Miss Kesler's Class News
Thursday,March 3rdWritten by Kate W. and Addison B.
Quarter 3 Happenings
This newsletter has been written by Addison and Kate:
Inquiry Workshop
The students are now working on their power wonderings, both politically and scientifically. Some are working on the presidential election, animals, and the Oscars. We have loved seeing our growth in inquiry throughout this year. We are so excited to see their final presentations! :)
Math Workshop
In Miss Kesler's Math class we started Unit 9 where we are working heavily with coordinate planes in all of the four quadrants. We have introduced a new game called Hidden Treasures in which you try to guess your partner's coordinate point.
Writing Workshop
In writing, the students have been working on their Writing Circles. The students collaborate with other students that all have the same interests, but still write separately. They have chosen groups like scary stories, food, and power. Ask your kids what they're working on! :)
Reader's Workshop
We have been focusing a lot of our time on identifying POWER in literature.We are identifying major power and infrences in the books we read and find common themes for power across texts. We love the thinking students show when they are conjuring up ideas for power because I can tell that their wheels are already spinning on how these lessons impact their real lives!
We just finished the writing portion of ISTEP. All of the kids did an amazing job and I am so proud of them! We will take the online portion in May, right before school ends. We love seeing their growth all throughout the year!!
Writing circles in action
Writing circles in action
Writing circles in action
Dates to Remember
Music Informance
I just wanted to remind you about the upcoming Music performance on March 22nd. March 22nd will be the 2nd and 4th grade infomances or programs.
4th graders will meet in the media center at 6:40 for a 7:00 start with the exception of handchimes kids. Handchimes performs for the audience in between the two shows. The shows are around 30 minutes in length. Please let me know if you have questions! Can't wait! :)