4th Grade Math: 2nd page of packet is due on THURSDAY.
Weekly Packet (option 1), Challenge problems (option 2)
Please note there are errors on due dates in the packet. Due dates are as follows: 1st page (both sides) due Tuesday, 2nd page (both sides) due Thursday, and Final page (both sides) due Friday. We do not have math class on Wednesday due to a field trip.
5th Grade Math: Pages 40 & 41, POW and answer questions.
Science: Some students need to complete their How to Make a Model of an Atom assignment.
Reading: 20 minutes (By the Great Horn Spoon, chapters 5 & 6 and job by Friday)
Yesterday's Field Trip: A sampling of photos.
The start of our day with the Golden Gate Recreation Area leaders.
Redwood Creek watershed model.
Demonstration of how to use the hori hori (digging tool) to dig and plant.
The area we planted in had been a levy and road. Lots of rocks! The fabric was laid out to prevent erosion until the plants take hold.
The dirt was scooped out onto paper plates to keep if from being lost in the burlap mesh.
We put in plants of all sizes and types, from fern to grasses to sage.
Preparing the hole.
Piles of sticks around us were to protect some new plants from the voracious deer.
Finished!
After lunch we crossed the bridge to the beach, and discussed the importance of the creek to the ecosystem.
Web. Each student represented an aspect of nature, the web demonstrating how each element is connected.
Aw. A relaxing time at the beach after all the work.
