October 27, 2014

Here's the low down on today:

1. Opening exercises - we did independent reading today
2. Spelling Word Work/Memory Verse - we reviewed Psalm 100:5 and did our pre-check for Unit 7 of Spelling.  Everyone has corrections this week (5 times a night, Mon - Thurs., in their Homework Book).
3. R.W. - We had Guided Reading today, and the Grade 4's read a skit called 'The Western Sentinel' while the 3's read 'Song Sounds'.  Then we enjoyed Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing together afterwards.
4. Math - We continued on with Numbers, and the 4's started working on greater than and less than while the 3's continued with representing numbers using standard form (762), expanded form (700+60+2), and written form (seven hundred sixty two).  I've decided to move things around a bit, and the 4's will be hopping on to a different unit for a while (multiplication!) because I feel this will better prepare them for future units.
5. P.E. - Mr. Banman
6. S.S. - we talked about different types of communities (lumbering, fishing, mining, industrial, ranching, farming) and the students wrote about which they would live in if they had to move and why.  Next day we're going to study three specific communities and create a project from one of them!  More information to come!
7. Chapel - Mrs. Hills led today

Here are some photos of the class at lunch today: