Those that were unable to attend last night...no worries, but I missed you!!! Your child should be bringing home the information you missed that was on their desk this morning. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Above, you will see Mr. English. He came to talk with our class on September 11th about how that day impacted his life, being in the military. What an awesome way for these kids to bond with their new principal!!! Thanks Mr. English for reminding us to remember all of those that were heroes during this horrible tragedy!
You will also see the kids in action with Mrs. Hankin's class. We have been working on latitude and longitude in SS class. So, we went out in the ocean and tried to find islands and capture them. The kids enjoyed finding their place on the map and see if they could capture an island. They are getting pretty good at using a coordinate grid to find any location on a map.
In Science, we are venturing into Hurricanes. We have some really, really fun art/origami hurricane projects coming up! Right now though, kids are hi-lighting important details and learning to look back in the text using headings of sections to find answers. They will be learning about Tornadoes in library soon. This is closer to home, and we are hoping that learning about the storm will decrease anxiety some of these kids have for being in them. The focus will be safety in a tornado. Later, we will wrap up our weather unit by taking an in depth look at some of the tools meterologists use and why MT is on fire this year. (Weather!!!!!) We will skype in some guest speakers on these topics through the computer, and Mr. Albarez (Bitterroot 6th Grade Teacher) has some first hand experience with hurricanes he wants to share. His family is from Louisiana!!!! Ask your child to share at least one hurricane detail they have learned. If they can tell you something, write hurricane in the planner for $20 tomorrow.
Tomorrow, we have library. Please finish up those fun books and help return them tomorrow. My rule is they keep one at school, and take the others home. Soon, we will be having some free reading time in class.
Thanks again for coming last night.
HOMEWORK: Math Review 3
