Math
This week in math we were introduced to the half dollar. We also did a lot of counting of mixed coins and played a lot of games along the way. Next week we’ll wrap up our Money & Financial Literacy unit!
ELA
In phonics this week, we met the diphthong /ow/. Diphthongs are special types of sounds that glide from one vowel sound to another. The spelling patterns for /ow/ are: ou (cloud), and ow (howl). We had no sight words this week :)
Another book club finished their novel – the Eerie Elementary group will be starting a new chapter book on Tuesday! The other groups continue to press on, reading together and engaging in conversation about the text.
In our Writing Block, many kiddos are already conferencing with the teacher because the rough draft of their short bug stories are complete. We will begin writing our final drafts next week! We are so excited to complete and share our buggy stories with one another.
Theme
It was gastropod week in the Beta room! We explored everything about the amazing snail! Before we got to know the little guys personally, we needed to learn a bit about them scientifically! Did you know that through a structure called a “radula” in their mouths, snails pry off pieces of what they’re eating and further break it down. The radula features up to 12,000 teeth, which is… a whole lot! Or that snails propel themselves forward using one muscular foot? The mucus they secrete also serves as a lubricant and protects their underside from rough or sharp surfaces. Or that the word “gastropod” is Greek for “stomach foot”? They are fascinating creatures.
We had a lovely time with our snails, Turbo and Roly! The little guys didn’t mind us getting up close and personal with them! We found their 2 sets of tentacles, spotted their tiny black eyes, felt their mucus trail, as well as their radula (their tiny, toothed tongue), watched them munch on cucumber slices, and even had snail races!
We also created some snart! Yes, you read that right! We created some beautiful snail shell mosaic art- snart! A relaxing way to end our snail week! 🐌+ 🖼️ =snart
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