It's been a great week in TAG! We've had a lot of fun learning! If you have not had a chance to complete the parent climate survey from the district for the campus please take a moment to do so. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Parent Climate Survey
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 started our spring ISPs this week! All students have 6 great topic ideas and we are working on deciding which topic they would like to use for their projects. We visited the library to begin looking for books, and we've had a lot of fun!
2nd Grade Talent Development
Second grade was really excited to display their train cars at STEAM night on Thursday. They enjoyed showing off their hard work. We also began our spring ISPs this week. We had a visit from our librarian, Mrs. Bamford, to talk about how to go about choosing a research topic and using reliable resources. The students are working on brainstorming topics and developing questions.
3rd Grade Math
Third graders started unit 6: Geometry, Perimeter and Area and Measurement this week. We began with angles, and have learned a lot about acute, obtuse and right angles and triangles. Students have had fun using exploragons to make angles and triangles. We also started practicing taking notes in our journals by creating a file folder organizer for all of our geometry words. Students are loving geometry so far, and are so eager to learn new things!
4th Grade Math
Fourth graders have spent the week continuing geometry. We started the week learning about all of the angles in triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons. We explored the measurements of the angles in these shapes and added them together. It was interesting to see the patterns the students saw, and the conclusions they were able to draw from these patterns.
We've spent the later part of the week creating mini golf hole designs using geometric elements. They have been so creative in their work, and are doing a great job!
5th Grade Math
Fifth graders have spent the week continuing their Financial Adventure project. They have all built an adult life for themselves, complete with housing choices, car payments, a budget with necessities and discretionary expenses, and even furnishing their living space using real world pricing. It has been so fun to see the observations they've made, and watching them discover just how hard it is to keep your finances in check! They have all built a slideshow with their information and will present it at a showcase for their classmates on Monday.
3rd Reading
Third grade had a great week. We learned about plot diagrams and used one to discuss the story of Cinderella. The students were also surprised with a skype visit from the author of "Rump", Liesl Shurtliff. It was a great visit and the students really enjoyed getting to "meet" her.
4th Reading
Fourth grade wrapped up their unit on Traditional Literature this week. We ended with myths and are finishing up writing our own fractured fairy tales. Next week we will begin our unit on drama! It will be a fun unit to explore!
5th Reading
Fifth grade continued their unit on persuasive text. They are busy developing their advertising campaign for their product. Our goal is to complete these next week and have our presentation day shortly after.
Fifth grade was also very excited to launch their campus community project, the Share Table. This table give students to place unopened foods in a bin for others to take rather than throw the good food away. The kids are very excited to see their hard work put into action. Be sure to ask your student about this project!
Fifth grade was also very excited to launch their campus community project, the Share Table. This table give students to place unopened foods in a bin for others to take rather than throw the good food away. The kids are very excited to see their hard work put into action. Be sure to ask your student about this project!
Have a great weekend, see you next week!
Important Dates:
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
1/30 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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