Here's a quick update from our first week back from Mid-Winter break. We're off and running again!
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| Cube Drop Experiment. We looked at fractions and probability with this fun, hands-on math experiment. |
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| Pacific Science Center: Science on Wheels. Thank you PTSA for a great assembly. We learned some great things about Matter and the powers of liquid nitrogen, too. What a great tie-in with our upcoming Matter Unit! |
Math
- Continued to learn about probability and fractions. We had our final lesson of the unit on Friday. We'll review on Monday and test on Tuesday
- Took a mock MSP reading assessment and learned a new reading response strategy called "lift a line," where you copy a thought provoking line. Then you write about the thoughts that line evoked for you.
- Students made huge progress this past week. They finished drafting, ordering, cementing (writing transitions) between all the parts they've written, revising and editing. I read through each piece and then conferenced with each student. They made some additional changes and began publishing on the computer. Typed, published pieces are due tomorrow (Monday)
- It's looking like Author's Chair will happen Thursday!
- We've been working hard and studying lots in preparation for BizTown. We'll continue to finish some odds and ends prior to our trip on Friday the 16th.
- A BizTown newspaper assignment will come home tomorrow (Monday)
- We'll start our Space Science studies this coming week!
