This week, we celebrated the sun and sand by dressing up for Beach Day!
In Language Arts this week, we started looking at the components of a story. We read different versions and spin off stories of the "Three Little Pigs". We talked about the similarities and differences in the characters, setting, problem and solution. As a class, we created story maps for each of the stories.
Students then used a story map to jot down ideas for their own story.
We have now finished all of the letters of the alphabet in handwriting. The students will be doing a bit of review before we start writing sentences.
In Math, we continued learning about addition. The students learned how to round to the nearest ten. They also started adding two digit numbers, using base ten blocks to demonstrate an understanding of making groups of tens.
To practice their basic facts, they played a game called Addition Battle.
The students finished their Survivor title page in Science. 
Throughout the building unit, the students will be asked to complete various experiments. To launch the unit we discussed what a fair test was. The class was given a short activity which didn't end up being fair for all students in our room. We talked about why the activity wasn't fair and what makes a fair test. We then completed our first challenge. There was an earthquake on our island and the students needed to construct a bridge to cross the crevice. The students created a square bridge and an arch bridge and tested the load it would hold. We learned that the arch bridge holds more as the mass is distributed evenly and there are no pressure points. 
In Social, we learned about the Tunisian coat of arms. We talked about the symbols and the meaning of justice, order and freedom. The students then coloured the coat of arms for the front of their lapbook.
Congratulations to another one of our students who flew to India this week by reading 1200 minutes!
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