Hi! Yesterday was our 25th Anniversary, so I was gone. Sorry not to blog, but life definitely does have to happen sometimes, even for teachers!
This morning (and yesterday) we labeled the Mississippi River and four rivers running to it (Missouri, Ohio, Arkansas, and Red). We learned about the Continental Divide, and what happens to rain that falls on either side. It ends up either in the Pacific or Atlantic Oceans.
TOMORROW IS OUR LANGUAGE ARTS TEST. We studied the words of the week, worked on grammar punctuation, and began writing business letters. STUDENTS NEED TO ADD TO THEIR ROUGH DRAFTS. Ask them what company they are writing to, and what their compliments and suggestions for that company are. Please teach them how to request politely!!! I have been laughing at the boldness in these kids!
I am noticing that they love to write! Great! They don't generally ask, "How long does it have to be?" They even complain a little when it is time to finish. A great present or incentive might be a home journal, thankful journal, or author's journal.
TOMORROW STUDENTS WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR MOVEMENT DESCRIPTIONS. We didn't work on them today, but they are mostly finished. Students chose a movement they wanted to describe, acted it out in slow motion, and broke the movement down into separate sentences. Students will be acting out the written descriptions tomorrow.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE #5. Big Area - Little Area = surrounding area.
Students had Foreign Language, Art (5th) and Handwriting /Science (4th). In Science we discovered the power of magnets on compasses and the pull of the magnetic North Pole.
Mrs. Hagan and Mrs. Allen helped the students with their Huck Finn production for the rest of the day.
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