Wood's Wonderful World
Math
Manatees: Continue practicing strategies for adding and subtracting whole numbers. Test next week.
Cranes: Continue working with addition and subtraction of decimals. Test on Wednesday.
Monkeys: Multi-digit by one-digit multiplication strategies. Test next week.
Literacy
Students are working on a project centered around the theme that the past impacts the present as we wrap up our study of Holes.
Writing
Starting next week, everyone is with me for writing! For those who haven’t been in my writing group before…be prepared! 😄
We’re going to spend the week learning how to take notes from articles without just copying everything word-for-word. Our main focus will be Cornell notes, but once students have the basics down, they can experiment with other note-taking methods and figure out what works best for them.
One thing that isn’t optional: when students are reading articles for research papers, they will be expected to take notes. Learning how to pull out the important information, organize it, and put it into their own words is a skill they’ll use again and again.
Science/Social Studies
Originally, the plan was for students to create posters as a culminating project for our Geography unit. However, time has gotten away from us! We’ll finish up learning about the regions of the United States and then jump into Science after Fall Break.
Hello from Your Counselor, Anne Gonglach!
Hello Pine Lane Families!
We have been busy in our counseling classroom lessons, learning and practicing a variety of important social-emotional skills. I so enjoy seeing your students every week! In September, students learned more about how I, as the school counselor, support them and how they can contact me if needed. We have also been working on skills that help students better understand themselves, build positive relationships, manage emotions, and be successful at school. Our most recent whole group lesson focused on students' “circle of control.”
This October, we will be exploring what a coping skill is, some specific examples, and when they might be helpful to use. As well as diving into some small group topics about collaboration and self-awareness.
I am excited to continue learning and growing with our students throughout the year!
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"Maryland is MY land."
"Yes. Jinx! Oh no, I jinxed myself :( "
"I want to do my project on Mary Lou because I'm Mary and I also like onions. Well, I don't eat them often, but I like them. Actually, I only think I like them a little."