Due to adverse weather conditions on Thursday and a planned day off (for Teacher Professional Development) on Friday, we had a rather abbreviated week with just three days. This now makes our highly anticipated 100th day of school Tuesday, February 8th, rather than Monday the 7th. Therefore students have gained an extra day to complete their 100th day projects (now due on the 8th). Remember these projects should creatively display 100 items (not a collection of 100 things). Part of the process is in the counting of the objects (group by 5's, 10's, 20's 25's). These do not need to cost a lot of money. a piece of cardboard, 100 pieces of cereal or popcorn, and some glue could be the total expense).
Thursday's closure also caused us to postpone the start of our first outdoor winter recreation event at Spruce Peak to next week. I will see what I can do about rescheduling this day for later in March.
We kicked off this week with a visit from Mr. Heraty who came to read the students a couple of stories! Students enjoyed hearing the the rhythmic tale of a circus ship that ran aground, winking off the coast of Maine causing all the animals aboard to find refuge on a nearby island.
This week we continued our reading and writing to inform unit. This week we focused on structure. Students learned how to write a "hamburger" paragraph. In this model the top bun represents the "topic sentence". The lettuce, cheese and burger represent the "supporting details", and the bottom bun represents the "conclusion".
In math level 1 students are working on adding to teen numbers using ten frames and number bonds, and Wednesday they practiced their doubles facts using ten frames. Level 2 students are working take from word problems using a number bond and equations. Level 3 students are solving 2,3, and 4 multiplication word problems using a linear model (tape diagram) and number sentences.
During science, students are currently learning about forces and motion. This week they explored how using pushes and pulls - forces- helps them accomplish extraordinary things.
Next week we have a special guest visiting our school on Tuesday. A journalist who covers education stories for a national news outlet based in Boston is planning to write a story about The Elmore School. As part of this visit, the students will prepare some questions for her about being a journalist. This will prove to be an exciting day!
Announcements:
- due to our short week, spelling quizzes will be Monday next week.
- 100th day of School Tuesday, Feb. 8th
- Outdoor Winter Recreation at Spruce Peak - Thursday, Feb. 10
- Hot Lunch, Friday, Feb. 11 - Dimotta Family
- Scholastic Book Orders due, Feb. 11th
- February Break - No School - Feb 21st - March 1st.
- Town meeting day is Tuesday, March 1st
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