Important Dates:
Wednesday, January 25 - Book-It Theater - Going Some Place Special Thursday, January 26 - Author Visit - Javaka Steptoe Wednesday, February 1 - End of Semester - No school Monday or Wednesday 6 or 8 - Museum of Flight Tuesday, February 14 - Valentine's Celebration Wednesday, February 15 - Airplane Extravaganza - Evening time TBA Monday, February 20 - Presidents' Day - No School Tuesday - Friday, February 21-24 - No School Hi families, I ended this week thinking about reflection and making time for reflection throughout the day. On Thursday, I went to my STAR mentor training through the Seattle district, and one of the ways students engage in learning is through reflection. Often times we get so busy in our day that we miss this reflection piece. When we rush, we can eliminate examining what we learned and how well we learned it. However, moving forward with all that is happening in the larger world outside of school (politics, budgets, families, friends), reflecting on why we make certain decisions, making sure we have facts to support our decisions, and how other people respond to these decisions is a major part of becoming a responsible member of the community. In class, as a community, we will continue to emphasize the importance of reflection for its many benefits. Math Subtraction! We are practicing our subtraction strategies, drawing connections between subtraction and addition and organizing our work on the page. Writing Students continue storytelling. We focused on different elements of a story (introduction, problem, climax (solution) and the ending (the "new" normal). We also thought about different ways students could end their stories. Reading We examined characters' motivations and hidden lessons the author wants to teach within the story. Students keep track of their stories as they read on post-it notes, helping them retell at the end of the story.
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