Eightieth Day of School

Today most students were quite successful differentiating between fact and opinion and stating an opinion. We discussed the difference between expressing a preference (I like popcorn) and stating an opinion (Popcorn tastes great). Many students were able to substantiate their opinion with evidence or facts using a Circle Map.

In Visual Art we explored our immediate outside environment looking for instances of line. We then replicated and labeled what we observed in our Visual Art notebooks.

It is good to see more students bringing in their flash drives. One student even received his drive from Santa Mouse! What a great gift! Several students received Star Chart credit for completing a digital project.

Start Smart Week 1 Preview

In our first unit of learning we will explore some of the things that make people unique. This week we will look at the characteristics of ourselves and others that make us special. Within this idea we will review the simple elegance of the Golden Rule for our Social Science lesson as we reinforce the importance of respecting the differences we discover in others (HSS 1.1.2).

For the first 3 weeks in Language Arts, we will review many of the concepts learned in Kindergarten. We will review the Kindergarten sight words as well as letter sounds and proper writing formation. We will also review rhyme and syllable segmentation. We will be reintroduced to our first thinking maps, the Circle Map and the Bubble Map as we learn how to describe ourselves in order to begin our first theme project: a book about ourselves.

In Math we will review number sense concepts emphasizing visual patterns and ideas for the numbers 0-12.

In Music we will discuss pitch and rhythm.

In PE we will focus on balance and cooperation.