Today was a bit of a roller coaster
We had an absolutely amazing morning, where we got 6 paws in the hallway just on our way to Science. Then on the way back, however, we had to practice walking in straight, quiet lines.
We did very well during math centers, and we got to talk quite a bit about area, and how we can find missing sides of a rectangle given area or perimeter, and one side.
For homework tonight, students have but a single problem. I expect it to be done perfectly:
Please draw a rectangle with the following properties:
One side equal to 5cm, and a total perimeter of 60 cm
In Language Arts we read a short text about hiccups, where we talked about genre, and point of view. We had a very lively discussion about whether the text was written in first, second, or third person point of view. We didn’t even come to a consensus by the end of the discussion. Many students had very valid points for their belief that the text was written in first or second person. How about you? What do you think?
For homework tonight, students should finish this short packet, answering the questions with reasoning. They should also finish questions 9-14 on pages 124 and 125 in their Motivation Reading books.
In Science, we finally finished discussing the cardiovascular system in small groups. Many students had really good questions about how blood, arteries, veins, and your heart work together, and why they are moving about in the first place.
I had promised the students some quiet reading time, so after that we quickly measured our plants, and then took a vote on what we will do for our celebration of earning our Gold medal (We earned our first jewel today by the way!). We are a tad behind with celebrations, so we’ll try to get a few done in the next few weeks!
The students ultimately decided upon extra recess, so we’ll have a super-long recess period on Friday!
so, tl;dr
One math problem:
Please draw a rectangle with the following properties:
One side equal to 5cm, and a total perimeter of 60 cm
finish Hiccup packet
Questions 8-14 on pages 123/124 of their motivation math books
and as always, read for 35 minutes!
Also a quick reminder about parent teacher conferences. Many people have already signed up, and I look forward to talking with you in the upcoming days! If the spots fill up completely I will add more, and please remember that if none of those times work for you, I am here most days at 6:30 and stay until around 5pm, so if there is a time that works for you, simply let me know and I’ll figure something out.
Have a good one!
-Mr. Potter