This week our focus was on Owls! We learned all about the owls; the variety of species, it's habitat, adaptations and more! We ended the unit today with Eyes on Owls. Marcia and Mark Wilson have been coming to New Boston Central School for 20 years!!! We have been lucky to have them come back each year as part of our enrichment programs funded by the PTA. Mark and Marcia have traveled all over the world to photograph these amazing birds of prey. Mark, has recently published a book, Owling: Enter the World of Mysterious Birds of the Night, that I have purchased for the classroom. They are available online or at the Toadstool in Milford if you are interested.
Please check out their website http://www.eyesonowls.com/ There is so much more information that your kids would love to check out!
After Eyes on Owls, we returned to the classroom to dissect owl pellets of our own! The students were more than exited! Each student got to dissect their own owl pellet and figure out what animal it had previously eaten by examining the bones within the pellet. Their findings and bone chart are in their binders that went home today!
*Please enjoy the photos of the owls and the owl pellets from today below.
This week we began unit 3 in our EDM program. We are continuing to learn and use tools while problem solving. We are taking a break from the unit lessons next week to review some concepts that I feel need some reteaching after correcting their unit 2 assessments. I will resume math lessons after Thanksgiving break.
This week we wrapped up Unit 2 in Wonders and began taking pieces of the Unit 2 Assessment. We will complete the remainder of the assessment next week before break. We also began our Narrative writing assessment that will also be completed next week.
Reading Counts at home! Reading Counts Quizzes can know be taken at school and at home! Yay! With that said, please keep in ind that this website helps me track students reading levels and comprehension. If a student wants to take the quiz at home, please make sure they are taking it independently for accurate reading levels and data tracking.
We have had such a busy week and I am sure they are tired...have a great weekend!
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Jillian
Please check out their website http://www.eyesonowls.com/ There is so much more information that your kids would love to check out!
After Eyes on Owls, we returned to the classroom to dissect owl pellets of our own! The students were more than exited! Each student got to dissect their own owl pellet and figure out what animal it had previously eaten by examining the bones within the pellet. Their findings and bone chart are in their binders that went home today!
*Please enjoy the photos of the owls and the owl pellets from today below.
This week we began unit 3 in our EDM program. We are continuing to learn and use tools while problem solving. We are taking a break from the unit lessons next week to review some concepts that I feel need some reteaching after correcting their unit 2 assessments. I will resume math lessons after Thanksgiving break.
This week we wrapped up Unit 2 in Wonders and began taking pieces of the Unit 2 Assessment. We will complete the remainder of the assessment next week before break. We also began our Narrative writing assessment that will also be completed next week.
Reading Counts at home! Reading Counts Quizzes can know be taken at school and at home! Yay! With that said, please keep in ind that this website helps me track students reading levels and comprehension. If a student wants to take the quiz at home, please make sure they are taking it independently for accurate reading levels and data tracking.
We have had such a busy week and I am sure they are tired...have a great weekend!
Please check out the Important Dates Tab for changed Info...
Jillian