On Wednesday, we were lucky to have a ZOOM with a marine biology doctoral student. Jill Ashley provided so many great insights into her research with coral. This information will be used in our PBL creations! The girls were fascinated to hear about how coral adapt to their environment and hear ways to protect them!
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From the World Languages Department:
The World Languages Department is looking forward to facilitating our annual celebration of World Languages Week from February 3rd to February 7th! We are currently creating videos to highlight members of the community who have studied or speak a language other than English. We hope that these videos will inspire our students to continue to study language to more fully engage with the vibrant world around them.
If you would like to be a part of this project, please send a video in which you introduce yourself and teach your favorite word in a language other than English. Feel free to provide a short backstory about why it is your favorite word! You should send your video to Kefu Dorion (kdorion@st.catherines.org) if you have a student in the Lower School and Noah Cogan (ncogan@st.catherines.org) if you have a student in the Middle or Upper Schools. If you have students in both the Lower and Middle/Upper Schools, you can choose to send your email to either Kefu or Noah. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 24th. ______________________________________________________
Curriculum Updates Paper folders came home today!
Reading: We are continuing, Flora and Ulysses. We are exploring rich vocabulary and character development. Ask your daughter to describe Flora and predict what may happen next. (Ask them to use BECAUSE in their response to help provide textual evidence)
Math: We are working on number and shape patterns. We will assess this unit towards the end of next week.
Language Arts: We used this time to work on our PBL (project-based learning) project. We are exploring the question How are different adaptations critical to survival in specific ocean zones?. We are working in tandem with Mrs. Mastin in science and Mrs. Kortas in technology. At this point in the process, we are writing about our "newly discovered" creature. This creature must have adaptations from real animals that will help it survive in a chosen ocean zone.
**Our PBL Culmination event will be on Thursday, February 20 from 10:30-11:00. Parents are invited to meet us in the assembly room to hear about the stages of our learning about animal adaptations. Guests will then travel to classrooms to see our creations!
Social Studies: We are continuing our American Civil War unit. This week, we read about how the south and the north were prepared/or not prepared to handle an impending war. Keep in mind this is a brief overview of this time period that will be used as a foundation in later middle and upper school studies.
Reminders and Important Dates:
- Carpool helper next week: Hazy Lynch
- Special week next week: Ruby Sewell
- Gold/White Spirit /Fun Day: January 29
- PBL Culmination February 20 from 10:30-11
Be sure to check out our photo link for photos from the month/year.
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