1/6/15

Yesterday, students completed a group activity in math class concerning fractions. I was impressed both by the ability of students to work together and by the quality of the work produced. Today, students moved on to working on another fraction related problem, which will take a few days to complete. I have high hopes that the quality of the work will remain the same.

Students are also hard at work in social studies on their European explorer baseball card. Students have been tasked with selecting one of five different explorers and compiling a report on this man. I have many students who excel at art related activities, and this project will allow them to combing this skill into a research project.


Homework

Math - SECOND page in math packet

Tenmarks: assignment due on Friday 1/8

Reading - fill out reading log on nightly basis.

blog post: Write about a book that you read over the winter vacation. Give a summary of the book and tell what you enjoyed about it. Should be 2 paragraphs in length and is due on Friday 1/9

Social Studies - today, students were assigned a report on an European explorer. I am asking all students to compile some additional research at home to better help them complete this ongoing assignment in class. If students are able to go to the library to obtain additional resources that would be great.


Trivia

What is the longest living mammal on planet earth?