In art this week we are making optical illusion hearts for Valentine’s Day. We learned that optical means eyes and illusion means to trick so an optical illusion is a trick to the eyes. We also learned about AB patterns! 

Third graders received dictionaries from the Springville Rotary Club. Students were so excited to look through their very own dictionary and find new words to use. One third grader said “I have never seen so many words in my life!” We can’t wait to use these dictionaries to learn new words in third grade!

For the last 2 years, resource teachers all over the district have been learning about Multi-sensory math and the 5 math superpowers. The second math superpower is place value and expanded form. One of the ways to build this is to have students build numbers and ask them what a number is made of and what it is called. They are also encouraged to keep using patterns within the construct of place value. Building numbers with craft sticks helps our class understand the composition of numbers. And when we build numbers, we solidify their knowledge of place value concepts.

Fluency checks! Every day students are reading a one minute passage and counting how many words they are reading with their partners. It was great to see them working hard today on their fluency.
 

In kindergarten, we are working hard to learn how to write a sentence. We have been working on capital letters, finger spaces, and ending with a period. Our students are great at working hard during writers workshop and love having quiet music to help them concentrate!