HomeroomI'm starting a new homeroom activity called Community Focus. The goal of the activity is to highlight how we work, play, and communicate with each other throughout the day. It gives us a change to focus on one community skill and reflect on how we use it throughout the week. This week our Community Focus was: How are you creating space for everyone to be themselves? We had a lot of conversations about how we fill rooms with our different personalities. Some of us can easily fill a room while some of us struggle to do that or don't want to do either. We also talked about learning when it's time to speak up and share our ideas and when it's time to listen. As always we take the time to think about how other people might experience the world differently than we do and we have to be mindful of that when we talk to people. What's Coming Up in OWLThis week we started our conversation about puberty. We went over a lot of terms and definitions. If your kids haven't read through the puberty section of "It's Perfectly Normal" I recommend they do so this weekend. MathMonday: Book Work Day Tuesday: Word Problem #14 Wednesday: Number Talk #7 Thursday: Book Check Day Friday: Game Day! Project TimeThis week we spent the bulk of our time learning about cells and tissues. Student conducted individual research on the different types of cells found in our body. After that we focused on learning how to use a microscope and looking at different types of tissues found in the human body. This culminated on Friday when the 1st and 2nd graders visited us to learn about what we've been exploring. They are also studying the human body and it was a great opportunity for the 5th and 6th graders to share what they learned about microscopes and cells. The class did a fantastic job talking to the younger class about their experience. I'm extremely proud of them and the maturity they demonstrated with the 1st and 2nd graders. They were great role models. On Thursday we had our first guest speaker come in to share their experience in the medical and health profession. Jessica gave a talk on epidemiology and how diseases spread through a population. Students were given an event were a illness presented itself and they had to figure out the cause. It was great to watch them explore a real life scenario while they applied their knowledge about biology and math to solve a problem. We have a few more guest speakers lined up to share their experience with the class. To see the scheduled of speakers check out the front page of this website. Questions to Ask Your ChildIn this section I'll try and give you a few questions to ask your kids to see what they learned this week or some of the ideas they were forming.
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HomeroomThis week in homeroom we talked about Spirit Week and started planning for that. We also spoke about keeping our cubby area clean and taking home anything that you don't need from that space. We're also going to be rolling out a new homeroom activity where we have a weekly thought to think and talk about. This week's thought was: It's OK to be positive. What's Coming Up in OWLNext week we're going to start our unit on Puberty. This is a pretty big topic in OWL and something the kids are both curious and anxious to learn about. Please take some time to read the chapters in It's Perfectly Normal this weekend. Having some time to think about this topic ahead of time makes it easier to talk about. Here's a link to the HomeLink that will help facilitate a conversation at home. MathMonday: No School Tuesday - Wednesday: Because we didn't have school on Monday we spent the whole week just working in our books. So no Word Problems or Number Talk. Thursday: Book Check Day Friday: Game Day! Project TimeThis week we started our next project on the human body. If you want to see an outline of the project check out this link. You'll also want to book mark the project page. That's where all of the relevant lesson documents will be stored as well as any resources we use in class. During this project we're going to also have a series of guest speakers come in to talk about their work in the field of health and medicine. Check the front page for a list of speakers and when they're coming in to talk. During the spotlight lesson this week we talked about the definition of life, how organisms are structured from atoms to bodies, and the four molecules of life. We also talked about how to read nutrition labels and connected that to our knowledge of the molecules of life. Questions to Ask Your ChildIn this section I'll try and give you a few questions to ask your kids to see what they learned this week or some of the ideas they were forming.
HomeroomThis week in homeroom we took a little more time to relax. It was a busy week because projects were wrapping up. So we took a little more time to just enjoy being together. We also capped off the week talking about what we were studying during the Friday Morning Meeting. What's Coming Up in OWLWe are wrapping up our unit on Body Images and will be moving on to talking about puberty. This topic tends to produce the highest amount of anxiety in students. It's something that's one their mind and there's a lot of concern about what's normal. Please take some time over the weekend to just check in on them concerning this topic. You can also do the HomeLink for this unit. Here's a link to it. MathMonday: Work Day Tuesday: Number Talk. We've been working on looking at number patterns and creating a formula for them. This is a way for us to practice algebraic thought. Here's the pattern we worked on this week. The formula for this pattern is (x+3)x. Wednesday: Word Problem #13 Thursday: Book Check Day Friday: Game Day! Project TimeWe spent the first half of this week putting the finishing touches on our final projects. Students were busy making their visual aids and putting together their speeches. On Wednesday we started practicing our presentations. This involved practicing for other students in the class. On Thursday the other classes in the SK community were invited to listen to the presentations. This gave students an opportunity to practice speaking to different age groups. Lastly, on Friday friends and family came into listen to their presentations. Questions to Ask Your ChildIn this section I'll try and give you a few questions to ask your kids to see what they learned this week or some of the ideas they were forming.
HomeroomWelcome back! The first week back after a long break is always a fun one. Students returned on Monday excited and ready to get back to work. Although by the end of the day on Monday and Tuesday there were a few sleepy eyes on both the students and adults in the building. The highlight of the week was on Wednesday. We met with the 7th and 8th graders and created a committee to plan spirit week. The committee is busy as work planning for the week. Once I have more information I'll pass it along. What's Coming Up in OWLWe've been talking about Body Image in OWL this week and the messages we get from school, peers, family, and the media about our bodies. If you haven't done so already please take some time over the break to complete the HomeLink for this unit. Here's the link to HomeLink #3. MathMonday: Work Day Tuesday: Number Talk. We've been working on looking at number patterns and creating a formula for them. This is a way for us to practice algebraic thought. Here's the pattern we worked on this week. Wednesday: Word Problem #12 Thursday: Book Check Day Friday: Game Day! Project TimeWe spend this entire week putting the finishing touches on our final projects for this unit. Students were busy finishing their presentations and visual aids on the person they selected to study. Part of this project was being able to plan out their work scheduled and follow through with it. It's been really fun as a teacher to see them succeed at this. I'm looking forward to seeing them show off their work. On Jan. 17 from 12:30 to 1:30 students will be showing off their work and what they learned about their historical figures. Questions to Ask Your ChildIn this section I'll try and give you a few questions to ask your kids to see what they learned this week or some of the ideas they were forming.
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