This week we did a group writing activity to reflect on our visit from Tom Messner and we hope to be published in the next edition of the WCS Blue and Gold! Then we used our journalistic skills to prepare for a visit from Noah's mom, Sarah Healy. Sarah chose to pursue her dream of being an author and has now published two books! The students had some amazing questions for her about what it is like to live a writing life. Then they put their new understanding to work as they began to brainstorm ideas for writing their own true stories. Next week we will continue writing narratives as we think about ways that writers get ideas, how to move from a summary to a story, and ways to write an engaging lead.
In math we continue to develop and share different strategies for multiplication that are efficient and accurate. Some of the ways that students like to show their understanding of multiplicative reasoning are ration tables, using the doubling strategy, and breaking up facts into smaller facts. Students need to be able to understand this relationship between numbers before they are able to use quick procedural strategies. That way, when they move on to higher level math (algebra) they have a solid foundational understanding of the way that numbers work.
We are SO excited for this Wednesday when we will welcome the incomparable Jeff Kinney to our school. Mr. Kinney has written the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series that have become a staple on the bookshelves our our young readers. We can't wait to hear what this "accidental author" has to share with us. Stay tuned!
We hope that you all have a restful and relaxing holiday break with your family. It's hard to believe that it will be December when we return!
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