This ‘assign your own homework’ is going very well! \u00a0Most students are assigning themselves things that they really need to work on.<\/p>\n
Today we did lots of centers and small groups that\u00a0students picked themselves\u00a0based on what they wanted to work on. \u00a0I’m very happy with how well the students are handling the freedom and the responsibility of choosing their own focus and what they need to do\/study. \u00a0Let’s hope it stays this way!<\/p>\n
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So students tonight should do the next two pages in their motivation math, and they picked another motivation reading passage to do as well. \u00a0Their own assignments are here:<\/p>\n
Self Assigned Homework<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We did some more work in the computer lab with our poetry, and went over our entire ecosystems review packet. \u00a0Students will soon be getting a review packet for forces and motion. \u00a0They should also be looking at these review materials each night as they prepare for their EOGs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n speaking of which, if you didn’t see it yesterday:<\/p>\n Wed, June 10: Math EOG<\/span><\/p>\n Thurs, June 11: Language Arts EOG<\/span><\/p>\n Tues, June 16: Science EOG<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Mon, June 29: 5th grade graduation ceremony<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Today we started talking a bit about economics and how systems of trade\/barter\/cooperation work. \u00a0We will be reading a short story called “Wally and the Walnuts” to help with this. \u00a0We read the first two chapters together today and students took home a copy. \u00a0I need these copies back, so I made it very clear that they need to treat these well. \u00a0Tonight they have some questions to answer about the first two chapters:<\/p>\n WalnutsChap1&2<\/a><\/p>\n Chapter1&2Questions<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, tl;dr<\/p>\n Do YOUR homework!<\/p>\n Self Assigned Homework<\/a><\/p>\n Read chapters 1 and 2, and answer some questions about Wally and the Walnuts<\/p>\n WalnutsChap1&2<\/a><\/p>\n Chapter1&2Questions<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And read!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a good one,<\/p>\n -Mr. Potter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This ‘assign your own homework’ is going very well! \u00a0Most students are assigning themselves things that they really need to work on. Today we did lots of centers and small groups that\u00a0students picked themselves\u00a0based on what they wanted to work on. \u00a0I’m very happy with how well the students are handling the freedom and the … Continue reading Homework June 2 (Tues)<\/span> \n