Happy New Year and welcome back! It has been a wonderful first full week after the break. I hope you all had a wonderful time with loved ones and had time to relax. It's crazy to think that we are over half way through the school year already! Your children are working hard and doing amazing things. I can't wait to see all that they accomplish this year!
UOI
This week we wrapped up our Where We are In Place and Time UOI and have begun our next unit- How We Organize Ourselves. In this unit we will look at economy, and how geography shapes industries. Specifically, we will look at past and present local industries in Korea. We will study the past industry of whaling in Ulsan and the current industry of ship building. We take a field trip to HHI and the Whaling Museum in Ulsan during this unit.
Math
This week in math we have been practicing several strategies for mult-digit multiplication. Students are practicing math fluency by being able to solve these problems in numerous ways and explain their thinking. Next, we will work on several strategies for division and then move on to fractions.
Literacy
In reading, we have been focusing on the Text Structures of nonfiction books. Students are learning about five main structures and exploring the different ways these books are written. They are identifying these structures in passages and in the books they are choosing from the library.
In writing, we are working on finishing up our information pieces on systems and technologies tied to our WWPT UOI. Students are working on putting their research together in their drafts, writing conclusions, editing and revising. Next week we will publish.