Good afternoon!
We hope you are enjoying this lovely, albeit slightly chilly, Sunday. We had another wonderful week of school. From beginning the publishing process on our writing, exploring global marketplaces, to having a fantastic meal of chicken tikka, students were able to take steps towards achieving their goals for the year.
A few reminders for the upcoming week:
Now for a bit on our exciting activities from last week.
In reading, students dove into nonfiction articles, saw the benefits of partner and independent reading, and continued to develop their reading comprehension and strategies. This week saw the addition of a new center to our daily reading activities. As students develop in reading, it is essential to have an array of literature readily available. With the addition of the Article center, students take time to read nonfiction texts. Here they gain experience reading for information and an understanding of the difference between fiction and nonfiction text. Furthermore, this allows many of them to explore topics of interest. Students are excited to continue this center and we encourage them to read both fiction and nonfiction at home.
Students also spent time developing their reading through reading aloud with partners. This allows students to practice their fluency and rate and also to share areas of interest. Reading with partners provides other benefits as well, including greater insight into their texts as they are able to discuss, share, and wonder.
A bit of what students had to say about reading this week:
"I am reading about many things. This week, I read the Haunted Library and the World Against Hugh Humphrey. My favorite place to read is on the chairs or the white rug. It helps me focus."
"In reading we do many centers. My favorite center is independent reading. I enjoy that it is quiet and peaceful. I also like to do word study, then I know how to do my homework and get a little bit done. I like partner reading too, people help me know which word is wrong and which word is right."
"I read about all types of animals. I like to find out the noises they make. I get to read about them in the article center."
In writing this week, students continued writing to the bones and worked on publishing their writing. This included illustrating, creating front and back covers, and dedicating their stories. We look forward to sharing these with you soon!
Heard around the writing tables:
"I really like writing to the bones. I love topics, like the day we wrote about polar bears. I like writing and writing more every day."
"I liked writing to the bones too. I get to write about what I'm going to do today, or what happened. It's good practice."
"Right now I am doing a story called "Soccer Friends." It is about my brother and me. I am illustrating right now. When I was writing it, I worked really hard on it."
"My story is about arithmetic. It is about King Multiplus and Queen Multi. There are also King Divide and Queen Divine, they want to destroy multiplication. Then, there are lunos, who are creatures that live there. I made them up for my story."
With our IB unit this week, students finished reading One Hen. While reading, students reflected on and discussed aspects of the story that they connected with. This included the importance of education, kindness, and generosity. Upon finishing, students wanted to write to Kojo, or to others, who have inspired them. Students took pencil in hand and wrote letters that conveyed not only gratitude, but ideas for how they too could utilize marketplaces to positively impact others. The students are currently working on ways in which they can raise money to donate to a cause of their choice. We will keep you posted with what they choose! We would also like to thank Mrs.
Heard around the classroom this week:
"I liked IB so much this week. I liked One Hen. I like writing about people when they do kind things. It makes me think that I can do kind things too."
"We learned about Kojo. He is a real person. he made a difference by selling hens. When he was growing up, he worked hard and had a wonderful family. But, he couldn't go to school since he didn't have the money. He had to help his mom sell things. We wrote notes to Kojo or someone who inspires us to be kind. We can make a difference like Kojo did."
"The book One Hen is about a boy named Kojo. He is, well, he started out with nothing. He made his life better by working hard. He went to a banker, who saw his potential, and gave him a loan so he could start a farm. Then we made an IB profile of Kojo, to see what traits he has. We described him in IB language. For example, caring, a thinker, and well, principled."
In math this week, students continued to develop their knowledge of estimation, comparing, place value, and expanded form. Through interactive activities, discussions, and games, students continued to build their understanding of these concepts, as well as their enjoyment of mathematics. In the coming week, students will explore rounding and addition.
"Math was so fun this week. I did a little bit of expanded form, a lot of place value, and even did Place Value Go Fish. That was SO fun. We had to match expanded form with the standard form. We did comparing, it's when you see which number is bigger."
"I am having so much fun in math. I didn't know math could be my favorite time of day. I learned about place value and expanded form. Next week I get to do addition!"
We are looking forward to another exciting week of learning! Enjoy this long weekend and we hope to see you all this Friday at the PJS Bonfire!
As always, please contact us with any questions!
Kindly,
Miss O and Mrs. K
We hope you are enjoying this lovely, albeit slightly chilly, Sunday. We had another wonderful week of school. From beginning the publishing process on our writing, exploring global marketplaces, to having a fantastic meal of chicken tikka, students were able to take steps towards achieving their goals for the year.
A few reminders for the upcoming week:
- The bonfire will be this Friday, October 17th, from 6 - 8 pm. We hope you can make it!
- Please send in box tops! It was a fantastic fundraiser last year and we hope to continue our success!
- Keep up the great work with the Innisbrook fundraiser!
- For any rainy days, please send in outdoor shoes if you have not already done so!
Now for a bit on our exciting activities from last week.
In reading, students dove into nonfiction articles, saw the benefits of partner and independent reading, and continued to develop their reading comprehension and strategies. This week saw the addition of a new center to our daily reading activities. As students develop in reading, it is essential to have an array of literature readily available. With the addition of the Article center, students take time to read nonfiction texts. Here they gain experience reading for information and an understanding of the difference between fiction and nonfiction text. Furthermore, this allows many of them to explore topics of interest. Students are excited to continue this center and we encourage them to read both fiction and nonfiction at home.
Students also spent time developing their reading through reading aloud with partners. This allows students to practice their fluency and rate and also to share areas of interest. Reading with partners provides other benefits as well, including greater insight into their texts as they are able to discuss, share, and wonder.
A bit of what students had to say about reading this week:
"I am reading about many things. This week, I read the Haunted Library and the World Against Hugh Humphrey. My favorite place to read is on the chairs or the white rug. It helps me focus."
"In reading we do many centers. My favorite center is independent reading. I enjoy that it is quiet and peaceful. I also like to do word study, then I know how to do my homework and get a little bit done. I like partner reading too, people help me know which word is wrong and which word is right."
"I read about all types of animals. I like to find out the noises they make. I get to read about them in the article center."
In writing this week, students continued writing to the bones and worked on publishing their writing. This included illustrating, creating front and back covers, and dedicating their stories. We look forward to sharing these with you soon!
Heard around the writing tables:
"I really like writing to the bones. I love topics, like the day we wrote about polar bears. I like writing and writing more every day."
"I liked writing to the bones too. I get to write about what I'm going to do today, or what happened. It's good practice."
"Right now I am doing a story called "Soccer Friends." It is about my brother and me. I am illustrating right now. When I was writing it, I worked really hard on it."
"My story is about arithmetic. It is about King Multiplus and Queen Multi. There are also King Divide and Queen Divine, they want to destroy multiplication. Then, there are lunos, who are creatures that live there. I made them up for my story."
With our IB unit this week, students finished reading One Hen. While reading, students reflected on and discussed aspects of the story that they connected with. This included the importance of education, kindness, and generosity. Upon finishing, students wanted to write to Kojo, or to others, who have inspired them. Students took pencil in hand and wrote letters that conveyed not only gratitude, but ideas for how they too could utilize marketplaces to positively impact others. The students are currently working on ways in which they can raise money to donate to a cause of their choice. We will keep you posted with what they choose! We would also like to thank Mrs.
Heard around the classroom this week:
"I liked IB so much this week. I liked One Hen. I like writing about people when they do kind things. It makes me think that I can do kind things too."
"We learned about Kojo. He is a real person. he made a difference by selling hens. When he was growing up, he worked hard and had a wonderful family. But, he couldn't go to school since he didn't have the money. He had to help his mom sell things. We wrote notes to Kojo or someone who inspires us to be kind. We can make a difference like Kojo did."
"The book One Hen is about a boy named Kojo. He is, well, he started out with nothing. He made his life better by working hard. He went to a banker, who saw his potential, and gave him a loan so he could start a farm. Then we made an IB profile of Kojo, to see what traits he has. We described him in IB language. For example, caring, a thinker, and well, principled."
In math this week, students continued to develop their knowledge of estimation, comparing, place value, and expanded form. Through interactive activities, discussions, and games, students continued to build their understanding of these concepts, as well as their enjoyment of mathematics. In the coming week, students will explore rounding and addition.
"Math was so fun this week. I did a little bit of expanded form, a lot of place value, and even did Place Value Go Fish. That was SO fun. We had to match expanded form with the standard form. We did comparing, it's when you see which number is bigger."
"I am having so much fun in math. I didn't know math could be my favorite time of day. I learned about place value and expanded form. Next week I get to do addition!"
We are looking forward to another exciting week of learning! Enjoy this long weekend and we hope to see you all this Friday at the PJS Bonfire!
As always, please contact us with any questions!
Kindly,
Miss O and Mrs. K