This week we had Keep Austin Beautiful (KAB) talk to us about the importance of keeping our watershed clean. Students were able to look at how different pollutants affect a mock community. We learned that it's important to not let pollutants seep into the ground because they can affect our water quality. This lesson is a precursor for our field trip to nearby Bear Lake in May. Language Arts: Students prepared for the reading Staar by practicing reading comprehension passages. They also are reading independently for up to 45 minutes at a time. I conferenced with students about their reading and looked at reading logs. It's amazing to me how many books they are reading, and how many genres they've read! Many students are finding that they love historical fiction or fantasy - genres that they never thought they would like!
We are also learning about root words and affixes. Every day we learned new prefixes and suffixes in a game called "I Have, Who Has". The goal is that by learning the meaning to these affixes, students will be able to determine the meaning of words that have these same prefixes/suffixes when they come across them in their reading. Social Studies: In preparation for our field trip to the Texas State Cemetery, students have chosen one person who is buried in the cemetery and are creating a brochure about this person. When we visit the cemetery on April 20, students will have an opportunity to visit the grave site of their person and talk with other students about the life of their person. Students will bring their brochures to the cemetery for this activity. We will be reading about Texas becoming a state in our next Social Studies Weekly.
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