We had a fantastic week of Discovery Quest presentations! I was thrilled to see that students enjoyed their research and got creative with presentation elements. It was exciting when students who studied similar topics helped each other out with question answering. Young inventors/innovators shared their journeys through the design process and discussed redesign. I heard so many students share that they would like to continue learning about their topic. I was equally impressed with the listening and learning that took place during presentations. Audience members were expected to function as learners and record their new learning, ask thoughtful questions, and compliment the presenter on something he/she did well. Many students even included and assessment tool at the conclusion of their presentation to measure student learning. Thank you for supporting your child with this process. THIS is what it's all about folks! I am confident that I am sending a WONDERFUl group of thoughtful, curious, independent, creative and capable learners on to fifth grade next year. I'm just SO very proud of each and every one of them!
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This is the time of year when we see all of the year's hard work culminate in so many exciting ways. This week was filled with creative endeavors. In Social Studies, students are working in small groups on mini-research projects. Students are focused on the early years of statehood in Ohio during the early to mid 1800s. More specifically, we are looking at how Ohio's transportation system grew, changes in education and religion, and economic growth. Students are using a variety of non-fiction conventions to include in brochures to share their learning and will be breaking out into small groups to share their expertise with other classmates next week. Students wrapped up literature circles this week. It has been wonderful to see them enjoy reading the books, the annotation process, group discussions, and blog posts. Throughout the reading, students were asked to respond in a variety of ways to questions about character, setting, cause and effect relationships, theme, and text to text connections. Students focused on justifying their responses and opinions with specific examples from the text. I have been very pleased with the great thinking I have seen and heard from students in 4W! Students completed a final piece of writing in which each child wrote a poem from the perspective of a chosen character. On Wednesday, Andy Brandell from Graeter's shared an engaging presentation about the Graeter's Ice Cream business. Students learned about the history of the business and what makes Graeter's Ice Cream an exceptional product. Additionally students learned about the properties of dry ice. Ask your child to share what he/she learned! Of course, we ended the presentation with ice cream...delightful! Thank you Harman PTO for sponsoring this fun and educational event. It was wonderful to see so many families come out for this year's Grand Affair. Mrs. Kuntz and the students of Harman have done it again! The halls are adorned with beautiful and impressive artwork. If you were not able to attend, make sure you stop by after school sometime before Hot Dog Lunch to enjoy the displays. Have your child explain the learning behind his/her pieces too. Each piece is a product of the applied skills Mrs. Kuntz is teaching students. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms in 4W! Students had no trouble at all thinking of all the reasons they appreciate their mothers. Here are just a few reasons these kiddies love you! Mom is...And the week ended with a surprise visit from the Charles brothers! Excitement abounded and of course, there was a photo op! |
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