Posted by kavery508 | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on March 9, 2020
Read Across America Day was a big hit! Students in our class were treated to stories read aloud by Shrewsbury Librarian Roxanne Stark. Ms. Stark also answered questions from the crowd, promoted the awesome services available at SPL, and shared with us her lifelong love of reading and learning. Big thanks to her and to our volunteers who helped create a special morning for us!
As the second trimester of school comes to an end this week, students will be taking reading tests (DRAs) and a district-wide writing assessment that tests students’ abilities with focus, organization, details and English conventions (punctuation, spelling) while producing a piece of informative writing. Quizzes and tests will also be given to measure students’ progress with math problem solving; map skills (natural/cultural features; directionality; countries vs. continents; oceans and continents; finding places on maps) and science concepts related to Matter.
Our work with money wraps up by challenging students to solve real world problems involving computation and reasoning. Consider this problem from their workbooks: Devon spends 2 dimes at the store. Then he spends 3 nickels more. If he pays with $1.00, how much change should he get? Notice how it requires that students apply their understanding of money amounts and thinking skills in order to calculate change? Here is an awesome online game that helps kids practice these useful skills:
