Celebrating Our Learning
This past week we spent time reflecting on our learning during the last quarter so that the kids could choose the topics they wanted to share during gathering. They soon began to realize the range of topics we have covered and how many of them have melted into others. It was amazing to watch them make connections as they analyzed the branches of their learning. This was great prep work for thinking about student led conferences which are coming soon.
We have continued our inquiry into weather, monitoring the conditions each day, tracking the high and low temperatures, and looking at various tools used to measure and record weather conditions. Last week we did not make it quite as far as we had planned into our unit, so we will play catch up this week. As writers, the kids have thoroughly enjoyed exploring poetry in many forms. This was clearly evident in our learning celebration as we shared some of our favorites with the school. The kindergarten and first grade classes later came and told us they had been inspired and are now planning to do poetry also.
We began working with time this past week, learning the parts of the clock and reading time to the nearest half hour. On Friday, we started writing a math story which includes the time recorded as it passes during the story. Initially, we began writing a story together and then the kids began their own versions. We will revisit these Tuesday.
In reading, we have been building comprehension strategies as we charted our predictions during read alouds and examined the reasons behind our predictions. Questioning the basis for our predictions pushes us to think about what is happening in the story and what might happen next. Do our predictions make sense? Are we understanding the gist of the story? These are the questions we discussed this week to strengthen our comprehension skills.
This Coming Week
We will continue our unit on weather and begin to work on group expert projects on extreme weather events. These will be completed in class. In writing, we will begin to explore non-fiction pieces. As mathematicians, we will continue working on our independent time stories and practice telling time to the nearest 5 minutes. We will also include addition and subtraction of larger numbers this week as well. As we look at our understanding of the text in reading, we will work to organize and articulate the gist of the story and determining the importance of factors in the story.
Important Dates
January 24 Information Night for Prospective Parents
January 29 Visitation for Prospective Parents
February
1 CFI Family Movie Night
Doors open at 6:30; Movie at 7:00February 7 SIC/PTP Meeting
February 14 Curriculum Night/Student led Conferences
February 15 11:30 Dismissal/Student Led Conferences
February 18 School Holiday
Our Thought for the Week...
Our class enjoyed making the morning announcements each day.
We relished the fruits of our labor when it finally came time to publish our poetry.
Here are a few of our favorite pieces of poetry which some chose to share in gathering.
Creative
explorations.
Learning more from Ms. Audrey and Jake.
Snapshots of our gathering:
