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December 7, 2023

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Dear Families,

We wish you a happy Winter Break with your loved ones. Enjoy this time and we hope to see you all back on January 10th.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Celebrating Activism

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Our Readers will apply information learned through nonfiction reading to teach others and to generate real-world solutions to real-life problems. As readers themselves, they now have a wealth of techniques for achieving reading goals. We will end our unit by teaching others about our own ideas, our own “ I wonder…” questions and our findings!

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Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Mejorar la fluidez y comprensión lectora.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

La siguiente semana , los estudiantes pondrán en práctica estrategias de lectura que ayuden a mejorar su fluidez y comprensión lectora.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Leer durante 20 minutos, sin interrupciones para desarrollar la resistencia a la lectura. Registro de lectura.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will be able to use place value to solve additions and subtractions.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will start a new unit in which they will study additional subtractions and measurement concepts. Module 1 will focus on place value to 1000,000 and multi digit addition strategy. They will build understanding by modeling how to place value and apply that concept when solving addition and subtraction problems.Students will investigate and use the standard addition and subtraction algorithm too.

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Homework

Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 pages 69 and 70

Unit 4 Overview

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

What tigers are doing at school..

Students have been learning about the effects of one-use plastics on our planet and how we can start to collect and recycle those plastics.They will continue their inquiry into how plastics as used and what alterntives are available to lessen their environmental impact. This week, students will investigate their own use of plastics and reflect on changes they can make to live more sustainable lives. They will begin to take a wider look around the campus, Nicaragua and globally.

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Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Friends and learners recognize the value of similarities and differences to foster an inclusive environment.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Friends and learners will reflect on how each one brings diverse skills and experiences that contribute to a positive classroom.

Working in buddy pairs friends and learners will choose from each other’s Brainstorming Prep Activity Sheet the skill they would like to learn. One buddy first provides verbal instructions on his or her skill as the buddy writes them down on the Guidelines and Instructions Activity Sheet and then they swap.