Week of December 2, 2013

It was a busy and exciting week in the Learning Studio after having a nice long break! We jumped right back into learning and having fun. We had a community gathering with the entire school and got to share our PBL Google presentations with everyone. It was fun to show off our hard work. We also celebrated December birthdays with a popcorn party in the studio! In STEAM we have begun our engineering unit. It is very exciting as students are learning all about the Engineering Design Process and what mechanical engineers do. Students are creating and testing their own sail designs while learning about technology and wind. In writing we are starting new fiction stories. Some students are writing mysteries, fantasy stories, and realistic fiction stories. Ask your child about their fiction writing! In math we continue to practice place value and representing numbers in various ways. We also worked on story problems involving adding 10 facts. What a great week!