March 8

Good afternoon!

We have started to discuss shapes. We have started with sharing what we know about 2D shapes. To get our brain cells ready, and being inspired by some interesting creatures we have seen in Dr. Seuss books, Room 5 students designed their own shape creatures.

Some printed shapes which the students had to cut out.
If the size was too big, they sized them down.

Students were asked to not glue until first planning.

Cutting is a great skill to have!

Careful planning and gluing.

Amy followed her design.

This reminds me of the Gingerbread Man!

I love the eyes and the star heart!

Absolutely amazing! Great job, Room 5!

As you know we have been talking about community. When we read The Lorax, we learned about how a community was torn apart. Today, in small community groups, students planned and drew a background for their interpretation of what the Lorax's community looked like when things were better. What did we learn when we worked together? Logan said, "We concentrated and worked really hard together." Amy said, "My group planned it out together before drawing." Ethan felt that not everyone in the group was listening to each other. John and JC shared that they did equal work. Ahmed's group had to problem solve when community members were drawing things they weren't supposed to! Peter shared that Carman and him could not agree on bushes as he did not want them on the paper! Finally they solved the issue by Peter drawing something else, and letting Carman know he was fine with her decision. At the end of the day, it was a good learning experience, working together as a community.

Our Read to Self needs work as our stamina is going backwards! We are trying to start again with 5 minutes.

Have a great evening!

Ms. Cokar