Highlights of the Month of September

Language Arts

We are continuing the novel Maniac Magee focusing on theme (kindness can make all the difference and treating all people with respect) and character inferences. After lunch we have been enjoying the ghost story Took by Mary Downing Hahn.

Room 22 continued our fiction narrative unit with getting inspiration from pictures and writing from the perspective of an inanimate object. We selected one piece to edit focusing on character, plot, and setting elaboration. Students are in the process of typing the second draft in Google.docs.

Math

Room 22 has been busy with multiplication. Focus has been on halving/doubling method, partial product method and the traditional method of 3 digit by 3 digit numbers.  We have also been working with prime factorization, exponents, and learning the order of operations. 

Science

We began a unit on Matter. We have discussed the differences between solutions and mixtures and physical vs. chemical changes.  Students continue to focus on life sciences (plants) in the lab with Debbie. 

Social Studies

Room 22 is learning about the different regions of the United States. We are focusing on the geography, natural resources/industry, and climate of each region and creating a map of each region. 

The postcard race is going well! Keep those cards coming!

(since this photo was taken, we received New Mexico, Oregon, and Nebraska)

Miscellaneous

We have met with our Room 8 (2nd grade) buddy class and created a poster based on our similarities.