Friday, November 16, 2018

Week #12 Update!

We survived a full week of testing-whew! The girls were troopers, stayed really positive and worked so hard. Thank you to all moms who brought in snacks throughout the week! 

Contrary to what you might think...we actually did do a little bit of teaching and learning this week! In math, the girls participated in a fun activity, which introduced the concept of fractions as division.  The girls lined up outside the classroom, and I placed a different number of Hershey bars on various tables in the room (i.e. at Table 1- had one Hershey bar, Table 2 had two bars etc...). Next, they took turns walking into the classroom and they chose where to stand. Based on the number of girls at each table (and the amount of chocolate), they had to decide where to go.  The chocolate would be divided up among the girls standing at each table, and the goal was to get the most chocolate (of course). When all of the girls decided on a table, we discussed what fraction of a Hershey bar each girl would receive, and then we compared and ordered the amounts to see who would get the most...and the least etc. In the end, I divided up the chocolate equally and all of the girls received the same amount (which some were very happy about and others were not-ha!). Also, I handed back the math tests, and the girls started working on their Error Analysis sheets. We didn't have a lot of time to work on this, so they will go home next week.

In History and Language Arts, we began discussing what life was like back in the early 1900's. The girls took turns reading historical information, and then they "marked up" (a.k.a annotated) the text on a document on their computers. We also had a great discussion about the first chapter of "All of a Kind Family".  Just a reminder that there is an audio version of the book on the Fourthies website (under Language Arts), and the girls are not required to complete the comprehension questions that were handed out.  The questions are provided mainly to help the girls prepare for our in-class discussions. In addition, we started a fun "All of a Kind Family" book report project where the girls will be coming up with hashtags for each chapter and summarizing the events in Google Slides. 


Reminders and General Information

Information needing a parent response is highlighted.

*Parent How-To Videos for accessing Quia, Newsela, and That Quiz!
**The Outreach club is collecting non-perishable food for the 
St. Stephens Food Bank.
The last day to bring in food is Monday, November 19th. 
Click here for more information
*St. Chris Math Expo Tuesday Morning (11/27)- Field Trip Attire 
HomeworkThere will be NO homework next week as well. Happy Thanksgiving!
Special Week: No Special Week girl for the week of Thanksgiving.
Carpool Helper- Abigail McKay will represent our class next week!

Class Leadership Week of 11/19
Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Ruthie and Serpell

Girls: Your blog question is...What is your favorite food to eat at Thanksgiving? Post your answer here.



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