End of Month Update

 It's hard to believe this is the last week of March! I am certainly excited for the snow to melt (goodbye to snow gear!!!) and warmer temperatures.  We are slowly but surly headed in the right direction!  ☀️

 Last Monday, we celebrated the first day of spring by learning a new poem, Ode to Spring. We also brainstormed all of the exciting things that come with a new season.  Later in the week I introduced another poem for their poetry journals.  This poem was a familiar one for most of the kids, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. It's so fun watching the kids proudly read along to a poem that they have previously learned. 

Last week I introduced two new word wall words, was and little.  We are moving along with new books in reading groups as well as continuing to practice different reading strategies that come in handy when "stuck" on challenging words.  In writing, we wrote about feelings.  The kids drew different feelings cards (happy, sad, surprised and mad) and had to think of a time they experienced that feeling and describe it.  This was a 2 day writing prompt.  On the first day we brainstormed different "feeling" sentences and as a group and the kids wrote the sentences on their white board.  On the second day the kids worked independently on the feeling they chose and had to go in more depth with their experiences. 

In math we are exploring number bonds.  I am is awe of how well the kids grasped the concept of decomposing numbers through number bonds.  Decomposing numbers shows multiple ways to break down a particular number.  We are also using 10's frames to explore different ways to compose/ build numbers. You will see in some of the pictures below of the kids working with number bonds.

 Finally, I just wanted to thank you again for making the time to meet for conferences.  I loved seeing you all and watching the pride you felt in the wonderful accomplishments your child has made this year.  This is an amazing group of children! ❤️