Day 74 of week 18
Today was an amazing day... I hope if you ask the kids about it they will tell you that it went “quick.”
We started the day off with math review from last night and a preview of tonight’s lesson.
As a friendly reminder all of our class notes can be found here: https://www.box.com/s/3zxxvuf7eqsg0vaqh7rt
I asked the students to equally split doing the 10 problems using one of the two ways modeled in class (5 each way)
1. multiplication after replacing the divisor with its reciprocal.
2. make both fractions have a common denominator and then divide across
We then had 11 projects presented today. Many of the students went over the “strongly recommended” 5 minute presentation time therefore we did not cover as many as I would have preferred in the 90+ minutes that we spent.
One group created an amazing website with research, cross links within their own website, and visually pleasing. It was amazing.
We had a cinnamon smelling diorama presented; she used gingerbread dough for the rocks.
We also had extensive powerpoint presentations and another website covering topics from Lewis, Clark, Colter, York, Newfoundland dogs, and other less famous members on the Corps of Discovery. We also had an entertaining flipbook presentation on the Corp of Discovery with several funny foot jokes.
We also had a Corp of Discovery board game where players try to acquire rewards found on their actual journey and get to either Fort Mandan or Bitterroot Mountains.
We also had someone bring in some typical cornmeal bites and beef jerky to go with her presentation on typical food the Corp would have eaten at that time. She brought in beef jerky because she couldn't bring herself to bring deer or elk jerky.
Finally we had a group that was seen not using their time wisely during their five hours given in class and then they submitted a presentation that clearly was a rough or first draft in need of more thought, order and research.
Then we spent 90 minutes working on our Caine’s Arcade art and project work. Some of the big things coming out of the fun but productive time -- seeing students persevere when their original idea(s) don’t work out like they plan, their natural curiosity and willingness to think differently and their ability to make amazing things out of limited resources.
I’ve included some photos so you can see what we have accomplished so far.
Finally we ended the day with having their science and Battle of Trenton tests returned. I also gave a pep speech about making sure to “study” & memorize the science study guide for tomorrow’s big test.
Readathon -- students are to bring their daily reading log back and forth from home and school. Students are encouraged to try and out read me. I will be assigning reading instead of some homework assignments. Therefore students will need to bring in daily verification that they are in fact reading. Students that choose participate in the fund-raiser part will have lunch w/ me and decide in how the money is spent.
See below about the adopt a family in need that we are doing for our Friday party. Students seemed excited to shop for kids that are similar in age to them and help others during the holiday season.
Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard
Homework for the week:
Math
Here are our notes from today and for this chapter 12 on fractions.
Page 286 10-1 all due Thursday
Science
Science Test is on Thursday
Social Studies
Read and complete pages 71-84
Read 45+ minutes on Wednesday night. Social Studies reading and science studying/memorizing count towards the time.
Free-Write no free write this week, rather please read for enjoyment.
Friday’s party note:
Below is the information we received regarding the Dublin El family in need, along with some gift suggestions. Please note that these are only suggestions and any gift in any amount would be greatly appreciated. In order to ensure that each child receives a gift, we have created a sign-up genius site at
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D4AABAB2DA02-holiday
This is completely voluntary and understand if you cannot participate. However, if you do choose to participate, please involve your child in the gift decision. Gifts may be brought to school on the day of the party. If you choose to wrap your gift (optional), please put a sticky note with the age of the child you purchased for.
Thank you again for all you do for our class!
Family Information:
4 girls, ages 6,10, 11, & 15
2 Boys, ages 3 & 4
Gift Suggestions:
Girls: Novi Star dolls, ponies, and Barbie dolls.
Boys: Helicopters, airplanes - and
anything green
Teenage girl: clothes, nail polish, lip gloss, etc.
Clothing:
Girl: age 15: size 15 in juniors or 12 in misses.
Girl: age 11: size 4 in juniors or 18 in big kids.
Girl: age 10: size 14/16.
Girl: age 6: size 10.
Boy: age 4: size 6x.
Boy: age3: size 4t.
A Winter Read-a-thon!
Help raise money that will stay right in your child’s classroom!!!
Gather sponsors between December 13th through January 16th and read, read, read. This encourages students to enjoy reading and really helps improve their reading skills. Please help your child keep track of the number of minutes he or she has read!
Chromebooks for room C-5?
http://www.donorschoose.org/project/hubbards-heroes-need-chromebooks/933286/
To have your donation matched dollar for dollar, enter the match code INSPIRE on the payment screen. This awesome match offer lasts through December 20.
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