The last two weeks seemed to go by quickly since spring break.
We started our next Einstein Kit in Science: Ecosystems. Thanks for those who helped get bottles ready for the students' projects. Their plants are growing rapidly and the kids are super excited for the animals and water plants to arrive.
In Math we're moving right along and finishing up Chapter 8. We only have one more chapter to go and then we will have time to review before their final MAP session. The students spent a lot of time in the last couple weeks practicing different ways to display data. Some newer forms of diagrams include Histograms and Box Plots.
We practiced some reading skills by focusing on Author's Purpose, Voice, and Plot for the last month. The students read articles from ReadWorks, which is a great site to find various reading passages.
On Thursdays in Language Arts we're starting a new project talking about Famous Athletes. The students have about the next month to research 2 athletes and write a summary on their achievements. This is a great chance for them to practice proper grammar and spelling, which they work on every day. It is also a great chance to use Google Docs. They're pretty excited about finding out more about some of these people.
We're excited about the warmer weather! Quarter 4 is here on Monday... the last few months at St. Mary's for this group! I'll be sad to see them go.
We started our next Einstein Kit in Science: Ecosystems. Thanks for those who helped get bottles ready for the students' projects. Their plants are growing rapidly and the kids are super excited for the animals and water plants to arrive.
In Math we're moving right along and finishing up Chapter 8. We only have one more chapter to go and then we will have time to review before their final MAP session. The students spent a lot of time in the last couple weeks practicing different ways to display data. Some newer forms of diagrams include Histograms and Box Plots.
We practiced some reading skills by focusing on Author's Purpose, Voice, and Plot for the last month. The students read articles from ReadWorks, which is a great site to find various reading passages.
On Thursdays in Language Arts we're starting a new project talking about Famous Athletes. The students have about the next month to research 2 athletes and write a summary on their achievements. This is a great chance for them to practice proper grammar and spelling, which they work on every day. It is also a great chance to use Google Docs. They're pretty excited about finding out more about some of these people.
We're excited about the warmer weather! Quarter 4 is here on Monday... the last few months at St. Mary's for this group! I'll be sad to see them go.