Hi room 5 families! We can't believe September is almost over. We've been in school for one month now and have been working on class routines, writing about small moments, solving word problems, learning about artists and their style and meeting with everyday heroes. See what we have been up to below and read on for ways to support us at home. Here we are meeting with our 5th grade buddies to help them with their project on mind growth. First graders have a lot of knowledge to share about building grit! Parents can ask students, "What is grit?" "When do you use it?" "Why is it important?" We have been fortunate to spend time with some everyday heroes from our community. We have met with Officer Estrada a San Diego police office who has a sidekick named Atos. We've also met with a mom who is in the Navy. She works on a submarine. We've met with a nurse and a former Explorer alum who helps foster children. Parents can ask students: What makes these people everyday heroes? How do they help people? What tools do they use? Do they work on a team? Do they have a sidekick? In first grade we work on following the speaker during lessons and class discussions. The teacher is not always the speaker. Here we are practicing the 4 rules of listening: Eyes Watch, Ears Listen, Voice Quiet, Body Calm. Parents can ask, "How do the 4 rules help you follow the speaker?" We have high school buddies! Our buddies are from High Tech Media Arts and we meet on Friday mornings to help each practice reading. Here we are reading to our buddies. In math we are strengthening our number sense. Here we are working on the counting jar. We're finding ways to group numbers to help our counting be accurate and to look at numbers beyond groups of 1.
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