Hello Parents,
Today was a dynamite day and I'm thrilled to be back! I would like to thank you for all of your hard work and guidance regarding the Flat Stanley Project. I would like to mention that I have decided to give an extension on the project. It will be due and presented on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
Language Arts - Today we discussed the different forms of transportation in Spelling. The students inquired as to the different forms of transportation (land, air, and water) and then applied their knowledge to grouping transportation vocabulary into categories. In Grammar, we continued our lesson on /ear/ words. A Little Princess Novel Study was engaging this morning. The students read through and acquired a deeper knowledge of the story's characters, primarily investigating how to describe each character in their own words.
Mathematics - Math today was a "Minds On" Lesson. The students first worked on dividing themselves into halves, thirds, fourth, and fifths as a whole class. They demonstrated understanding of how to equalling divide groups of and how sometimes groups can not be divided equally. They then transitioned into their written work and applied their learning experience to their exercises.
Science - Movement & Motion!! Today we kicked off our afternoon with a wonderful video from Bill Nye, on Motion! The students were extremely excited about their learning after the video and we engaged in an in-depth discussion about the message of the video. The students post discussion gathered in small groups and wrote out in their own words their own understanding of one of the ideas or concepts from the video.
Health - "Substance, Use and Abuse" - The focus was on Safe Use of Medicines, we discussed and shared as a group a decision making model that they may follow to help make decisions regarding medicines.
Physical Education - Track Field Practice.
