This week has been slammed full of so many exciting things. Where to begin? We started things off on Monday with our Invention Convention Kick-Off. The kids are so excited to get started. Please remind them that Problem forms are due on Monday. I will send home more information after this due date. The final completion date will be April 29th, so students will have plenty of time to engage in the design process. We will also be working with Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Pascual on the presentation piece.
We continued with our busy week by meeting a real inventor whose children attend Tritt. These experts gave the kids some great advice and helped them to see that great inventions are within reach. Thursday was also a first for our class. On Cobb Digital Learning Day, we had the opportunity to Skype with students all the way over at Hayes Elementary an play a fun game of Mystery Number. The kids really enjoyed it! And of course, today is Read Across America Day. We got in our pajamas and cozied up reading. We read one of my favorite Seuss-inspired books, Put Me in the Zoo, which tied in nicely with our reading focus this week, determining point-of-view. We ended today with a trip the ILC for a Book Fair Preview. Did you know that the Tritt Book Fair is back next week? Your children have their personal wish lists ready to go. :) Next week will be our class' week to receive typing practice in the Tech Lab. This will begin at 7:20 and students can arrive as early as 7:15. They will just check in with me and then go straight to the Tech Lab for practice. This special typing practice will help prepare students for the Georgia Milestones that are coming up next month. Not only do we want them to do their best, but we want them to feel confident in what they can do and typing before the test will really help with this. Please try your very best to get your child here early next week. Mrs. Pascual will not be able to accept students who arrive after 7:30, because they just wouldn't have enough time to complete the lesson. We will do this Monday - Friday of next week. Thank you so much for your help with this. The early mornings will pay off! Speaking of Milestones, did you know that you can access the Parent Guide of the Ga Department of Education website? There are even practice problems you can work on with your child. This is a very lengthy resource guide if you would like to have a look at it. This comes from the GA Department of Ed and it can give you some ideas of what the questions will be like http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Study-Resource%20Guides/GM_GR03_Study_Guide_11.13.18.pdf Finally, one last reminder. The students will be presenting their speeches next week. They are due on Monday and I will be choosing students each day to share their message to the class. I can't wait to hear what they've come up with. It will be their chance to be the Sage on the Stage! Thank you for helping them practice.
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