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Monday September 23

Last Thursday our class had a very deep conversation about what is working and not working in our class. Students shared that morning literacy time is working well, exploration time is enjoyed and class meetings are appreciated. Students voiced concerns about noise level and when we had exploration time (right after lunch). In addition, students gave suggestions on how to improve and make changes in our classroom. Through this process, it was shown how much students appreciated having their voices heard and ideas shared to make change within their own classroom. Ask your child how they voice their opinions during class meetings and how it may have created change in our room or how they hope to make change.

Today in class, we began our exploration of buildings in other parts of the world, specifically Peru. To begin this exploration we searched images of "homes in Peru" and started to list characteristics of what we saw. It was brought to our attention by Mr. Emery when he visited our class that we may have to look not just at the pictures, but the captions of the pictures. Did you know there is a town called Peru in the the United States? We not only learned that the buildings in Peru look different than the buildings here, but we need to be mindful of how we search up information on the internet and how to confirm that the information is indeed what we are looking for. Ask your child, what can we do to ensure that the information we are looking at on the world wide web is 'right' for what we are looking for.

Reminders
Field study on Wednesday. Please check the weather and dress accordingly. We will be outside the entire time.

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