Hello families!
This week we continued practicing comprehension strategies about summarizing what we've read. We read aloud from A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets and Constellations--and How You Can Find Them in the Sky. We also read D is for Dragon Dance to celebrate the beginning of Chinese New Year yesterday.
We began a new science unit of sound. We made our first observations of sound--a bee buzzing in a flower--and thought about how sound is produced. Students noticed how different the sound was when the bee was inside the flower versus out in the air flying to a new flower. We also observed sounds in the classroom and the hallway and how these varied too.
In writing students put together their published star myths and some finished illustrating them. If your child did finish illustrating this week you'll see this book come home along with the handwritten copy and editing sheets. Ask your child about their writing process!
We also talked about the first steps of our next writing project. On Thursday I sent home a letter and the planning sheets for our PLPs. Please take some time before school resumes to help your child write down the questions they want to answer about their topic and write down any facts they already know (or think they know are true). We'll begin researching at school after vacation.
Even with the excitement of vacation we had a terrific week. I hope you all have a great break and we'll see you in March!
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