We've felt quite busy lately, and it's only because there are so many exciting things taking place. Allow us to fill you in! We've jumped into Storypath, and are just beginning to understand where rain forests exist, the different layers of the rain forest, and what's inside of them. Last week, Mrs. Lanze took us on a virtual field trip to the Amazon where quotes of excitement and discovery were heard all around the room. Students were able to virtually explore rain forests, rivers, churches, homes, school, and communities. Some hopped onto the virtual zipline! David and Marcia even kindly asked if they could have a "little extra recess," before entering the virtual playground. It was a fun filled morning, evidenced by the partnership work taking place. "This is SO fun," we heard Matthew say. To which Joshua replied, "Yeah! This is the best." Tanner and Brielle were off in their own corner "inviting" one another to go adventure around Brazil. Ella described Storypath as a time where we "discuss things you don't know about the world and learn to help other people." We loved the words Ella chose, and look forward to deepening our studies on the rain forest in the coming weeks.
We are wrapping up Unit 2 of Investigations this week and will be taking our final assessment on Thursday. We've been putting our knowledge to the test by comparing and contrasting 2D and 3D shapes using Venn Diagrams and have also been constructing our own 3D shapes out of pipe cleaners and straws. Prisms and pyramids of all sizes were being built on Tuesday and were excellent evidence of our understanding.
Our next project is underway in Writer's Workshop and we're challenging the class to write persuasive letters. Their first assignment has been to write about one thing they'd like changed about Trinity -- many are developing reasons for longer recess and longer art. However, we love the few that are hoping for a longer Reader's Workshop! Speaking of Reader's Workshop, we're focusing on character traits and feelings in order to understand more about the personality of our characters.
Did you hear that our earthworms arrived?! It was like Christmas morning as we gathered together on the carpet to open our package of worms. All hands were on deck as we prepared our earthworm bins by stripping newspaper and tearing lettuce. We will be watching these bins closely over the next month as we look for evidence of decomposition. We encourage you to "dig into" your child's thinking about soil and decomposition as it has been a very fun and hands-on experience!
A few reminders for the upcoming weeks:
- We will walk to ImaginOn this Thursday, October 29th to return books and check out new books. Please remember to send in any library books from home!
- Friday, October 30th will be a full day at Trinity! We will start by walking over to AME Zion Church to celebrate All Saint's Day. That afternoon, we will participate in Field Day from 1:00 - 3:00!
- Friday, November 6th we will walk to CPCC to watch the Middle School Musical: Crazy For You. Nothing beats a fun Friday!
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