Writer's Workshop/Storypath -- We are in the home stretch of publishing! Having spent the majority of this new year researching, drafting and editing our Coral Reef Research Books, it is almost time to publish and celebrate. Students have continued to learn additional features of non-fiction texts and have been given the opportunity to add these pieces to their writing, which many of you will see this week. This has been an extensive project and we are excited to celebrate. Next up, we will begin a unit on realistic fiction which will be a wonderful change of pace and opportunity to exercise our imaginations.
Reader's Workshop -- Lately, in Reader's, we have been focused in on three main topics. 1) Making our reading more fluent, 2) identifying literary language, and 3) keeping track of our reading as stories grow longer. Students have worked with partners to practice these skills and we've also done several shared readings as a class to practice fluency strategies. We will continue practicing these skills as we enjoy some "just right reading" during the next two weeks, and we students will also be working alongside their reading partners to establish and meet individual goals.
Math -- This week we have been working on conducting surveys and we recently visited other Trinity classrooms to collect data. Students had to brainstorm in teams how to conduct a survey and accurately record information, and soon will be creating a representation for this data. We will wrap up this unit just before conferences and look forward the latest assessment at this point.
Important reminders for the upcoming weeks:
- Wednesday, March 1st: Ash Wednesday Chapel Service, 8:00AM
- Friday, March 3rd: Under the Sea Museum 1:00 - 2:00. Please join us to celebrate the hard work we've been doing in Writer's and Storypath! Students will be eager to share their books, as well as the beautiful window paintings outside our classroom.
- Wednesday, March 8th: 8th Grade vs. Faculty Basketball Game. 2:30
- Thursday and Friday, March 9-10: Student Led Conferences. Don't forget to sign up for a time via Good News!
We'd also like to say a HUGE thank you to the many parent volunteers who took time to join us for the painting of the Coral Reef. We could truly not have done it without your help and so appreciate your gift of time and presence. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
