"Today at Choice, I played Spiders on the Ground with Julia, Marley, Isaac, Jasper, Bailey, Somanna, and Omi," reported Isa. - 11.20.15
We are in the homestretch, nearing the end of the fall trimester. This trimester seems to have gone by so fast; wasn't it just yesterday that the students gave their summer presentations and met their job partners?
Estamos en la recta final, llegando al final del trimestre de otoño. Este trimestre parece haber ido tan rápido. ¿No fue ayer que los estudiantes dieron sus presentaciones de verano y se reunieron con sus socios de trabajo?
Estos últimos cuatro meses han estado llenos de mucho aprendizaje: acerca de las razones por las que emigran; algunos de los desafíos que enfrentan los inmigrantes en sus nuevos hogares; y algunos de los conocimientos y habilidades inmigrantes traen consigo. Nos hemos centrado en los inmigrantes de las regiones de Asia en la década de 1890 a 1920, y las personas que llegaron a Estados Unidos desde Europa, África y el Medio Oriente en los años 1900 a 1940. Organizamos oradores invitados que compartieron sus experiencias de emigrar desde América Central y las islas Azores en el Océano Atlántico. Estamos completando árboles de la vida en la tradición mexicana con cerámica pintada que celebran los miembros de nuestras familias.
These past four months have been filled with so much learning: about the reasons people immigrate; some of the challenges immigrants face in their new homes; and some of the knowledge and skills immigrants bring with them. We focused on immigrants from Asian regions in the 1890s to 1920s, and people who came to the United States from Europe, African, and the Middle East in the 1900s to 1940s. We hosted guest speakers who shared their experiences of immigrating from Central America and the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. We are completing Trees of Life in the Mexican tradition with painted ceramics that celebrate the members of our families.
Next, the students will explore their own ancestries by working in multi-age groups on Heritage Faire kiosks where visitors can learn about the cultural attributes of global regions. Students will prepare items of the regions like flags, food, art, and offer information about the languages, inventions, governments, and money of the regions. The Heritage Faire will be the central activity at the Learning Celebration on Wednesday, December 16. EVERY FAMILY IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT THEIR STUDENT'S LEARNING. Attendance at Learning Celebrations is not 'optional'; Monarch is a school that expects every family to honor the work the students do each day. IF NECESSARY, ADJUST YOUR WORK SCHEDULES IN ORDER TO ENSURE YOUR ATTENDANCE at the Learning Celebration.
A continuación, los estudiantes explorarán sus ascendencias, trabajando en grupos de varias edades en quioscos Heritage Faire, donde los visitantes pueden aprender acerca de los atributos culturales de las regiones del mundo. Los estudiantes prepararán artículos de las regiones como banderas, comida, arte, y ofrecer información sobre los idiomas, las invenciones, los gobiernos, y el dinero de las regiones. El Heritage Faire será la actividad central en la Learning Celebration el miércoles 16 de diciembre CADA FAMILIA SE ESPERA QUE ASISTIR Y APOYAR EL APRENDIZAJE de su estudiante. La asistencia a las Learning Celebrations no es "opcional"; Monarch es una escuela que espera que cada familia para honrar el trabajo de los estudiantes hacen cada día. SI ES NECESARIO, ajustar sus horarios de trabajo PARA ASEGURAR SU ASISTENCIA en la Learning Celebration.
A medida que el final del trimestre se acerca, se evaluará el progreso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Por favor llegue a la escuela a tiempo, después de un desayuno saludable, y al caminar a sus hijos a la escuela, ofrecer una palabra de aliento, con el fin de darles un comienzo positivo para el día.
As the end of the trimester nears, the students' learning progress will be assessed. Please arrive to school on time, after a healthy breakfast, and as you walk your children into school, offer a word of encouragement, in order to give them a positive start to the day.
Here are the lesson plans for the upcoming week: Aquí están los planes de lecciones para la próxima semana:
Monday - November 30,
2015
Morning Meeting
Theme:
Paint or make more trees of Life and map
ancestry
Communication
Workshop:
10:30-10:35 Agenda and agreements
10:35-10:45 Writers ML: Crafting endings using
mentor text
10:45-11:15 Writing time: 4:00 partner
11:15-11:25 Read aloud/author share
11:25-11:35 Readers ML - Readers discuss how the
secondary characters change the main character and how the main character
changes the secondary characters.
11:35-12:00 Rotations
Math Workshop:
Number talk: I had $0.97
in my pocket. I bought some gum for $0.55. How much did I have left?
everyone finishes
Alexander books
Class Meeting:
Safe coping skill: Find
out whether your assumption is true rather than staying “in your head”. Role
play, "she's talking about me..."
Choice
Blog: Isaac
Cards: Danilyuk
Tuesday
- December 1, 2015
Morning Meeting
Theme
Teacher
Information:
Make goal cards
AND
Finish trees of Life and
map ancestry
Communication Workshop:
10:30-10:35 Agenda and
agreements
10:35-10:45 Writers ML:
Checking for sense; reading with a stranger's eyes
10:45-11:15 Writing time: 4:00 partner
11:15-11:25 Read
aloud/author share
11:25-11:35 Readers ML - Readers read new
books and apply the work of readers in the beginning, middle, and end of books
to develop theories about new characters.
11:35-12:00 Rotations
Math Workshop:
Number talk: I had $0.42
in my pocket. I gave 1 quarter, 1 dime, and one nickel to some musicians on
Pacific Avenue. How much did I have left?
everyone finishes
Alexander books
Citizen Science:
big literati science talk
re: data
and writing activity
CQ:
My social goal is...
Wednesday
- December 2, 2015
Morning Meeting
Citizen Science:
9:00-9:30 Science talk:
talk about how Litterati might help us learn about our school yard
9:30-10:00 Jahmai's
birthday circle
Library with Jolene and Art with Lysa
PE: last day of Capeoira
Community Meeting
Thursday
- December 3, 2015
Morning Meeting
Theme:
Make goal cards
AND
Finish trees of Life and
map ancestry
Communication Workshop:
10:30-10:35 Agenda and
agreements
10:35-10:45 Writers ML:
Trying endings on for size
10:45-11:15 Writing time: 4:00 partner
11:15-11:25 Read
aloud/author share
11:25-11:35 Readers ML - Readers use their
conversations and writing about reading to compare their characters to other
characters they have read previously.
11:35-12:00 Rotations
Math Workshop:
on Chromebooks, play
money math games
everyone finishes
Alexander books
Class Meeting:
the steps of problem solving with
other Monarch people: 1. Listen while #1 speaks. 2. Listen while #2 speaks. 3.
Think about where the connection was missed. 4. Make a plan for next time.
Role play problem solving
Choice
Blog: Jaden
Cards: Douyon
Friday
- December 4, 2015
Morning Meeting
Theme:
9:00-9:45 Earth class
play in MPR
9:45-10:00 PE
Communication Workshop:
10:30-10:35 Agenda and
agreements
10:35-10:45 Writers ML:
Using an editing checklist, and start final draft next week!
10:45-11:15 Writing time: 4:00 partner
11:15-11:25 Read
aloud/author share
11:25-11:35 Readers ML - Readers reread
portions of previous books to support their comparisons of characters across
books.
11:35-12:00 Rotations
Math Workshop:
on Chromebooks, play
money math games
everyone finishes
Alexander books
Friday Courses
Blog: Jahmai
Cards: Easter
