Last week was amazing. Students created their own challenging problems with discounts and tax for each other to solve. They are displaying this beautiful work, and this week we will begin solving these problems. Some of the problems include purchasing unicorns and planning a vacation. Also, we will continue our work on the Earthquake project this week. Students are finishing their introductory research phase and moving into the planning phase of the project.
With such a short window of time left in the year, we will begin this week to plan events fort he last week of school. We will keep you posted as to the events and places the students choose to attend.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Earthquake Project
Hello Families,
It was so nice to be back last week! I enjoyed coming back and being able to visit with all of our families during conferences. I was also so very impressed by how well our students did leading their conferences! It was amazing to hear them all talk about their learning.
This week we will be diving head first into our next project in science, The Earthquake Project. Students will be in groups and have one of four possible job, either an architect, contractor, seismologist, or investigator. For more information on this project, please visit The Earthquake Project page on this blog.
As for math, we will continue our work with percents and proportions, and throwing decimals into the mix. If your student is struggling with these concepts, please have them work on Khan Academy for 15-20 minutes at night for extra practice. The site has instructional videos and interactive lessons!
It was so nice to be back last week! I enjoyed coming back and being able to visit with all of our families during conferences. I was also so very impressed by how well our students did leading their conferences! It was amazing to hear them all talk about their learning.
This week we will be diving head first into our next project in science, The Earthquake Project. Students will be in groups and have one of four possible job, either an architect, contractor, seismologist, or investigator. For more information on this project, please visit The Earthquake Project page on this blog.
As for math, we will continue our work with percents and proportions, and throwing decimals into the mix. If your student is struggling with these concepts, please have them work on Khan Academy for 15-20 minutes at night for extra practice. The site has instructional videos and interactive lessons!
Saturday, May 5, 2012
I'm Back
Hello Students and Families,
I will be returning on Monday May 7, 2012. As many of you know I spent 13 days in the hospital with some complicated medical issues. I wanted to thank each and everyone for being so supportive during this time. All of the cards and posters were so beautiful and thoughtful. Reading them put a smile on my face when I really needed it! Needless to say, I am so excited to be returning to teaching on Monday. I have missed everyone so much.
I thought I would first start off by telling you a bit about what has been happening in class while I have been away. Students have been working on several new math concepts including percents, proportions, and variables. On Monday,I will be continuing the work on variables, moving on to one-step algebraic equations. We will also begin our next Science project. Students will be choosing between the Biome or Earthquake project. More information will follow on the project.
Again, thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and support during the past several weeks. I appreciate each and every one of you.
I will be returning on Monday May 7, 2012. As many of you know I spent 13 days in the hospital with some complicated medical issues. I wanted to thank each and everyone for being so supportive during this time. All of the cards and posters were so beautiful and thoughtful. Reading them put a smile on my face when I really needed it! Needless to say, I am so excited to be returning to teaching on Monday. I have missed everyone so much.
I thought I would first start off by telling you a bit about what has been happening in class while I have been away. Students have been working on several new math concepts including percents, proportions, and variables. On Monday,I will be continuing the work on variables, moving on to one-step algebraic equations. We will also begin our next Science project. Students will be choosing between the Biome or Earthquake project. More information will follow on the project.
Again, thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and support during the past several weeks. I appreciate each and every one of you.
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