This information is also found in Walter's weekly email:
This was an incredibly busy week, but we got a lot done and
some projects are winding down. In math, we spent our non-workbook time having
a wonderful time with pi. We are building a pi chain, and hope to eventually
represent the first 1,000 digits. Children now have good understanding of
mathematical terms like circumference and diameter.
Next week, all tiny houses
will be going home!
EB’s finished up on Thursday - children in It’s Dahlicious made soup that could
turn witches into mice (The Witches) and went to the Inventing Room to make
lickable wallpaper (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). No matter what EB the
students signed up for, the reports were extremely positive, and they are
already looking forward to the next go-round - in May.
Thursday was “Catch-up Day”, and we finished some of our city
projects. Skyscraper art/poems now hang on our walls, and city parks are pretty
much done.
Our literacy routines continued with library time with Rachel,
memory page writing (which had been rather neglected, I’m afraid), special
readers - Mila and August this week, spelling, and handwriting practice. The
Vanderbeekers seems to be a class favorite, and I read it at different
times of day.
Friday afternoon was super fun and busy with our 1st/2nd
grade buddies in Grace’s class. Our City Planners are working to build a big
cooperative city, as you may remember - each child contributing one building of
their choice. Some children are still planning, but most have gotten a really
good start on the actual construction part using lots of cardboard, glue, and
tape. Lots and lots of tape!
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