Awesome October

October is just about my favorite time of the year. The weather is cool, the trees are beautiful and the students are trained in classroom routines and settled down for lots of learning.
In our class right now we have finished up our unit on energy by making s'mores with Ms. Duncan. We are beginning a unit on the moon and its relationship to the earth and sun. We will be moon watching and reviewing the phases of the moon. Don't be surprised to hear your student talking about a waxing gibbous or a waning crescent.
We are really working hard to master place value. We are learning about big numbers with place values in the ten thousands. Next we move on to rounding.
As always we are reading and spelling and growing by leaps and bounds. We're excited about all the fun games and art projects associated with time of the year as well.