Here is what’s happening in the world of GTD Services at Irving School.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students have been working on using their imaginations and creating recognized pictures to go with statements using a certain number of shapes. For example “Using 3 shapes, make something that goes with the phrase ‘My Mom bought a new shovel”. We have done this with two different sets off shapes. As part of our school beautification, the Kindergarteners and Mr. Packer have been planting tulip bulbs in front of the school. Ask your child about bulbs and what we did.
1st Grade
Students in 1st grade have been good detectives, using the skills they learned from Dudley the Detective. When solving problems they are to look at ALL of the clues, not jump to conclusions, and come up with the one correct answer. We have practiced using our observation skills to solve problems and are currently working on reading clues, finding important words, and using logic to solve problems.
2nd Grade
2nd Grade students are learning to write colorful and exciting sentences and stories, playing with words, and staying on the topic through Yolanda the Yarnspinner. The kids have created sentences using a limited number of words and are currently working on creating “That’s Good/That’s Bad” stories.
3rd Grade
Math students are working on Multiplication facts recall by several means. We are taking daily timed tests (1 and 3 minute intervals), we are counting by a given number out loud, and playing a game called “Snap It Up”.
Reading students are working on their very own “Just So Stories” written in the style of Rudyard Kipling and using Google Docs. Their rough drafts are due on Tuesday November 1.
4th Grade
Math students continue to work on the Average 4th Grader project. They have gathered data measurements from a sample group at Irving and are getting data collected at Whittier school from 4th grade students there. They are compiling the data in an Excel Spreadsheet and using the “Average” function to figure out the averages. Once done, a drawing of the “Average 4th Grader” will be constructed.
Students in the Reading group finished reading “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” and are working on finding an organization to raise awareness of their purpose (The Children’s Leukemia Foundation”
5th Grade
Math students are getting ready to present their Data Projects next week and are beginning Unit 3 on Algebra.
Reading students continue to read the short stores of the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
September 26-September 30
Hello everyone,
Happy Fall! Here's what's happening in the area of GTD services at Irving School.
Kindergarten
Mr. Packer has been going into the Kindergarten classes and using an activity called "Smart Snips". Smart snips, level 1, requires students to use their imaginations and recall to create everyday pictures with just four shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, skinny rectangle). Some of the creations were a pine tree (2 shapes), a robot with a big nose (2 shapes), a robot with a big nose (4 shapes), and my house is nice (2 shapes and 3 shapes).
1st Grade
Mr. Packer has been visiting the 1st grade classes with his friend "Dot". Dot goes on adventures and asks the kids to think. This time Dot's adventure was the first day of school. Using visual cues and logical thinking, the kids are asked to analyze the situations that Dot is in, or identifying which pictures go with which scenarios.
2nd Grade
Mr. Packer introduced the kids to the planet Zooley a couple of weeks ago. On the planet Zooley, the zoo and all of it's inhabitants are exactly the same as here on Earth, but given names in the Zooley language. Using clues from the questions, students have to answer the questions and identify the animals in the cages using patterns, size, shape, and number to help them. They learned a very helpful vocabulary word "appendages".
3rd Grade
Math-3rd Grade math students are finishing up Unit 1 on geometric terms and shapes and will be taking the test on Monday of next week.
Reading-students are continuing to learn how to complete different types of projects through the use of Rudyard Kipling's short stories from "Just So Stories". We did improv skits based on "How the Camel Got His Hump" and will be creating cartoons based on "The First Letter".
4th Grade
Math-we are beginning to gather data for our project "The Average 4th Grader". We learned to create spreadsheets to organize the data, and we are in talks with Whittier for assistance in gathering as much data as we can.
Reading-students are learning about Japan, Hiroshima, and the atomic bomb in order to build background for the story we began "Sadako and the 1, 000 Paper Cranes"
5th Grade
Math-we are continuing to work on our Data Collection projects and have begun Unit 2 (large numbers, multiplying by powers of 10 (positive and negative), and operations with decimals.
Reading-we are finishing up our "If I Were a Book" books and will begin reading and discussing stories written by Edgar Allen Poe. The first story will be "The Masque of the Red Death".
If you have questions or need more information regarding the GTD Resource services at Irving School please contact me at ppacker@op97.org
All my best,
Mr. Packer
Happy Fall! Here's what's happening in the area of GTD services at Irving School.
Kindergarten
Mr. Packer has been going into the Kindergarten classes and using an activity called "Smart Snips". Smart snips, level 1, requires students to use their imaginations and recall to create everyday pictures with just four shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, skinny rectangle). Some of the creations were a pine tree (2 shapes), a robot with a big nose (2 shapes), a robot with a big nose (4 shapes), and my house is nice (2 shapes and 3 shapes).
1st Grade
Mr. Packer has been visiting the 1st grade classes with his friend "Dot". Dot goes on adventures and asks the kids to think. This time Dot's adventure was the first day of school. Using visual cues and logical thinking, the kids are asked to analyze the situations that Dot is in, or identifying which pictures go with which scenarios.
2nd Grade
Mr. Packer introduced the kids to the planet Zooley a couple of weeks ago. On the planet Zooley, the zoo and all of it's inhabitants are exactly the same as here on Earth, but given names in the Zooley language. Using clues from the questions, students have to answer the questions and identify the animals in the cages using patterns, size, shape, and number to help them. They learned a very helpful vocabulary word "appendages".
3rd Grade
Math-3rd Grade math students are finishing up Unit 1 on geometric terms and shapes and will be taking the test on Monday of next week.
Reading-students are continuing to learn how to complete different types of projects through the use of Rudyard Kipling's short stories from "Just So Stories". We did improv skits based on "How the Camel Got His Hump" and will be creating cartoons based on "The First Letter".
4th Grade
Math-we are beginning to gather data for our project "The Average 4th Grader". We learned to create spreadsheets to organize the data, and we are in talks with Whittier for assistance in gathering as much data as we can.
Reading-students are learning about Japan, Hiroshima, and the atomic bomb in order to build background for the story we began "Sadako and the 1, 000 Paper Cranes"
5th Grade
Math-we are continuing to work on our Data Collection projects and have begun Unit 2 (large numbers, multiplying by powers of 10 (positive and negative), and operations with decimals.
Reading-we are finishing up our "If I Were a Book" books and will begin reading and discussing stories written by Edgar Allen Poe. The first story will be "The Masque of the Red Death".
If you have questions or need more information regarding the GTD Resource services at Irving School please contact me at ppacker@op97.org
All my best,
Mr. Packer
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