This week has been much anticipated by the students, it is the week we build during project time! Thank you for helping your student get the supplies into the classroom. The creativity level in the classroom is very high and I especially appreciate how they are using their research to confirm what they are making. They are focusing on building things that represent Native American life, according to their research on their chosen tribe. They are also learning about when the Europeans came into their region and what that was like. Lots of learning going on.
We are working on writing skills in the classroom this week, focusing on eliminating run-on sentences and sentence fragments. The students will get to apply these skills when they choose aone of their narratives to revise and publish. We are also starting to write in Gratitude Journals. If you would like to take this gratitude challenge by fulfilling the same assignment as your child, you can choose one person or thing you are thankful for each school day and write a paragraph (5 sentence minimum) about why you are thankful for this person or thing. We will do this for the 11 school days before Thanksgiving. It will be a challenge for all of us to complete this, but we are going to do our best. We hope to use writing to define and express our thoughts, as well as focus on the positive things in our lives. Please let me know if you do this, even if you miss some days! What a great way to prepare for Thanksgiving and have meaningful discussions with your child.
Have a great week!
