Today we started with guided reading and centers. Then, we continued working on our story writing. Most of us have our puppets finished and have started acting out our stories. We will carry on with this after our break.
In word work, the Grade 1's did their March spelling test. Please check you child's backpack for their test and the new "No Excuses" word list to continue practicing at home. After word work we continued on with our Treasure Math. Today we looked at box #7. In this challenge we need to bribe the Crocodile King to let us pass through the crocodile infested waters. If we are in Grade 1 we need to figure out what combination of coins will make 50 cents for our bribe. If we are in Grade 2, we need to figure out what combination of coins will make 150 cents.
This afternoon we did another floating and sinking experiment. We each got a piece plasticine, just like yesterday. We had to make a shape that would float and then we tested to see how many pennies it could hold. Then, we tried a new design. We tried to keep building better and better boats that could hold more pennies. The penny record today was: 23 pennies! Some of us tried to make boats that looked like the Bluenose. We discovered that a long boat that had really thin, but high walls worked the best. If the walls were too thick it would sink and if the walls weren't high enough water got in.
After we finished our experiment we went outside for some free gym time with Room 1. At the end of the day we cleaned out our desks and watched the last few minutes of Lorax.
Today is the last day of school for students until April! Have a great break!
