IT’S FRIDAY!!!!
warning: I ran the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, my memory about taking
pictures this week has not been the best!! I’ll be back on it next week!!
1st grade la
CRYPTOGRAPHIC CONNECTIONS: This week we are
continuing to examine the connection between symbols and meanings as we
decipher and encipher secret messages using a Caesar Cipher Wheel. We’ve had
fun discussing why we might NEED to use secret methods of communication or why
we might WANT to use secret methods to communication.
The students were shown a work sheet and
asked what it said. No one was able to figure it out!! We came up with some great
ideas on what to do in order to solve it; use a mirror and read it backwards,
turn the page upside down, or even unscramble the letters. We will continue using the Caesar Cipher Wheel
to decipher the secret message next week.
1st grade ma
Heavier or Lighter? : First grade math has
been all about “heavier”, “lighter” or “same as”. We received a “fax” from our
friends, Imi and Zani (characters from our math book) asking us to help them
find a weight activity for their measurement fair. Wednesday we broke up into
groups in different stations to get hands on learning. The students needed to hold
a heavy item and a light item, one in each hand, pretend they were a scale, and
make their arms represent the heavy side (arm going down) and the light side
(are going up). They did a fantastic job at this!!
Thursday, we missed because of 1st
grade field trip
2nd grade la
We FINISHED Eldorado!! Your kidos should have
a great understanding of what our knight was looking for (interpretive) and how
he felt during the different stages of his journey.
THEN………I introduced what we will be working
on for the next SEVERAL WEEKS…… The Miraculous
Journey of Edward Tulande. This is a story that will be sent home and
reading will be assigned on TUESDAYS for the following MONDAY. I will send home
more information about this Monday.
2nd grade ma
PRACTICE MEASURING: Wednesday we spent the
entire day practice rounding to inch and half inch!! I’m thinking we got it
now, but as always, feel free to have them practice at home!!
On Thursday, we started to talk about crash
safety in cars. We reviewed a crash star rating chart to help us read a graph,
5 stars = excellent or a 10% less chance of serious injury – 1 star = poor or a
46% or greater chance of serious injury. We will be starting our crash text next week!
The students have been ready for this! We got a day behind to make sure we were
on point with our measuring. That will be very important in our results.
3rd grade la
This week the students finished up reading
their myths! They were then placed into groups with students that read the same
myth and worked on filling out a ‘Retelling Story Map’. This was to help with
any misunderstandings one may have had about their story, but to also bounce
ideas and interpretations off of each other. Thursday, they were split into new
groups with students that read different myths and were peer graded on their
ability to ‘Retell’ their myth. I have not looked at the peer reviews yet, but
will definitely keep you posted!
3rd grade ma
Measuring Me CONTINUED: We are still
working on measuring ourselves, estimating measurement, actual measurement,
realizing what a good benchmark is when
it comes to measuring. The students have also had the ability to work on “Think
Beyond” cards. These cards are a ‘little extra’ for when some students finish
early. I am noticing the students that are finishing early are those that are
using their time wisely. As a reward, students who get the most Think Beyond
cards done at the end of a chapter get a reward!!
4th grade la
Latin and Greek Word Elements: We were able
to finish our worksheets on Latin and Greek word elements this week. This was
to show how our language has changed and been influences by other languages
over time. Tuesday we touched briefly on BIOGRAPHIES. We will continue this lesson all of next
week.
4th grade ma
You Either Have It Or You Don’t CONTINUED:
This was a LONG one!! We discussed 7 polygons; looked at them, defined them,
grouped them (some of them can have more than one name) gave examples of them,
gave NON-examples of them, and drew real-life pictures of them. I hope we got
it!!! It was a fun activity to do as a class!!
