What a whirlwind the start of the year has been. Without the snow to keep kids busy outside, I think they're thinking they need to bring even MORE energy inside. It's been exhausting, yet I'm still here and still willing to give it my best!
Last week, we reviewed plot diagrams / story maps with two short stories - one from Langston Hughes and one from Piri Thomas. This week, we have discussed and done some research on autonomous vehicles. We'll be starting science fiction next week, so we thought we'd start with sharing something that USED to be science fiction and has now become science fact. Our "What if..." questions will drive much of our learning in the next few weeks. We ended this week with a fishbowl discussion, which we have not had in awhile. (Our full plans are here.)
Mrs. Rehberger and I also took some time to meet 1-on-1 with students, looking at their reading and writing evidence for this quarter before we came up with a grade. We're sending home the sheet we used to document our discussion with your child today. Please ask your child to see it - it's got information on there you might not yet know about.
Here's to the New Year - and to third quarter starting next week! ~Joy
Last week, we reviewed plot diagrams / story maps with two short stories - one from Langston Hughes and one from Piri Thomas. This week, we have discussed and done some research on autonomous vehicles. We'll be starting science fiction next week, so we thought we'd start with sharing something that USED to be science fiction and has now become science fact. Our "What if..." questions will drive much of our learning in the next few weeks. We ended this week with a fishbowl discussion, which we have not had in awhile. (Our full plans are here.)
Mrs. Rehberger and I also took some time to meet 1-on-1 with students, looking at their reading and writing evidence for this quarter before we came up with a grade. We're sending home the sheet we used to document our discussion with your child today. Please ask your child to see it - it's got information on there you might not yet know about.
Here's to the New Year - and to third quarter starting next week! ~Joy