Today I have sent home our October dictée rubric. You probably remember from curriculum night that this is a little check-up for me to see how everyone's doing with their sounds and printing. The writers were actually excited to do their next one today, and had obviously talked about it and set a goal for this time. Amazing, thank you! The rubric has some small changes to reflect the new sounds we have worked on in the last month. Other than that, it's pretty much the same. Using lower-case letters is still considered level 4, since I haven't emphasized it yet, but it's great to see that some students made that their goal this time. I also noticed some students making good sound guesses based on other words they know that sound the same. Have a look at the rubric when you get a chance and be sure to celebrate all the good stuff, and find one thing to set as a goal for next time.
Good news! We have completed our much-discussed inquiry projects! They look great and will be up for you to see when you come for your November interviews. Here's a preview:
In math, we have been learning about measuring temperature this week. The children already knew a lot about temperature, for example when the temperature goes up, it means it's getting warmer and vice versa. They also knew that rain turns to snow below 0 degrees Celsius, and that measuring the temperature helps us dress properly for going outside. We measured and drew the temperature both in our classrooms and outside. Here we are watching our thermometers. Unfortunately, it was actually a really lovely, mild October day, so we didn't get to see the temperature drop too much! We'll try again on a colder day.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Tamara