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Home of Ms. Smalling's Strong Brewed Crew, Issue 5
Our Week In Pictures and Parent Conferences
It's been an amazing week. We've been to Austin, we worked with our writer in WITS, and we engaged in arguments over various forms of energy in collaborative learning groups. Look below for a glimpse at our week in pictures.
Parent conferences begin this week. I look forward to seeing each and every one of you. I'm so excited to share the amazing work that each one of your children has done. As always, thank you for giving me the honor of working with them on a daily basis.
Anne
We Had An Amazing Time In Austin
In Front of The Capital
In Front of the Bullock Museum
Inside the Bullock Museum
Inside the House
Rotunda from the Inside
Channeling our Inner Settlers
Soraya, the Explorer
Madeline, the Explorer
Meilani, the Explorer
Learning the Charleston
Texas and Prohibition, 18th Amendment
Miss B channels Calamity Jane
Carter Get Land
Huntley and Madeline Get Land
The Teachers Had a Blast, Too
Forms of Energy "Discussion"
"What kinds of energy do you see?"
"It's not just electrical...it's mechanical, too."
"I believe it is sound energy!"
Speaking Subject-ively
Our Week In Math
Addition and Subtraction Multi-Step Word Problems and Bar Models
Our Week In Science
Last week was all about forms of energy, Mechanical Electrical Light Thermal Sound, or MELTS. This week we take an in-depth look at circuits/electrical energy.
Our Week In Reading
"Once upon a time in a land far far away."...you guessed it..we had a week of fairy tales and traditional literature!
Our Week In Social Studies
We dipped our toe in the geography of Texas this week. We will continue to look at the economics, climate, landscape, and geographical features of the four regions in Texas.
Our Week In Word Work
One more successful week of review in the books for Word Work. We discussed the rules of adding -ing to VC and VCC words. We also discussed exceptions to the rule. As we continue our study of -ing patterns this week, we will be looking at VCe and VVC words.
Our Week In Writing
We continue to explore the writing process in relation to our own work this week. We will be continuing to concentrate on mentor texts and using them to enhance our own personal memoirs.
Host Herbie
Herbie would love to be your guest for the weekend!!!! If you're interested in taking him home for family time, please let me know!! He will be ready.
Meet My New Addition
The kids got a glimpse into my life when I announced I was adopting a new puppy this weekend. Because we are so in love with our new "little guy," I thought I'd share with all of you as well. Please meet Cooper! He's 5 months old and weighs 60lbs! Although I had a lot of great name suggestions from the students, Emma's pic won.