The Chinese New Year Cultural Celebration at Melawati was a great day of fun and learning! In the week ahead we look forward to Book Week! Ms Suji has some special events planned. Remember to send in gently used books for the book swap by Wednesday. The "Book Character Dress Up Day" is now Thursday. Book Bingo takes place during the week.
Thank you, parents, for the delicious Teacher Appreciation luncheon we enjoyed on Thursday!
We begin the week ahead on Day 1.
Reading
Students have selected their books for book clubs. They will be starting them on Monday. Look out for a blog post by your child on their book! Please help your child to remember to read and return the book to school each day. After looking at the "shape" of stories (we discussed a story mountain where main characters go up and down through the story) and readers are now attending to the role secondary characters play. We are also looking at how characters resolve trouble when they are tested in the climax of a story.
Writing
Students are working on their first fairy tale adaptation. They are story-telling and acting out their story to improve their drafting. Please ask your child to tell you their story. The more times they tell their story the greater detail they will likely include in the written version. Students will work on balancing narration, action, and dialogue. You will get to see the drafting process at conferences.
We will Skype with Josh Funk on Tuesday to learn more about how he writes fairy tale adaptations.
Math
This week we are focusing on the attributes of 2D shapes, with particular attention to quadrilaterals. Some shapes can go by many names, for instance, a square is: a special rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, and a quadrilateral.
Social Studies
We are continuing to look at social structure/government in ancient civilizations and will move on to belief systems and art and architecture.
Student Led Conferences
Your child is busy preparing for their Student Led Conference next week. S/he will lead you through the agenda and be ready to share learning from across the curriculum. Ms. Julie sent out a recent email detailing what this will look like. Your child will communicate with you in the language that is easiest for all of you. Plan on spending about 45 minutes in the classroom and then 15 minutes at a few "specialist" classes.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Home Learning
Week of February 26. Please complete 2 activities and bring in to share on Friday.
Math: Go on a shape hunt! Collect 5 or more images/pictures/sketches of the shapes you see this week. Name them.
Math: Choose a flat surface in your home and find the area. Sketch it in your notebook and label the dimensions. Show your thinking.
Language arts: Choose a character in a book you are reading (or read recently). What is the problem in the story and how would you solve the problem?
Language arts: Choose a favorite line from a book you are reading and write about why this line is important to you and what role it has in the story.
Social Studies: Choose an ancient civilization and learn about a toy or game from that time. Write a summary in your own words about it in your notebook or make a model of the game/toy to share.
Other: Spend time doing something you love with an adult. What did you choose?
Remember: Reading is just what we do. It is expected each night. Don't forget your book club book!
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