This Week in Div. 5

This week, things went by quickly with two early dismissals and a pro d day! Thank you to the families of Div. 5 for joining me at Parents as Partners Conferences this week! It was wonderful connecting with so many of you and discussing your child’s goals.

Div. 4 & 5 are very excited to start Book Club this term! We began with reading picture books focused around growth and activism in small groups. Students used their “Say Something” organizer to make predictions, connections, inferences and share their feelings or wonders about what they read. Once prepared, students then shared their thoughts around the text with their group members and focused on building on each other’s ideas. We can’t wait to get our first book club novels next week!

We have extended our inquiry, thinking about who lives here on the mountain and why they are important to our community.  What would happen if they didn’t live here?  How are we interconnected, and what actions can we take to support pollinator populations that live here? Over the next few weeks, we will be continuing our research and using it to design and construct pollinator shelters.

We finished our week by creating Halloween art! We look forward to wearing our costumes next Friday for the Halloween celebration.