Day 3:We had a pretty quick day...so many things to discuss and all the days end at 2:05
We began the day with further discussions regarding the book, If the World Was a Village.
Today's topics were age, religions and food. The topics lead to some great discussions regarding how people live much longer in the USA AND that almost 40% of the world is under the age of 19! Regarding religion we had discussions regarding what is a Christian religion, the 15% that don’t have a religion and if non Buddhist can meditate. Finally we had a long discussion and we wrote about the food section. The book discusses how 76% of the people in the world must deal with starvation and hunger challenges. On a lighter note it points out that there exists almost double the total chickens in the world compared to humans. Maybe we should stop making movies about robots or apes taking over and focus our attentions on the chickens.
We then worked on our listening and notes skills and listened to a podcast. So we discussed what is a podcast and then I shared about economics & Freakonomics. So we listend to a recent podcast titled, “Does College Still Matter”
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN OR READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THE PODCAST
As we listened, I modeled how to take notes based on the important information it discussed.
We did some group work based on the assignment “Homework about homework”
Students had a chance to sit and discuss with their peers how their homework settings and resources were similar or different. A big discussion was Internet access while studying and if they had access where was the computer located.
Math
Comparing values of numbers with decimals.
We did several examples and they should be in their math notebook.
Click here are today’s math notes and examples.
Homework: page 12-13 2-18 even problems
Music -- signing
The students will have formal singing on Wednesday right before lunch.
Reading Around the World
We discussed the reading expectations for this school year. We will go over the logistics of during back to school night. Basically on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month, they will bring in their Reading Around the World form with whatever pages they have been reading signed off.
A minimum requirement is 600 pages. Students are strongly encouraged to exceed this minimum requirement.
LET'S FIGURE IT OUT --- MATHEMATICALLY!
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins./week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.
Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year.
Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.
By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain
these same reading habits,
Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days
Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?
Some questions to ponder:
Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school....and in life?
This is taken from the following source
Homework for the week:
Math
Homework: page 12-13 2-18 even problems
“I believe this year....” paragraph(s) and “I believe in the future....” paragraph(s) due on Thursday
“Getting to Know You Better” a.k.a. The Reading Survey -- Due on Thursday with COMPLETE thoughts and sentences.
CLICK HERE IF YOUNEED THE GETTING TO KNOW YOU BETTER SURVEY
Free-Write (a non-fiction/serious one):
“My family......” due on Friday
***Get your day planner signed.
Kind regards,
Ron Hubbard
Teacher, 5th Grade
Dublin Elementary School
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"All of us are team players. Whether we know it or not, our significance arrives through our vital connections to other people. Family life is the central team experience."
· Pat Riley
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