News from Room 215

We have started 2017 off learning about many exciting topics! Reading We are going to be studying nonfiction for the next few months. We are currently completing an Inquiry Unit on Wild Weather. Over the last few weeks the class has completed the Immersion Phase of an Inquiry Unit  and have built up their background knowledge of thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes and blizzards. Last week,  the students picked their focus topic and began to find sources and will soon begin taking notes. As the class is just learning about an Inquiry Unit, we will be going through each step together as a class. The goal is that when we are done, students may pick a topic of their own to research.

The class did an activity called a carousel. During this activity, students recorded what they already knew about each wild weather topic.

Writing
Our focus for writing this month is opinion writing. The students have each picked a topic write about and are learning to support their opinions with reasons and details. 

Math
We have been learning all about division! Students have practiced solving division problems with and without remainders. They are also learning to use long division to divide a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number (with and without regrouping). This can be a tough concept and I'm proud that the children are showing resilience when practicing this new concept.