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.
