For the last two weeks students have been working in groups based on geometry standards they are working on. In addition to the three PALs 1-3 teachers, Mrs. Huttner and Mrs. Helseth are also leading groups so that we can have multiple groups focusing on different skills. Some of the skills students are working on include:
In addition to the geometry math groups, students are spending time in homerooms to extend their geometry learning by applying their knowledge and skills to more real-life situations. We began by talking about symmetry. Students used shapes they made from squares to create a class symmetrical design. After the design was complete, they collected data on the shapes and colors represented in their design and then made a graph to represent their data. Next week students will continue to work in table groups to create a new design using squares and shapes made from squares. Students and staff were treated to a performance of Aladdin by the Windy City Theater performers today. Some of our PALs even got a chance to be involved in the production, too!
As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child is coming to school with appropriate clothing for recess. It is very windy out on the Stoner Prairie playground which often makes it feel even colder than the actual temperature. Winter coats, hats, headbands, or earmuffs, and gloves or mittens are strongly encouraged. Please write your child's name in every piece of winter clothing they bring to school to help avoid mix-ups or lost items.
For the past few weeks on Fridays all three homerooms have been participating in station activities. Students rotate through different stations each week. The stations involve a variety of activities that support what they are learning in science/social studies, math, writing, reading, etc.
This week's stations included: - science vocabulary review - poems that students wrote about motion - playing a board game with a group (social skills) - math practice using technology - a PHEOC which had students working together to build a ramp that would allow a marble to roll down it and stop on a landing surface traveling a distance between 20 and 45 centimeters |
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