Our first full week was jam packed! I am really enjoying the gifts and talents among this group of young people. It is a pleasure getting to know them all! Our opening math unit is a review of geometry concepts. We are working hard on vocabulary, exploring properties of polygons, and revisiting extended facts and measurement. In Science, we are learning how scientists answer questions. Students have used a variety of media to explore this topic. Ask your child about "Exhibit A" and how one could cook with a pizza box! Next week, we will continue our lab,"How high does a golf ball bounce?" We will also practice making claims and supporting our claims with evidence through some fun demonstrations. I introduced several new tools this week that will help us connect our language arts skills to the rest of our curriculum. I am in the modeling phase of incorporating these tools so that students will be able to use them independently and successfully. The details of Daybooks and Reader's Response can be explored by clicking the links below: DAYBOOKS! READER'S RESPONSE! Kidblog has already been a big hit with students and they are catching on quickly to the world of blogging and social media. I will gradually be allowing different parts of Kidblog to be utilized. Last week began with a focus on digital citizenship. Your child brought home a small poster reminder. Additionally, students practiced commenting on blog posts of mine. We discussed how to interact with each other appropriately and for what purposes Kidblog will, and will not, be used. Students were also encouraged to upload a personal avatar and adjust the screen to a theme of their choosing. I encourage you to pop in to our little blogosphere and read our posts and comments. You may use your child's password for doing this! As students get busier composing and publishing blog posts, you are always welcome to comment on your own child's writing. I have learned that this forum provides a great deal of motivation for young writers as there is an authentic audience! Please know that any critical feedback I give your child in regards to writing conventions or topics will be given as a private comment so that only the author may see it. Hopefully your child has told you about Energy Island. We have spent a great deal of time working with this book and using it for building background for our upcoming inquiry, as well as exploring how to connect our claims and inferences to a text. Please check the Science Page if you are interested in seeing a short video about the island of Samso. Hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful long Labor Day weekend! Happy September!
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