Happy Friday!
This week everyone was settling in and getting readjusted to being back in school. I am happy to report that students have all become very friendly with one another and there is so much support continuing to happen between students. We all have gotten used to our schedule and continue to practice our routines and transitions to ensure a smooth workflow each day.
In English students flexed their reading stamina with their self-selected books in class. They are keeping reading logs to be accountable for the books they have read this year. They also worked on writing and illustrating story recalls to prepare for book reports later down the line. I am very impressed with the focus and work put into reading and writing so early in the term.
In Maths there were a few assessments to gage were the class is for addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division skills. You will find some addition and subtraction fluency worksheets in the homework this weekend, these are to wake up our math minds and rebuild confidence in these skills. If students find these exercises too simple, please try setting a timer for 5, 3, or even one minute! There is also a 100 frame to fill in; we will be working with problems using segments of 100 Frames so this is just to familiarize with one.
In IPC we continued to discuss learning to learn and our personal learning styles. For homework, students should use the ‘How my ______ Learns Best’ to interview a parent and discover their learning style. In class, everyone played brain games to see which activities their minds performed best. We also brainstormed how we can support ourselves and others when we may not feel our best. Everyone made really great images of themselves not feeling ready to learn, and their peers wrote messages of support and encouragement to stick on each picture. It was great fun!
Other activities this week included learning when and when not to share various types of information online in Digital Literacy, presenting a little about what makes each one of us unique in PSHE, and creating celebration cards for Hyundai Foreign School’s 40th Anniversary next week.
Hope everyone has a great weekend, and stay dry!
-Mrs. Leah
