Hello Families, This week during Literacy we started our OWN folktale variations. Each student was able to choose their own folktale to change and make their own. A few folktales that students chose were Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs, and Little Red Ridding Hood. While writing, each student had to still keep organized and stick with their stories "theme." However, they were able to create new and interesting characters and alter elements throughout the story. They also were encouraged to make it fun! We also started our Literacy Book Groups this week. Students are reading different books with a teacher and they meet with their groups during the week to have book discussions. This not only makes the book more engaging but also teaches students how to really think about the text as they read. Groups are lead by the teacher for the first few lessons and as time goes on more and more leadership will come from the actual student group. It is so much fun seeing the students interact with their group members and really dive into the texts they are reading. During math, we continued to learn about multiplication and division story problems. Students wrote their own story problems to share with the class. We also started learning about "data." We looked at data and sorted the information into categories. Then as a class, we worked together to create questions that people might ask for the given data points. Let's look at the paper below to see what the students did. With this sheet, students had to decide how they should arrange the data. Some students chose to categorize the cards into columns titled: HOME, OUTSIDE, INSIDE, and RESTAURANTS.
Then, students were asked to create a question that would connect with their data arrangements. Questions such as: 1. How many students like to eat at restaurants? 2. How many students like to eat outside? 3. How many more students like to eat at home than at restaurants? You can build your child's data skills by sorting their Halloween candy into "like" groups. Arrangements such as: 1. Chocolate vs. Sugary 2. Same companies 3. Color of wrappers 4. Caramel vs. non-caramel Doing this can make organizing and learn about data exciting. This week we also learned the letters "t and w" during cursive. Students are getting really exciting about cursive. Challenge them if you want by asking them to create words using the letters they already know. We also were recognized this week for showing "empathy" to others. This week Franklin introduced a new concept. Each week our school will showcase a vocabulary word of the week. This word will be our "theme" of the week and if teachers see students being "emphatic" towards others we will report these moments. Then, on Friday's the principal will announce a classroom that has been showcasing positivity.
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