Prek: This week in preschool we learned more about the Pilgrims and Native Americans. We studied the letter V, and ended the week with a fire safety presentation presented by the Freetown firefighters!
Kindergarten: This week in Kindergarten students got to attend the book fair. They enjoyed browning books and purchasing some for home. We also, had a presentation from the Freetown Fire Department and learned about Fire Safety. During literacy time students learned about letters e and r and reviewed the high frequency words we’ve learned up until this point. In math, we started our discussion and learning of adding within 5.
Grade 1: This week in first grade we began Unit 4 in FUNdations. We worked on bonus letters. For comprehension, we are continuing to work on the plot of stories. We discussed jobs in our community. In writing we discussed parts of a sentence and wrote complete sentences in journals. For math, we worked on doubles and doubles plus one. We also made cards for local veterans.
Grade 2: This week second graders continued to work on one step word problems and were introduced to bar graphs and picture graphs. In phonics students read and spelled multisyllabic words. In reading, students read stories and focused on how characters act. In writing, students continued to explore topics to write about and learned how to add adjectives to their writing. In science students continued to explore landforms.
Grade 3: In third grade this week, students completed rounding to the nearest ten and hundred within word problems. In our Wonders reading, we read a variety of stories focused on the essential question: “Why do people immigrate to new places?” In writing, students independently wrote an essay to answer a practice MCAS prompt using strategies for how to respond to a question through writing. We continued to learn about Pilgrims and also learned about Veterans’ Day.
Art: Kindergartners learned about Kandinsky and started their own version of concentric circles with oil pastels. Grade 1 completed their alphabet abstraction with markers. Grade 2 completed their Mexican mirrors and added the final touch, an aluminum foil center. Grade 3 continued work on their adorable folk art cats. They finished their oil pastel designs and then painted with watercolors.
Physical Education: This week we finished up fitness stations with an emphasis on agility, core strength and upper body strength. We started cupstacking on Thursday and Friday.
