Our classroom is slowly making the transformation to being a Star Wars room! Thank you to Carrie Sheldon for buying some fun Star Wars things for our room. Also a big thank you to the Hockenberry-Grimes family for your coming in on Friday to help make our room look awesome! I can't wait to see the kids' reactions when they see all the fun changes that have been made so far.
Reading: This week we leaned about the story plot, including exposition, climax and resolution. We also talked about the protagonist and antagonist.
We also had a spelling test this week. Overall the students did great! The students will be receiving their new words on Monday.
There will be a Latin/Greek test on Thursday 9/22.
Writing: We finished the ant writing and have moved on to writing about our favorite animal. The students are working more independently on this writing. They are having to research about their favorite animal and come up with 3 fact categories. Next, they will transfer the information onto a graphic organizer and start their draft.
Grammar: This week we reviewed nouns, pronouns, regular and irregular plural nouns and adjectives. I pulled small groups based on need.
Projects: The students continued working on their prototypes for their catapults. They are also making a list of supplies they will need to make their big catapults. I told them that if they had certain supplies at home that their parents said were okay to bring in that would be fine. However, they are not to ask you to go out and buy anything! Be on the lookout for an email about supplies and volunteers needed. Again, I'm not asking for you to go buy supplies only sign up to send in if it's something you already have at home and are willing to donate.
