We had an election this past week and came up with our class name ....
NATHAN'S NINJAS!!!! Ask your child about the election steps they learned about. See pictures below too.
Math: we continue working on subtraction, subtraction number sentences, comparing, and problem solving
Language Arts: this week we will work on short e and initial consonant blends. We continue to work on identifying the main idea and details; the genre this week is realistic fiction. All the material is available online through Pearson, accessible with your child's username & password.
Social Studies: we will work on identifying characteristics of a good citizen
PYP: We continue working on How We Express Ourselves, we studied a piece of art and discussed the colors and shapes that the artist painted, the feelings evoked by the painting, questions about the piece, and the materials used by the artist. Next, we will ask an expert to help us derive answers to the questions.
Creating art inspired by Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni
Working on the "part I know" and determining the "missing part"
Early in the week we held a 'primary' to come up with a class name. On Friday, we held an election. Here, the voters are waiting to cast their vote.
The kids marked their choice on a ballot.
Then they placed the ballot in the "ballot basket."
Hmm, I can't decide which one to vote for.
The kids were treated to a special Art a la Carte lesson by some parents. They learned about Matisse and his use of positive and negative to create his later works.
The children created their own pieces of art!
