Thank you!
It was great
to be able to meet with so many parents last week during conferences. I
am hoping that you found your child's conference helpful. We have been
working on setting goals in the classroom, so it was nice to be able to share
those goals with each family.
Genius Hour Project
I wanted to let families know about a project opportunity that
their child could work on at home if they want to. It is called Genius
Hour. This project is completely voluntary. It is something that
my students worked on last year, and since it was so motivating for those kids I wanted to let
you know about it.
This independent project allows students to learn
about a topic that they are interested in learning more about. After
learning about the topic, students decide how they want to present their new knowledge
to their classmates. After creating a presentation, students get a chance
to be the "expert" and teach their classmates about their topic.
Genius Hour is a project that would be
completed at home and could be worked on when a student has time. Last year
when I did this with my students, some children were finished faster than
others. The objective of the project is to promote a child's curiosity and give
them an opportunity to learn more about a topic of interest.
If you would be interested in having me send
this independent learning project home with your child, please email me.
I have a packet that can be sent home with your child to help guide
them along the way.
Moving on in Math...
We just finished our measurement unit in math last
week. It was a quick unit on converting measurements. We will now
be moving onto a much longer multiplication and division unit. I am
posting the link for the parent letter to this new math unit. I will also
send home a hard copy of the letter early next week.
BOKS
BOKS starts this week! I just
wanted to remind students who signed up for this before school gym/activity
program. I am very excited to see so many
kids in our class sign up for this great program. I am lucky enough to be one
of the adults that get to help out and exercise with the kids each week.
It really is a lot of fun and a great way to start the day!
I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis
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