In reading this week, students learned to compare the experiences of two characters in two different texts. We practiced this skill by reading The Snowy Day and Come On, Rain! and discussing how Peter and Tessie's experiences were alike and different. We also read Froggy Goes to School and Boomer Goes to School. On Friday, students put their skills to practice and compared the experiences of Fly and Worm in Diary of a Fly and Diary of a Worm. This week students also learned how to identify who is telling a story at various points in a text. We practiced this skill by reading Duck! Rabbit! and Three Hens and a Peacock, and students were assessed on this skill after listening to a read-aloud of Stellaluna.

In math, students continued to develop their understanding of the relationship between addition and subtraction. Students practiced solving subtraction problems by hopping along a number path, and analyzing whether it made more sense to count up or count back to solve. Below, students use the number path to solve and explain their reasoning to the class:

This week Anja was our Can-Do Kid! We had so much fun learning about all the things Anja can do. Anja read Nanook and Pryce to the class and showed an awesome slideshow! 

This week we were able to attend two different events as a class: an African drumming performance and the Turkey Trot! The drumming troupe is from Senegal originally, and the students had a blast learning some cool dance moves. Students also made posters to cheer on their Book Buddies during the Turkey Trot.

We capped off the week with Student Council's Jammie Jam fundraiser. Thank you to all the parents and family members who attended. It was a huge success! 

There are lots of extra photos in the Photo Gallery this week, so please check them out!