Just a reminder that December Scholastic orders are due tomorrow!
You've probably noticed that I've been sending home quite a bit of old artwork this week. I wanted to make space for some of our new stuff, especially so that we can decorate our class with some holiday creations! Yesterday, one of our students gave a very detailed explanation of Hanukkah which prepared us for making stained-glass window Menorahs. They are up in our windows and look amazing when the sun shines through! Next week, we will do an equally amazing Christmas craft. Pictures of the Menorahs and our new artists of the month coming soon!
We've also been busy learning how to conduct a simple survey. We've been asking friends to answer questions, like "How many letters are in your name?", and then counting up the totals to see what the most popular answer was. Not long from now, we will put this skill together with our graphing skills, which have been coming along nicely, to invent our own question, conduct a survey and create a graph using the results. This is really advanced stuff!!
As you know, for social studies we've been talking a LOT about rules and responsibilities in the community, and the kids have shared some of the rules and responsibilities they have at home. Now we're going to talk some more about special people and events in our lives, starting with our families. Today, during our discussion, I asked students to tell me what types of activities they enjoy doing with their families. I was super impressed that once one student did the hard work of trying to answer completely in French, everyone else tried really hard to find the words for their answer in French too. This is why everyone deserves a big Bravo today! Keep talking French - I love it!
