Welcome to 5th grade math with Ms. Anderman. It truly has been an exciting week on the Wizards team and in my math class. A big part of the first week of school is building community and developing expectations within our class and on our team so that we can create an environment where all students are able to learn. In my math class, students created a Wanted Poster for Mod L. Student. Mo, as we called him/her, started the conversation for our class expectations.
From there, students had to work cooperatively and silently to build circle puzzles. They individually put their puzzles together but weren't finished until all students in their group were done. Students recognized that they needed qualities such as patience, perseverance, good communication skills, and positive attitudes.
From there we will develop group norms that will guide us as we work together this year. Next week we will begin math work starting with how our mindset and student habits affect our ability to learn math.
