APRIL 18TH-22ND
Sunshine Smiles
Reading
Workshop
Question/Answer Books
This week, the SUNSHINES
learned about different formats
of Question/Answer Books.
After exploring several mentor
texts, they began researching a
topic of their interest. While
researching their topic through
literature, they marked facts
that surprised them and that
interests them.
Reading “Question/Answer”
Books
Check out the
learning that is
radiating from
the SUNSHINE
room this week!
Themes of the
Week:
* Question/
Answer Books
* Research
The SUNSHINES focused on gathering
facts and clues about their topic to
incorporate into their Question/Answer
books. They noted how the author’s of
their books used interesting words to
make reading more exciting.
* Word Wall
Words
* Math Review
Games
* *STEM
Projects
Words of the Week:
phone, vote, goal,
under, happy, out,
Researching Facts About Topics of Interest
Creating our own Question/Answer Books based on our interests and research.
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does, when
*Focus on long and
short “o”
Reading
Science/Social Studies/Health
* Throughout this week, the SUNSHINES will dig
* * We continue to work on building our
deeper into learning about motion and energy.
They will read books that focus on these themes
to gain more understanding.
reading stamina and looking deeper into all
genres for greater comprehension.
* The SUNSHINES had many choices
* After reading the books and noting different
throughout the week on how to respond to
the books that they are reading. Some of
these choices include: identifying favorite
characters or parts of the story, the author’s
message, and making connections.
notices and wonders, the SUNSHINES will begin
to work in team to participate in a STEM project
of building a Marble Maze. Working together,
they will design, create, and build a Marble Maze
(with certain expectations such as: so many
curves, a dead end, so many corners, and so on).
We can’t wait to observe and explore our mazes
on Friday!
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Writing
Math
* The SUNSHINES were involved in many
* The SUNSHINES began writing their very own
review games throughout the week. The
topics that we continue to review include:
addition, subtraction, fractions, graphing,
solving story problems, telling time, using a
hundreds chart, working with bigger
numbers, rich problems, and mental math.
Question/Answer books. After a week of
modeling mentor texts, each Sunshine got to
choose a topic, select a format, and research facts.
Throughout the week, we will continue to talk
about how to add interesting words and more
details to make our writings exciting to read. We
can’t wait to share our work!
Technology
We continue to use the
OSMO to reinforce math * We continue to work on identifying, reading, and
and literacy skills.
sorting short and long O words.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND REMINDERS
* Continue to check Progress Book for academic check-ins throughout the
Trimester.
* Tomorrow, April 19th is Spring/Class Picture Day.
* The FINAL book order for the year is due this Thursday, April 21st.
* Pinney Movie Night is Friday, April 29th at 6:00 p.m. in the commons.
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