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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
The kids will have a great time today and it is well deserved. We have been very focused and productive despite being cooped up inside. I have enjoyed incredible math thinking, fantastic photosynthesis models, amazing book shares, and creative writing every day. Our class is in a good spot with everyone heading in the right direction. It is encouraging and exciting to think about what we will achieve this 3rd trimester, their last at Grant School!
During our conferences in two weeks, we will focus on progress and also a little bit about middle school. I look forward to meeting with everyone during conference time. Please know, I encourage your child to join us while sharing his or her great work.
Below is the update for each subject.
MATH: We will finish UNIT 5 next week. Tuesday and Wednesday will focus on fraction multiplication and division. Thursday will be a study guide day. The assessment will be on Friday.
READING: We will finish our Journey books next week. The corresponding Lit Journal 4 will be revised so it can be completed by Friday. If students finish early, they can focus on book shares. After conferences, we will have a Book Share Week so kids can make sure they are caught up with their best work.
WRITING: We are enjoying learning and practicing narrative technique. Right now, we are practicing writing conversations. Students are also using commas in different ways and incorporating daily writing lessons into stories they are writing. After conferences, they will write a final copy narrative about a journey they went on.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Our focus on explorers will shift next week. We have made it all the way from North African kingdoms, to Jeng He, and Marco Polo, all the way up to European Settlements like Jamestown and Plymouth. We will wrap up our explorer focus by finishing our 4th passport and celebration with a "journey" of our own next week. After conferences, the focus will be on the 13 American Colonies and the Revolution.
SCIENCE: Students are progressing through two big plant studies. We have created graphs to represent our results. Each Wednesday is Data Day as we measure our plants and talk about eh data. Also, our Ecoschoolhouse Designs are complete. Next week, we will synthesize and choose about 4-5 projects to enhance our new greenspace. Our ideas will be integrated into a lot of our science and other learning through the spring. I am really excited to choose our projects and move forward. I think we will be creating something super special this year with a lot of context for learning.
During our conferences in two weeks, we will focus on progress and also a little bit about middle school. I look forward to meeting with everyone during conference time. Please know, I encourage your child to join us while sharing his or her great work.
Below is the update for each subject.
MATH: We will finish UNIT 5 next week. Tuesday and Wednesday will focus on fraction multiplication and division. Thursday will be a study guide day. The assessment will be on Friday.
READING: We will finish our Journey books next week. The corresponding Lit Journal 4 will be revised so it can be completed by Friday. If students finish early, they can focus on book shares. After conferences, we will have a Book Share Week so kids can make sure they are caught up with their best work.
WRITING: We are enjoying learning and practicing narrative technique. Right now, we are practicing writing conversations. Students are also using commas in different ways and incorporating daily writing lessons into stories they are writing. After conferences, they will write a final copy narrative about a journey they went on.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Our focus on explorers will shift next week. We have made it all the way from North African kingdoms, to Jeng He, and Marco Polo, all the way up to European Settlements like Jamestown and Plymouth. We will wrap up our explorer focus by finishing our 4th passport and celebration with a "journey" of our own next week. After conferences, the focus will be on the 13 American Colonies and the Revolution.
SCIENCE: Students are progressing through two big plant studies. We have created graphs to represent our results. Each Wednesday is Data Day as we measure our plants and talk about eh data. Also, our Ecoschoolhouse Designs are complete. Next week, we will synthesize and choose about 4-5 projects to enhance our new greenspace. Our ideas will be integrated into a lot of our science and other learning through the spring. I am really excited to choose our projects and move forward. I think we will be creating something super special this year with a lot of context for learning.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
FEBRUARY ALREADY!!!
Families, I am eager to get a full week of All Star learning in. Despite weather delays and my own absences, the class is progressing well through various creative projects. We will be very productive between now and Spring Break. Please let me know if you have any questions about our work.
MATH: We are moving through Unit 5 quickly. This unit focuses on Fraction Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. We are trying a new structure during math class. After students complete their daily work, they are assigned to group stations each day for enrichment with various math tasks. This week, the stations focus on coordinate grids, geometric shapes, ST math, and probability.
SCIENCE: We will finish our Tree Photosynthesis models this week. We are also starting to have good conversations about our data from our Spider Plants. Students will start graphing this data this week. Finally, we will finish our Ecoschoolhouse designs and share our ideas for our final community project vision.
SS: We will look at more European explorers and then start to learn about early European settlements in America. I am also bringing in modern explorers and explorers from different cultures into some of our class intros. Student are working on creative "passport" assignments to demonstrate their knowledge of the Age of Exploration.
READING: Students are all reading a book about a character that goes on a journey. In our discussions we will draw connections to our nonfiction reading about explorers and our fiction books. Each week, students are completing a Literature Journal assignment.
WRITING: We will begin narrative writing technique this week. Students will start o craft stories about journeys they have been on. During our narrative writing, we will focus on commas, quotations, transitions phrase, story elements, and punctuation.
Amidst all the learning will be time for fun too. We have a Spirit Day: Crazy Hair/Hat Day on Friday. The Spelling Bee is also n Friday. Coming up is the Valentine's Party, Chili and Game Night, and the Read a Thon kick off!
MATH: We are moving through Unit 5 quickly. This unit focuses on Fraction Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. We are trying a new structure during math class. After students complete their daily work, they are assigned to group stations each day for enrichment with various math tasks. This week, the stations focus on coordinate grids, geometric shapes, ST math, and probability.
SCIENCE: We will finish our Tree Photosynthesis models this week. We are also starting to have good conversations about our data from our Spider Plants. Students will start graphing this data this week. Finally, we will finish our Ecoschoolhouse designs and share our ideas for our final community project vision.
SS: We will look at more European explorers and then start to learn about early European settlements in America. I am also bringing in modern explorers and explorers from different cultures into some of our class intros. Student are working on creative "passport" assignments to demonstrate their knowledge of the Age of Exploration.
READING: Students are all reading a book about a character that goes on a journey. In our discussions we will draw connections to our nonfiction reading about explorers and our fiction books. Each week, students are completing a Literature Journal assignment.
WRITING: We will begin narrative writing technique this week. Students will start o craft stories about journeys they have been on. During our narrative writing, we will focus on commas, quotations, transitions phrase, story elements, and punctuation.
Amidst all the learning will be time for fun too. We have a Spirit Day: Crazy Hair/Hat Day on Friday. The Spelling Bee is also n Friday. Coming up is the Valentine's Party, Chili and Game Night, and the Read a Thon kick off!
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