We had another visitor to our school this week! Joyce Grant is the author of the "Gabby" books. Ms. Mantello read her books to the class during our library time and the students wrote stories featuring Gabby and did art work to go with the stories. The students put all the stories and art into a binder and gave the binder to her after her presentation to the school. We were lucky to have her drop into our class for a few minutes to talk with the children.
During the last month of school the students are reviewing words used and studied this year. This week we reviewed the adjectives used everyday in our morning message. For example, "I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday." Of course we also noticed the alliteration (where two or more words have the same beginning letter sound)!
In science, the students learned about the sixth and last simple machine, the wedge. The children reviewed the six simple machines (inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, wedge, lever and pulley) and how they make work easier.
In guided reading, the class is learning about air and water in our environment. We talked about how air and water are necessary for all living things to survive. But also, how humans use air and water for fun things too (for example, kite flying and water slides).
The class began to get ready for the Primary concert this week. First we reviewed two songs they already know (The Caterpillar Song and Everywhere Man). Then we started to learn the lyrics to the song "Gang of Rhythm" by the Canadian group "Walk Off the Earth". The students also began to learn the dance and drumming parts to this performance.
In math, the students started their review of math concepts learned in grade two this year. First we began reviewing addition and subtraction facts but with a twist. Now the students were asked to answer questions like 4 + __ = 10 and fill in the blank. (This type of problem-solving demonstrates pre-algebraic thinking.) The students also reviewed money concepts. At the end of the week, the children began to analyze the properties of a deck of cards to facilitate our discussion of probability next week.
The students worked hard to finish their Picasso stories. The children will be creating oral storybooks next week using the iPad app Adobe Voice.
Books read aloud this week:
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly (part two) by Alan Madison
All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon and Katherine Tillotson
My Family Vacation by Dayal Kaur Khalsa
The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania of Jordan
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