Social Studies

     In Social Studies this week, we started the new year with Mrs. Jardon.  Mrs. Jardon used to teach in Lindbergh, and she was a docent at the Museum of Westward Expansion.  She taught us all about the expedition of Lewis and Clark as they explored the Louisiana Purchase.  

Zoe shows off her Lewis & Clark journal.  The peace medal on the front represents the way Native Americans often introduced themselves to explorers, in peace and friendship.  

Mrs. Jardon brought many items for us to look at and touch throughout the week. 

Students pretended to be some of they key people in the expedition.

Math

     We focused on numeric (numbers) and nonnumeric (figures, shapes, symbols) patterns this week.  Numeric patterns are present in Input/Output tables.  We must carefully study the table to find out what kind of change is occurring.  We can show they change using an equation like ax4=b.  

Writer's Workshop

     We got back into the swing of things by practicing building our writing stamina.  Students listened to some of Miss Dausmann's favorite picture books including Owl Moon, The Relatives Came, and Owl Moon.  Students then wrote about the topics of each story and shared with the class.  

Reader's Workshop

     This week, we used the NewsELA website to find some nonfiction articles to read.  Students loved combing through the different categories of news stories and selecting pieces they wanted to read.  They also completed and article review on an article of their choice.