2019 is off to a great start! We are hard at work and having fun. It will be exciting to see what's in store for us this semester! Below is information about the Gifted and Advanced Academics Parent Conference. This will be held on Saturday, February 2nd from 9am-12pm at Walsh Middle School. If you are interested please click the link below to view the flyer.
2019 GTAA Parent Conference Flyer
1st Grade Talent Development
First graders have spent the week wrapping up our London landmark research projects. They got all their facts written, chose pictures for each landmark, and put together the umbrellas to showcase their learning. We can't wait to show off what we've learned at STEAM night next week!
2nd Grade Talent Development
The second grade got to work completing their train car projects. We talked about how to cite their sources and the importance of giving credit to those sources. They are very excited to showcase their work at STEAM night next week!
3rd Grade Math
Third graders have spent the week finishing up our unit on Data Analysis. We learned about a brand new kind of graph- a stem and leaf plot. Ask your student about these kinds of graphs. We learned a lot about how to organize data in different ways with these graphs!
4th Grade Math
Fourth graders have spent the week practicing our skills in measuring angles. We've explored many different ways to do this and have enjoyed discussing methods to ensure accuracy. They really enjoyed the laser challenge activity we did on desmos.com. Ask you student about how light travels in a straight line, and reflecting off of a mirror to hit a target! We also created a fun project using their first names and the measurements of the angles of the letters. These will be up in the hallway soon!
5th Grade Math
Fifth grade has spent the week on financial literacy. The students are working on a digital financial adventure project. Each student chose a career, and they are using their salary information to build a life for themselves. They are making choices about types of housing, what kind of car to drive, whether to eat out or at home, and how much to spend on discretionary items, among many other things. It's been fun to talk to them about how they see all of these financial events, and learn about their ideas on how money works. They will use this information to build a slideshow to be presented to the class next week.
3rd Reading
Third grade began their unit on traditional literature. We have been learning about fables, fairy tales, legends and myths. The students have been focusing on theme as well as the components of each type of story.
4th Reading
Fourth grade had a great start to 2019. We introduced the unit on Traditional Literature. We will be examining fables, tall tales, fairy tales, and myths. As part of the fun, students will be taking an original fairy tale and fracturing it in their own way. We plan to create a book of fractured tales to share in the library. We also began our novel study of "The Land of Stories" by Chris Colfer. We are excited to see how this novel ties in with our unit of study.
5th Reading
Fifth grade is off and running this year. We are working on a unit about persuasive text. We have been examining advertisements and discussing techniques used to persuade people to buy or use things. The students will be creating an ad campaign for a simple office product using the persuasive techniques we have learned in class (bandwagon, spokesperson, emotional, logical, slogan, and repetition). It will be fun to see who's product is voted most useful!
The fifth graders were also very excited to begin their novel study of "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart. They have already been hooked by this exciting story and have seen some connections to our persuasive text unit.
The fifth graders were also very excited to begin their novel study of "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart. They have already been hooked by this exciting story and have seen some connections to our persuasive text unit.
Have a great weekend, see you next week!
Important Dates:
1/21 MLK Day- No School
1/24 STEAM Night 6:00pm
1/25 Spirit Day- Pajama Day
1/30 Grisham Choice Sheet Presentation 7:45am
2/1 2nd Grade Living Museum 8:15am
2/2 Gifted and Advanced Academics Parent Conference 9am-12pm @ Walsh Middle School
1/21 MLK Day- No School
1/24 STEAM Night 6:00pm
1/25 Spirit Day- Pajama Day
1/30 Grisham Choice Sheet Presentation 7:45am
2/1 2nd Grade Living Museum 8:15am
2/2 Gifted and Advanced Academics Parent Conference 9am-12pm @ Walsh Middle School
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