This week in project we've been self-reflective about our emotional responses and our amygdala's sensitivity to situations. We are learning how helpful it is to identify what we are feeling. We've also discussed how "growing a longer fuse" is a goal we all have in specific areas of our lives. Learning about how our brain and emotions are linked is so empowering in how we think about things and react!
In ELA, we've done some important reviewing of revision and editing. We've examined mentor text to help us craft our own, and we've been making strides to improve our clarity in our expository pieces. Next week 4th Grade will have the chance to reach our readers on the STAAR writing. We know we are ready!
In reading, we are anxiously watching how Malala is recovering in England. The questions she poses are causing us to examine what we too feel is truly important and how we react to adversity. SBLC readers are having deep discussions! Ask them what they are learning!
In social studies we are looking at current events (Malala visited Pakistan for the first time in 6 years!) and examining multiple sources around a topic. It is an important skill to be able to find different perspectives/angles on a topic to become best informed!
We've enjoyed measurement stations in math/science this week. Students are exploring metric and customary capacity, metric and customary length, and even the relationship between area and volume. As we work through these hands-on experiences, we're noticing all of the relationships between units of measurement. This has led to discoveries about measurement conversions. We know that 1,000 milliliters is equivalent to 1 liter, so we're able to calculate that 250 milliliters is 0.25 liters. It's big work and we'll explore ways to further connect measurement conversions to fractions, division, multiplication, and other areas of math next week. It's so good for our brains to connect a topic to as many different related concepts as possible!
As scientists, we've enjoyed discussions about how ecosystems are part of a biome and that there are many different biomes around the world. We're exploring the different relationships between living organisms in an ecosystem and learned about symbiosis. We're collecting those 2-liter plastic bottles so we can construct our ecocolumns over the next few weeks, so thanks for sending in whatever you can!
Enjoy your weekend!
Jen and Jewellyn
In ELA, we've done some important reviewing of revision and editing. We've examined mentor text to help us craft our own, and we've been making strides to improve our clarity in our expository pieces. Next week 4th Grade will have the chance to reach our readers on the STAAR writing. We know we are ready!
In reading, we are anxiously watching how Malala is recovering in England. The questions she poses are causing us to examine what we too feel is truly important and how we react to adversity. SBLC readers are having deep discussions! Ask them what they are learning!
In social studies we are looking at current events (Malala visited Pakistan for the first time in 6 years!) and examining multiple sources around a topic. It is an important skill to be able to find different perspectives/angles on a topic to become best informed!
We've enjoyed measurement stations in math/science this week. Students are exploring metric and customary capacity, metric and customary length, and even the relationship between area and volume. As we work through these hands-on experiences, we're noticing all of the relationships between units of measurement. This has led to discoveries about measurement conversions. We know that 1,000 milliliters is equivalent to 1 liter, so we're able to calculate that 250 milliliters is 0.25 liters. It's big work and we'll explore ways to further connect measurement conversions to fractions, division, multiplication, and other areas of math next week. It's so good for our brains to connect a topic to as many different related concepts as possible!
As scientists, we've enjoyed discussions about how ecosystems are part of a biome and that there are many different biomes around the world. We're exploring the different relationships between living organisms in an ecosystem and learned about symbiosis. We're collecting those 2-liter plastic bottles so we can construct our ecocolumns over the next few weeks, so thanks for sending in whatever you can!
Enjoy your weekend!
Jen and Jewellyn
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