Welcome
back to the blog!
I
have a lot to share and pictures to go with it, so I thought this was a good
time to return to the blog (since finding out that I can still use it).
Your child may have told you we made
Thanksgiving cards for our Pen Pals (in my daughter’s second grade class in
Virginia). It’s nice to have an activity
that utilizes several skills in an authentic way. Connecting with another person with just
letters really makes you think about what to write and what questions to
ask. Here’s a picture of the cards. You might remember they sent us Halloween cards.
We have been working on our “Seed
Experiment” to find out if plants need water to grow. So far it appears they do. We also came up with this question:
We
are learning to support our claims (in Science, opinions when discussing
literature, and answers in math) with evidence.
Here’s a picture of a table we made in Language Arts to keep track of
our opinions and evidence regarding a story we read about a character named
Myron.
As you will see on the math work in the
folders, we have been using tables to show our thinking in math (and science)
as well. We worked on problem solving
again this week. The problem in the
folders is about “Feet at the Feast.” We
use these kinds of problems to help students become familiar with the problem-solving
rubric. Not everyone finished but we did
go through some papers as a whole class using the rubric.
I included a student paper in the folders just to give you an example of
the ways students might show the different parts of the rubric. The paper I included has some great examples
of showing math thinking. It does not
have the last “I noticed…” connection/reflection. The rubric is comprehensive, so it takes a while
for the kids to become proficient with all the parts. I sent a copy of the problem-solving checklist home a few weeks back. I will also have a copy of it on the blog if you want another look at it.
Upcoming dates:
Thanksgiving
break November 27-29 (Wed-Friday)
Chorus
Concert for Parents, Friday, December 6, 1:30 pm. Students can dress up if you/they want, they
should wear a solid color shirt (snow date December 9th).
Class
Holiday Special Snack, Thursday, December 19th, 1:00 pm
Not to sound cliché, but I do enjoy and
am thankful for the opportunity to work with your kids. Thank you for your support to me and to your
child. I hope you have a relaxing and
enjoyable break.
Caren
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| America's White Table in honor of Veterans Day |
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| Our STEM work, sshhhhh, don't discuss because I am going to have the students do the same project again. This structure above got style points because of the flag on top. |
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| The above pictures are of students making observations about their seeds. |
