In math we began talking about shapes and tried to make a piece of art using only circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. We also kept exploring word problems. We are learning to read them to figure out what we want to find out.
We talked a lot this week about ways to help the planet. In writing we got a chance to write something pretending we were the earth. We asked for help. We are also talking about fiction and non-fiction texts at school. Some students have been writing non-fiction texts about their favorite animals.
We launched Genius hour this week too. We will all be working on our own project over the next 6 weeks. Students will get 1 hour a week to work on learning about something they love. Students will be able to learn about things or learn how to do things. We are in the brainstorming phase at the moment. We are trying to decide what really interests us and what we would like to learn about. You can learn more about Genius hour by watching the two videos below.
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