Welcome to 2017!
This week we hit the ground running with review and new learning. In Mathematics we have been reviewing how to tell and answer number stories. We used the photos of items from a fair (below) to solve problems and write stories for our friends. I encourage you to practice this skill at home, and draw attention to real number stories in your everyday lives. Feel free to review the questions below as well.
During Language Arts, we have been working on completing our insect/amphibian reports. While the research and writing process has taken longer that I intended, I am so happy with how these non-fiction reports are turning out. Our little learners have learned how to; add page numbers, write a table of contents, draw diagrams, write captions, put information into their own words, and add additional non-fiction features. I have been bragging about your little ones and showing everyone their reports. I am so excited for them to be completed and for your children to be able to share them with you!
I have also been tediously assessing each child's reading level before the quarter is over. If you would like to meet with me to discuss your child's progress before the end of the quarter, I encourage you to e-mail me to set up an appointment.
This week is our last week of the Life Cycles unit of inquiry. We were so excited to see how much our garden grew during the break while we were gone. We have sunflowers, tomatos, basil, pumpkins, watermellon, beans, pineapples, and some mystery plants growing. We will continue to explore the lifecycle of our garden throughout the remainder of the year, while learning how to take responsibility for taking care of it (weeding/watering/pruning).
We have also been focusing on how to improve our learning. We learned how in the new year, many people set goals and make resoluntions. We have made it our collective goal to develop a growth mindset in 2017. Thank you so much to all of you who have been watching the flippled learning growth mindset videos at home, and answering the discussion questions wiht your child.
SOAR: An Animated Short from Alyce Tzue on Vimeo.
Today, we watched 'Soar' (pictured above) and learned that with a good attitude and persistance, we can do anything. Students then wrote four ways that they can soar at school through practice. We took their ideas that help them soar, and made them into kites to fly outside. Please enjoy these at home tonight.
It's been a great first week back so far!
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