What a GREAT week!This short week was anything but easy-breezy for learners in 4W! However, I am thrilled to report that the challenging work facing the little people was met with enthusiasm, curiosity, effort, and a fabulous can-do attitude. Hopefully your child came home with much to share with you this week, but just in case...below are some words and images to help get the conversation going. INNOVATION DAY"AWESOME." This is my answer to "How did Innovation Day go?" The day was filled with motivated kids with a plan. RESEARCHING, ORGANIZING, and PROJECT PRODUCING 4th graders filled the room, the hall, the computer lab, and the library. I could not be more proud with how students used and managed the time allotted for this important work. I am reviewing self assessments and these will be coming home shortly! The Place ProjectThis week we ventured out for the first of many great visits to Elizabeth Gardens for the Place Project. Ask your child to share about the following with you! Field Journals Our Whistle System Qualitative and Quantitative Observations Check in with Kidblog to read about your child's special spot! From the pages of student Field Journals 10/30/13:
The day has come! I have the sound of the creek in my ear. “The Comfort Spot” is where I lean on a special form of rocks that fit my back perfectly. Leaves and vines secure my spot together. I found a spot with water and I am happy! The bush that leans over and bears “fruitful” berries is the royal archway. The leaves are the soft carpet. There is a squirrel’s nest right over me and a cloudless sky. There are many trees above me like a canopy under the sky. I need a shower...bad I can hear cars, but I am still calm. I was having a lot of trouble finding my spot, but when I did I just knew right then and there that this spot was going to be it. Above me are branches from all the trees around me. I can hear little droplets from the trees, and I can see little droplets in the water splashing. I’m sitting next to a creek, and in a hill on a root of a tree so I do not get wet! There are many types of trees that I would like to learn about. There are beautiful trees everywhere and underneath them is smooth, brown dirt. I hear birds chirping and singing songs. The heart shaped leaf is like a boat floating in the water. There is also a frog in the stream. Under me is a big animal hole. I wonder what animal lives there. There is also a bouncy vine that I can rest my feet on as an alternate. We are so high, that we have a good view of almost everything.
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Molly MacDonald
10/31/2013 02:16:11 am
This was such a fun and creative experience! I can't wait to see how it changes throughout the year!
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Kimberly Walther
11/4/2013 07:57:33 pm
Thanks! I really enjoy this project and so do the kids. It will be fun to reflect in past trips throughout the year and notice the changes.
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