Highlights by Mrs. Greazel

 I thought you'd enjoy seeing some  highlights of our recent work.

As we ended our Illinois unit and began our new Science Unit on the Solar System, many students chose to reflect on all they learned about Illinois and created a PicCollage to represent the highlights of that unit.

Here are 2 examples for you to see. Ask your child if they completed one and they can email it to you.












Last week, the author Candace Fleming came to Dryden.  We've been reading, comparing, reviewing, and recording fluency excerpts of her books over the last few weeks, so we have become familiar with many of her books.  That made it so exciting to meet her in person and hear how she got story seeds and developed some of the stories we read.  The way she got the ideas for her books were very different from the published story.  Some of us even got our books signed at the end of her presentation.

Candace Fleming talking with 3rd-5th grade

Candace Fleming autographing books

We've also been working hard on our Personalized Learning Research.  Each child has developed a question that they have wondered about. They are able to research any topic that they choose.  They're  spending time researching and finding the answer to this personalized question.  We have a wide range of topics in our classroom that cover just about anything and everything you can think of.  Ask your child what they're wondering about and what they've discovered.  The kids are so excited about their research and very engaged in this process.  We'll be excited to share more!