Thursdy, 11/16/17

We began our day with the recording of the poem, Afternoon on a Hill.  The kids worked for weeks on this one, and they did a fantastic job!  We will be stepping things up with a longer poem after Thanksgiving break.

After a spelling review, the groups both learned the definitions to the words on their new vocabulary list.  We talked about the multiple definitions that were tricky,  such as in the word "contract". (It can be a written agreement, a verb meaning to get smaller, a verb meaning to catch a disease...)  The kids will be working on list 4 for the next couple weeks.

In writing class, the kids have been learned how to write expository paragraphs using a color coded system.

In grammar, the groups both reviewed predicate nominatives, direct objects, and predicate adjectives.  While the Happy Horses mainly focused on review, the Girly Goats expanded on Tuesday's lesson on the four types of sentences.  They learned that commands, or imperative sentences, have an implied subject.  The subject of commands is an understood "you".  We diagrammed some sentences of this type today.

During history, the class compiled the information that they have been collecting and pasted them into their interactive notebooks.  The group talked about the different sides of the Revolutionary War, and turned in their expository paragraphs on famous patriots.  To wrap it up, the Patriot spies worked with partner spies to complete a mission using their secret message masks.

Today was science day with Ms. Sally!  The class talked all about pollution and conservation.  First, the used a mixture of oil and water, as well as the scientific method to come up with ways to clean up an oil spill.