Thursday, November 8, 2012

Thusdays News and Notes

Thank you for all of the food donations!

Language Arts~
Today we reviewed the r-controlled vowel sound.  We identified words with the sound and wrote the symbol for those sounds as well.  We also reviewed our grammar skill for the week.  We partner read the story and talked about figurative language.  We also reviewed the vocabulary and comprehension skills for the week.  We put the finishing touches on our published book.

HW:  Finish up weekly homework.


Math~
We had centers today.  Students worked on decimal place value, multiplication facts, and data landmarks.  I met with students individually to practice reading and writing numbers to the thousandths place.

HW:  None - Don't forget the math test over Unit 4 is Monday!  Review the study guide.

Science~
Today we looked at adaptations that help animals eat. We also did an activity that compared different tools to different types of beaks.

HW: None