Yesterday in a meeting, Mr. Hunter, the vice principal, made a good analogy. He was talking about pre-season football, and how the rookies take that time to get the feel of the length of the game. In the early part of the school year, it's always interesting to watch the students get the feel for the length of the school year. We have long long mornings in the fifth grade, and very short afternoons. If you can make it lunch, then you're in the home stretch. (This goes for students and teachers...)
Today we talked about inferring in reading, we talked about the Declaration of Independence and the way Thomas Jefferson, after being begged to write it almost against his will, sat there angrily (in my opinion, understandably) while John Adams and Ben Franklin dissected it and changed whole paragraphs.
The kids have been learning about the Inuit natives from the cold regions of the world. The most disturbing thing about today's lesson is how they used to inflate seal skins to use as floaties for fishing.
In Math, we learned about pie charts and percent circles today, so look for Study Link 1-9 this evening. I asked them not to cut out the percent circle on the one side of the page, and sent home the plastic ones instead. We even learned how to poach an egg. It's a long story.
The kids also have their spelling 3x each due tomorrow and I want them to read for at least twenty minutes. Also, don't forget the states and capitals quiz!
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