It has been a while since the last posting. My how times flies when you are busy. Let me take the time to catch you up on what the students have been doing.
Literacy: As we enter our new unit of inquiry, How We Express Ourselves, we have also begun a new reading and writing unit of study. We have started to read classic Fairy Tales looking at the story elements that compose these tales. The students are viewing with a critical eye, as readers, to identify all the story elements as well as, observing with a writers lens to see how to construct fairy tales. We are now moving into looking at how classic stories can be adapted and made in to twisted or fractured fairy tales by changing one or two of the story elements. The students will be writing their own fractured fairy tales in the weeks to come.
Maths: In connection with our new UOI, the students are looking at 3D shapes. We will identify the names and properties of these shapes over the coming weeks. They students will also begin to identify various 3D shapes in their everyday life and in various pieces of artwork. They may even decide to incorporate 3D shapes in their own artistic creations.
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The students also took their knowledge of multiplication facts and began extending it to multiple factors for various products. They will continue to practice with this over the coming weeks to strengthen their understanding and use of fact families with multiplication and division.
Lastly, in maths, the students had a very challenging problem solving task this week. It was thinking about a 3D cube and how many sides would have icing on it if it were cut into 27 pieces. It was definitely a mind bender and extended their thinking of 3D shapes and space.
Unit of Inquiry: Well, the new unit has officially begun! It has been a week of Tuning In as the students begin to think about art in its many forms and purposes. They have had a variety of activities to do in order to explore the many ways in which art can be used to express emotions, in particular.
Gamcheon Art Village: A huge thanks to all the moms who came out to help on the field trip yesterday. The kids were bursting with excitement and energy! They LOVED it!!!!! It wouldn't have been nearly as successful without you. The students had a chance to identify various forms of art: sculptures, wall murals, graffiti, installations, and more. They also had a chance to ask questions like: What is art? Why do we make art? Additionally, they had a chance to observe details within/form within the artworks such as: lines, contrasting colors, balance, shape, patterns, etc.