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-No School: Wednesday 11/23, Thursday 11/24, Friday 11/25 -Canned Food Drive until Thursday 12/8 we are collecting food for the Elks Lodge (please no glass or expired/perishable foods) -Coat Drive until Friday Dec 2 The first grade class is collecting gently used coats or new coats with a preference for children Homework for this week: -Read each night for at least 20 minutes Math In geometry this week, we learned all about triangles! We broke down the word "triangle" and realized that it means three angles. After looking closer at the different types of angles we realized that there are right angles which look like the corner of a page, acute angles which are smaller than right angles, and obtuse angles which are bigger than right angles. We found angles around the room and practiced identifying the three different types. Then, we applied this knowledge to classifying triangles as either a right triangle, acute triangle, or obtuse triangle. These concepts were challenging for many of us, so we will continue to circle back around to them. Ask your student what the three types of angles are Listen to your student explain what an acute or obtuse angle is Extend the learning by finding angles around the house or neighborhood Literacy We spent much of our literacy time this week writing from the perspective of the St. Johns bridge. We wrote "hamburger paragraphs" which help us write five sentence paragraphs. The first and last sentence of a paragraph should be the topic sentence and conclusion while the meat, cheese, and veggies are the details! Over the course of the week we wrote three paragraphs: one about the history/general information, one about the structure, and one that told a creative story about the bridge. Ask your student to describe what a hamburger paragraph is Listen to your student explain something they learned about the St. Johns Bridge Extend the learning by practicing writing a hamburger paragraph together at home Expedition Our Fort Stevens/Astoria overnight was absolutely amazing. Every single one of the third graders were flexible, compassionate, showed great integrity, and had fun! I can feel how much closer we grew as a class and I am thrilled to carry that over into the classroom. We had to go with the flow and change up a few plans, so we ended up on the beach on Thursday and it was beautiful! We ended the night with smores and songs around the campfire. On Friday, we went to the Columbia River Maritime Museum where we got to explore a lightship. Then, we had lunch at the Astoria Pier (there were sea lions there!!) and sketched the Astoria-Megler bridge. After a quick stop at another viewing place, we drove over the bridge (all 4.1 miles of it!) and had a quick run around break at Fort Columbia in Washington. We all learned so much and had an adventurous time. I am so proud of these third graders! Ask your student to tell you one thing they learned about the Astoria-Megler bridge Listen to your student describe their favorite part of the overnight adventure Extend the learning by writing a hamburger paragraph about the trip with your student Please let me know if you have any questions or comments!
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