We have a fantastic two days back here on the Ave.! The class has been happy and excited, and I have loved seeing them after being away for so long.
Tuesday was filled with catching up with each other after our long break. We enjoyed hearing stories about trips and gifts and time with family. We revisited our class essential agreements and got new seats. Students spent some time reflecting on their goals from term 3 and setting new goals for term 4. They also took a math pre-assessment. Our focus for term 4 is fractions.
Today was spent starting our new genius hour activity. Some genius hour groups are beginning to draft tiny houses! They will be working this term to design, build, and create specs for a tiny house. We are excited to see the outcomes!
We inquired into fractions today by answering three questions:
How do fractions work and what are they for?
What are they like?
How are they connected to other things?
Students worked in small groups to create Y-charts, answering these questions. They shared their responses and then generated a list of things that they want to learn about fractions.
We are exploring the characteristics of poetry and prose. Partners worked to sort characteristics on a Venn diagram. We then read a poem and prose about Harriet Tubman, and worked to move around the characteristics on the Venn diagram as needed. Teams did a great job and were able to have a great discussion about each type of piece.
Our afternoon was spent dissecting and thinking about our central idea for term 4:
Beliefs can be inferred through the analysis of ideas.
The class did a remarkable job of breaking this idea down, to make it easier to understand. See our work below!
We've had a fun week, with more to come!
Mark your calendars for next Friday at 8:00. Our class will be helping to host the Village Gathering with Mrs. Clark's, and Mr. Luke's classes. We'd love for you to join us!
See you tomorrow!!
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