We love making mistakes in room M02! Ask your daughter how often we celebrate our mistakes. I love how the girls are comfortable with setbacks and stumbles and thrive while learning from their mistakes. It's reason #3 that it is good to be us! Take a look at a few girls explaining the power of mistakes:
March is Women in History Month. We spent a good deal of time talking about the contributions made by women and how fortunate we are to be women in America in 2016. The girls chose a woman of interest who they felt deserves a spot on Mt. Rushmore. They researched and worked on writing assertion statements and supporting details that highlighted the woman's accomplishments. Of course we had to have a little fun and reworked the historic monument. Here's an example from Adriana:
We worked with prepositions this week and how to use them to strengthen their writing. Our writing lab further reinforced prepositions usage. This week's lab took the girls around the world. They listened to birds from all continents and wrote descriptive and very creative paragraphs about a particular bird.
Fractions will be our next BIG push in math. Several girls expressed some angst regarding fractions. I assured them that they will be proficient in no time! I was impressed with their problem solving this week. Our EdPuzzles were tricky and included division with 2 digit divisors. They were not stumped. Remember that you can also get a more detailed look at our math stations on the Fourthie site. Coordinates, latitude, longitude, and plotting points were practiced and reviewed this week. The girls worked through many interactive practices and were able to write detailed explanations on plotting and labeling points in all four quadrants. If you can write about a math procedure then you definitely understand the concept. And our girls can do just that!
We are moving through the 1920's. The girls learned about prohibition, danced the Charleston, and explored American culture in the '20's. More living in the 1920's next week.
Many girls have chosen to work on the math challenge which involves a variety of math games and challenges at both the fourth and fifth grade level. Ask your daughter if she is participating in Greg Tang's March Madness Challenge?
A few informational details:
* Field Trip to Shalom Farms on Tuesday- wear comfortable clothes and sneakers (bag lunches will be packed for girls who buy lunch in the dining room).
* Be sure to look at the Maypole practice schedule. A few girls were confused about pick-up details. I'll have the participating girls glue the practice schedule in their agendas on Monday.
* Encourage your daughter to practice the Jungle Book songs on our Fourthie site.
Girls- What famous woman is featured on Mt. Rushmore? What Fourthie created the picture? Answer here.
One more thing... I sure had fun over Spring Break! Go Rams!
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