It's hard to believe we've entered in to June. With this recent great weather it finally seems more real that summer is near. Time has truly flown!
Here's a quick update from our short, but busy week together in the classroom:
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| Parachute Investigations |
Be sure to check out all the photos from this week, here!
Math
- Continued to learn about figuring rates
- Converted rates to more comprehensible rates, ie Laughs per lifetime to laughs per day.
- We'll wrap up our final math unit next week, take the end of year math assessment and also the Unit 12 math assessment
- We've learned so much about properties of air this past week. We had an air investigation marathon just about the entire day on Wednesday
- Check out the photos of our parachute investigations. Ask students what sorts of things we learned about parachutes, ie which parachute designs worked best?
- Students will put their new learning to use on the design of their Egg Drop parachute (home project--directions went home Thursday). The Egg Drop assignment is due Thursday morning 6/9
- Ask your student about the film they watched, the reading they did, and our investigations around Bernoulli's Principle--how air pressure helps an airplane fly
- Continued working on our literary essays
- Took a closer look at two of our five texts as a class. We read them together and discussed the deeper meanings embedded within them. Then we began constructing a list of potential theses that students could adopt and write about
- The Watson's go to Birmingham--ask your student what's been happening lately in our Newberry Award Winning read aloud. Also, what happened to Byron's tongue on a cold day? How did the author bring in humor during this scene?
- Students should be working on their Market Day projects at home. Market Day is this Wednesday 6/8 from 9:30-10:30. Parents are welcome to join us. We can supply you with some Grizzly Bucks in order to make purchases. However, purchases should not be made for your child--that's what their hard earned money is for! :)
Got science? The proposed new elementary science materials are on public display through June 8 at the Administration Building. Because of unprecedented state budget cuts, a community coalition—including the Issaquah Schools Foundation, PTSA, and chambers of commerce—is raising funds to bridge the gap so that the curriculum can be fully implemented next fall for every kindergarten through fifth-grade student. With two weeks left in the campaign, the coalition is still about $187,000 short of its goal (a target of $50 per elementary student). Learn more about how you can help.
