Week 19 (January 12 – 16)
“A people
without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree
without roots.”
-Marcus Garvey
As
the 3rd nine weeks starts we will be springing into our next IB
unit: How the World Works. I’m so excited about this unit because we
will be discussing the various cultures that make our nation the melting pot
that it is! So often we focus on “American Culture”, but so many of the
students do not necessarily identify themselves with the “American culture”. With
this unit we will be able to explore and learn about the African American,
Asian American, Native American, Spanish American, and Indian American cultures
that all make up the American culture. We will also be discussing folktales and
fairy tales that complement these cultures. If your family has any stories,
folktales, or cultural traditions that you would like to share with out class,
we would love to have you as a guest speaker!
Math
Double-digit
addition with regrouping is coming along slowly but we are making progress! I’m
so proud of how dedicated and determined the kids have been to understanding
and practicing the skill. It’s so easy to give up on something that proves to
be challenging, but they have stayed persistent. We will continue to work on
mastering the skill until each kid feels confident in his or her ability to do
so.
We've added some new math games to our iPads!!!
ELA
It’s
always a pleasure to sit with the kids individually and listen to them read!
I’m amazed at how much they have grown as readers and how much they have grown
to love reading! It makes my heart swell! Reading is essential to life, but the
please of reading enhances life so much more! We’ve also been having fun with
homophones and homonyms. They have been finding the two in all forms of print
and adding them to our window!
I
hope that you all had a wonderful, long weekend and are ready for some fun
learning this week!
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