Wednesday #72 2011 2012

We began the day with people completing their math tests, studying for their science test and enjoying DEAR time.  

We then completed our reading about fiction reading and its positive effects on your empathy and openness to new ideas.    Click here for an over view of the article’s findings

Social studies -- we began yesterday and discussed/watched some more today the recreation of the Battle of Trenton.   Tomorrow we will take a 6 question quiz based on our notes on the Battle of Trenton.  For those students choosing to take notes, the test will be a breeze.  

Science -- today was the science test.  Mrs. Wilmott said our class did exceptionally well in the number of students that chose to complete the extra credit!!!   Way to maximize their learning opportunities!!

Singing -- the class earned another “ok”;  It sounds like there are 24 to 25 students that try their best to earn a “great” but the other four or five are not joining the respect train.  

We spent the first part of the afternoon working on our thank you project for Mrs. Silva.  Students completed a quick survey, copy&pasted or typed their Mrs. Silva paragraphs into the computer and student told her what their favorite lesson was.     We had two students who had some computer glitches.  Click here to retake the survey


Review the first lesson of our mathathon handouts.   As a class we finished below 70% with the questions on rounding w/ decimals, subtracting fractions, and mean/median being areas for growth.  

We ended the day with a discussion regarding the phrase “you reap what you sow.”  

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Ron Hubbard
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When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.
Old Native American Saying

Here is the homework for the week:

Math:
Mathathon handout #2 due Thursday (20 questions all from previous chapters)  
Mathathon handout #3 due Friday (20 questions all from previous chapters)  

Summary of how brain science proves that reading fiction helps you socials and emotionally due on Thursday.   
Summary is based on our in-class reading that we will do on Tuesday  (i.e. 7 to 9 sentences that captures the main facts read & discussed)   
Click here for an over view of the article’s findings

The students reminded me that Mrs. Cargo’s UA has homework due tomorrow.  It involves graphing which needs to be done correctly and also nicely colored.  

After the party on Friday morning, we are going to have a little thank you to Mrs. Silva for being our student-teacher extraordinaire the first 13 weeks of the school year.  
So we are going to put together a class book of the student’s paragraphs and a wordle of their kinds words for her.  

Also as a former brand new teacher, I remember how hard and expensive it was to build your own classroom library.  Therefore I am asking if your son or daughter could pretty please donate a used or new book by Friday.  The book does not need to be wrapped and a used  book is perfectly fine.  If we all pitch in, we will have 30+ books to get her library up and running.  Any book between the 3rd through 5th grade reading level would be awesome.