Peregrine Press
January 25-28
Schedule
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Out and About (Chemistry)
Wednesday: Art and PE
Thursday: Music
Friday: NO SCHOOL
Last Week:
We had a jam-packed 4 day week! We started out the week with making butter with our buddies at the ELC. It was really fun to see our students be such good helpers to their buddies. This activity reinforced the understanding of "changes of state" specifically, liquid to solid. We also started the Independent Literacy Projects. Each student chose a book at their independent reading level to start reading. They will also complete a packet of activities to review and teach story elements, parts of grammar and reading comprehension. The students all calculated roughly how many pages they will need to read each day so they can stay on track. There will be time in class to work on this but some students will probably bring home their books to read.
We also wrapped up our chemistry unit with two more experiments. We compared dish soap with laundry detergent and bar soap to see which would clean the best. Sadly, our results were inconclusive. On Friday we started our discussion of the scientific method and how we will use that this coming week to conduct our own experiments.
This Week:
This week is another 4 day week, however, this time we have Friday off for report card preparation. We will continue our work on the Independent Literacy Projects as well as do another round of the practice State Writing Test. The last round of essays were great, but many students did not finish in the time given. My goal this round is to have students finish their essays at school in the time given because that is the way it will be on the State Test. Students are not to receive parental help on this at all.
Another major focus this week will be each student conducting their own science experiment in class. They must come up with a question, do research, write a hypothesis, write the steps to the experiment, collect data and analyze the data all on their own. If your child has an idea about a project but you are unsure if it will work please email me. My goal is to have Tuesday and Wednesday be the experiment days and then Thursday and Friday they can be analyzing their data and doing the formal write up. These should be based on chemistry and must test a variable. Some ideas are: comparing how fast ice will melt in one container versus a container made of a different material, or comparing two different liquids and how fast they freeze. I have lots of materials like cornstarch, baking soda, vinegar and filters (among other things) but if the experiment your child wants to do requires an extensive list you might need to purchase those things on your own. Please email me ASAP with any questions about materials or experiment ideas so I will have time to check my materials. I hope this is not too confusing.
**Report cards will be sent home the first week of February.
January 25-28
Schedule
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Out and About (Chemistry)
Wednesday: Art and PE
Thursday: Music
Friday: NO SCHOOL
Last Week:
We had a jam-packed 4 day week! We started out the week with making butter with our buddies at the ELC. It was really fun to see our students be such good helpers to their buddies. This activity reinforced the understanding of "changes of state" specifically, liquid to solid. We also started the Independent Literacy Projects. Each student chose a book at their independent reading level to start reading. They will also complete a packet of activities to review and teach story elements, parts of grammar and reading comprehension. The students all calculated roughly how many pages they will need to read each day so they can stay on track. There will be time in class to work on this but some students will probably bring home their books to read.
We also wrapped up our chemistry unit with two more experiments. We compared dish soap with laundry detergent and bar soap to see which would clean the best. Sadly, our results were inconclusive. On Friday we started our discussion of the scientific method and how we will use that this coming week to conduct our own experiments.
This Week:
This week is another 4 day week, however, this time we have Friday off for report card preparation. We will continue our work on the Independent Literacy Projects as well as do another round of the practice State Writing Test. The last round of essays were great, but many students did not finish in the time given. My goal this round is to have students finish their essays at school in the time given because that is the way it will be on the State Test. Students are not to receive parental help on this at all.
Another major focus this week will be each student conducting their own science experiment in class. They must come up with a question, do research, write a hypothesis, write the steps to the experiment, collect data and analyze the data all on their own. If your child has an idea about a project but you are unsure if it will work please email me. My goal is to have Tuesday and Wednesday be the experiment days and then Thursday and Friday they can be analyzing their data and doing the formal write up. These should be based on chemistry and must test a variable. Some ideas are: comparing how fast ice will melt in one container versus a container made of a different material, or comparing two different liquids and how fast they freeze. I have lots of materials like cornstarch, baking soda, vinegar and filters (among other things) but if the experiment your child wants to do requires an extensive list you might need to purchase those things on your own. Please email me ASAP with any questions about materials or experiment ideas so I will have time to check my materials. I hope this is not too confusing.
**Report cards will be sent home the first week of February.
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