Dear Parents,
In Library class, we went on a scavenger hunt to search for authors with the same initials as ours.We were able to track down quite a few of them. We were very impressed with their books and happy to see our initials on book covers.
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Students looking for authors with the same initials as their names
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In English class, we practiced identifying story elements for summarizing stories. We had a great time reading books to find these elements (characters, setting, events, problem, solution) to put on our retelling gloves. These gloves helped us to retell stories in our own words. In addition, we continued to develop our writing and descriptive skills using adjectives to describe characters from stories and short videos. We wrote some sentences about the characters and shared them with our peers.
Students watching a video story called The Rainbow Fish
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| Students using a retelling glove to summarize the video story |
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Choosing a picture prompt to spark super writing.
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In Math class, we continued to follow and give instructions involving position, direction and movement. We explored the school ground to find right angles. We were able to find right angles on the window frames, drain covers, paving slabs and many other places. We also continued to work on our addition and subtraction skills. We wrote our own two-digit numbers on cards and exchanged them with our peers. We were happy to see our peers trying to solve the problems we created.
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| Students writing their own two-digits numbers on cards |
In Unit of Inquiry, we finished inquiry into our beliefs and values and the impact they have on ourselves and communities. We interviewed our peers to find out their overall views on the unit and how to build a strong community. We analyzed the concept of belonging and did a research to find out ways in which we can help each other feel a sense of belonging in their communities. To better understand some of the feelings associated with belonging and not feeling a sense of belonging, we made a Venn diagram to sort the various emotions. Later on in the week, we explored these emotions, and assigned a color for each one of them. We did some painting to express our emotions and later discussed ways in which our emotions can affect other people in the community.
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| Making a Venn diagram to sort our emotions. |
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| Assigning a color to each emotion |
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| Peer interview to answer questions from the unit. |
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| Conducting a research on the unit |
Have a great weekend,
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