This week

This week, a lot has been going on.

The first grade studied about fashions in the 17th to 19th century.
The second grade studied about trading between enemies during the US Civil War.
The third grade studied about the Mausoleum of Theodoric.

In our reading classes, there has been a lot more discussion going on.

Here, the third grade students are discussing their outside reading books in our Thursday reading class.

Here, the first grade students are discussing their writing.

This is my board work for my first grade writing class, wherein I talked again about the importance of brainstorming and following the writing process.

In reading class, the first graders worked in groups on a paraphrasing exercise.

Here, the second grade students are discussing topics related to our reading.

Here, the high school first grade NELP class is getting reading to give presentations about entertainment. Two students taught us a dance. One student taught us to cut out interesting paper flowers, and the last demonstrated her ability to make a 'bridge' by bending backwards and putting her hands on the floor.

Here, the junior high first graders are doing research for the articles that they would like to put into our class newsletters. Two students are working on an article about festivals. Three students are working on an article showcasing recipes, and two students are writing an article about interesting books.

Here, students are copying art from the covers of the books they are writing about.

And here is one of the book covers they decided not to use, but which I think was still very cute.

The students are also doing a column about my ties.

The third grade students had a little fun in class drawing pictures of me on the board during a drawing game.

In other news, I redecorated my classroom, and this time I put up a series of motivational quotes. This one is my favorite, and I read it to all of my students. In case in doesn't come out well enough to read, it says: I am always doing that which I cannot do in order to learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso.

Finally, we have a new book for the library: Peter Pan in Scarlet. I hope the students will enjoy it as much as I did.

Next week:
* In first grade, we'll be studying about Social Anxiety Disorder.
* In second grade, we'll be studying about the recent crisis of rising food prices and its effects on the third world.
* In third, we'll be studying about the recent change in focus of the American education system.

These will be the last readings for the students before the mid-term.
Monday, I hope to give out the mid-term review sheets. I've consolidated and shortened their vocabulary lists, printed the texts of the readings that will be on the test, and included a vocabulary list explaining the difficult vocabulary on each reading.

Date: 2008⁄10⁄04 17:21｜Permalink｜Author：nelp

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