First off a reminder that it is Student-Led Conferences on Monday and Tuesday. This means that, other than the times you have signed up for, there are no classes these two days. The class is prepared and I am looking forward to seeing all of you at these important conferences.
Our next inquiry unit is a short three week unit on wellness. The last part of this is a study in Human Growth and Development looking a the move to adolescence. The time of puberty is an important one in all children’s lives and it encompasses not only physical changes but social and emotional ones as well. Our week of studies will review all these aspects. The entire study is done with the class except for the question and answer period on the last day were we will split up the boys and girls. Students will be able to form questions all week long and anonymously put them in to the question box for answering on the last day.
We have now completed our fractions unit and moved on to Volume. So far we have looked at how the shape of two objects can be different but have the same volume. This unit will look at not only the depiction and measurement of volume but also mass and capacity. We will also look at the math involved in calculating the volume of objects.
Most students have completed their first story during a historical period and are researching or writing first drafts about a second historical time frame. This has been interesting since students are so young they do not have a real feel for history yet. It has been fascinating to read their stories. These will be available during conference time since the are all on the students Office 365 account.
We got to see a presentation by a gentleman who makes his living writing Children’s books. His name was Morris Gleitzman and he was enjoyed by all. There was a great Q & A at the end where students got a look at how he goes about writing his stories. In many ways, it was similar to the way we do it in class.
I a looking forward to seeing all of you over the two days of Student-Led Conferences.
