We headed west this week by first describing the Great Plains, then figuring out some advancements and technologies for life out West, and discovering that camels were actually an essential plan to help people move west! We made several observations, inferences, and predictions (one of newly learned science skills) to help us figure these things out!
In math we reviewed the steps for decimal operations. Our "notes" consisted of a sort and then we talked through some examples and glued in our notebooks. We also became math journalists to share these steps in our own words in our Daily News: Decimal Operations Volume One.
Other great things this week:
- Active and engaged students!
- Getting my book fair portrait!
- Students self-monitoring their own progress and making good choices to become even better students!
- Awesome students who remind me daily to take a picture of our SAC sign up sheet!
- Glorious fall days!
Ms. D's Weekend Snap Shot:
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| We had a surprise birthday for my pseudo-nephew (really my little cousin). He wants to be a firefighter and every good firefighter needs a good fire dog (even if it's neon orange). |
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| Saturday night sunset at the Saddle on the parkway! |
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| This is my dad's nephew water witching our land looking for a strong source of water to dig a well. This old practice can only be done by certain people who have the magic touch! You must take a small forked branch of peach or wild cherry and hold it tightly in your hands. Then you have to turn the branch over without changing the grip of your hands on the branch. If there is strong water under the ground. the branch will begin to curl back upwards on it's own. It is the coolest thing to watch! It was so strong here, that he already broke one branch! |
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