Miller's Minutes
The going-on's in our classroom
January
We are off to a great start in 2016. As you know there have been many changes since we have been back but we definitely think its for the best. The boys have been doing great adapting to the change of classroom structure and schedule.
For your knowledge here is our new schedule:
8:00-8:15 Morning Meeting
8:15-9:15 Guided Reading
9:15-9:30 One Stop Word Shop
9:30-10:00 ELA Whole Group
10:00-10:30 Science Whole Group
10:30-11:00 Math Whole Group
11:15-11:45 Lunch
12:00-1:45 Open Work Cycle
1:45-2:45 (Recess, Specials, Etc.)
We earned games!
The boys worked hard this week completing their must-do's and got to play some games on Friday. They worked really well together and enjoyed the free-time.
We are mentors!
The boys have started mentoring with Ms. Mclure's second grade class (my old students). It is so cool watching them read to the students.
We have a tent!
There have been lots of changes going on in our class including physical changes. We now have a tent in our room which can be earned through work habit points.
What are we learning?
Math
We just finished up a unit on categorizing geometric shapes.
Next week we will be starting graphing and coordinate planes.
After that we are on to FRACTIONS!
ELA
- Using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words
- Characterization
- Determine the theme of the text
Science
We have started a unit on the human body and will be going through the different systems. So far we have done the muscular system and next week we will move on to the skeletal system.