Another Successful Week!
"When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind." Dr. Wayne Dyer What did Dr. Wayne Dyer mean when he said this? The article by Scott Stabille in the Huffington Post clearly articulates choosing kind rather than choosing to be right. I appreciated Stabille's quote saying that "The heart simply loves and accepts whomever is on the other side of the conversation. Let’s operate from our hearts, with kindness." Read the article here www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-stabile/conscious-relationships_b_5627459.html | Although this was a short week our class accomplished a lot. The highlight of our week was performing a short skit about simple acts of kindness at our Friday assembly. We have been very mindful of our actions and are trying our best to choose to be kind to others. This week each child made a pledge to be kind and committed to three simple ways that they will be kind to someone each day. The skit we performed for the school was a further commitment to choosing small acts of kindness each day so that we contribute to making our world a better place! |
We are continuing our study of arrays to understand properties of multiplication. Students have been representing expressions using objects, pictures and words to develop this understanding. We will continue to develop and broaden our understanding of this topic.
Ten Marks: students have been given their login info and their first assignment is due Friday September 16th. If your child would like to do this at home please have them log on to www.tenmarks.com/login through the student login. Students will be given time in class to complete the assignment if needed.
English Language Arts
We are continuing to develop Daily Five in our classroom. Students learned a strategy to generate a personal narrative and will continue to write personal narratives next week. Our read aloud book, Wonder by Raquel J. Palacio, is a narrative and provides an excellent model for students to learn how to write their own narratives.
On Thursdays we spend time with our reading buddies in Miss Snyder's 1st and 2nd Grade class. This is an enjoyable time for both classes!
ALP
We are beginning our first Advanced Learning Project. For this first project students will study a scientist, inventor or innovator and produce a biography for this person. Students will choose a person to study from a list given to them this week. Some students have already made their choice; some have still to make their choice so please ask your child about this. Below is the list of scientists, inventors and innovators that they can choose from. The rubric that will be used for assessment will be posted next week. ** To model for students the standards and expectations for this project we will be completing a study of Thomas Edison together. More information to follow! **
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