Reminder:  Thanks to yesterday’s ice we do have school this Saturday, the 20th.  school will start at the normal time, and run until 12:00.  

 

Today was SO BUSY.  We were rushing rushing rushing all day.

 

We started our day talking about the weather, and clouds.  We ended up talking about how molecules are constantly moving between states (solid, liquid, gas, etc).

We also talked about Fahrenheit, and Celsius.  It is sometimes hard for students to understand that 32 degrees Fahrenheit is EQUAL to 0 degrees Celsius.  These both measure the same amount of heat.  0 degrees Celsius is NOT colder than 32 degrees Fahrenheit.  They are just different scales of measure!

Tonight students have a short passage about clouds to re-read.  Then there are some questions to answer.  Before you ask, yes I expect reasoning!

 

In Language Arts students got a new vocabulary list.  I would like to try something new this time around – I am asking students to FIND a sentence using the first word on the list tonight.   They should NOT write this sentence themselves.  We are going to try to make a collection of found sentences so we can use them to help us write our own sentences later on.  Places they might find a sentence using the word (abrupt):

By asking their parents

Looking in the dictionary

Looking in another book

On the internet

Again, this is not cheating.  Students should find a sentence using the word, and NOT come up with one on their own.

 

In Math today we talked about division, and played a game I like to call ‘banker and boss’.  Students are split into pairs, and one player is the banker, and the other is the boss.  The banker keeps track of the money, and the boss is responsible for paying his/her employees.   The boss has to pay his employees equally with the money he/she makes.

We will use this exercise to help us understand the standard algorithm for long division later, so it is very important that students internalize the process for dividing numbers in this way.

 

Tonight students should do this problem WITH A PARENT OR OLDER SIBLING:

divide $17 among 4 people

 

The parent or older sibling should be the banker, and the student is the boss.  The banker gives them $17, and then makes change as they need it to divide the money equally.  The student takes the money and divides it equally into 4 groups.

 

so, tl;dr

Short packet on Clouds (WITH REASONING)

 

Find one sentence using the word abrupt (do NOT come up with this on your own – get it from a reputable source)

 

divide $17 into 4 equal groups using your play money and with your parent/older sibling.

 

And read!

 

Have a good one,

 

-Mr. Potter