Our Week in Review

The students completed their Informational Brochures.  They each chose a topic, researched it, and put together very creative and interesting brochures to share with their classmates.

The students did a wonderful job in finalizing the finished products.

 

 We have begun our research on Canada for International Night.

We will be reading about the Foods, Famous People, Provinces, History, Culture, Animals and Sports of Canada.

The students will put together posters, brochures, a cookbook, and some arts and crafts displays for all to view. 

Everyone seems very excited to be participating in the festivities. More information to come in the following weeks.














Our new display is up.  I LOVE reading to the children and each day you will find us in circle time with either myself or Miss Lopez (our student teacher) reading to the children.  Once we complete the book, we have wonderful discussions about the lesson or theme of the book and then we place the copy of the cover on the line.  My goal is to reach our 180th day and have read to them one book per day.  So far we have over 80 books displayed.  This weekend I went out and bought more books to add to my collection of read alouds.  I can't wait to share them with the students.

Our 5th graders are continuing with their latest project: Different Perspectives.  They have chosen two articles to read with various views on particular topics.

On any given day,  the children get out their chrome books and begin work on the project.  There are groups that work together and help each other along, others may prefer to work alone.  It is all a matter of choice and how they like to learn.  They are making discoveries in their own way.  Project based learning is a way for students to learn about something in a variety of ways.  We may start off with a mini lesson with the entire group or they jump right in.  I am there to guide them and make sure that they are understanding what is expected of them.

Coming up:

Friday, February 1st is World Read Out Loud Day.

Our literacy team is planning some great activities to do with the children. Reading to a child is one of my favorite things to do.  As I read I can see that the children hang on every word and are attentive to what is coming next.  

Enjoy the week!!