Spirit Week was lots of fun and the cheer rally was a blast!
We all missed Emily and hope she is feeling better.
The girls did a great job on their cumulative math tests. I added an audio component to the assessment and had the girls read large numbers and decimals. They were accurate and articulate. We explored the power of ten this week and began multiplying double digits using the wrestling method. In this algorithm, numbers are exposed and broken into tens and ones. See if your daughter can explain.
They read about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. With their weekly partner, they practiced note-taking and summarizing. The notes became dramatic scripts about the earthquake and its aftermath. iMovies are in the works and will be posted on next week's blog. We'll be moving into the 1910's next week and beginning an immigration project.
I was having a hard time coming up with Wordly Wise practice sentences so the girls took control and submitted their own sentences from this week's creative writing. They wrote interesting tales about pancakes. Not the round kind but rather- pancake arthropods, pancake cephalopods, pancake butterflies, pancake sharks. The girls get a kick out of reading each other's work and seeing their writing improve. Take a look at your daughter's creative writing book when you get a chance.
It is the month of love and we have some fun Valentine themed activities planned. The girls will be using two Fourthie sites during math and language arts. Here they are: http://fourthiesvalentine.weebly.com/ and http://weekofchocolate.weebly.com/
Sloan Hiscock and I are presenting at the Virginia Children's Engineering Conference in Roanoke next week. Our workshop will address the connection between music and math and using media to bring relevance to instruction. I'll be gone Thursday and Friday but plan on touching base with the girls via a Padlet.
* Lend a Helping Paw- Outreach Project ends on 2/6. Click here for details.
* Please ask your daughter if her headphones are in working conditions. We use them many times throughout the day.
* NEAP Testing- Please click here to read the details.
* "Growing Up Healthy" class begins on Monday. The course website is now live.
* Valentine's Day Celebration on 2/14/17. Everyone should bring a container to hold their valentines.
* Valentine's Day is also Wordly Wise Dress-Up Day!!! 💖💖💖
* "Insider's View to Middle School" for parents 3/28 @ 8:30. Dorothy Suskind will send additional information as the time gets closer.
* Special Week Sign-up Madigan and Farina will be our Special Week girl.
* Homework is posted for the week for family planning.
* Carpool Helper Calendar- Please check for your week.
Girls- Your mystery blog question...... What days will I be absent next week? Post your answer here.
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