4th Grade Math: Option 1 Multiplication Practice or Option 2 Extended Multiplication
5th Grade Math: Math Packet
Wordly Wise: Next week we will begin reviewing lesson 7 and 8 of Wordly Wise. Some students are working on catching up, so please spend 15-20 minutes working on lesson 6, 7, or 8 in order to catch up.
Math Club: Our focus in Math Club was on geometry today. Students used tangram puzzles to do the Tangram Polygon Super Challenge, making 5 different polygons from 1-7 tangram shapes. They also did different levels of the Polly Gone problem, building the biggest pen possible from 40 cubes, or figuring out the area of polygons and creating different parallelograms from them. Other students spent time figuring out an Alphametrics problem (substituting letters for numbers) to do some algebraic thinking in our Math Club Puzzles. No math club next Tuesday because Sima will be out for Professional Development.
Science Opportunities for Girls 5th-8th Grade: ...a great science/mentoring STEM event for grade 5-8 girls, held at Cal. The event is called "Expanding Your Horizons." It's a hands-on event for girls grades 5 - 8 about the sciences, led by "engaging, inspiring female researchers." It will be held on Saturday March 2nd, but the times have not yet been posted.
Book Clubs: Our last three book clubs finished up their presentations today. We saw scenes from Sarah Bishop, Under the Blood Red Sun, and My Heart is on the Ground.
Cultural Studies: Today we began our study of Lewis and Clark and the westward expansion of the United States. We learned about Thomas Jefferson's secret message and his quest for knowledge of nature and the Native American people. We'll continue to focus on Lewis and Clark for the next couple of months.
