Families, all I have to do is review the images and notes on the blog and feel thankful for our class. We have had some fun learning so far this year and I am excited for the next 3 weeks before Winter Break. I am very thankful for all you do to make Grant a better place. There are two great opportunities to help out coming up - the Potlatch Celebration and the Winter Party.
Below is a week-long view of the learning this week. For the Powwow project, presentations finished by Dec. 9 will be on display at the PTA meeting that evening. I am also emailing each family with a follow up of our conference so look out for that too.
MONDAY:
Reading: review quality reading responses of Just Right books
Math: review 2 digit divisor division
Writing/SS: revision lessons to finish our Powwow projects
Science: water experience/observations
TUESDAY:
Reading: assessment of quality reading responses
Math: 2 digit divisor division test
Writing/SS: revision lessons to finish our Powwow projects
Science: plan water experiment
WEDNESDAY:
Reading: review reading connections
Math: new unit: multiplying and dividing decimals lesson 1
Writing/SS: revision lessons to finish our Powwow projects
Science: water experiment data, science reading
THURSDAY
Reading: assessment of reading connections
Math: multiplying and dividing decimals lesson 2
Writing/SS: revision lessons to finish Powwow projects
Science: water experiment data, science reading
FRIDAY
Reading: making inferences
Math: multiplying and dividing decimals lesson 3
Writing/SS: revision lessons to finish Powwow projects
Science: water experiment data/graph/conclusion
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
GOOD WORK
Families, Friday was a productive and relaxing day in the Ecoschoolhouse. Below are some pictures of scientists working on their Boat science experiment. Whether traveling or relaxing at home, Thanksgiving Break could be a great opportunity to read or work on Book Shares or make progress on the Native American Museum Exhibit. NA work completed by December 9th will be unveiled at the Grant School PTA meeting that night.
On Monday, each student who turned their draft in received notes from me on how to revise and continue their NA writing in class. Students are practicing double digit division today and tomorrow. In reading, students are making connections to their Just Right books. I look forward to getting back in the classroom after break and introducing a couple new solid routines.
On Monday, each student who turned their draft in received notes from me on how to revise and continue their NA writing in class. Students are practicing double digit division today and tomorrow. In reading, students are making connections to their Just Right books. I look forward to getting back in the classroom after break and introducing a couple new solid routines.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
UPDATE
Families, below is an update of our current learning and focus through Winter Break. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Social Studies: Announcing the POTLATCH celebration on Dec 12! Look in your Friday Folders to see how you can help out planning this event to celebrate our Native American learning. Experts will be completing their NA museum exhibits next week and we will present our learning the following week. The final week of social studies before winter break will be an introduction to the Age of Exploration.
Science: Classroom scientists have produced our science focus for the year: How does litter affect the diversity of stream organisms? Student interests also included ideas about transportation, sound, and design and we will work these ideas into our community project. Right now and through December, we are focusing on 3 experiments to support our learning and research some topics connected to our focus. This week we are constructing boats and researching why things float. After Thanksgiving, we will have an experiment on properties of water and a third focusing on litter. Students are practicing their application or experimental design. As they plan these experiments in groups and then pairs, they are preparing to perform one experiment on their own as an assessment of experimental design. This won't take place until after Winter Break.
Writing: All of our writing efforts are focused on completing and revising our drafts for our NA museum exhibits. We are using specific lessons on nonfiction writing, especially organization, background knowledge, and nonfiction features to support our communication about our important NA topics. After Thanksgiving, I will introduce a word study routine so students can also focus on spelling patterns.
Reading: All student chose a "just right" book this week and we looked at ways to continue picking just right books when we finish this one! Our reading focus right now is about making connections to your book. We also started our Book Share sharing routine today. Each Friday, we will share some Book Shares with the class. I included a link below to help kids make good book choices. We also downloaded the Overdrive App so students can check out eBooks from the DBRL public library.
Reading Link to quality literature at DBRL:
http://kids.dbrl.org/booklists/
Math: Our focus in math right bow is dividing by 2 digit divisors. Students are working hard on dividing with larger numbers. This unit will be assessed the Tuesday after Thanksgiving Break, We will then focus on multiplying and dividing decimals until Winter Break.
Social Studies: Announcing the POTLATCH celebration on Dec 12! Look in your Friday Folders to see how you can help out planning this event to celebrate our Native American learning. Experts will be completing their NA museum exhibits next week and we will present our learning the following week. The final week of social studies before winter break will be an introduction to the Age of Exploration.
Science: Classroom scientists have produced our science focus for the year: How does litter affect the diversity of stream organisms? Student interests also included ideas about transportation, sound, and design and we will work these ideas into our community project. Right now and through December, we are focusing on 3 experiments to support our learning and research some topics connected to our focus. This week we are constructing boats and researching why things float. After Thanksgiving, we will have an experiment on properties of water and a third focusing on litter. Students are practicing their application or experimental design. As they plan these experiments in groups and then pairs, they are preparing to perform one experiment on their own as an assessment of experimental design. This won't take place until after Winter Break.
Writing: All of our writing efforts are focused on completing and revising our drafts for our NA museum exhibits. We are using specific lessons on nonfiction writing, especially organization, background knowledge, and nonfiction features to support our communication about our important NA topics. After Thanksgiving, I will introduce a word study routine so students can also focus on spelling patterns.
Reading: All student chose a "just right" book this week and we looked at ways to continue picking just right books when we finish this one! Our reading focus right now is about making connections to your book. We also started our Book Share sharing routine today. Each Friday, we will share some Book Shares with the class. I included a link below to help kids make good book choices. We also downloaded the Overdrive App so students can check out eBooks from the DBRL public library.
Reading Link to quality literature at DBRL:
http://kids.dbrl.org/booklists/
Math: Our focus in math right bow is dividing by 2 digit divisors. Students are working hard on dividing with larger numbers. This unit will be assessed the Tuesday after Thanksgiving Break, We will then focus on multiplying and dividing decimals until Winter Break.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
CATCHING UP! PARTY TIME!
Families, it is good to be back in the Ecoschoolhouse and getting in the swing of things. Below I have outlined our focus for the week and I included some pics of our fantastic Halloween Party (thanks to all the adults who helped make this a success!). As a reminder, I will be out each Wednesday through 2014 and the week of Thanksgiving. Mrs. Darah Oxford will be our guest teacher during all of my absences. She is very reliable and knows our routine and learners well.
Reading: We are focusing on Book Shares this week! Students will spend reading time catching up on their Book Share work. We expect each reader to have at least 3 of these creative book reports by the end of the trimester (this Friday!).
Writing: Writers have completed a Nonfiction writing about a Native American region. This week they are focusing on completing research for their Native American museum exhibit. Students are also spending a few more moments making sure their I AM poem is completed in iMovie form.
Social Studies: Students are using books and electronic resources to collect research on their Native American museum exhibit topic. Mr. K and I will be revising dates for our Potlatch celebration and other important dates for this work.
Science: Scientists have all shared their inspirations from our community observations. You can view their wordles on the CPBL page link to the right. This week we are sharing our ideas for our year long science experiment and community project. We also will complete a science article about pumpkins.
Math: We will finalize our division with 1 digit divisors this week. There will be a test on Friday. Then we will continue looking at division with 2 digit divisors.
Please don't hesitate to call or email if you have any questions.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN:
Reading: We are focusing on Book Shares this week! Students will spend reading time catching up on their Book Share work. We expect each reader to have at least 3 of these creative book reports by the end of the trimester (this Friday!).
Writing: Writers have completed a Nonfiction writing about a Native American region. This week they are focusing on completing research for their Native American museum exhibit. Students are also spending a few more moments making sure their I AM poem is completed in iMovie form.
Social Studies: Students are using books and electronic resources to collect research on their Native American museum exhibit topic. Mr. K and I will be revising dates for our Potlatch celebration and other important dates for this work.
Science: Scientists have all shared their inspirations from our community observations. You can view their wordles on the CPBL page link to the right. This week we are sharing our ideas for our year long science experiment and community project. We also will complete a science article about pumpkins.
Math: We will finalize our division with 1 digit divisors this week. There will be a test on Friday. Then we will continue looking at division with 2 digit divisors.
Please don't hesitate to call or email if you have any questions.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN:
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