This week we continued to think about character's traits and and strategies for determining them. Next week we will learn that characters are complicated and have more than one trait and sometimes these traits can be opposites.
Students have also been learning that they can stop and jot in their notebooks and then categorize their notes later to help them infer and grow new ideas.
Writer's Workshop
Last week we had some secret agents in the classroom trying to solve some tricky cases! These secret agents were in charge of looking for evidence and clues in a short story to help them figure out the solution! The kids got a lot of practice finding evidence and making inferences based on the evidence.
This week we will continue to learn about how to collect specific evidence that will help us back up our thinking.
Math Workshop
We have wrapped up our first math unit. On Friday the kids took the Module 1 Assessment. Many of the students really made sure that they took their time and used strategies that they had learned while taking this assessment. Below are some pictures of kids using the resources that are available to them.
Your child's assessment will be sent home this week. Please take a few minutes to look at it with your child. There will be a sheet for you to sign to show that you were able to take a look at it. It will also give you the chance to ask questions (email works too) and a box to check off if you would like me to send some review pages home for your child to practice.
This week we will start our next module on Metric Measurement.
During morning meeting, students learned that there are 4 different zones of emotion that kids often experience. If you click on the link below, you will see that the "green zone" is the zone that we want to be in: happy, feeling good, ready to learn. You will also see that the "blue zone" is when students may be feeling sad or tired, the "yellow zone" is when students may be feeling silly, frustrated or worried and that the "red zone" is when students are feeling angry or out of control. We taught students that it is normal to not always be in the "green zone." and that we can help ourselves get back into the green zone by employing different strategies.
Later in the week students brainstormed additional strategies that they could use when they are not in the green zone. Next week, students will be given scenarios and be asked to decide which strategies they may use in those situations.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H6uObsc6yWgNscB87JFnmgBCakwC_ckJHxYa10mcEXg/edit?usp=sharing
Rock, Paper, Scissors!
Our quest for more physical activity continued this week during morning meeting when students played rock, paper, scissors in the gym. This wasn't your typical game however! In this variation, students hopped from hula-hoop to hula-hoop and faced off (rock, paper, scissors style) in an attempt to beat everyone in his/her path. We have included some pictures of the activity below.
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