Landforms and Bodies of Water Experts

Hello Families,

We had an exciting week of learning at RMCS concluding with our first snow day of the year.  This week in Writing Workshop we continued work on our landforms and bodies of water projects by making models based on the information we’ve learned.  Each student prepared a map of their landform and body of water, then molded their salt dough following their plans. Students also selected 5 labels that they believed were important for viewers to understand their model.

Once their flipbook, poster, or postcard was completed, each student shared with the class one thing they learned or found interesting about the project they researched on KidsInfoBits.

Then we had a gallery walk where students displayed their models together with their flipbook, poster, or postcard.  Students walked around the classroom and read about each others landforms or bodies of water.

In Reading Workshop we continued reading nonfiction books and expanding our knowledge on topics across books.  The “book fairy” visited each student bringing them 3 books on topics like animals, habitats, weather, food, and transportation. The class worked hard looking at books part by part, to find connections in keywords, pictures, and chapters, all while continuing to add to knowledge foundation we’ve built.  Then students shared their new knowledge like experts with their reading partners.

Other things to ask your child about:

-Thankful

-Appreciation Station

-Exploring maps

-Facts from our nonfiction read alouds: Volcanoes & Tigers

-Subtraction

Have a wonderful break!

Mrs. McCarthy