Hello, everyone! All documents for the week are attached below:
Tomorrow is Spring picture day. Please remember we also have PE, so if you need to bring a change of shoes/clothes, that is fine!
This week in Math, we will finish up with our fraction unit and begin working in geometry. One major thing that students seem to forget with fractions is that they must divide into equal parts. I have noticed on Math 4 Today that they sometimes just make 4 pieces instead of 4 equal pieces. There is some additional practice with this on the DREAM sheet this week. We are working on Math 4 Today #24 with our test on Friday. In Science, we are beginning our life science unit. We will start with the life cycle of seed plants and also talk about animal life cycles at the end of the week. Students can review by visiting the link below: https://jr.brainpop.com/science/plants/plantlifecycle/
We have many exciting activities going on that go with our life science unit. Val, our leopard gecko is doing great! Over the weekend, she molted -- this opened up a great discussion and research about why animals molt or shed.
Our eggs are in the incubator and the temperature is regulated between 99-100 degrees. We are on day 5 and according to our QR Scan, the eggs should look like this inside:
We also got another exciting delivery in the mail today! Our tadpole arrived for our grow-a-frog kit! We went ahead and watched the Brain Pop, Jr. video on Frog Life Cycles ( https://jr.brainpop.com/science/animals/frogs/ ) and are excited to make observations each day and record the progress.
The children are so very excited about everything going on in our classroom right now. The quote below is definitely my "motto" for teaching, as I realize that many of our students may not have the same experiences as some. I want to do everything in my power to give them the experience and allow them to see it with their own eyes and not just in a textbook or video.
Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns. Graded papers and Dojo reports are being sent home with newsletters today. Please sign them and return them tomorrow.
Also, please be sure to send in $1 by Friday for Watershed.
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