On Wednesday, we wrote in our journals about our extra long weekend. The students all had lots to share, as they filled the pages in their journals.
In Language Arts, we have been working hard on our "All About Me" paragraphs. Some students have finished their rough copies and have begun typing their good copies, using the chrome books. When the written/typed portion of this project is complete, the students will illustrate each topic and it will be coiled into a keepsake booklet.
In math, we have been comparing and ordering 3-digit numbers. The students have been using place value to compare and order and they have been using < and > symbols appropriately. We did a fun, whole class activity where we all came up with a 3-digit number. As a class, we ordered all 17 numbers from least to greatest. This sparked a discussion about using place value to determine how to order numbers that were all in the 900's.
In science, we did an experiment to compare soil samples. We used a sample taken from the backyard of a house in Devon and our second sample came from a mixture of the garden soil, sand, clay, peat moss and oil sand that we looked at last week in class. The samples were put in separate jars, water was added and they were covered with a lid. We shook the samples and left them to sit overnight. We compared the layers in each of the samples and recorded our observations.
We observed that the clay, dirt, shells and bits of rock sink and settle down to the bottom. We discussed that Over the years, the pressure of the water and mud compress the bottom layers until they change into rock.
In social, we caught up on our emailing with Sean. We enjoy hearing about his adventures and seeing all the pictures he sends to us! We also took our 19 hour flight to India and started our Travel Journal using information from our social text book.
In art, we created "birds-eye-view" snowmen. This ended up being a little math mini lesson too, dividing their scarf circle into 8ths or 16ths to make a radial design. Our snowmen aren't quite complete yet but they look great so far!
CONGRATULATIONS to our new Student of the Week!!
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