Holiday traditions and celebrations make this time of year so much fun! While continuing to attend to our curriculum, we also had some great activities and moments from last week that helped us remember the importance of family, friends, and being present and appreciative of all we have. On Wednesday, we got to see our gingerbread building designs come to life! Thank you to Mrs. Bauer for baking and assembling these fabulous houses. Thank you to all the parents who sent in candy for this event. We had an awesome selection of sweets with which to decorate and create! The kids had a ball and it was wonderful to see them take such pride in their work. Here are a few shots I took during the event: In between performances on Friday, we worked on our holiday gifts for our families. Don't want to give anything away, but students began by reflecting on their favorite holiday memories and traditions. And because these kids are so full of personality...I must share the additional group shots I took of Team 4W on Friday. PERFECTION: Thank you so much for the delicious luncheon on Friday. It was such a lovely end to a busy week. Your generosity and kindness is appreciated by all of the staff at Harman. Thank YOU!
Next week, I look forward to all of the Discovery Quest presentations! So proud of all the hard working learners in 4W. I will be sure to post pictures!
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I was really impressed with how well students worked together this week! Students reflect on their own collaboration skill set regularly and set goals for themselves on how to improve. It is wonderful to see each of these fourth graders make a concerted effort to improve how they work with and interact with others to solve problems and reach goals. Check out the highlights of our week below and ask your child to share about his/her personal experience!
The Place Project...our second visit!We had a wonderful second visit to Elizabeth Gardens! We quickly noticed that so much had changed. Some of us had a difficult time locating our special spots! Students returned to their Field Journals for journaling and recording their qualitative and quantitative observations. Upon returning to the classroom, students reflected in small groups and then independently planned and wrote short reflective paragraphs about the similarities and differences among their first two visits. Below are some images from our trip!
BLOGGING, BLOGGING, BLOGGING...Students are now on their own (sort of) with their blogs! Each student has a Blogging Choice Board from which to choose post topics. There is quite a variety of topics and writing forms. All are tied to the curriculum standards for fourth graders. Please ask your child to share the choice board with you. Explaining the assignment to you will help them remember what is expected and will bring to light any confusion so students can ask questions. Thanks for your help with this!
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