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Today was “Primetime” since it was Day 21 of the school year....First off:
The “Jaws A-Thon” is this Friday.
This is PFC’s big fund raiser for the year so we are asking that you harass family members and friends for at least $20 per student. Let them know it goes to a great cause, the kids are exercising in the glorious California sun and it is supporting future “heroes.”
That is right, we have a theme!!
We are asking kids to wear blue or anything spirit wear.
The “super” volunteers will be bringing the kids masks and some kind of sticker or something to distinguish them as Hubbard's Heroes.
Kids can maybe pull out an old bath towel or sheet and make a super hero cape? They can wear an excessively hot rubber mask and jog for 30 minutes. They can wear military camouflage, police or firemen outfits and look like our everyday heroes.
Just have fun and wear some jogging shoes.
Tuesday -- I apologize but the network computers went down until 4:30’ish.
Here is the big part of what we accomplished:
Regarding today:
We graded last night’s math homework and took last second questions regarding the topic 3 math test.
Then we took the topic 3 math test on multiplication. Students that finished that early were able to work on the language arts assessment, IXL, discover their google account, work on homework or read in silence.
Math lesson:
Our first lesson on the “new” division.
Here are the notes, I spent extra time going over this method.
What I would suggest because people were visually frustrated with this new method, is to emphasize to people that this is a learning process and this will take time. It is uncomfortable and it takes more time because it is new. However it is something that they will master with more practice and experience.
Please note though: I changed the homework to 9-25 (ODDS ONLY!)
You will see in the notes that I posted that I already did #9 for them. So they need to rewrite #9 and then do eight problems practicing with one of the new more challenging methods. This challenging method will pay off in large dividends as we move onward through the challenging fraction computations this year.
If you or your child still thinks this is craziness, click here for further explanation regarding this method of division.
Here is a short step by step of the three methods.
Vocabulary Skills....
We discussed how to a dictionary and how to find words. We then discussed what year that dictionaries would become obsolete like my hard copy encyclopedia series that I have. Why would anyone that possesses a tablet or a smartphone even consider picking up a dictionary to read and find a dictionary when either Siri or Google Voice will look it up for you in a split second.
Regarding the vocab cards -- wow! Some of the creativeness, the humor and skillfulness in creating the flash cards are amazing.
CNN students-Note Taking:
Quick today since it was collaboration Wednesday. President Obama addressed the United Nations and defended the USA’s “freedom of speech.” They discussed how President Obama and Romney would go about trying to help young people deal with the escalating college tuition costs. Then they had a short description of Yom Kippur and the holiday’s significance.
Google Accounts -- we are going to be the elementary test school for google accounts. Students will be able to open and save documents and powerpoints using Google. This allows for easy working on documents here at school and at home. No email or flash drives, it is all stored in the “cloud.” Students will have a DUSD only email that comes with the google account. This email can NOT receive emails from outside DUSD and students can not successfully send emails outside the DUSD students/teachers. They will also be given access to Google sites which will allow them to easily create website/blogs that they can share among themselves. This allows us to have another type of way to show our work besides written documents or powerpoints. It is exciting and it gets the students closer to learning further skills necessary to present their learning and their ideas in the 21st century.
Kind regards,
Ron
Homework for the week:
Math:
page 80-81 9-25 ODDS ONLY all due on Thursday
page 87 13-27 all due on Friday
Jaws A-Thon is on Friday.
If we can average $20 per student we could have Ms. McGovern dressed as a chicken dancing like this.
If you can help and volunteer on Friday during the Jaws A-Thon here is the link.
Also our class needs a “theme” for the Jaws A-Thon, practical/easy ideas? If someone wants to run with the theme, banners, or whatever please feel free to do that.
Peace Maker applications were offered to students. They have to be completed by Oct. 1st if a student would like to be a peacemaker.
Free-write due on Friday
A “free” free-write. Write about whatever you want to write about for 1 full page or 20 minutes. Fiction/non-fiction -- whatever --just sit down and write
Comprehension due on Friday
P.B. 26 and 27
Grammar due on Thursday
P.B. 33, 34, and 35
Thomas Jefferson due Friday
“You Owe Me” due on Thursday -- complete sentences and complete thoughts.
Spelling and vocab test on Friday:
Here are the words - this week is “Eye of the Storm”
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