Braelyn, Volume 29: March 23, 2015

Owl of the Week, Braelyn doing his morning work and comparing fractions.
Apparently, this activity required he stick his tongue out:)

What a cool week it has been! We have been tackling place value math centers with zest and humor, carefully crafting our published copies of our weather myths, looking for details to revise and edit in our typed final copies of our Same Day in March weather report, reigniting our passions for reading together in our new book clubs, and starting a new unit of inquiry into How We Express Ourselves. This unit is fascinating as it asks students to look at themselves and the things created around them in new ways. Students will learn to look at and study objects from 5 viewpoints: Physical Features, Construction, Function, Design, and Value. Moreover, under the guidance of several lines of inquiry, we will explore and discover how Artifacts Tell As about the People that Created Them (central idea). I have had a few parents inquire into Samarkand, the 4th grade field trip for this unit. Yes, we do attend a day trip there. More information will come as the trip nears.

The weather is changing and our bodies are adjusting. Think back to when you were a child and spring was happening. How did you feel? Excited to the point of almost wanting to jump out of your skin to play outside! This is how some of our community members are feeling. Thankfully, we have recess and so many opportunities to move around during our learning, so that we can get our "ya-ya's" out! At home, keep doing the same things - bed times, homework time, play time, etc. Keep the structure you have because it helps our children focus on having fun, while learning at school! This is especially important now because of the changing weather and March break coming up! I hope you have as much fun looking at the pictures from this week, as we did posing for them!

Owl: Braelyn

Homework:
Monday: Math Activity
Tuesday: Math Activity
Wednesday: IXL Logical Reasoning Grade 4 K.1Find two numbers based on sum and difference
Thursday: Math Activity
Friday: Enjoy reading a book over break and relaxing!

 We literally trust in others with all we are!

Centers morning work (above).

It is clear that math centers were full of fun and learning this week! (Above)

We kicked off new book clubs this week as well! (Above)

At this point, I should really stop adding pictures but these just tell a story of what pure joy it is to be a learner, a child, and have fun here at TIS! (I added them anyway!)