Empathy.... Walking a Mile in Our Shoes
Ask your daughter about empathy. We are participating in the Newsela initiative, "Walking a Mile in Our Shoes." The girls will be reading Newsela articles about different perspectives and experiences: rural communities and refugees, Native Americans and immigrants, veterans and Muslims, groundbreaking women and courageous people with disabilities, and much more. They will write a summary statement for each article and encourage empathy by decorating the bulletin board outside our classroom.
The girls had some fun with Wordly Wise creative writing this week. They wrote on their partner's slide and then created an animated avatar. You can take a look:
Next week's creative writing will be "Student Choice," Storybirds, Piclits, Vokis, faux chatting, Google Story and more.
An immigration project was started this week. The girls used ancestry.com and explored their family history. They are using the information to create an interactive presentation in Buncee. I'll share these next week.
We wrapped up unit 5 in math. The girls were assessed on Thursday and made test corrections today. Look for these tests in next week's work folder. The test included some tough problem solving but at least the problems were about Fuzzbert and friends.
The next unit focuses on division and coordinate graphing. The girls are doing a great job with fact fluency, accuracy and speed are on the rise. Please encourage your daughter to focus on the "Pick 8" side of the fact contract. I'm noticing some careless errors. We wrapped up unit 5 in math. The girls were assessed on Thursday and made test corrections today. Look for these tests in next week's work folder. The test included some tough problem solving but at least the problems were about Fuzzbert and friends.
Next Friday is a half day and it's our second Innovation Day. Everyone is asked to bring a shoe box top or something similar to use as a platform for the project. Dismissal is at noon on Friday and lunch will not be served. We eat at 11:00 so I imagine the girls will be pretty hungry. The Fourthies will picnic on the Green (weather permitting) and then have recess. Girls should bring a bag lunch or a hearty snack.
The girls are all a flutter about the Fourth Grade Play-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Roles will be distributed on Monday. Dr. Kapetanis spoke with the girls about being a team player and supporting each other. I know they will do a great job. The rehearsal schedule is posted on the blog. Thanks in advance for doing your best to have your daughter present during practices.
A few notes:
* Special Week Sign-up Ellie will be our next Special Week girl.
* Homework is posted for the week for family planning. Please remember "Growing Up Healthy" and Spanish homework.
* Carpool Helper Calendar- Ibby and Madigan will represent our class this week.
* "Insider's View to Middle School" for parents 3/28 @ 8:30. Dorothy Suskind will send additional information as the time gets closer.
Girls- Your mystery blog question...... What was Friday's chapel about? Post your answer here and be specific.
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