Now, if you would like to know what we have been up to and what to look forward to after break, keep reading!
The past couple of weeks we have had many hands-on activities and events-it has been super fun!
We made a poster to hang by the cafeteria to show what respect looks like in the lunchroom.
We are still reading through Freedom Walkers and will finish our last few chapters after winter break. We are also still reading through Liberation of Gabriel King. This will also be finished in the couple of weeks after break.
The school will have MAP testing the first week back from break. Our class will have tests the following times:
*Wednesday, January 7th: LA @ 1:00 pm
*Thursday, January 8th: Math @ 9:15 am
*Friday, January 9th: Reading @ 1:00 pm
After break we will be taking a short break from our WIN groups. We want to get new and updated data and decide how to best continue, regroup, switch, etc based on the focused skill areas each child would benefit from most. Please let me know if you have any questions about this! (***If you student is working on Sophia's War-they will continue to meet and work through completing the book)
This week during our LMC block, Mrs. O'Kelly led our class in a fantastic lesson in coding. For students interested in exploring other opportunities like this, here are some additional resources that Ms. Breaux shared:
Made w/ Code (block code) from Google offers three holiday themed and many other projects that can be done in short time frames. Access from a browser on Computer or iPad. Great for winter break activities.
code.org: Code with Anna & Elsa of Frozen (block code) an hour of code instruction with progressively more challenging coding steps.
code.org: Angry Birds (block code) more hour of code fun with the popular Angry Birds series.
code.org: Play Lab (block code) in addition to moving blocks and selecting variables, this set of exercises offers fill in the "words" to increase the skill level.
All these options from CODE.ORG can be accessed from a browser on Computer or iPad. Easy to do at home or in classroom centers. No login required.
Scratch: Holiday Card : the folks at MIT developed Scratch and Scratch Jr in an effort to get younger students engaged in coding. Scratch can be a little more challenging, but students quickly adapt and love it. Available on computer from your browser. Because it uses flash animation, it is not available from the browser on the iPad, BUT there is an app you can download.
Scratch Hour of Code 2014 : see additional projects here.
Blockly Games from Google (block code) - Blockly Games is a series of educational games that teach programming. It is designed for children who have not had prior experience with computer programming. By the end of these games, players are ready to use conventional text-based languages. Access from a browser on a computer. (iPad is glitchy)