As we approach the holidays, many of you may be making travel plans. If your child will miss any days of school, please contact me and Miss Pragya in advance so we can make arrangements for his/her absence before you leave. This week in reading, students learned some strategies...
This week in reading, Grade 1 students learned some strategies for how to "read aloud like an expert," like changing their voice to match the feeling and marking interesting parts to stop and talk about. Then, students worked to prepare a nonfiction read-aloud to share with their G5...
This week in reading, students learned to do a slow check to be sure their reading looks right, and to find and think about key words in nonfiction books. Students worked to edit an informational book, self-assessed their progress so far, and set a goal for their...
ES students learned about vermiculture- WORMS!- from animal expert Shreeram Ghimire during our Monday assembly this morning. Alongside Grade 5, each classroom will have a red worm munching on compost in a jar for the next few weeks. Ask your student to tell you some interesting...
The author Gennifer Choldenko visited Lincoln School this week! Log in and check out our class news page to learn more and see photos. This week in reading, students practiced their good habits for solving words in nonfiction texts. Students continued to work on adding more vocabulary and detail...
The author Gennifer Choldenko visited Lincoln School this week! On Monday, she presented to P1, G1, & G2 about her writing process. Gennifer spoke about how she gets ideas, where she writes, the research she does, how her books are made, and answered student questions. She...
This week we kicked off our science unit about patterns on Earth and in space. Students became meteorologists, observing the weather outside and recording their observations on Monday. [envira-gallery id="409"] On Tuesday, students used a thermometer to measure and record the temperature of the air outside. [envira-gallery id="420"] Students began...
This week in reading, students learned to stop and chat and remember what they learned to get smarter when reading a nonfiction text. In writing, students thought of a reader's possible questions about their topic and added detail to their book to answer those questions. In math,...
Students took turns exploring at 2 centers during math today. At the first center, students constructed buildings using base 10 blocks. Then they counted and recorded the number of flats (100s), longs (10s), and cubes (1s) used. Students could record with numerals or tally marks. At the...
What a fun Literacy Week! Check out the Class News page for photos of Book Character Dress Up Day, the visiting author, reading with our Grade 5 Buddies, and our door decorations. On Wednesday, G1 celebrated learning in reading, writing, and social studies! Thank you to everyone who...
