Day 63
CNN Students
Today’s subjects didn’t seem extra extraordinary however it took us to some real deep places with our discussions. I would strongly encourage you to continue the discussions at home.
A piece on Pakistan, Afghanistan and USA led to a long discussion about alliances with potential bad guys, nuclear power/forces between countries, why do people/countries go to war, and the # of nuclear power versus feeding those who starve. American Airlines going broke led to discussions regarding what is bankruptcy? What is it for an individual and company? What does that mean? We made reference to our Monday discussion on a business being in the red or black. Congress debating extending the unemployment benefits led to a inquisitive discussion about furlough days, what does it mean to be laid off, why does a bank/lender technically own many homes, why pay off a house over 20 or more years and pro/cons of extending unemployment benefits. Students were curious about the soccer head injuries that occur within the brain swelling and our skull when players head the soccer ball. Finally we had a quick discussion about the Mars mission that hopes to discover once and for all if there is or ever have been life on that planet.
45 minutes of assessments for about 10 of the students. The other students read for 20 minutes and practiced www.ixl.com for 20 minutes.
Theme 3 skill discussions. Today we had a discussion regarding how important the perspective or the point of view of the author is when assessing the information that you reading. Besides being important reading strategy for May testing, this is just a great topic for a media enabled generation of kids that can “google that up.”
Theme 3 Test on 12/8
Click here for the study guide
Science -- Mrs. Wilmott offered extra credit last night and about 10 kids chose to bump up their science grade by 10% and they got to eat NASA ice-cream.
Singing
Grammar review -- a great day of reviewing when to use singular and plural verbs. Tonight’s homework is all about irregular verbs. Click here for both tonight’s homework and also a great reference of the top 100 irregular verbs that we use in writing.
The first Thanksgiving and the trip over here on the Mayflower....Ship’s Biscuits, literally sitting on the pot, 9 weeks trapped inside C-5, and why has mankind salted/smoked their food for hundreds of years.
Math:
LCM work, more convincing people to buy into the Venn Diagram method for find LCM and GCF and adding fractions with unlike denominators.
Click here to get the handouts and the math notes
Kind regards,
Ron Hubbard
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“When the time to perform arrives, the time to prepare is past.”
John WoodenHere is the homework for the week:
Math:
Page 254-255 1-29 odd due Thursday **must use the Venn Diagram
Page 256-257 1-31 odds due Friday **must use the Venn Diagram
Free-Write due Thursday:
“I love the winter time because.....”
Free-Write due Friday:
A free free-write
A grammar review handout will be given each day this week.
Theme 3 Test on 12/8
Click here for the study guide
**Famous American Report** handout this week but due dates begin in January
Language Arts Book (the large yellow book but NOT the Practice Book)
Read pages 262-278 by Friday
Answer any four questions on page 280 by Friday. The answers must be in complete sentences. I strongly recommend using the word “because” and you must make reference(s) to information found in the reading.
Spelling and Vocab review test is on Friday
click here for the words
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