Marvelous Monday!
We began the day
practicing the Christmas concert with the whole school.
During our unit of inquiry, we performed an
experiment to determine whether or not the height of a structure affects its
stability. We first made predictions and after our experiment we wrote
conclusions and determined if our conclusions were correct. We learned that the
height of a structure could affect the stability of a structure, so we need to
make sure to use strong materials and to have a strong foundation.
We also began learning about fasteners and how
they have the important job to join two materials together. A fastener is
something that is used to join two materials together. We discussed different
kinds of fasteners and where we use them (Velcro, tape, glue). We use Velcro on
our shoes, calendar, and pencil cases. Tape is used to post things on the wall
or put together ripped paper. Glue is used during arts and crafts. We can use
glue to paste on googly eyes, sparkles, or construction paper. We then related
these ideas back to structures. Students pointed out the importance of using
nails and screws when building structures; if structures did not have fasteners
they would fall apart!
During math, we looked at a picture of a pet show and
discussed which pet had the most entries (dogs) and which had the fewest
entries (rabbits). We then needed to figure out how many more dogs (54) than
rabbits (13) were at the pet show. We used ten sticks, ten frames, and put the
numbers into a subtraction sentence to figure out the answer.
We first came up with a subtraction story and then
employed our various strategies:
Students then demonstrated their understanding in their
Math Makes Sense books.
After second recess and lunch, we wrote our homework in
our agendas and then the conclusion for our experiment this morning.
We then finished working on our recipes from last week
for a food that we love to make. When we were finished, we worked on fun
holiday spelling and language activities.
Homework:
1. Read
for 20 minutes
2. Cursive pg. 53-54
3. Math pg. 104-105
4. Bring in a small picture of yourself
5. Lunch forms due Dec. 16
6. Scientist in the school due Dec. 16
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