Hello,
Despite being a no special day, today seemed to fly by. I think most of us were ready to get the train rolling again. I heard from many kids that they were glad to be back, which was nice to hear (and not the usual.)
We jumped right in to proper paragraphing. Students will be writing research reports on the biome of their choice. (Back in our day we called them habitats.) Some of the main biomes that we will be studying are desert, rain forest, tundra, temperate forest, deciduous forest, tropical ocean, temperate ocean, chaparral, rivers, etc. I modeled writing a sample paragraph about the rain forest and then everyone tried on their own. I was impressed with the results. Therefore, tonight's homework is to write another paragraph on any subject they wish. It must have a topic sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding sentence.
I bought a bunch of books over break. It is a small addiction for me. Ask your son or daughter if any of the new books caught their eye. I have more to unveil tomorrow.
Fourth grade teachers met tonight and I demonstrated using Lego's to help teach the simple machine units. I think I have everyone on board, which I think will be good for everyone involved. I'm sure lots of kids will be excited to learn this way.
I need to get home to get on my roof and shovel. Have a great night. Thanks for reading.
Mr. Shea
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