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| Right Angles!!! |
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| Acute Angles-Teeny Tiny Less Than 90! |
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| Straight Angle-Nice and Flat on Your Back! |
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| Obtuse Angle-Couch Potatoes! |
In math today, the kids got a physical workout. Say what???? Yep, they became human angles and we did some angle situps. (Right, acute, straight, Right, acute, straight) Too fun. As you can see they did a great job connecting the name of an angle to what that angle should look like. We also learned parallel, intersecting, and perpendicular lines as well. Ask them which line says choo choo. Write down their answer in the planner for $20. They should be able to tell you why too!!!
In science today, we created a timeline for the wolf from before the civil war to 2009. Wolves are a hot topic in Montana. As a rancher myself, I was able to explain why wolves are not a farmer or rancher's best friend. But, on the other side, the ecologists have a good point to why wolves are important. The good news is the kids got to hear both sides and can now process that information the way they see fit. On Wednesday, Jeff the Zoo guy will come in and share more about that topic along with some other fun wolf stuff.
Homework tonight is pretty special. So special that if they chose to not do it or do it to my expectations, it will cost them $500 tomorrow morning. Ouch! Andrew's mom found a cool idea online this weekend and shared it. Each student will write a card to a US soldier for Christmas. The cards will be delivered through Red Cross. Andrew's mom checked to make sure it was a legit site. We started the day off by watching the youtube found at http://youtu.be/OdEFaOoSBsw. Please watch it with your child again if you can. It is a poem narrated by "Santa." It talks about how yes soldiers are sometimes gone for the holidays and special events with family, but they don't want us to feel sorry for them. Instead, they want us to feel proud. They chose to do this and they love it! Then, we invited Mr. English in to share his experience with being away from home for Christmas. We asked him what he loved to read about in the letters he got from kids. He said that he just wanted to read about daily life like what is happening at home, with pets, or happenings at school. Just anything to connect him back to life outside of the military. He agreed that reading that we are sorry for them is not what they want to hear. They want upbeat messages. So, that is the task at hand. Kids all got a card to take home tonight. They need to FILL it will positive sentences and connect with a soldier. They are writing to an unknown soldier that is fighting right now or is in a medical facility recovering away from home. They need to write in 4th grade small handwriting and fill up the given space. They may not use any other paper (according to the site rules), only the given card. They are due tomorrow so Andrew's mom has time to mail them out before the deadline. A HUGE thank you to her for doing this! Super cool!
Midterms came home today. Please review them, sign the front page, and return only the top copy. The grade sheet is yours to keep. Please record the items your child needs to replenish their school supplies. I went through them with each child so if it is marked they need to get the supply as soon as possible. Please note where your child is in their multiplication basic facts knowledge. You want them knowing them like their name. xtramath.org will help I promise!!! Lastly, if your child has a behavior checked on the top, please have a heart to heart about it with your child. My expectations only go up higher each quarter. If they are not meeting them now, they will struggle even more soon. All kids are able to succeed in this area!
Lastly, please make sure that you drop by before or after school to pick up your surprises! And PLEASE do not give them to kids until after the holiday!!!!! We don't want to ruin the surprise for others!!!! Thanks.
Have a fantastic night!!
