Hi parents,
We had a great day today! The "Field Trip" was actually really fun, and a nice change of scenery. The weather could not have been better. :)
The students spent their time sketching parts of nature, by 'zooming in' and capturing every detail they noticed. We learned about sketching techniques from this video.
The spelling quiz this morning was more challenging than usual, which I kind of expected because the 'aw' blend is a tricky one, but I was happy to see kids challenging themselves to do all three lists.
We had Quiet Reading time, and then did Film Studies. We watched an emotional commercial about Remembrance Day (see below) and addressed three questions:
1. What was it about?
2. Why could nobody see the soldier?
3. How did the soldier feel at the end? Why?
The students are showing a really solid understanding of 'literal' and 'figurative' meaning, and we had an amazing discussion. There were tons of different ideas circulating, and a lot of compelling evidence to back them up.
Stay tuned for next week's spelling words, and have a nice weekend!
Zac
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