The Maples
12.4 - 12.8
Important Dates
- Wednesday, December 13th - the Maples perform AIn't No Mountain High Enough at Community Gathering!
- Friday, December 22nd - December Family Day, Activity TBD*
- December 23rd - January 3rd - Winter Break, School Closed
Special Request!
The Maples are in need for some more flat wood pieces for our woodworking center. If you have any small pieces of scrap wood, between 2" x 4" and 4" x 6" that you can donate let us know.
This Week We...
- Learned a new Morning Meeting activity "Mirror Me."
- Helped make signs, maps, and important things to know guides for school tours in our Integrated Unit.
- In Reading Workshop we continued our investigation of non fiction books. We practiced how good readers re-read to make sure they understand what they have read. We also Worked on making our reading smoothly and lively.
- During Writing Workshop we took a closer look at Angela Johnson's books to help us with our own writing. We saw how she used ellipsis and repeating phrases to build tension and excitement with her words.
- In Math Workshop we worked on strategies for adding and subtracting. We used games like Five in a Row to discover and practice our strategies. We also began to explore unknown addend problems using story problems including 7 Peas and Carrots.
Next Week We Will...
- Work on our 'word detective' skills to break apart and decode tricky words in Reading Workshop.
- Learn more craft moves from Angela Johnson in Writing Workshop.
- In Math Workshop we will dig deeper with unknown addend problems.
- In our Integrated Unit we will be working on our projects to show how we are all connected to the Compass community.