Presentations
This past week we finished presenting most of the Spider Slides that the children created. They were very excited to show their classmates what they created. We learned many interesting facts about so many different spiders.
Take a look at some of your children as they showed us what they did.
These presentations went on for a couple of days and the children were so proud to bet up there and show off what they did. We will be continuing with Informational writing for the rest of the trimester. Many fun activities are being planned so stay tuned.
The children also asked so many wonderful questions to each other. These were very informative slides. I know that they really put some great effort into them and did an exceptional job.
There will be more presentations as the months progress. I am looking forward to their book projects for this trimester. They should all be reading biographies and planning how they will put together their Bottle Book Project. These are due at the end of February. They have been given the handout that they will be filling out, the directions on how to put it all together and the rubric on how they will be graded. Below I included just some examples in case they need a visual of how they need to be put together.
On the day that they are due, your child will bring in the bottle, paper that they filled out and the book. For this presentation, they will have the projects displayed around the room and will tell us a little about the person they read about, their early life, education, accomplishments and later life.
Student of the Month Assembly (Virtual)
On Friday, the school held its monthly student of the month assembly. The children were introduced to the new trait for February- Friendship. School wide, we are beginning a new initative, the children will be earning SOS Star Bucks for great behaviors, awesome attitudes, great effort and so many other positive behaviors.
Each classroom will display a poster of what Star Patriots look and sound like. Throughout the week, children will work on earning these bucks and their will be some friendly competions taking place as far as who earns the most bucks, individually and as a whole class. We are so excited to be starting this and know that we are all STARs.
Safe- I protect myself and others
Trustworthy- I am honest and tell the truth
Accountable- I take responsibilities for my decisions
Respectful- I value myself and others
We cannot wait to see all these great qualities being displayed throughout the school, in the hallways, classrooms, on the bus, during recess and lunch.
Upcoming Events:
The 4th graders will take part in the Pen Pal Project sponsored by USPS.
The children will be writing letters to a class of 4th graders from Las Vegas, Nevada. The USPS has provided us with envelopes and cards to send out. The children will be writing friendly letters to who they get paired up with. It will be exciting to get their letters and find out about the children. I will introduce this Monday.
February 2nd is World Read Aloud Day- as an ELA teacher it is one of my favorite days as I get to read aloud and the children will also have the opportunity to do that also.
February 8th is our 100th day of school (can you believe it?) I have some fun things planned for this day. We will be working in stations. The children enjoy stations and it gives them an opportunity to collaborate with each other and make new discoveries.
Also on the 8th- Some students have been randomly chosen to take part in the NAEP survey. The children will be asked various questions about Math and Reading. It is not a standardized test, it is all for gathering data on our school and getting the children's input about their learning.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
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