This week we've worked some agility muscles as our week was peppered with experiences! Book Fair assembly and preview has us excited to get our hands on some new books next week! Oh, and there were those necessary-but-not-loved Flu shots, and of course Halloween (and the day after). Many of our Climbing Guides reflect how we really exercised that Emotional Agility and Resilience!
We also added some new plants, soil, and seeds to the keyhole garden. We hope to harvest some kale, cauliflower, and eventually radishes and beets. We'll talk more over the next weeks about compost and its function in the keyhole garden system.
In reading block, we've been working together on the research process by digging in to how to find information, read it and annotate thoroughly, and then document and note take. They are ready to be independent in this process for Science Fair and well into their future. They learned the science of making candy (wow -- sugar + specific temperature = all sorts of confections), as well as how historians and scientists are gaining information and changing theories on how the Great Pyramids were built. We integrated force and motion from their science lab to connect what we were doing in Mrs. Mangels' to the article.
In ELA, we developed more outlines, and found that, "Great minds do think alike!" when both blocks, unassisted, came up with the same central idea, support, and significance, yet took a spin with a variety of vocabulary. These kids have got organizing writing down!
In math, we've been exercising our division muscles with number talks and a variety of other learning experiences. We started the week by color-coding many different visual representations of the same division equation, using color to make clear connections between the different pictures. We develop a deeper conceptual understanding when we notice relationships and color helped us see how the total area in our 5x4 rectangle was similar to the total number of points on our number line, to give just one example. While these pictures seem very different at first, they represent the same relationship between 5,4, and 20. We also found division very useful when organizing our large inventory of hot wheels track materials for science this week. We had a total of 222 long orange track pieces and wanted to divide them fairly among our 6 table groups in each block. We modeled, drew, and considered how place value understandings can help us divide more efficiently. This was a helpful preview into the power of long division.
As scientists, we're using a design process to create a hot wheels track that moves a car across the greatest possible distance. We know that potential energy is in our cars at the top of a ramp and that the force of gravity will pull it down the hill. When we release our cars, the energy is transformed into kinetic energy.
Tomorrow is Kiker's annual Fun Run! Come out and enjoy the fresh morning air with friends and family. Book Fair will be open as well and we hope to see you there!
We also added some new plants, soil, and seeds to the keyhole garden. We hope to harvest some kale, cauliflower, and eventually radishes and beets. We'll talk more over the next weeks about compost and its function in the keyhole garden system.
In reading block, we've been working together on the research process by digging in to how to find information, read it and annotate thoroughly, and then document and note take. They are ready to be independent in this process for Science Fair and well into their future. They learned the science of making candy (wow -- sugar + specific temperature = all sorts of confections), as well as how historians and scientists are gaining information and changing theories on how the Great Pyramids were built. We integrated force and motion from their science lab to connect what we were doing in Mrs. Mangels' to the article.
In ELA, we developed more outlines, and found that, "Great minds do think alike!" when both blocks, unassisted, came up with the same central idea, support, and significance, yet took a spin with a variety of vocabulary. These kids have got organizing writing down!
In math, we've been exercising our division muscles with number talks and a variety of other learning experiences. We started the week by color-coding many different visual representations of the same division equation, using color to make clear connections between the different pictures. We develop a deeper conceptual understanding when we notice relationships and color helped us see how the total area in our 5x4 rectangle was similar to the total number of points on our number line, to give just one example. While these pictures seem very different at first, they represent the same relationship between 5,4, and 20. We also found division very useful when organizing our large inventory of hot wheels track materials for science this week. We had a total of 222 long orange track pieces and wanted to divide them fairly among our 6 table groups in each block. We modeled, drew, and considered how place value understandings can help us divide more efficiently. This was a helpful preview into the power of long division.
As scientists, we're using a design process to create a hot wheels track that moves a car across the greatest possible distance. We know that potential energy is in our cars at the top of a ramp and that the force of gravity will pull it down the hill. When we release our cars, the energy is transformed into kinetic energy.Tomorrow is Kiker's annual Fun Run! Come out and enjoy the fresh morning air with friends and family. Book Fair will be open as well and we hope to see you there!
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