Students reflected on themselves as book club members. We talked about how to raise the level of our book clubs to make them the BEST they can be! Many students are already enjoying the second book in their fantasy series.
Writing
We continued to work on literary essays this week. We wrote multiple thesis' on the Paynee FC Football story before choosing one. Then we organized our thinking to collect evidence that supports our reasons. Finally, we began to flash draft our literacy essay argument using all we know about what makes a good literary essay!
Math
This week students worked hard to divide! We discussed what to do with our remainders in story problems.
Sometimes with remainders we...
1. Round up
2. Ignore
3. Include it as a fraction
4. Include it as a decimal
5. Keep the remainder as the answer.
Social Studies
Students are busy working on putting together their Early English Settlements Projects. They were invited to take them home over the long weekend, if they chose to. It is due on Friday, February 22, 2019. Work time will be provided in class for students to continue working on their projects this coming Wednesday - Friday, February 20 - 22. It is highly recommended that students do some work at home so that their in class time is used wisely! Can't wait to see the finished projects. See picture below for a sample from previous years!
This week, we continued to learn about our water use. We found out how much water we use in a single hand washing and were able to apply this information to the world around us. Students came up with ideas of how to keep the small amount of fresh water that we have on Earth both clean and plentiful. After focusing on fresh water, we shifted gears and brought our focus to the largest part of the hydrosphere, the ocean. We read all about the Nike cross-trainers that went over board in the ocean and found it to be crazy that decades later, they're still showing up on our shores! Students created models about how they think ocean currents move. Then, were surprised to find that they actually move in a circular pattern. We took this information and applied it to what was happening with the shoes. Next week, we will continue learning about the hydrosphere before moving on to the biosphere!
Miss Socier's Party
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