Week #17: Jan. 5th - 9th
I want to extend a special shout out to those students who are note taking during lessons and who used their winter break to work on their speeches.
Their initiative, responsibility, and dedication to their academics have made a noticeable difference, and they should be very proud of their efforts!
- Child becomes children
- Foot becomes feet
- Mouse becomes mice
Learning about irregular plural nouns helps students expand their vocabulary and understand the nuances of English grammar.
I encourage you to ask your child about this new grammar rule and see if they can share examples or even come up with a few of their own! You will be delighted by how much they already know.
I’ve posted a New Year Goal Setting assignment on Google Classroom to encourage students to reflect on their personal growth and set meaningful goals for themselves both at school and at home.
This activity is designed to help students think about their aspirations and develop realistic steps to achieve them.
A quote that captures the spirit of this assignment is:
For me this means that while it’s important to dream big, turning those dreams into reality requires planning and intentional effort.
Through this assignment, students will learn how to set achievable goals and create actionable steps to stay on track. Please check it out!
As part of this assignment, students and I also explored the idea of selecting ONE WORD for 2026.
Click on the image to enlarge it and try finding your word for this year :) We did this in class and enjoyed the process 🤩
This word is meant to reflect who they are or what they hope to accomplish in their thoughts, words, and actions throughout the year. This meaningful task was inspired by the read-aloud book, "One Word" (check it out below!).
I encourage you to ask your child what their One Word is and why it holds significance for them in 2026.
This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with them about their intentions and goals for the year.
These finished pieces will be coming home soon and I hope your child will display it somewhere to help inspire them to put their 1 word into their thoughts, words, and actions 🥰
Students wrote down ideas that focused on kindness, respect, fairness, and making our school a safe and welcoming place for everyone.
It was a valuable chance for them to use their voices, listen to others, and think about how their choices impact the people around them :)
Please ask your child about what they shared during this activity. If they didn’t get a chance to write down an idea, encourage them to tell you what they would have added.
These conversations help reinforce the importance of positive actions both in the classroom and on the yard. I love it!
This week in math, students worked in pairs to solve a growing pattern problem: “How many tiles in total would be in the 6th position of this growing pattern?” (see photo below).
Students were asked to carefully observe the pattern, state the pattern rule, draw positions 5 and 6, and determine the total number of tiles in the 6th position.
A key focus of this task was explaining their thinking, students did their best to share their reasoning using words, drawings, and numbers to clearly show how they arrived at their answer.
This activity encouraged collaboration, pattern recognition, and mathematical communication, helping them build confidence in explaining their ideas and learning from one another.
Please take a moment to review this question with your child. If your child was absent on the day we completed this activity, have them try it out at home, show what they know, and celebrate their thinking and effort as they work through the problem :)
NEW MATH UNIT:
In our upcoming math unit, students will be exploring multiplication and division.
We are learning to:
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Represent multiplication and division using drawings and models, including arrays, and a variety of math tools.
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Solve problems involving multiplication and division by using drawings, models, and tools to show our thinking and explain our strategies.
Students will be encouraged to visualize their thinking, not just find an answer. By drawing pictures, building arrays, and using concrete tools, they will develop a deeper understanding of how multiplication and division work and how the two operations are connected.
This approach helps students build strong foundations, improve problem-solving skills, and more confidently explain their mathematical thinking.
As we dive deeper into this unit, you can support learning at home by asking your child to draw or model how they solved a multiplication or division problem and explain their reasoning.
FREDDY:
I would like to acknowledge Freddy for his perseverance and dedication to his weekly Knowledgehook Missions, he has earned a certificate of achievement - A Half Mathalon!
Way to go, buddy! I have every confidence he will work towards getting a Full Mathalon by the end of the school year! Freddy’s an exceptional Mathlete 🤗
LEARNING BUDDIES:
Did your child come home on Thursday evening and share about our Learning Buddies experience?!
My students are always so eager to connect, collaborate, and spend time with their younger buddies. I truly adore listening to their enthusiasm and seeing how much joy they get from being leaders and role models.
During our time together, students worked alongside their buddies to create sweet snowmen using marshmallows.
The activity encouraged teamwork, communication, patience, and creativity. The snowmen turned out absolutely adorable!
Learning Buddies is always a special experience for connections and learning to to grow in such fun and engaging ways. ❄️⛄
- "You are very trustworthy!"
- "You are a H.E.R.O. Honest, Empathetic, Resilient, Optimistic."
- "You're a CARING friend!"
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