This week we spent some time thinking about the concept of gratitude. We read the "The Grateful Book" to kickstart our thinking about what we had gratitude for. We had a sharing circle where each child had a chance to share. I recorded all of our ideas on a pumpkin.
I Can Respond to Texts That Have Been Read Aloud:
We listened to the story, "Turkey Trouble", where a turkey was trying to avoid becoming Thanksgiving Dinner. His strategy was to disguise himself to look like other animals or another character. Student's then took on the challenge of creating a disguise for their own turkey.
I Can Count Objects Using Different Strategies for Efficiency:
This week we worked with counting collections. Each student was given a set of objects to count. I then asked them to prove to me how they knew that they had that amount. Students were left very frustrated as they tried to find a way to show me - many wanted to count them out to me one-by-one and for some reason I kept getting distracted and walking away. We'll continue working with counting collections and finding fluent and efficient ways to show our thinking.
Literacy:
This week we wrapped up our unit on patterning. We will be moving into looking at teen numbers in the next few weeks.
Reminders:
Monday, October 12 - Thanksgiving Day - No School
Wednesday, October 14 - Library Book Exchange Day
Monday, October 19 - Non-Instructional Day - No School for Students
Thursday, October 22 - Fun Lunch - Subway, pre-orders only - cut off five days prior
