Columbus Day Weekend

I hope everyone has a good long weekend.  We've had a very productive week in Room 12.  In math we are learning the steps for solving word problems as well as how to estimate decimal amounts and estimate the answers to addition and subtraction problems.  In ELA we've learned how to use Literature Circles to study a piece of fiction.  Ask your child about the following Literature Circle jobs: Discussion Director, Artful Artist, Literary Luminary, Creative Connector and Word Wizard.  We are also writing narrative stories about our Camp Bournedale and Camp Foxy experiences.  We will continue on that writing project next week. In Science we have begun our study of the different types of vertebrates.  The children watched an introductory video on the subject today while taking notes on their ipads.