TBS Strawberry Creek Classroom: Balloons and Design Challenge

Homework

4th Grade Math: Finish packet to check on Friday (Option 1 or Option 2). Option 1 practices place value related skills with decimals, while option 2 extends these skills to connect with fractions.

5th Grade Math: Pages skills packet

Reading 20 minutes (don't forget to record your reading in the planner)

Upcoming Events:

Field Trip, April 9: Super EARLY departure of 7:30am. WOW! Yes, we have an early departure for a long drive to the New Almaden Quicksilver mining museum.

Readathon, April 11: A day of reading. Students may come in pajamas and bring sleeping bags, pillow, a stuffed animal and of course, books for a day of lounging and reading. Adults are welcome to join us to read. More details soon.

Today in Strawberry:
It started with one inflation, and then many followed. It was balloon day in Strawberry.

Theme day: balloon day in Strawberry.

Students brought all shapes of balloons.

A balloon party.

Balloon day antics.

Design Challenge: During Science the students were presented with a challenge to create a golf ball retrieval device using string, meter stick, tape and other materials. They planned, discussed, agreed and built their devices. After successive trials and opportunities to redesign several groups successfully retrieved a golf ball.