The students started sharing their Google Slides presentations on Friday and we will continue to do this throughout next week. The presentations look great and showcase how “digital natives” can fluidly blend a traditional book report with 21st Century tools.
Many students already emailed their reports to parents and in some cases, to their classroom peers.
After paying rent, we had our second auction of the school year. It continues to impress me that international companies are so generous with our community. Although they don’t know me, and in most cases have no ties to Reno, they see value in promoting financial literacy in our elementary school classrooms.
With facilitation from NevadaTeach, students learned more about isopods and hypothesized about the conditions isopods would most prefer living in. The University of Nevada Reno students did a great job leading the students through an experiment to verify and refine their understandings.
Today the students used the strategy “Keep It or Junk It” to help us get ready for Kids Court and our Mock Trial. The Keep It or Junk It strategy has students working in small groups to identify key vocabulary from a text. This is followed by students working as a class to negotiate what the key vocabulary is and why. Words that are important are kept while words that are not, are junked.
The list of words will be used for writing an argumentative essay.
From time-to-time, students will complete a Math Write. This is a chance for students to share their math thinking and support a claim using the vocabulary of math. The focus has been on place value, the addition and subtraction of decimals and soon the multiplication of whole numbers.
Linked below are all of the materials shared in the Summer Parent Packet. If you have any questions about the content, please do not hesitate to email.
Summer Parent Letter: Overview and Introduction
Instructions for signing up with Remind.com
Classroom supply list for Room360
Welcome. This site will serve as launching pad for the work of Room 360. There is not much here now, but as we move through the school year, we will be adding your ideas and things you have created.
Take some time to look through the website. I will be sending you postcards and emails with login information so you can get a head start on 5th grade. While you wait, explore.
Parents, use the parent tab to locate information that will help your child be successful in 5th grade and in Room 360. I will be adding materials and links over the summer and through the school year.
Room 360 