fast and strong. (Many Students)
5. In second steps, we learned about listening with attention. WJ

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