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I have loved getting to reconnect with you and your student over this last week back at school! I hope everyone is feeling back into the swing of things. I will be doing a round of parent/ teacher conferences at the end of February (right around SLCs), but if you are feeling like you need support before then, please feel free to reach out and we can set up a meeting. We have had a nice week and a half back at school. We have been getting back into our reading routine. Just as a reminder, I use Reading A-Z leveled books and word sorts during reading time in class. If you are ever feeling lost with how to support your child in reading, mirroring what we do in class can be an easy way to get some momentum. In math we have been diving into measurement/ data/ and time. I want to refer you to a post that I wrote last year on how to support your student with TIME: http://robindigitalportfolio.weebly.com/home/time Here you will find short time assessments, exact lessons to do in Georgia State, and extra activities. We have started our new "The Language of Animals" project! The students are excited, and I am (as always) blown away by their enthusiasm and passion for learning. We have started (and will be continuing over the next few weeks) to explore how animals communicate. On Thursday and Friday we learned about auditory communication (both vocal and non vocal) and visual communication. Students then worked in partners to invent their own species of animal and come up with three ways that it communicates (auditory vocal, auditory non vocal, and visual). They needed to model what this communication looks or sounds like and also what it means. They then presented it to the class. Their approach was extremely creative and I feel like we are well on our way to understanding how these different types of communication work. We will be continuing to work on auditory and visual communication, and we will also be adding touch and olfactory communication over the next week. One aspect of this project that we are starting over the next few weeks is...Pen Pals! Yay! I couldn't be more excited about students getting to know other kids from around the country (and maybe even the world!). At this point I have one class in Tennessee that is signed up completely, and Tuesday/ Friday has already started writing letters to them. I have 2 good leads on classes for Monday/ Thursday, but I am still waiting for the final confirmation. If you have a student in Tuesday/ Friday please ask them about what it was like to write the first letter to their pen pal. If you have a Mon/ Thurs student, I will let you know when they begin (hopefully this week or early next week). I hope everyone has a lovely week! Hello Core 2 Families!
I hope you all had a wonderful break and are feeling well rested and rejuvenated! I had a great break spending time with family and taking a road trip through Sedona and the Grand Canyon with my husband and our puppy. I am ready to be back and have missed your kids like crazy! I wanted to let you know that for our new project we will be studying…. Animal Communication! I am beyond excited to dive into the very engaging, complex, and rich world of animals and all of the amazing ways they communicate. You can find the project plan under the "Projects!" tab of this website. I will be getting you more information about possible home extension projects as we progress. I am going to be giving the students more voice and choice as far as what out path is through this interesting content area so I will let you know more detailed plans as we go. If anyone knows any adults who have professions in areas that involve animals and animal communication (dog trainers, zoo keepers, scientists who focus on animals…) I would love to get them in to share their knowledge with the students. See you soon! |
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