We are getting back into the swing of things! \u00a0Always nice to actually be at school on a Wednesday! \u00a0Been a while since we had that.<\/p>\n
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As always, we have our 35 minutes of reading and reading log tonight. \u00a0For at least some of that, students should read chapter 11 in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.<\/p>\n
We had a very lively discussion yesterday and today about whether doing bad things (like Edmund does) necessarily makes you a bad person, or whether there are mitigating circumstances. \u00a0The students were very animated with their answers. \u00a0It was a lot of fun. \u00a0We might have to do a journal response so that students can get their ideas out.<\/p>\n
The students should think ahead, as a full rough draft of their fantasy story is due on Friday. \u00a0I will read these over the weekend and offer some feedback on Monday. \u00a0Therefore it is IMPERATIVE that students have a full rough copy to hand in to me Friday.<\/p>\n
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In math, we are working on multiplying fractions, and exactly what that means. \u00a0We are focusing on the idea that multiplying by a fraction can mean taking a fraction (less than a whole) of something else. \u00a0So we are interpreting an equation like 1\/2 x 1\/2 as taking one half of one half. \u00a0We have been modeling this with bar models, as using circles and pies can get messy and difficult to read. \u00a0This is by no means the ONLY thing that an equation like that can mean, but it is our starting point.<\/p>\n
To demonstrate their understanding of this possible interpretation, students should write a story problem for the equation 1\/3 x 3\/4, and turn this in, solved, tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Finally, we just started our work on figurative language, and students have two simile worksheets to finish tonight as well. \u00a0Remember that similes are when we use ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare two things.<\/p>\n
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That was long, here’s the tldr;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n 2 simile worksheets<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n SimileHomeworkFeb19<\/a><\/p>\n one math story problem<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n read ch 11<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Keep writing fantasy story\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are getting back into the swing of things! \u00a0Always nice to actually be at school on a Wednesday! \u00a0Been a while since we had that. As always, we have our 35 minutes of reading and reading log tonight. \u00a0For at least some of that, students should read chapter 11 in The Lion the … Continue reading Homework Feb 19th<\/span>