We've had another great week together and I'm so pleased to see how the class is bonding, forming new friendships, and feeling even more comfortable as a class family. It's just so lovely to witness. This kind of solid foundation of respect, kindness and friendship is so important for a happy year full of maximum learning. I'm truly excited about our year ahead!
I hope you've all had a chance to peruse the blog, especially the weekly learning objectives as that is what we've worked towards this week. The children really did so well digging into their reading, starting new small moment stories and recalling math skills previously learned in Grade 2. We've also begun our unit on culture in Social Studies. As I told the class, we are so fortunate to have such a diverse class. Out of 22 students, we counted about 20 different cultures represented! We truly have so much to learn from each other.
We have established partners for reading and math, which will change frequently. Working collaboratively will simultaneously develop social and academic skills and deepen class friendships. (Funnily enough, when I randomly drew sticks with their names on them, most all of the partnerships were male/female, which elicited a few stifled groans and wide eyes. Oh, to be 8 and 9 again, right? They really are so cute.) The students have also completed one 2-week round of class jobs and showed some really stellar responsibility and independence. We'll choose new jobs on Sunday.
Be sure to check out what we are learning for the week of Sept. 14-18th. It's going to be another productive and happy week! ツ
I hope you've all had a chance to peruse the blog, especially the weekly learning objectives as that is what we've worked towards this week. The children really did so well digging into their reading, starting new small moment stories and recalling math skills previously learned in Grade 2. We've also begun our unit on culture in Social Studies. As I told the class, we are so fortunate to have such a diverse class. Out of 22 students, we counted about 20 different cultures represented! We truly have so much to learn from each other.
We have established partners for reading and math, which will change frequently. Working collaboratively will simultaneously develop social and academic skills and deepen class friendships. (Funnily enough, when I randomly drew sticks with their names on them, most all of the partnerships were male/female, which elicited a few stifled groans and wide eyes. Oh, to be 8 and 9 again, right? They really are so cute.) The students have also completed one 2-week round of class jobs and showed some really stellar responsibility and independence. We'll choose new jobs on Sunday.
Be sure to check out what we are learning for the week of Sept. 14-18th. It's going to be another productive and happy week! ツ
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