Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

This morning we finished our Theme Test 3, but several students missed parts here and there so we will have to find "extra" time for make-ups over the next couple of days. After, we learned the cursive letters "b" and "h". Remember that the students are NOT supposed to be practicing their names until they have learned all the letters in them! Next, we learned about writing good leads. Our class seems to have a hard time coming up with interesting main idea sentences when we write paragraphs. Hopefully, this activity helped open up their minds to what is or is not a good opening sentence. We completed three centers this morning. In Science, we completed a worksheet together covering vocabulary from our Light unit. We used words like "reflection" and "refraction" to tell about light. We watched a video clip on light and have one page of science homework to complete on their own. This afternoon, we had a student council report and had time to silent read. Then, in math class, we started a unit on Measurement. We learned about measuring with non-standard units (paper clips, linker cubes, etc.). Miss Calderone's math class completed their homework in class. Mrs. Bognetti's class will complete theirs in class tomorrow. Therefore, there is no math homework. In Social Studies, we learned how cotton is taken from the field, cleaned using a cotton gin, and sent to a factory to be made into T-shirts. We also watched a video clip and looked at pictures of different cotton gins. The students have one page of Social Studies homework for tonight. At the end of the day, we went to the library.