Week 34 (May 4-8)

May 4 – 8 (week 34)

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

 –Albert Einstein

Curious About Severe Weather

Since we first started our unit on weather the kids have been asking questions about the different types of extreme weather. The daily forecast, water cycle, and temperature peaked the interest of most, but the class was way more concerned about tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, blizzards, and floods! So I let them spend a week researching in a group the weather phenomena of their choosing.

The kids ended up putting together presentations that they showcased to the class. The presentations ended up not being up to part and so I gave them more time to prepare. They presented again for our class along with Ms. Layman’s class. The second time around it turned out to be quite informative and they took pride in presenting their findings to a larger group.

Questions For Book Club

Book clubs have been absolutely fantastic!!! The kids are enjoying their books and more importantly they are enjoying sharing their thoughts, feelings, and questions with their group! They’ve had so much to talk about and so many connections that they have made. It is such a beautiful thing to watch unfold.

Speaking of reading, as you all know we’ve been reading Stella by Starlight for our read aloud and there are some race issues and question to go along with it throughout the story. The setting is set in 1932’s South Carolina. There are so many questions that the kids have and most of them are “why”! They are starting to make connections between the book and also the issues that have been in the news lately. There is so much that they want to discuss. I can only answer so many questions for them and I do not want to impose my beliefs on them and so I have encouraged them to go home and share their questions, comments, and concerns with their parents. So please don’t be surprised if your child comes home asking questions in regards to race, racism, the KKK, or any other organization.

 

Celebrating our mothers

I don’t know if many of you know it, but I am extremely close to my family, especially my mama. I love my daddy dearly, but there is nothing like a mother’s love! I wanted to make sure that we took time out of our busy schedules to show our mothers of room 604 how much we love and appreciate them. The students and I planted flowers and wrote letters to show our appreciations. It was such a fun and heartfelt experience!