Later on Monday, we participated in a webinar with the authors and illustrator of The Princess in Black series. We learned about how Shannon and Dean Hale came up with this idea, and a little about their writing process. We also learned from LeUyen Pham about how she creates her illustrations for the books she illustrates. We even got to try creating our own monsters!
In math this week, we worked (and worked and worked) to master division. Hard work and perseverance is paying off! Everyone is making progress in this skill. We will continue to practice this during the week, and we have an assessment scheduled for Friday. There is a study guide linked in our "Upcoming Dates" section above. Students are encouraged to use the division videos on the "HOMEWORK HELP" page (above) to help with practice and homework.
During reading, we finished reading Little Dog, Lost. The children LOVED this book, with many rating it a 10! While reading this book,we discussed theme and finding evidence to support our thinking. In addition, our focus was on finding figurative language (similes, personification, alliteration, hyperbole) and noticing how this enhanced the reading. Students will be working on using this, as well as ways to "show don't tell" their thoughts and feelings through writing. We will be reading nonfiction texts in the next few weeks, focusing on different structures of nonfiction, and the features that are found in nonfiction texts.
Finally, on Thursday we had the amazing opportunity to Skype with students from Mexico. These students, from Oaxaca, are practicing their English. We asked and answered questions about our communities and our schools. What an authentic way to understand the information we learned earlier this year about Mexico. We are thankful to Mrs. Rivera, a JFK parent, who helped us coordinate this opportunity (and provided translation as needed).
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