Moving into our Mathematician Profiles

Last week students finished up graphing the results of their multiple intelligences test.  It is so interesting to see all the different learning styles we have within the classroom, and to have students reflect on how they learn best and where they may have difficulties.  Students were able to apply feedback they had received from their rough draft to create a beautiful final piece of work.  We will be placing a huge focus on beautiful work this year, and the students are off to a great start.

On Monday, students began working on their math autobiography.  The autobiography asks students to explain some of their earliest memories of doing math, their feelings about math, topics that need some work, and goals for math this year.   This autobiography is the first part of our Mathematician profile, where students will describe themselves in numbers and learn that math is everywhere.  Ask yourself, "when is the last time I used math or numbers?"  It was probably within the last few minutes.  Students are describing all aspects of their life with numbers, finding out how many miles away from school they live as well as their height and armspan in inches.  The mathematician profiles will be due at the end of the school day on Friday, so be sure to check in with your student as to their progress.

Today in class we also spent some time discussing a huge aspect of earth science, water.  We discussed that___% of our body is made up of water, as well as ____% of our Earth's surface.  Are you intrigued, as your student to help you fill in those blanks.  We will continue our quest for water knowledge this week and in many weeks to come, as one of our first science projects will tackle this amazing combination of elements.

Stay tuned for more learning information!