This week math/science students have been practicing their ability to find pattern in number and pattern series'. Grade fours have been practicing their computation skills and had an opportunity to show, what they know in an addition and subtraction check-in. In science, students have begun preparation for the Tomatosphere, studying germination and gaining supporting information about plants. This week in humanities.... We started reading the novel Pax aloud as a class. We are so excited about this novel and the learning opportunities it provides. As we read this week students were introduced to the reading strategy visualizing and demonstrated their skills in a visual journal featuring pictures, words, and questions. We also introduced the strategies of questioning and making inferences, and are excited to continue working with the students on using clues from the text to answer their questions. The app "MindMeister" will digitally hold and organize students' questions as we continue to read! This week students also selected novels from the library that they will allow them to practice the reading strategies independently. Students also contributed to a class "What Are We Reading?" wall. Check out the digital version from 4.3/4.4 here: https://padlet.com/ivy_w1/43reads2016, and 4.1 / 4.2's display on the wall in their humanities room! Students are also now working in Googledocs, and have each created their own digital journal. In this document students will be completing a variety of activities (including uploading images of their visual journals), and will receive feedback from their teachers. Your child will still be sharing their learning on Freshgrade though, so keep watching those portfolios! The beauty of Googledocs is that they save automatically, are accessible from anywhere on any device, and have wonderful comment features that allow teachers and students to have meaningful conversations about learning. Ask your child to show you their journal! Next week we plan to continue following Pax and Peter on their journey, and will be looking at how making connections is another thing that good readers do. Lastly, a HUGE "Thank You" to everyone who volunteered to help out on November 15 with the in-school Teacher's Pet activity. At this point all classes have enough volunteers and are good to go.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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