On the fifth of December we figured out how to develop good
sportsmanship by having a class kickball game. The way we made teams was
by making kids with even numbers on their mailboxes/iPads on one team and all
kids with odd numbers were on the other team. It was fun and people
showed good sportsmanship. We learned to develop sportsmanship by playing
one game, which is crazy. Everyone said, “Great job!” and shook each others
hands. We also didn't bring up the subject of who won the game. For
the most part, we all had fun and supported each other.
In the middle of December, all three math groups (Jessica and
Harry, Jamie and George, and Alexa and Rosemarie) had our first assessment of the
year. This was our first assessment and it was new to us. Some
people were nervous at the start, but while they were doing it they felt a
little better. The math assessment was about place value and what we did
during the year so it was a reminder for us.
In science with Michael, our tree study this week has partly been
about Latin names for the trees and partly about what uses of the trees there
are. One example of a tree’s use is that the Native Americans used Tulip
trees to make dugout canoes. We used an app called Popplet to brainstorm
uses of the trees that our groups are studying. Henry's popplet is of the
Redbud and Annika's popplet is of the Tulip Tree. You can see them below.
These are the trees we are studying:
Tree 1: Norway Maple
Tree 2: Sweetgum
Tree 3: Tulip Tree
Tree 4: Eastern White Pine
Tree 5: Eastern Redbud
Tree 6: Northern Red Oak
In Social Studies Workshop we made dessert dumplings out of all
natural ingredients and just a little bit of sugar. When we were making
the ingredients everyone had two things to do.
Have a good winter break!
THIS WEEK’S NEWS
- WINTER BREAK IS COMING UP...BE READY!
- THIS FRIDAY IS A HALF DAY
- REMIND YOUR CHILD TO BRING SNOW BOOTS AND SNOW PANTS FOR RECESS.
- PRACTICE YOUR RECORDER!
- STAY WARM :)
- BRING YOUR BOOKS FOR LIBRARY!
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