Weekly Words and 3-D Structures

Weekly Words:

In math, we are learning about 3-D solids and their function in the world. They students enjoyed some hands on building time and were able to construct some 3-D shapes and structures using toothpicks and plasticine. Here are some of the 3-D structures they build? Can you recognize some of the 3-D solids?

Weekly Words + Mini February Summary

Our weekly words (which we've been working on for during the shortened weeks) are the following. 

Part 2 of the "oi" sound in French which makes the sound "wah"

Dictée for these words will be on Monday, February 24th. 

Mini February Update

Math - We have just wrapped up some 2-D Geometry (an independent task on this will be coming home shortly). We have started on some 3-D Geometry which has included some hands-on building tasks. 

Science - We are currently working on a unit about solids, liquids and gasses and discussing the various properties of matter. We will be doing some experiments including mixing liquids and solids and changing properties of matter. 

Art - To match our learning in math, student have been creating designs using 2-D shapes and have been using Miras to help them create symmetrical pieces of art.  These will be displayed in the hall shortly. 

French - Thank you to all who attended our plays! They were a huge success and the students learned so much. We will be moving on to some French story writing and doing a some shared reading activities together on a mini French novel. We continue to build the skills and stamina needed to converse in French socially and during designated French instructional time. 

Language - We took a little bit of a pause form James and the Giant Peach, but have taken it up again. We do vocabulary studies with each chapter and in journals, the students make predictions about what will happen to James and his insect friends. The students have also been exercising some media literacy skills in creating a product and writing/performing an advertisement for it. These will be recorded and loaded to the blog shortly. 

We will soon be doing some persuasive writing, based around "I Wanna Iguana" by Karen Kaufman-Orloff. 

Music - We have been learning how to read music and play short pieces on the Glockenspiels! The students are becoming very proficient at reading B-A-G in the treble clef and on reading rhythms. 

As always, feel free to write me a note or contact the office should you have any questions or concerns. The students work hard every day and I do my best to communicate important matters in the planner, but I am always happy to have more in-depth conversations at your request. I will also reach out if there are any major concerns based on what I'm seeing in class. 

Thank you for all you to do to support your child's learning at home. We are looking forward to warmer weather in the coming weeks!

Sincerely, 

R. Glenn-Lynes

Les Trois Petits Cochons

I am so very proud of our class for their French play presentations. Thank you to all who were able to visit our class and see the plays live at the end of January. Here are some recordings (unfortunately they aren't from the original performances and some groups had to improvise and perform in the hall - thanks for being flexible!) for your viewing pleasure and for students to revisit if they wish. We hope you enjoyed our dramatic performances. I think the students were able to take away a lot of new skills from having completed this collaborative group project.  

Group 2 - Mya, Caleb, Lynn, Olivia

Group 1 - Owen, Clara, Renae, Rou'a

Group 3 - Abby, Symone, Trinity, Austen

Group 4- Sam, Garrett, Ava, Ruby

Group 5 - Jaida, Jasmine, Jillian, Lincoln

January Partner Appreciations

Rou’a - appreciate Jasmine because she made me laugh a lot and she shared things with me

Jasmine - I appciated Rou’a because she would make me laugh also she’s kind to me

Renae - I appreciate Lynn because if I dropped something and there was a mess, she’d help me clean it up and she would help me with my homework

Lynn - I appreciated Renae because she would always be kind to me

Symone - I appreciate Jaida because she always made me laugh and she’s a good partner

Jaida - (away)

Clara - I appreciated Owen because when I asked him to come over he would say “okay” and just come over. 

Owen - I appreciated Clara because she would help me keep my workspace clean. 

Jillian - I appreciated Caleb because he was always kind and nice to me. 

Caleb - I appreciated Jillian because she was always nice to me and she made me laugh.

Abby - I appreciated that Ava would help me a lot when I wasn’t feeling well and calm me down. 

Ava - I appreciated Abby because she would stand up for me when people weren’t being nice. 

Ruby - I appreciated Olivia because she would always be nice to me and would talk to me a lot. 

Olivia - I appreciated Ruby because when I was making things funny, she would laugh. 

Trinity - I appreciate Garrett because at lunch, we would just chat together and make eachother laugh. 

Garrett - I appreciate Trinity because she’s fun to play with and she is funny and she’s really kind. 

Lincoln - I appreciated Sam because he would talk to me a lot. 

Sam - I appreciated Lincoln because he would always give me company when I was bored and if I was doing my work, he would always say something to cheer me up.

Austen - I appreciated Mya because she would always be nice to me.

Mya - away