I know, I know...it's not really Friday. But because we don't have school tomorrow or Friday, it sure feels like a Friday around here! For the past week the class has been busy! We have been researching New Hampshire forest animals to learn about their habitats and habits. The class then used what they learned we wrote postcards on the ipads from the perspective of the animals. The kids were very creative in their writing and learned a lot!
Last week we finished There's an Owl in teh Shower. The class was amazed to see how much they learned about spotted owls, their habitat, and the importance of conservation. This week we used the story to discuss and model retelling a story using the most important ideas. We weeded out big ideas from little details and then practiced this comprehension strategy with our own books.
In science we learned all about food webs. Students read about producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, and ominores. Today we created our own food web and saw how each animal relies on other animals. When one piece of the food web is eliminated, it affects all the other parts. Next week we will continue food webs by disecting owl pellets!
In the last blog post, I mentioned a trip to Scoutland Nature Preserve. Well, it turns out that it's deer hunting season. We feel that it would be unsafe to bring the group there, so we are researching other areas to complete a field study on forests. Please be on the look out for more information next week.
Here are some important dates to remember:
November 10-11: No school
November 17 and 21: Conferences...please call Ms. Sheehy in the office to schedule a conference time
November 18: Book orders due
November 23-25: Thanksgiving break
I hope you have a great extra long weekend!!
No comments:
Post a Comment