What a whirlwind week! During the early part of the week we put the finishing touches on our star myth presentation. Students had opportunities to volunteer to read or show parts of their myths for the presentation. Not all students chose to get up in front of the school to present but everyone helped write the procedure of what we did and give some background information about our project. We put this information into a PowerPoint presentation (see a video of this below).
The students who volunteered to read this presentation in front of the school really showed Rumney CARES Courage! They practiced reading their parts fluently and did a beautiful job at the All School Meeting on Thursday. Everyone should be proud of this accomplishment!
We continued reading books about our Solar System. Some of the titles we've read recently are: Floating in Space by Franklyn M. Branley, Light Up the Night by Jean Riley, Me and My Place in Space by Joan Sweeney, Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun by Marianne Berkes, The Night Sky, and I Fall Down by Vicki Cobb (a book about gravity).
We also began a new writing unit about expressing our opinions. To get started we practiced writing answers to questions as whole sentences. We used some words from the question as a sentence starter. We also did some practice about punctuation--thinking about the meaning of the sentence and how that shows us if we need a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point. Finally we found a topic we were all really excited about: Animals. On Thursday and Friday we learned how to plan for and write about our opinions. There were a lot of steps! We had to introduce the topic, give our opinions, and give reasons why we feel that way. We all got to choose an animal we like and give reasons why we like that animal. It was super fun!
Tomorrow is another Winter Wellness day. Don't forget to send your child to school with any items they will need!
The students who volunteered to read this presentation in front of the school really showed Rumney CARES Courage! They practiced reading their parts fluently and did a beautiful job at the All School Meeting on Thursday. Everyone should be proud of this accomplishment!
We continued reading books about our Solar System. Some of the titles we've read recently are: Floating in Space by Franklyn M. Branley, Light Up the Night by Jean Riley, Me and My Place in Space by Joan Sweeney, Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun by Marianne Berkes, The Night Sky, and I Fall Down by Vicki Cobb (a book about gravity).
We also began a new writing unit about expressing our opinions. To get started we practiced writing answers to questions as whole sentences. We used some words from the question as a sentence starter. We also did some practice about punctuation--thinking about the meaning of the sentence and how that shows us if we need a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point. Finally we found a topic we were all really excited about: Animals. On Thursday and Friday we learned how to plan for and write about our opinions. There were a lot of steps! We had to introduce the topic, give our opinions, and give reasons why we feel that way. We all got to choose an animal we like and give reasons why we like that animal. It was super fun!
Tomorrow is another Winter Wellness day. Don't forget to send your child to school with any items they will need!
💗 Mrs. Fox
Dates to Remember
Winter Wellness/Fitness Fridays - 12:30-3:30 on Jan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 10, 17
Wednesday Feb. 1 - 100th day of school (as long as we have no snow days til then)
Thursday Feb. 2 - Winter Concert (chorus, band, ensembles - not classroom performances) 6:30 p.m.
Friday Feb. 3 - Teacher Inservice -- No School for Kids
Tuesday Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day Card Exchange 2:00-2:45
Thursday Feb. 16 - Field Trip to the Flynn Theater to see "A Year with Frog and Toad," departing Rumney at 10:30, back to Rumney around 3:00
Dates to Remember
Winter Wellness/Fitness Fridays - 12:30-3:30 on Jan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 10, 17
Wednesday Feb. 1 - 100th day of school (as long as we have no snow days til then)
Thursday Feb. 2 - Winter Concert (chorus, band, ensembles - not classroom performances) 6:30 p.m.
Friday Feb. 3 - Teacher Inservice -- No School for Kids
Tuesday Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day Card Exchange 2:00-2:45
Thursday Feb. 16 - Field Trip to the Flynn Theater to see "A Year with Frog and Toad," departing Rumney at 10:30, back to Rumney around 3:00
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