Terrific Tuesday!

Students are hard at work again this week!

During math we have been working on counting coins and making change.  Today we began learning about fractions.  We learned that a whole can be divided into equal parts.  We talked about the terms whole, half, thirds, fourths and sixths.  Tomorrow we will be learning about fractional notation, such as 1/2 and 1/4.

Last week during social studies our focus was learning about needs and wants.  This week our focus is to learn about goods and services.  We have been learning that a good is something you can buy and take home with you, such as shoes or an apple.  We learned that a service is a job that someone does for you, such as a haircut or getting a car wash.

Students have been continuing to write realistic fiction stories.  The students are thinking about a character, giving their character a name, and writing about their character's adventures.  We have also been talking about the importance of setting writing goals for yourself.  Ask your child what their writing goal is.  Their writing goal might change day to day.

I have been continuing to work on PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) with students during our literacy station time.  All students have completed a spelling and word list screening.  Currently I am working with each student to read a passage and answer comprehension questions.