There were many learning activities and fun things going around in the classroom this week. We started with Personal Narratives and read Creepy Carrots. Mrs. Davia is having the students start writing their personal narratives with small moments and transitional words. During Intervention Block we listened to the story of Creepy Carrots and are creating pictures of their version.
We were also able to play Halloween Bingo on Friday. It was a really nice week and the children are doing very well with following procedures and guidelines. I hope they all had a safe and fun Halloween.
Fifth Grade News:
Our fifth graders are also doing a great job.
We finally have the students on the Summit platform and have been introducing them to how it works. We are going through the various sections of Summit and what is required of them.
Our first project in English is Compare and Contrast Short Stories. They are choosing 2 short stories within the same genre and will be working on various checkpoints within the project. There is a lot of information coming at them. We are taking notes in each subject, watching videos and going through various resources which will help them put together their project.
Mrs. Sanchez and I are going step by step with this so that they can see what has to get done. This platform will allow the students to work at their pace, and work on various resources. Not all the students will do exactly the same project. They can choose how they will want to present it to the class. There will be due dates to stay on top of and focus areas which they will work on during SDL time (self-directed learning).
Below you can see our first resource that the children are working on. The videos they provide on the platform are all helpful in order to be able to get through the various checkpoints. These checkpoints are important because they teach the children various terms that they need to know. The articles they read will also be beneficial to completing this project. We know this will be a great success with their participation and learning the skills to work on these projects independently and with the help of all the teachers.
The various classes are also learning about the voting process. Great discussions are held around the Presidential race. They are actually "voting" through a google form to see who SOS wants to lead our country. We are reading articles about the voting process, watching videos about how voting works, and listening to the candidates as to where they stand and what they believe in.
Don't forget there is no school on Tuesday, November 3rd so that we can get out there and vote.
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