Hi families! Airplane PBL Thank you to all families that were able to make it to the Airplane Showcase on Wednesday night. Students were so excited to share their projects with you. For those of you who weren't able to make it, that's ok! I've attached pictures of the projects that didn't go home on Wednesday and you can share them with your child. I hope you had fun. I know I did! Orange Folders This Week Students took home writing (Writing Gripping Fiction), reading (Analyzing Characters and Their Stories) and PBL work today in their orange folders. Check it out, ask questions and listen to what your children have been working on. Museum of Flight Field Trip The Museum of Flight field trip has been rescheduled! We will go on Monday, March 13th. Stephanie Yurcisin is organizing drivers and chaperones again (Thanks, Steph!). Looking forward to going. Whale Watching Field Trip Second grade is in the baby steps of planning our whale watching trip in May for our whale PBL. We have already talked to our contacts at Island Adventures and they told us they have a new boat this year! However, that also means our costs have increased. We discussed with classroom coordinators and Ms. Roy and we plan to send out a survey to get family feedback on how to proceed with these increased costs. Look for this survey the week we come back from break. Valentine's Day Celebration Enjoy some photos from the celebration!
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Tuesday, February 14 - Valentine's Celebration - Compliments and Valentines
Wednesday, February 15 - Airplane Extravaganza - 5:30-6:30 Monday, February 20 - Presidents' Day - No School Tuesday - Friday, February 21-24 - No School Hi families, Snow Day (No Field Trip :( ) ! Monday (2/6) was a snow day and we missed our Museum of Flight field trip! I was pretty bummed, but I heard the students had a pretty good time playing in the snow. I have talked to Jen Dickens who is coordinating with the Museum of Flight and we are working on setting a new date. I will let you know when I find out. Even though the field trip is after our PBL project, the experience will hopefully reinforce what students have learned and possibly provoke even more questions for further personal investigation! Valentine's Day Tuesday we are going to celebrate Valentine's Day. Make sure students bring in the compliments to pass out to other students. In return, your student will come home with their own book filled with compliments! Let me know if you need any more notecards. I have extra! The letter said they must be in tomorrow (2/13), but if you need another night that is ok, just make sure to bring them in on Tuesday. Airplanes this Week in the Classroom This week we have been busy planning and preparing for our upcoming Airplane Showcase. Students have chosen a wide range of projects, from commercials to newspapers, models to presentations on ExplainEverything (app on the iPad). Some students are working in groups of four, other are working in pairs. Students are all answering the question, "How have airplanes changed our community?" in their own way. You should expect to see a wide range of student work. Students are leading their own work, planning, choosing materials, drawing, and using technology with little direct teaching. We have discussed time management, delegation of work to teammates, and compromise, all the important skills associated with group work. Group work can be full of problem solving at any stage, and we are lucky to start building these skills early. We are excited to share are work and look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday at 5:30pm! Monday, February 6 - Museum of Flight Tuesday, February 14 - Valentine's Celebration - Compliments and Valentines Wednesday, February 15 - Airplane Extravaganza - 5:30-6:30 Monday, February 20 - Presidents' Day - No School Tuesday - Friday, February 21-24 - No School Hi families, FIELD TRIP ON MONDAY- Museum of Flight - Make sure students bring a sack lunch and walking shoes. If you student is under 80 pounds or under 8 years old, they will also need a booster seat. We are super excited! Airplane PBL Students are in the midst of research and development of their airplane projects, becoming experts on their topics answering the question, "How have airplanes changed our community?" Some of the topics look at various ways airplanes have changed the military, nature, food transportation, and travel. Students use resources such as Epic, KidRex, and books from the library. Students self-selected groups with other students of similar interests, and started reading and taking notes with their group members. After completing research and answering questions about their topics, students will create a plan to create a project of their choosing to share out the information they have learned. Projects include posters, videos, commercials, newspapers, or building a model. Valentine's Day Compliments On Thursday, I sent home note cards for students. For Valentine's Day, students will write a compliment to each student in the class. It needs to be specific, true and well thought out. On Valentine's Day, students will deliver compliments and glue them into a book that they will get to take home. The sheet I sent home with the note cards gives the details of how to complete the compliments. On the list of students, I did not put Kai Williams on the list. Make sure he gets a compliment (Sorry Williams family :\)! I have attached a revised class list to this week's newsletter if that's helpful. Please email me if you have any questions about writing the compliments or decorating them. Writing - Students are crafting fiction and working to revise for tension and stretching moments out using senses to describe details. Reading - We are examining how characters respond to events by looking at plot and acting out our characters' dialogue. Math - Subtraction strategies we are learning and using new strategies to subtract! We have three main strategies - Subtract in Parts, Decompose Method and Add to Subtract. We also have the option of drawing and using manipulative. This week we relied heavily on an open number line to subtract. Look at some of the examples for a better idea.
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