Prek: This week in preschool we began learning about the first Thanksgiving. We learned about the Pilgrims and compared our way of living with their way of living. Projects and activities included Mayflowers and sorting activities. We also continued our study of the letter F.
Kindergarten: This week in Kindergarten we focused on letters d & s, added the sight word like to our high frequency list, and worked on blending sounds to make words. In math, the students learned about 3 dimensional shapes and weight. We had discussions about Election Day and talked about what it means to vote.
Grade 1: This week in first grade we continued working on digraphs. We also reviewed comprehension skills from unit 1 in Wonders. For writing we are continuing to work on writing a complete thought to compose a sentence. The students are working on making sure they have a who and a what to their sentence. In math we worked on making a ten to add.
Grade 2: This week second graders worked on using the CUBES strategy to solve one step word problems. In phonics we continued to spell and read words with suffixes. For comprehension we read stories and identified the theme. In science we continued to learn about landforms. In writing we continued to explore topics for writing and focused on writing about our friends and friendship.
Grade 3: This week in math, third graders reviewed place value skills and used these skills to learn how to round two and three digit numbers to the nearest ten. In reading, we continued to focus on the essential question “How do people make government work?” In writing, the class worked together to answer a practice MCAS prompt and worked on strategies for how to respond to a question through writing. In Social Studies we learned about the Pilgrims and their voyage.
Art: Grade 3 students started a lesson inspired by Laurel Burch’s well cat folk art. Grade 2 students continued to work on their Mexican mirrors coloring carefully with construction paper crayons. Grade 1 students learned about abstraction and used the alphabet to create an interesting design with line and shape.
Physical Education: Students worked on their flexibility this week and participated in the V-sit and reach. They also practiced push-ups
