Hello All
As many of you know, the students hosted a car wash last Thursday and made almost $100 for camp. We will continue doing this most Thursday's until camp, going from 2:45pm - 3:30pm. Our cash wash is located in the back parking lot of the school.
This week we are continuing our fraction finale project we began last week. I am seeing some amazing work, so keep it up. Also, we now have Zingy Learning accounts for all of our students. This is a self paced computer program that allows students to explore science based on their interests. It is fun and interactive, and I am excited to get it started tomorrow.
Also, the dates for Camp Cuyumaca have changed. We are now leaving for camp on March 7 and returning on March 10. Camp staffers will be at school this Wed. at 9:00am to give students a glimpse into the camp and answering any of their burning questions. Parents that still have questions are welcome to attend the presentation.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Sixth Grade Camp Info Night and More...
Hello IA Families,
This Thursday, January 27 at 6pm is an informational meeting about sixth grade camp. Camp staffers will be here to answer questions and provide parents insight into a day in the life of a student camper.
This week we have also finished up POLs. The POLs were amazing! Listening to students speak about their learning, reflect on their struggles, and establish goals was a beautiful experience. Some of my favorite moments included detailed explanations of how a project or concept deepened knowledge and improved critical thinking skills. Once again, I was utterly impressed with our students!
With the ending of POLs, also comes the end of the semester. Report cards will be going out on Friday January 28, 2011. These report cards will include a comment section by both the student and the teacher. Are goal in doing the report cards in this fashion is to provide both students and parents with a deeper understanding of your students struggles and triumphs.
In class this week we began using our knowledge of fractions to reduce/increase recipe ingredients. We reduced a rice krispie treat recipe from serving 12 to only serving 3. Then each group of 3 students had the chance to make their own treats using the microwave. They were yummy!
As we continue to become fraction masters, we are moving onto to our fractions finale project. For this project students need to demonstrate their knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with fractions. They can choose any way they would like to do this. Some ideas thus far have been a comic strip and fraction wheel of fortune. Again, I am sure the students will amaze me with their creativity and knowledge.
This Thursday, January 27 at 6pm is an informational meeting about sixth grade camp. Camp staffers will be here to answer questions and provide parents insight into a day in the life of a student camper.
This week we have also finished up POLs. The POLs were amazing! Listening to students speak about their learning, reflect on their struggles, and establish goals was a beautiful experience. Some of my favorite moments included detailed explanations of how a project or concept deepened knowledge and improved critical thinking skills. Once again, I was utterly impressed with our students!
With the ending of POLs, also comes the end of the semester. Report cards will be going out on Friday January 28, 2011. These report cards will include a comment section by both the student and the teacher. Are goal in doing the report cards in this fashion is to provide both students and parents with a deeper understanding of your students struggles and triumphs.
In class this week we began using our knowledge of fractions to reduce/increase recipe ingredients. We reduced a rice krispie treat recipe from serving 12 to only serving 3. Then each group of 3 students had the chance to make their own treats using the microwave. They were yummy!
As we continue to become fraction masters, we are moving onto to our fractions finale project. For this project students need to demonstrate their knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with fractions. They can choose any way they would like to do this. Some ideas thus far have been a comic strip and fraction wheel of fortune. Again, I am sure the students will amaze me with their creativity and knowledge.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
POL Week
As many of you already know, our students will be giving their Presentations of Learning this Thursday and Friday. A schedule with exact student times was emailed to parents and is also posted outside of my classroom. Students have worked diligently to finish and polish up their presentations, so continue asking them about their progress and even have them practice at home.
We also moved into multiplying and dividing with fractions and mixed numbers last week and will continue that work this week. Coming soon we will be testing our fractions skills by sizing down a rice krispie treat recipe and making them in class! This will be followed by a fractions "mini project" that will allow students to demonstrate their knowledge in a way that is unique to them.
We also moved into multiplying and dividing with fractions and mixed numbers last week and will continue that work this week. Coming soon we will be testing our fractions skills by sizing down a rice krispie treat recipe and making them in class! This will be followed by a fractions "mini project" that will allow students to demonstrate their knowledge in a way that is unique to them.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Presentations of Learning
On Thursday January 20, 2011 students will be giving presentations of learning, or as we call them POLs. Students will be individually presenting two projects or topics, one from humanities and one from math or science. They will be explaining what they have learned, show their work to prove their learning, and reflect on goals made at their student led conferences. Students are practicing their presentations, but please also help your student practice at home. Their presentation should be around 10 minutes total, so time them, and help them add to or edit it as needed.
Presenting work and being reflective is a hard skill for anyone at any age, so some questions you might ask your student to spark their thinking might include:
1. What are some of the meaningful concepts you learned in the project you are presenting?
2. What work do you have that shows you learned those concepts?
3. How did the work you did in this project help you in achieving your goals set at your student led conference?
Presentations of Learning are a wonderful way to showcase learning and reflect upon how to continue to improve and grow as a life long learner. Thank you for helping us share in this experience.
Presenting work and being reflective is a hard skill for anyone at any age, so some questions you might ask your student to spark their thinking might include:
1. What are some of the meaningful concepts you learned in the project you are presenting?
2. What work do you have that shows you learned those concepts?
3. How did the work you did in this project help you in achieving your goals set at your student led conference?
Presentations of Learning are a wonderful way to showcase learning and reflect upon how to continue to improve and grow as a life long learner. Thank you for helping us share in this experience.
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