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Unit Update
"War, Huh, What is it Good For?"
After, learning about the Revolutionary War and the different perspectives from King George to Paul Revere, students are designing their own propaganda posters.
Step inside our classroom and you will see a room full of poets practicing their craft. We are studying poetry and how words, carefully chosen, convey powerful messages.
Next week we look at war themed photographs and write poetry that captures the feeling/mood of the photograph.
The summative task for this unit is to choose a photograph, reenact the photograph, write a poem that captures the feeling, and orally recite the poem with fluency needed to convey the message.
The projects will be on display at the Expressions of War Gallery on October 29th.
"War, Huh, What is it Good For?"
After, learning about the Revolutionary War and the different perspectives from King George to Paul Revere, students are designing their own propaganda posters.
Step inside our classroom and you will see a room full of poets practicing their craft. We are studying poetry and how words, carefully chosen, convey powerful messages.
Next week we look at war themed photographs and write poetry that captures the feeling/mood of the photograph.
The summative task for this unit is to choose a photograph, reenact the photograph, write a poem that captures the feeling, and orally recite the poem with fluency needed to convey the message.
The projects will be on display at the Expressions of War Gallery on October 29th.
Global Read Aloud
Students are enjoying Sharon Draper's book, Out of My Mind. This book is part of the Global Read Aloud Project that is bringing schools together through one book. Melody, a young girl, with cerebral palsy is telling her story of the challenges she faces daily trying to communicate her thoughts. Find out more about the Global Read Aloud at The Global Read Aloud Project.
We held our second Mystery Skype Session Friday. Students cooperated, communicated and were committed to finding the school's location. We were thrown off by one of their answers but got back on track and persevered until we inferred Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Students were excited to learn that this school is an IB school. As students met each other they shared something they liked about being an IB student.
A few student comments about why they liked IB-
- it has themes that we study every year so we know what to expect
- the projects are fun
-we work on traits that will help us in life
-every IB school no matter where it is in the world has units and common things
-I get to be creative and have choice in how I show my learning
-our teachers push us to do even more
-we are becoming international learners
We are looking forward to a year long partnership with this IB school from Alabama.
Students are enjoying Sharon Draper's book, Out of My Mind. This book is part of the Global Read Aloud Project that is bringing schools together through one book. Melody, a young girl, with cerebral palsy is telling her story of the challenges she faces daily trying to communicate her thoughts. Find out more about the Global Read Aloud at The Global Read Aloud Project.
We held our second Mystery Skype Session Friday. Students cooperated, communicated and were committed to finding the school's location. We were thrown off by one of their answers but got back on track and persevered until we inferred Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Students were excited to learn that this school is an IB school. As students met each other they shared something they liked about being an IB student.
A few student comments about why they liked IB-
- it has themes that we study every year so we know what to expect
- the projects are fun
-we work on traits that will help us in life
-every IB school no matter where it is in the world has units and common things
-I get to be creative and have choice in how I show my learning
-our teachers push us to do even more
-we are becoming international learners
We are looking forward to a year long partnership with this IB school from Alabama.
Field Trip Update- Our field trip to the U.S.S. Arizona has been canceled due to the Government Shut Down. Wednesday morning we will have guest speakers from the U.S.S. Arizona come to speak to us about their experiences during war.
I am looking forward to Parent/Teacher Conferences this Tuesday!