Science homework: Ocean letter writing assignment and reading log. Students write ONE letter to us (their teachers) about their interests about the ocean. The letter is due on Thursday. Just one letter, not three, but the letter needs to be proof read and signed off by an adult.
Fourth grade math homework, due tomorrow
Purple group, Multi-step word problems
Option 1
Option 2
4th grade Blue Group homework: The students have subtraction classwork in their binder to work on tonight, or the "nine digits challenge" if they finished with the classwork and began this in class.
5th Grade Math: 5th grade packet
Fort Ross Assembly Presentation Homework
Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9:00 a.m. the Strawberry Students will be making a presentation to the school about Fort Ross.We would like the students to bring (or wear) their Fort Ross costume to school to wear at the assembly. This can include bringing the parcel bags & journal made in class, and items made in their groups:
· Militia: sashes
· Artisans: boxes, benches
· Hunters: hunting poles
· Gardeners: baskets
· Cooks: aprons
Service Learning Council Representative: The new student council is forming this week with one representative from each class. After hearing from the four individuals interested in joining this council from our class, the Strawberry students voted by secret ballot. Sam Trachtenberg was elected as our representative, however, congratulations go to all four students (Nora, Anne, Calista and Sam) for stepping forward, making a brief speech, and participating in this electoral process. The votes were close!
Fort Ross revisited: In preparation for making a presentation at the school assembly tomorrow, we reflected on our experience at Fort Ross. In a whirlwind session, the students reformed their role groups, collected ideas, discussed options and prepared their presentations by rehearsing and presenting to the class. Each role group will share about the purpose of their group toi the Ross Colony, and highlights from the experience on the trip.
4th Grade Math: Today the blue group revisited subtraction with regrouping, and took a pre-assessment for our next unit on multiplication and division.
The purple group learned a new game, Two-dice Sums, to think about probability--the chances that something will happen. Students placed 11 pennies on a game board with the numbers 2-12, recorded where they put the pennies, then rolled two dice. If they had a penny on the sum, they could remove the penny. The first person to remove all their pennies won, and kids recorded how many rolls it took to clear their pennies. Students also finished their assessments from the data analysis unit, and took a pre-assessment for our upcoming unit on multiplication of large numbers and division.
