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| AD, CS, and MP creating a landscape portrait |
On Friday, a shark parent, along with Ms. Head presented a lesson to the Sharks from our new art program. The focus of the lesson was to express thoughts and feelings about a print, and to discuss an art element. The art element was about landscape; identifying a foreground and background. The students followed up the lesson by creating their own landscape painting using watercolors. They spent a lot of time creating their piece of art, and the names of their paintings are very unique! These paintings will be in the window on Monday so please stop by and take a look.
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| EJ and JE creating a masterpiece |
Other happenings in the Shark Tank:
Reading: Reading groups are off to a great start. Each child is recieving instruction at their level, and the focus ranges from accuracy to critical analysis of comprehension. I am using a "CAFE" model (Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, Expanding Vocabulary) to give the students strategies for reading and understanding.
Math: We have been learning about several addition strategies for quick recall, and all were pretested to begin studying place value. I am using both the first and second grade editions of the math program to meet your child's needs.
Science: We are beginning our experimental stage with solids, liquids and gases. We are using the scientific method and recording our work in our science journals.
Social Studies: The sharks are excited to be part of an opportunity to help our community! I hope you can join us next Sunday at the Hunger Walk! We are continuing to talk about what makes a community and how can we make a difference.
