Year 1/2 Weekly Update

March 2-March 6

Important Days

Wednesday- 1:40 dismiss

What a week we had last week! There were so
many amazing experiences and discoveries. The
kids focused on transportation systems and
PE: Wednesday, Friday
experiencing modes of transportation. Despite
Library: Monday
the weather we were able to get out into the
Music: Tuesday
community and explore a little bit.

Art: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

This week we are back on regular schedule
Emotional Literacy: Friday
with regular homework but we hope to continue
Computer Lab: Friday the excitement we built during Discovery Week!

We are Learning About…

Reading- We will continue exploring nonfiction text features (headings, table of
contents, bold words, glossary, diagrams, etc) and discussing the main ideas and
supporting details in our non fiction text.

Writing- We will review writing instructions/step by step how to books. We will

also think this week about writing our opinions. We will discuss the difference
between fact and opinion, how to clearly express an opinion, and how to give
support for our opinions.

Math- We will do some review & assessment for graphing this week. We will also
focus on different kinds of story problems and strategies for solving story problems.

 Year 1/2 Weekly Update

Unit of Inquiry-Last week gave us a great chance to apply what we have been learning
about transportation! Our biggest trip, to Kotor, was very helpful in starting a conversation
about how transportation has developed in our community. This led to an imaginative project
where we created our own community and a transportation system for it. We made a model and
named it Togobushi! We also began considering how transportation has changed over time and
how it might change in the future! We continue this line of inquiry this week. It will be a
perfect tie in for our next unit about forces and energy and inventions!

Transdisciplinary Theme- How We Organize Ourselves

An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of
organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.

Central Idea-Communities make efforts to create transportation systems that meet their needs.

Lines of Inquiry-

- Features of transportation system


- Decisions involved in using transportation

- How systems of transportation respond to changing needs

Learner Profile Focuses-Communicator, Inquirer, Knowledgeable

Some questions we will try and answer throughout the unit:

- How do we go from one place to another?


- What types of transportation have you used?

- Why do we use different types of transportation? - What are types of transportation

- How have transportation systems changed?

- Why have transportation systems changed?

Homework
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Read the book in the Read the book in the Read the book in the Read the book in the
homework bag and homework bag and homework bag and homework bag and
record in your record in your record in your record in your
Reading Log. Reading Log. Reading Log. Reading Log.

Complete the
Phonics/MATH
practice in your
homework bag!