Quarter 1 is in the books! We have wondered, discovered, explored, made mistakes, problem solved, made friends, read and re-read, written creatively, written technically, and made messes. We have organized, helped others, laughed, and learned lots and lots and lots and lots of passwords. We have painted, hiked, dug through pond sludge, hunted fossils, and watched a chilling documentary about sinkholes. We have modeled, multiplied, rounded, and measured. We have talked, and shared, and reflected. And we have listened. We have cheered each other on, and said we were sorry. And we ran a mile to be inspired to keep working hard when we are faced with obstacles and difficult circumstances. We are becoming who we are meant to be. And learning what we need to learn to make our world a better place. We have so much more to do, so BRING ON QUARTER 2! CONFERENCE WRAP-UPThe TOOLS WE USE...The little people are so excited about their Google accounts and our Google Classrooms! After setting up accounts and changing passwords, they began exploring the space and addressing their very first assignment: Quarter 1 Self Reflection. I am thrilled with the thoughtful and reflective responses I am seeing from students. They have been so honest and forthcoming about their strengths and areas they need to work on. My feedback comes by the way of comments in the margin of the doc. Please have your child show you how he/she logs in, responds to questions, and completes assignments. Have your child share the Self Reflection with you. I think it is a nice piece to accompany the grade card and is a good discussion piece for you and your child. THINK CENTRALI had a lot of questions about how parents can help their children at home with math. The online piece (THINK CENTRAL) to our Go Math! program has three tools I would like to highlight. Click the button below for a one minute video clip about how Think Central can be a useful tool for supporting your child's math learning at home. THE PLACE PROJECT:CENTENNIAL PARKFourth graders are conducting a year long study of Houk Stream at Centennial Park. Learners are working in teams to collect data, observe changes over time, make predictions, conduct tests, and communicate their results. Our initial information collection this past week will inspire questions we will use to guide our learning this year. Enjoy the photos of teams working together. Stay tuned for details about this project as it unfolds. THANK YOU Oakwood Schools Foundation for supporting The Place Project! We are so excited to have the tools we need to do our important work! 4W...4K...
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