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Short But Full Week!

This week we focused on the word integrity. We discussed how it's not just "doing the right thing when no one is looking," it's being true to the values we hold. It's our words, our actions, our habits...that show what we believe. Integrity goes way past saying things -- it's the follow through that counts. In addition, it has EVERYTHING to do with how we treat people.

We've also been pausing in all kinds of circumstances to think about how our decisions and words have a ripple effect EVERY TIME and affect EVERYONE. Lots to chew on.

We are digging deep into how to develop ideas with specific details in our writing, and we had the opportunity to write about something we each care about. We created our own prompts, outlined, and drafted our expository pieces. Next week, revision and editing!

Our reading study included a strategy called "5 Words." It's an amazing (almost magical) way to summarize sections and entire pieces of nonfiction text. In addition, we analyzed our main character, Nova. In our reading, we discovered the first few chapters are all about getting to know the character and recognizing their problems. Suddenly, however, about chapter 4 or 5, readers begin seeing a pattern to the problems and can develop theories about the character's main struggle. We are working to apply this in our independent reading.

Nicole, our author, has crafted an amazing piece that touches on so many important issues. Be sure to check in with your kiddo...they are thinking about a lot!

Math and science came together this week as we dove into distance measurement. We learned about the origins of the metric system and reviewed millimeters, centimeters, and meters. Many of us collected data for our science fair projects using millimeters, so we had a connection to this unit. Over time, we want to have the same familiarity with many common units of measurement, so this is a perfect opportunity to keep an eye out at home for objects that are about one centimeter, inch, foot, yard, or meter long. We are also starting to consider conversions like 3 feet = 1 yard = 36 inches. This particular example is fun because we can jump across our 12-inch floor tiles to show these distances.

We ended the week with fabulous Valentines Day parties organized by our room parents. We enjoyed spreading the love with all our cards, and we enjoyed some healthy breakfast treats. Thanks to all who donated! Enjoy your weekend!

Jen and Jewellyn

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