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It was a week packed with projects and multi-media galore! The girls are working with area and perimeter and scale drawings. Their learning is authentic. Map skills, states, and capitals were integrated into math this week. The girls calculated distances between the state capitals, practiced rounding and writing large numbers. They are in the process of a project we have called "Dream Bedroom." The girls are calculating paint amounts, collecting paint schemes, creating a scale drawing while designing their dream bedroom. An artist rendition is in the works during next week's math activities. A final "Fact Contract" and 'Pick 8" will go home on Monday. I talked with the girls about keeping their focus and maintaining their keen attention to detail in all that they do- especially math. NO slacking allowed in room M02!

Writing Lab #19 brought out the creativity in these Fourthies. This week's writing lab reinforced strong topic sentences while composing a "How To" or process essay. Each girl wrote about a scarf tying technique and of course added their own personal flare! They videotaped each other demonstrating the technique. There was the Sassy Sash, Bird Wing, Infinite Spin, and Francais Echarpe just to name a few. Writing samples are plentiful in your daughter's Google Drive so ask your daughter for a tour through her G- Drive. Here they are demonstrating their techniques:

We partnered with Mrs. Roberts' Fourthies and together the girls created thoughtful Haikus and Animotos.  Wordly Wise creative writing went in all different directions this week. Their work can be  seen in this shared folder.

History4Fourthies has us stuck in the Great Depression. The girls read about the Dust Bowl while listening to music from the decade. They imagined what Americans were thinking and experiencing on October 30, 1938 as they listened to the radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. It's interesting to watch the girls sit and listen to a radio broadcast. Our world has become so visual that sometimes I think it's just nice to listen:) The girls are in the process of drawing what they imagine was going through the minds of families who gathered around their radios on October 30, 1938.

The girls earned 100 COMPLIMENTS! And we are ready to celebrate on Tuesday. We are going to enjoy a comfy clothes day, stuffed animals, indoor recess (not my idea of fun, but.....), and a movie.

And finally... Happy Mother's Day (your daughter has a poster for you). These posters are outside the classroom and folks have been commenting on them all week.

Important Info:
Book Fair is Monday- Wednesday. Our class visit is on Wednesday from 2:30-2:50. 
Middle School Orientation is Wednesday from 9:00-1:00.
Robotics letters went home today.

Girls-your mystery question is......
How many Fact contracts are left for you to complete this year? Bring your answer to class on Monday.