This week in math, we continued working on fractions, shading pieces and naming them fraction. The students really seem to be getting the hang of it. We completed a fractions sort sheet in class and completed a game on the Smartboard. Some students will be moving forward being introduced to numerator and denominator, while others will keep working on beginning fractions with many visuals until mastered.
Last week, KIS participated in Right to Read Week from March 24th-28. The students enjoyed listening to Mr. DiCello's morning announcements that emphasized the importance of literacy as well as the student readers. Even though Right to Read is officially over, KIS is still continuing it's focus on biographies. Mr. DiCello is holding a “Principal’s Biography Challenge." KIS ACHIEVE is already finished. The students learned a biography is a nonfiction book that tells all about someone's life. I explained that a biography of a famous person includes many facts. We completed a graphic organizer using "describing words" about each other. We studied baseball great Sammy Sosa. The students read a biography on him and were surprised to learn that Sammy Sosa was quite the humanitarian. Other than being a great baseball player, Sammy also donated money to charities. During the 1998 season, Hurricane George hit his own country and left 100,000 homeless. Sammy sent 30,000 pounds of rice and beans. He also sent several barrels of pure water. Sosa helped rebuild the homes of many people in the Dominican Republic. His charity donated $700,000 to victims of the hurricane. As you can see, Sammy Sosa helped many poor people in his home country.
Even though we picked Sammy Sosa for our biography, Mrs. Marshall grew up on the westside of Cleveland and will always have loyalty to our beloved Tribe.
This week we reviewed:
Word Wall Fry Words: means, old, any, same, tell
Math: math journal, fractions
CVC Words: at, am, as, sat, sam, man, mat
Writing: Biography
Dates to Remember:
4.11 Field Trip to Fun and Stuff and Bob Evans
4.11 Spring Break Begins!
4.22 Welcome Back to School!
4.25 Twins Day at KIS
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