I had such a wonderful time getting to meet with all of you today! I love getting a chance to connect and touch base about your kids :) I hope you all had a productive day and came away with new strategies to try at home! This week has been a busy one for us. The project is in full swing and we are having a blast exploring the past. We started this week working as a class to create a Laura Ingalls Wilder Newspaper, which is up on the wall by the door. They started out by filling out job applications to choose their job at the newspaper, and then worked in groups to create their section of the newspaper. I loved that the kids seemed to embrace their roles completely, declaring that they were now an editor, or a cartoonist! We are going to spend the rest of the week studying Rosa Parks and the art of the photo essay! I will update you on how that goes, and would encourage you to have conversations with your kids about photographs and explore using a camera with them :) One of the learning goals that is on your learning plan this month is to begin building the reading comprehension skill of "inference." This can be a complicated skill to help your child with so I wanted to share some tips. The basic idea behind inferring is that the reader is able to combine the text clues with their own background knowledge to draw a conclusion or inference. Here is a basic graphic organizer that can help break down this process for you and your child: We have also added a new math game to our "Math Menu" which is called "Compare with Cards" but really is very similar to the old game "War." If you do not already now how to play this game, your child would LOVE to teach you. They are crazy about this game. This is a fun way to work on building addition fluency, as they have to add up the two cards quickly in order to see if they have won the round or not :)
I am adding the new Work Journal, along with the "student friendly" translation on the Learning Goals page. Per our conversation regarding parent reflections on the Work Journal Samples: do not worry about this for the first Work Journal. We are going to be discussing this as a staff and deciding what the overall expectation is. I will keep you updated :) Again, I had a wonderful time with all of you today. I feel very lucky to have such a wonderful group of families to work with! Please let me know if you have any questions about work journals, samples, or the project! Also, Don't forget to get me the first Work Journal by Friday!! Robin Comments are closed.
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