Kiker's Strength-Based Learning Cohort

We have been busy putting the final touches on our ecosystem games! They have created boxes by hand, crafted intricate game pieces, and artistically decorated their contents. They are very proud of their products! Enjoy these pictures of each group... Have a wonderful weekend and watch your email for a list of end of year events. May is busy and it's always helpful to double-check that you've got everything on your calendar. :) Jen and Jewellyn

Seems like the weeks are flying by! A few more weeks to go and we're still working hard. In ELA we have been reading short texts and enjoying some picture books as well. One of the most fascinating articles we analyzed was an expository piece about how stress is actually positive -- and it is in our control how we perceive situations. It's so empowering to realize that we have control over our own thoughts and reactions to handle ANYTHING! We've also been using our reading skills to gather information for our ecosystem research. It's exciting to use our reading and writing in an authentic way! In math, we have been reflecting on how many topics we covered through the year so far! As we review each topic and related math vocabulary, it's impressive to realize how much we have learned over the past 9 months. We continue to become more proficient with logical reasoning and attention to detail as we analyze a few review questions and play a variety of math review ga...