This week we all experienced our fourth winter fitness Thursday! We also finished some of our writing. Over the past few weeks students have been working on researching and writing informational books. This work has taken the form of books focused on Vermont. Throughout this unit of study students have practiced elaborating their writing, adding mini-stories to their writing, and verifying facts that they are writing about.
We have also begun a deep investigation into words by practicing "word consciousness." This practice follows us into the books we are reading and encourages us to search for and identify different literary devices the authors employ. Some of our favorites are simile, metaphor, and hyperbole. Check in with your student for their favorite.
On the topic of words and their importance, we have been working on word problems during math. Our focus has been to ascertain what the questions are asking, by focusing on the words used in the problems. From these word problems we have been recording the expressions that will help us solve the problems, solving the problems, and finally checking our answers using the inverse operation of the one we used in the solution.
On a final and celebratory note, we have been working hard on reflection this year, and the fruit of that work is becoming evident. All students are interacting in a mindful manner with one another, and our community is an exceptionally strong one!
As always have a restful and invigorating weekend!
Dave
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