This week and last, we’ve been working hard on graphing our weather data and using our graphs to find patterns and make weather predictions. For the summative assessment task, students made 2 graphs from their weather data They then were asked to find a pattern or trend in their graphs, make a weather prediction for the next day, and inform us of one positive effect and one negative effect of their weather prediction. Students were recorded during their mini weather forecast, we will hopefully have these videos on student websites soon!
Next week we will be starting our new UOI: Drama – How We Express Ourselves. We spent some time yesterday making new table teams, new team names and new roles and responsibilities in each team. Our new table teams are…. Dolphins, Gigantosauruses, T-Rexes, and Cheetahs. As a class we then decided on which jobs we think are most important in a team and that will help each team to learn at the best of their abilities. The team roles we voted on come from Kagan Cooperative Learning. We discussed all the different roles, chose 5 roles, and then brainstormed things we can say in each role. Our new team jobs/roles are:
Gatekeeper :Makes sure everyone participates
Things a Gatekeeper says
1. Susan, do you agree with her?
2. Pete, what do you think?
3. It’s someone else’s turn now.
4. Let’s ask another group member now.
5. Wait your turn to speak please.
6. Let’s take turn being the recorder.
Quiet Captain: Makes sure the team works quietly
Things a Quiet Captain says
1. let’s use our quiet voices
2. Let’s huddle so we can’t be heard.
3. Shhhhhh
4. Remember the voice level chart.
5. Please work quietly.
6. Use a whisper voice please.
Question Commander: Check if all questions have been answered
Things a Question Commander says
1. Does anyone have any questions?
2. Let’s try and answer Pedro’s question.
3. Let’s share our answers.
4. How can we answer this question better?
5. Does anyone have an idea to share?
6. What do you understand, not understand?
Coach & Encourager: Help your teammates solves the problem and give encouragement
Things a Coach & Encourager Says
1. Tell me the step as you do the problem
2. Will you please explain your work to me?
3. You are doing a good job.
4. Can I help you to understand?
5. You can do it!
6. Is this your best work?
Materials Manager: Gets materials and leads the team in clean up
Things a Materials Manager says
1. Let me go get the paper we need.
2. Let’s all clean up our table.
3. Do you have your pencil?
4. Do you have your book?
5. Put your stuff in your UOI folder please.
6. Push your chair in please.
Ask your child which role they have in their new table teams!
Homework
We have finished UOI 2 and students have achieved some of their goals. If they have a green star beside their goal, they must finish writing about how they achieved their goal. Bananas will be given out on Sunday! All students worked really hard during this UOI and displayed some really good research skills and thinking skills! We are also becoming more independent learners every day! Have a wonderful weekend.
