My apologies for not updating the blog yesterday - I had a meeting until 5:00 and decided to get home to the family...

Math: We took a formative assessment to determine our understanding of data analysis and bar graphs. Overall we did pretty well on it - so, going forward we are shifting our immediate focus on creating bar and line graphs. We will continue to sprinkle in opportunities for older concepts and practice calculating mean, median, mode, and range using real life data over the next couple weeks.

Homework:

Everyone is to complete the bar graph worksheet tonight.

Language Arts: We jumped right into small groups today so here goes...

JGB: Discussed how to interpret words by exploring the term "noble." Our shared inquiry discussion will take place tomorrow so they should be prepared with their book, packet, and brain!

Wolf Talk: We read and discussed the story. I lightened the load for the assignment - illustrate a picture pertaining to the book and compose a caption (supports our text features content).

The third group is split into two for the time being...

Desert Treasures: A fictional story that serves as a comparative piece with the informational text, Life in the Desert from the last two days. They were to independently read chapter one at their desk.

The One in the Middle...: A short novel where we will discuss the structural elements through the lens of beginning, middle, and end.

Homework:

All reading groups have the night off! Make sure the spelling is finished by Friday.