Also, please work on Wordly Wise for 15-20 minutes this evening.
Reminder: Please fill out and return the pink Exploratorium Field Trip Form.
*Drivers have already signed up on the class Wiki, however if you are available as a back up driver, please let us know on the form.
Today we welcomed the Sweet Briar 3rd graders into Strawberry Creek while our 5th graders went up to Wildcat for the morning. In Strawberry Creek we read "The Doorbell Rang" and then played our division practice game, Leftovers. Fourth graders were paired with the third graders and they worked together to solve division problems. After doing some class work, we went outside and played our math variation of "What Time is it Mr. Fox?". The third graders did a wonderful job keeping up with our fourth graders and the fourth graders were great role models and helpers.
After a quick snack break, the students measured each other with meter sticks to create a height line plot. After graphing our heights, we analyzed the graph to find the mean, median, mode, range, and estimated average.
During our writing time the 3rd and 4th graders worked on a story with the starter "It was a dark and stormy day...". After starting their stories, students were given different animal names and modes of transportation that they had to incorporate into their stories. We had many creative, funny stories!
Science: Students built series and parallel circuits today and discovered how they could light 4 bulbs brightly with one battery (D-cell).
