Tuesday, November 29: We had a busy and fun day. We learned about global citizenship. Global citizens are people who are informed about global issues and takes action to help make a better world. We learned more about writing a cohesive paragraph with a strong main idea sentence, supporting details and a thoughtful conclusion sentence. Our IB evaluation is taking place this week, so teachers are in and out, attending remote meetings about various aspects of the IB program and how it’s developing at Childs. All the teachers who have helped out in Room 204 have commented on the super behavior of the 3rdLanders. Hoorah! Music to this teacher’s ears!!!
Wednesday, November 30: We worked on elapsed time problems today. Some of them were really tricky. We also worked on reading two non-fiction texts about the same topic: BUNNIES. We talked about the similarities and differences in the two texts. Did you know that carrots aren’t super healthy for bunnies because they cause tooth decay??? We also got to participate in a TEAMS meeting in the afternoon, where our IB evaluators talk to us about how we’re doing with our IB culture. We heard many great compliments about our school. WE ARE IB!
Thursday, December 1: CAN NOT BELIEVE WE ARE INTO DECEMBER ALREADY. I feel like I’ve just blinked and time has passed in an instant. Today we used fraction bars to compare fractions and find equivalent fractions. We also compared two texts that were both about ladybugs. One text was a poem and the other was a factual report. We worked more on our book blurbs about the Young Hoosier Picture Book, Crash, Smash or Moo. We will read this year’s nominees during 3rd semester, so we need to know how to write cohesive book reviews. Captain Cash came in the afternoon and talked to us about spending money on NEEDS vs WANTS. We ended the day calmly by writing in our notebooks. So pleasant!