January 16-20
Our students have observed two full pages of observations from the web cam footage. Students joined forces and in groups discussed the most interesting find. From there, each group decided to focus on one animal of their group's choice. Our end product is a narrative writing for the individual piece and as a group, students will create a Blabbersize. What is a Blabbersize you ask? Well, its a way to communicate any information through pictures that speak. once created, I'll upload a few of them on the class page for viewing. :)
This week was the final week for Passion Hour presentations. Passion Hour is a period of time during ELT that students narrow in on their passion. and how they can help a problem or bring awareness. Some of the presentations included green screen work, web sites, posters, or just an oral presentation. Before the presentations, students created rubrics that allowed them to grade themselves to see where they can improve. As each student presented, our classmates gave feedback to the presenter to help them even more. Students did such a great job presenting, giving feedback and also accepting it. Great work everyone!
Our students have observed two full pages of observations from the web cam footage. Students joined forces and in groups discussed the most interesting find. From there, each group decided to focus on one animal of their group's choice. Our end product is a narrative writing for the individual piece and as a group, students will create a Blabbersize. What is a Blabbersize you ask? Well, its a way to communicate any information through pictures that speak. once created, I'll upload a few of them on the class page for viewing. :)
This week was the final week for Passion Hour presentations. Passion Hour is a period of time during ELT that students narrow in on their passion. and how they can help a problem or bring awareness. Some of the presentations included green screen work, web sites, posters, or just an oral presentation. Before the presentations, students created rubrics that allowed them to grade themselves to see where they can improve. As each student presented, our classmates gave feedback to the presenter to help them even more. Students did such a great job presenting, giving feedback and also accepting it. Great work everyone!
January 9-13
Our class is rocking and rolling in our food chain unit while focusing on the driving question. We have been learning about different animals and plants and how the world works in a cycle. The web cam footage has been uploaded to google classrooms and the students have been making great observations to what exactly is roaming around the Hudson Valley. Along with the footage, student have been learning about the skill of sequencing. Sequencing is a crucial skill not only in the classroom, but students are learning how to take the skill and apply it to the real world in food chains and food webs.
Along with our Food Chain unit, Module 3 math is coming to an end. Even though our Multiplication and Division unit is almost done, mastering these concepts is important. Students will have a quiz every Friday focusing on these concepts.
We have begun to track our goals that were made up in the first trimester. Students will start to look at the goals and strategies used to see if they need to be modified or kept. Student findings will be presented at Student Led Conferences in March along with one of the Project Based Learning projects of their choice.
Our class is rocking and rolling in our food chain unit while focusing on the driving question. We have been learning about different animals and plants and how the world works in a cycle. The web cam footage has been uploaded to google classrooms and the students have been making great observations to what exactly is roaming around the Hudson Valley. Along with the footage, student have been learning about the skill of sequencing. Sequencing is a crucial skill not only in the classroom, but students are learning how to take the skill and apply it to the real world in food chains and food webs.
Along with our Food Chain unit, Module 3 math is coming to an end. Even though our Multiplication and Division unit is almost done, mastering these concepts is important. Students will have a quiz every Friday focusing on these concepts.
We have begun to track our goals that were made up in the first trimester. Students will start to look at the goals and strategies used to see if they need to be modified or kept. Student findings will be presented at Student Led Conferences in March along with one of the Project Based Learning projects of their choice.
January 3-6
Happy New Year!
We hope everyone had an exciting and relaxing holiday break with their families. Before we left for break, we culminated our fourth PBL unit about Color Vision Deficiency! For writing, the students worked in their project groups to pick an everyday problem that people with color blindness have. Then, they used their imaginations and passions to design a tool or device to help people. Some of the creations included an "Ingredio-scan," fabric scanner (Mega Watch), Color Switch Necklace and a windshield that helps determine the colors of the traffic light. They presented their projects to the National Colorblind Academy in London for feedback!
This week, we introduced our fifth PBL unit. The driving question is "How do organisms interact with each other within an ecosystem?" Our entry event included an activity led by Mr. Pete, teaching us about different animals in the food chain. We created our own food chains!
In math, we continued long division and will be starting 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication next week. We are encouraging the students to increase their fluency with their basic multiplication and division facts. We added resources to Google Classroom for them to practice and enourage students to practice for a few minutes per day.
Finally, save the date for a family fun activity! Saturday February 11th from 9 AM- 4 PM is Eaglefest at Teatown in Ossining, NY. You and your family can get a chance to see the bald eagle returning to the lower Hudson Valley! This activity connects to our current unit about food chains. For more information visit, http://www.teatown.org/events/eaglefest/
Happy New Year!
We hope everyone had an exciting and relaxing holiday break with their families. Before we left for break, we culminated our fourth PBL unit about Color Vision Deficiency! For writing, the students worked in their project groups to pick an everyday problem that people with color blindness have. Then, they used their imaginations and passions to design a tool or device to help people. Some of the creations included an "Ingredio-scan," fabric scanner (Mega Watch), Color Switch Necklace and a windshield that helps determine the colors of the traffic light. They presented their projects to the National Colorblind Academy in London for feedback!
This week, we introduced our fifth PBL unit. The driving question is "How do organisms interact with each other within an ecosystem?" Our entry event included an activity led by Mr. Pete, teaching us about different animals in the food chain. We created our own food chains!
In math, we continued long division and will be starting 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication next week. We are encouraging the students to increase their fluency with their basic multiplication and division facts. We added resources to Google Classroom for them to practice and enourage students to practice for a few minutes per day.
Finally, save the date for a family fun activity! Saturday February 11th from 9 AM- 4 PM is Eaglefest at Teatown in Ossining, NY. You and your family can get a chance to see the bald eagle returning to the lower Hudson Valley! This activity connects to our current unit about food chains. For more information visit, http://www.teatown.org/events/eaglefest/