4.10.16

Good evening Monarch Families! With only about 40 days of school left, we will pack in the fun! We will begin the week with some Positive Discipline activities to remind ourselves of the community we strive to be: finding and making connections, sharing stories, and working toward solutions that benefit all. “It’s a PROCESS,” my good friend Tatia always said as we worked through challenges in our lives and relationships.

Buenas noches familias de la Monarch School! Con sólo 40 días de clases restante, vamos a embalar en la diversión! Vamos a empezar la semana con algunas actividades de Disciplina Positiva para recordarnos de la comunidad nos esforzamos por ser: encontrar y hacer las conexiones, compartir historias, y trabajando hacia soluciones que beneficien a todos. "Es un proceso," mi buen amigo Tatia siempre dijo que se trabajó a través de desafíos en nuestras vidas y relaciones.

This trimester, Sea Class students will take on a higher level of responsibility for systems like Class Meeting facilitation and correcting the blog on the white board. We will continue our work as Citizen Scientists by visiting the Branciforte Creek on a weekly basis to monitor the wildlife as part of the Biodiversity Group’s PEEK program. Students will learn to take digital photographs of wildlife (plants, insects, amphibians, birds, etc.), tag the photos, and upload the data into TBG’s Global Wildlife database. Who knows? Maybe we’ll even discover a new species!

Este trimestre, los estudiantes de la Sea Class se enfrentará a un mayor nivel de responsabilidad de los sistemas de la clase, como la facilitación de Class Meetings y corregir el blog en el tablero blanco. Vamos a continuar nuestro trabajo como Citizen Science para visitando el Branciforte Creek semanalmente para monitorear la vida silvestre como parte del programa de la programa PEEK del Biodiversity Group. Los estudiantes aprenderán a tomar fotografías digitales de la vida silvestre (plantas, insectos, anfibios, aves, etc.), etiquetar las fotos, y cargar los datos en la base de datos global de la fauna de TBG. ¿Quién sabe? Tal vez incluso vamos a descubrir una nueva especie!

In Communication Workshop, writers will embark on writing speeches, letters, and essays that use evidence to convince various audiences about an opinion or perspective. Last year, writers wrote book reviews and used textual evidence to make a claim about a character (like Mercy Watson is a spoiled pig). This year, the range of topics will be wider, as will the formats for communicating students’ ideas, judgments, and opinions. In parallel, students in Readers Workshop will each choose a book that interests them and write a structured book report that incorporates elements of literature for those choosing fictional pieces. Those choosing non-fiction texts will follow a different framework and write about how the textual features support the authors’ message and writer’s perspective.

En el Communication Workshop, los escritores se embarcará en escribir discursos, cartas y ensayos que utilizan pruebas para convencer a los diferentes públicos sobre una opinión o punto de vista. El año pasado, los escritores escribieron reseñas de libros y utilizados evidencia textual para hacer una reclamación sobre un personaje (como Mercy Watson es un cerdo en mal estado). Este año, la gama de temas será más ancho, al igual que los formatos para la comunicación de ideas, juicios y opiniones de los estudiantes. Paralelamente, los alumnos de Readers Workshop tendrán cada uno elija un libro que les interese y escribir un informe de un libro estructurado que incorpora elementos de la literatura para la elección de los pedazos de ficción. Aquellos que elijan los textos de no ficción se ajustarán a un marco diferente y escribir acerca de cómo las características textuales apoyan el mensaje de los autores y la perspectiva del escritor.

We have a fun project waiting for us in Math Workshop: Gingerbread Village! Together we will learn about measurement (area, perimeter, etc.) and geometry (shapes, symmetry, etc.) by building a city from recycled paperboard, so please start sending in empty cereal and other paper boxes. I had a bunch saved up over spring break, but they were recycled before I could get them to school! We will have ‘regular’ math days on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Mondays and Fridays will be our ‘project’ days. This trimester, CGI problems, games, number talks, and other activities will persist in strengthening students’ application of addition and subtraction in various situations, and we will continue to build conceptual understanding of multiplication, division, and fractions in preparation for deeper study in the Ocean math group next fall.

Tenemos un proyecto divertido que nos espera en el Math Workshop: El pueblo de la gente de pan de jengibre! Juntos vamos a aprender acerca de la medición (área, perímetro, etc.) y la geometría (forma, simetría, etc.) mediante la construcción de una ciudad de cartón reciclado, por lo que tiene que iniciar el envío de cereales vacío y otras cajas de papel. Yo tenía un montón ahorrado durante las vacaciones de primavera, pero se reciclaron antes de que pudiera llegar a la escuela! Tendremos días de matemáticas "regular" los martes y jueves, y los lunes y viernes serán nuestros días "proyecto". Este trimestre, los problemas de CGI, juegos, Number Talks, y otras actividades persistirá en el fortalecimiento de la aplicación de la suma y la resta en diversas situaciones de los alumnos, y vamos a seguir para construir la comprensión conceptual de multiplicación, división y fracciones en preparación para un estudio más profundo en el grupo de matemáticas Ocean próximo otoño.

As for Theme, the students and I have been exploring topics and skills that are interesting and accessible to the class as a whole. This is tricky with the wide range of experience and interest in the Sea class! Several students are interested in learning about robotics; others are intrigued by the Titanic; and still others are wondering about artists and their art. We will have at least one more good discussion before choosing a shared field of study. Our most likely choices are moments in American history that have shaped our current culture (which COULD include art and artists); a theme based on the classroom activities at the anti-bias organization called Teaching Tolerance; and an in-depth study of games of all sorts (rules, fairness, safety, teams, and motivation). I believe that any of these topics will provide rich soil for growing awareness of social justice issues, equity, and activism. I will send more information as we narrow our choices and build a learning plan that includes Essential Questions, assessments, and learning activities like interviewing, exploring, playing, and creating. 

En cuanto a Theme, los estudiantes y he estado explorando temas y habilidades que son interesantes y accesibles a la clase en su conjunto. Esto es complicado con la amplia gama de experiencia e interés en la Sea Class! Varios estudiantes están interesados ​​en aprender acerca de la robótica; otros están intrigados por el Titanic; y aún otros se preguntan sobre los artistas y su arte. Vamos a tener al menos una buena discusión más antes de elegir un campo compartido de estudio. Nuestras opciones más probables son momentos en la historia de Estados Unidos que han dado forma a nuestra cultura actual (que podría incluir el arte y los artistas); un tema basado en las actividades de clase en la organización anti-sesgo llama Teaching Tolerance; y un estudio en profundidad de los juegos de todo tipo (reglas, equidad, seguridad, equipos y motivación). Creo que cualquiera de estos temas proporcionará rico suelo para el cultivo de conciencia de los problemas de justicia social, la equidad, y el activismo. Voy a enviar más información a medida que reducimos nuestras elecciones y construir un plan de aprendizaje que incluye preguntas esenciales, evaluaciones y actividades de aprendizaje como la entrevista, explorar, jugar y crear.

And now, the week in preview:  Y ahora, la semana en la vista previa:

Monday - April 11, 2016

Morning Meeting and Theme time:

Agenda and announcements

Find new job partners with names of cities

Practice new line up numbers

what sharing classroom jobs looks like skits

do jobs

read aloud

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and Agreements

10:35-10:50 WML: Welcome Somanna and Bailey

What did you read and write over the break?

10:50-11:15 WW: Write in notebook: If I could choose a different name, I would choose _____ and this is why...

SIMULTANEOUSLY:

spelling inventories in two groups

finish info books-Ava, Amara, Wren, Sophia, Serena,

11:15-11:25 Read Aloud - I Wanna Iguana

11:25 RML: Introduce choice reading for third trimester

11:35 RW: visit library

11:55 What did you choose?

Math Workshop:

Agenda and review agreements

Opening question: How did you use math during spring break?

Pre assessment -

Which Shape 2nd 2004

Shaping Up 3rd 2001

Class Meeting:

C&A

introduce CM facilitator-Jaden demo

Choice:

Choice and F&M EQ

Blog/CQ:

Blog: Isaac

Cards: Danilyuk

Corrector: Ian

Tuesday - April 12, 2016

Morning Meeting

Theme:

9:00 Michelle Easter presentation on International Adoption

depending on time, Moving the Ball from Positive Discipline in the Classroom pg. 65

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and Agreements

10:35-10:50 WML: Tell about writing pre-assessment on Friday: think of a topic or issue that you know and care about. think about what you know about book reviews (remember the spoiled pig Mercy Watson?) and other books that try to convince you about something. Your assessment will have an introduction; state your opinion or claim; give reasons and evidence; organize your writing; acknowledge other points of view; use transition words and write a conclusion.

10:50-11:15 WW: make up spelling inventories and respond to this prompt in notebook: What is your favorite day of the week? Tell why.

SIMULTANEOUSLY:

finish info books-Ava, Amara, Wren, Sophia, Serena,

11:15-11:25 Read Aloud - Mercy Watson

11:25-11:35 RML: Introduce Book Report Template and rubric

11:35-12:00 RW: visit library if necessary and complete first page of template

Math Workshop:

Agenda and review agreements

Number talk:

4x13=10+10+10+10+3+3+3+3

4x13=10+10+10+10+4+4+4

Pre assessment: multiplication

MARS Chopsticks 2nd 2003 and MARS Flowers 3rd 2002

Citizen Science:

Reintroduce Litterati

How to use the app

How to hashtag items correctly

10 minutes

  Sea Litterati Day 1

Blog/CQ:

Closing question: How did you learn at your best pace today?

Wednesday - April 13, 2016

Morning Meeting

Choice: F&M EQ

Library

PE: Square dancing with Clare

Community Meeting

Thursday - April 14, 2016

Morning Meeting and leave for Pajaro Valley Arts Council field trip

   Math Workshop:

homeroom math or math - the Earth kids?

Class Meeting:

What is the purpose of PTO?

Choice:

F&M EQ

Blog/CQ:

Sea Litterati

Friday - April 15, 2016

Morning Meeting:

Ayala subs

Theme

Teacher Information:

Moving the Ball or Experiencing Differences from Positive Discipline in the Classroom pge. 90

Step into my shoes PDiC pg. 119

Communication Workshop:

10:30-10:35 Agenda and Agreements

10:35-10:50 WML: give paper for writing assessments

10:50-11:30 Opinion writing pre-assessment

11:30-11:35  RML: Allowing time for daily summary (show new recording sheet)

11:35-12:00  RW: put books from Winter in Reading Log with someone from last trimester's group, make a bookmark

Math Workshop:

Agenda and agreements

Introduce Daily Warm Up

finish pre-assessments

math games from earlier in the year - Odd and Even, 15 Number Cross Out, Subtraction Cover Up, Sweet 13, Race to a Dollar

Choice:

F&M EQ

Blog/CQ:

Sea Litterati