We have a busy semester ahead of us, and I wanted to give you a sneak peek at what we will be learning about this week.
IB
We are beginning our third unit of the year. It is called “How the World Works” and the central idea is climate affects our lives.
During the next 6 weeks, your child will inquire into the relationship between climate and weather, how weather affects our lives, and different kinds of weather. The students will also learn about the tools used by meteorologists and how weather looks different in different parts of the world. We will look closer at how our clothing and activities change from season to season. Finally, we will wrap up the unit by drawing themselves in winter and another season of choice.
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to look at weather forecasts to know what future weather will be and to self-select appropriate clothing choices. Students will talk with peers about their personal experiences during different seasons. Throughout this unit, we want students to strive to be communicators, curious, and independent.
For a research component of this unit, please send in pictures of the seasons in your home country. You may send personal pictures from your home, or pictures from the internet or magazine.
Language Arts/Writing
- ill spelling pattern. The students will learn about the –ill spelling pattern by singing a song called “Down the Hill”. They will highlight the –ill words, discuss the meanings of the words, sort –ill family words, and make a list of –ill family words.
Math
- “What is a calculator?” “What is it used for?”: Students will meet the calculator. They will begin practicing reading and entering numbers on a calculator.
- “How is rolling two dice at the same dime different than rolling one?” Students will gain experience with addition, graphing, and probability.
- “How can we make shapes with our bodies?” Students will deepen their understanding of shapes through cooperative movement activity.
- “Does a shape stay the same if I turn it?” Students will solidify their understanding of shapes.
Science
- Students will begin to think about the weather and seasons. We will discuss the central idea and come up with questions about weather and seasons for our IB “wonder wall”.
- Students will begin to understand “What is weather?” and will make a chart of weather words.
- Students will sort pictures of different weather patterns. We will discuss the types of weather, what kind of clothes you wear in this weather, if the weather is dangerous.
- Students will sing a seasons song during calendar time.
- We will be reading “The Mitten” this week. We will discuss the characters, setting, problem, solution, and sequence the story.
- Students will identify “tricky vowels” found in the mitten.
Social Studies
Students will understand the difference between wants and needs.
Daily 5 Pictures
Holiday Party Pictures
Thank you parents for your time and energy that you have invested in our holiday party! The children and I truly enjoyed ourselves!
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