10.19.15

A few things to remember for this week:
Un par de cosas a tener en cuenta para esta semana: 

Tuesday, October 20, everyone needs to be at school by 6:30 so we can leave in time to catch the 9:30 ferry from Pier 41

Martes, 20 de octubre, todo el mundo tiene que estar en la escuela a las 6:30 para que podamos salir a tiempo para coger la 9:30 ferry desde Pier 41

For the trip, dress your children in layers and pack extra food and water; it will be a long day with plenty of built in opportunities for snacking

Para el viaje, vestir a sus hijos en capas y el paquete de alimentos y agua; que será un largo día con un montón de construido en oportunidades para la comida

School pictures will be Thursday, October 22. If you wish to order packages, please have the order forms completed and with your child on that day.

Fotos de la escuela será el jueves, 22 de octubre Si desea ordenar los paquetes, por favor tiene los formularios de pedido completado y con su hijo en ese día.

"Today at Choice, I looked through the Lego bin and found a few pieces which I put together. Then, we made an arena out of Magnetiles and played table hockey. We could only use our breath to push the puck around," said Ronan.

“This morning, we looked at our crayon drawings from yesterday. We found that we think the drawings with more color are more beautiful, like our class is made up of a lot of different colors, ideas, beliefs, and ages. Together, our class is beautifully different,” reflected Michelle.

“Today Somanna, Bailey's little sister, and I went to our course. I was looking at the other groups for a while. Then I realized what time it was and ran up to my Friday course. I got sidetracked by Ava and Jazzy. Then, I went back downstairs to my group,” explained Samantha.

For our Immigration theme, the students have been putting together great little skits to act out the scenes from the book Kai’s Journey to Golden Mountain this past week. We’ve been doing this to try to understand what immigrants might have felt or experienced as they traveled from China to Angel Island, and ultimately to their new homes in the 1930s. On Tuesday at the Angel Island Visitor’s Center and Immigration Station, students will learn more about the real people that traveled for weeks on ships and may have spent days, weeks, or months on the island waiting to be officially accepted into the United States. 

Para nuestro tema de la inmigración, los estudiantes han estado armando grandes pequeños sketches para representar las escenas del libro El viaje de Kai de oro de la montaña la semana pasada. Hemos estado haciendo esto para tratar de entender lo que los inmigrantes podrían haber sentido o experimentado, ya que viajó desde China a la isla Ángel, y en última instancia a sus nuevos hogares en la década de 1930. El martes en la estación Centro e Inmigración del Isla del visitante Ángel, los estudiantes aprenderán más sobre las personas reales que viajaron durante semanas en los buques y puede haber pasado días, semanas o meses en la isla a la espera de ser aceptada oficialmente en los Estados Unidos.

This week, our writers will learn to assess their own writing, and how to offer “friendly feedback” to other young writers. 1. Listen 2. Compliment 3. Ask questions to invoke revision 

Esta semana, nuestros escritores aprenderá a valorar su propia escritura, y la forma de ofrecer "retroalimentación amigable" a otros jóvenes escritores. 1. Escuchar Piropo 2. 3. Haga preguntas para invocar la revisión

Later this week, we will begin our Trees of Life to show our family members and ancestors in a traditional Mexican clay sculpture. If you want to help prep clay slabs, come play with me after school on Wednesday, October 21 in Room 3!

 Más tarde esta semana, comenzaremos nuestros árboles de la vida para mostrar a nuestros familiares y antepasados en una escultura de arcilla tradicional mexicana. Si usted quiere ayudar a las losas de arcilla preparación, Ven a jugar conmigo después de la escuela el miércoles 21 de octubre en la salon 3!

Here are this week’s lesson plans:

Aquí están los planes de lecciones de esta semana:

Monday - October 19, 2015

   Morning Meeting

Theme:

Show Angel Island movie - model taking notes

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: When a person wants to get better at something, like your writing goal, they check in on their progress. Teach how to assess "Rebecca's writing piece" with the Writing Checklist. Choose your best piece, read it, and assess your piece with the checklist.

            10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- What is character?

Questions to ask yourself about the main character of your book:

What is the character called? (Why might a character have several names?) Where does she live?  How old is the character? What does the character look like? What’s her problem in the story?

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agreements

ML: Dot talk with 10 frame

CGI and

Menu from 1 to 10, Odd or Even, Pyramid 10

Class Meeting

Blog: Somanna   Cards: Xilonzochit

Tuesday - October 20, 2015

Field Trip

Wednesday - October 21, 2015

   8:30-9:00 Morning Meeting

   9:00-9:30 Write field trip reflection

   9:30-10:00 PE Help Tag

10:30-11:15 Library

   11:15-12:00 Capeoira or Art

   12:00-12:30 Community Meeting and Reading Buddies

Thursday - October 22, 2015

  Morning Meeting

Theme

Make progress on Kai's Journey

start family trees: tree of life in clay

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: Powerful language from 2nd grade WW

10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- Even MORE questions to ask about the main character: What is important to the character? How does she react to a problem? Why does the character make the choices she does? How does the character change or grow in the story?

Who else is in the story? How does the character feel about or interact with the other characters?

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Teacher Information:

Agreements

ML: Coin game

1 to 10

Pyramid 10

Show Me the Coins with Michelle

CGI with Nels

Class Meeting

Blog: Xochitl  Cards: Yarbrough

Friday  - October 23, 2015

  Morning Meeting

Theme:

9:00-9:40 Finish Kai's Journey

9:40-10:00 PE Steal the Bacon

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements

10:35-10:45 Writers ML: Juicy words from 2nd grade WW

10:45-11:15  Writing time:

11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share

11:25-11:35 Readers ML- What does working with a group look like? Sound like?

11:35-12:00 Rotations

Math Workshop:

Agreements

Teach Race to a Dollar

   Friday Courses

Blog: Zuki   Cards: Zimmerman