On September 11, we had a special activity to commemorate the events that happened 8 years ago. The class read a non-fiction book about a fireboat that was used to fight the fires, then we discussed the events together. Afterwards, the students glued a star onto a blue piece of paper and wrote a prayer on it. These papers will be combined with prayers from grades 3 through 8 to create an American flag in the hallway that shows our reflections on the terrorist attacks.
This week, students will continue to use their classifying skills in science as we discuss characteristics of the different animal groups. They will learn about QAR, or question-answer relationships, which looks at whether a person needs to look in the book or use thier own knowledge to answer a question, and can help students find the answer. They are also going to finish working on their first paragraphs that have been through all five steps of the writing process, and they will begin looking at sentence structure and the different types of sentences.
We have a spelling test this Friday. There will also be a social studies test next week on the history of the US through the American Revolution. I will pass out a study guide for the test on Thursday and show the students how to study using the study guide. Right now, I have the test planned for Tuesday, September 22, but that date may be pushed back depending on how long our review activities take.
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