WEEKLY LETTER, WK 41/42

RIO+20 Project

• So, everyone, as I'm sure you know, the Rio +20 Kick Off Carnival was a huge success... I've already gotten congratulations and interest from local politicians, national politicians, and as high up as the cooridinator for the UN Children and Youth Group!

 "Sister School":

• 3E is now in contact with a bilingual school (Portuguese/English) in Sâo Paulo which we will be working with throughout the year, undertaking projects simultaneously... projects like a.) going on a seasonal nature walk in our respective locales and comparing what we see b.) tracking what we use, and waste, at home and comparing between cultures c.) having a "mock Rio +20" debate via satellite...think of it as a modern day pen-pal project: we will be sharing ideas with one another through satellite conference calls, email, etc.

I'm adding a whole section on this site for our Rio+20 project, here at the right side of the page...

...speaking of which, if there are any parents that do not wish photos of their child posted on UN websites, local newspapers (hard copy and web), or on the blog, let me know...

HOMEWORK

• I had an unexpected doctor's appt on Thursday and was unable to give out a math packet (yay for the kids!)
• Reading Log as usual
• We're having a test on the "Just a Dream" vocabulary words from 2 weeks ago, but nothing assigned as homework... the test will be on Wednesday... just a heads-up

WEEK IN REVIEW

MATH...

• Our "Fractions Unit" has come to a close, and we will be posting ouor second LPP in Math based around subtractionmethods, recognizing subtraction in word problems, and number sense with subtraction...

READING/WRITING...

• We are well underway with our reading groups in English with Lotten... 6 groups all together, working on reading comprehension and fluency
• Free Writing continues to be a success, with more and more creativity... and writing... than ever
• Vocab Test on Wednesday
• Grammar Practice: Puncuation/Capitalization

SO

• Working with our atlases: learning what a legend and key are, and how to read information on different maps (i.e. climactic regions, height, political maps, etc)
• Finishing our 1st draft of the "Map Fact Text", and learning how to write paragtaphs in the meantime
• Week 42 will see us going on a school yard treasure hunt using maps the kids made themselves!

Thanks for reading!