Term 2 Week 3

Short and sweet week! On Wednesday we all were confused it was Monday, but we found our stride a picked up where we left of last week.

In math we practiced with finding the perimeter of shapes and introduced area. Everyone faired well on the mini questionnaire about the properties of 2D shapes and calculating perimeter; we need some review on rounding so expect such exercises this coming week.

In English we focused on our word study and went over how to put the most into our time to study our spelling words. Everyone did fantastic on the spelling test Friday! I hope to see this energy and effort continue. We reviewed a story from the legend of Sinbad and explored how character choices can change our plot line dramatically. There should be some pretty interesting stories happening in the next two weeks at we start the writing process to create our own myths!

Everyone became a detective for our IPC lesson. Students analyzed photos of the belongings of the body of a man murdered in the Italian mountains and speculated how he could have gotten there, have been killed, and why… but come to find this man is 5,300 years old. Ötzi ‘the ice man’ is the perfect case study of a life from the late Stone Age, or, the Neolithic era. Everyone was very focused and engrossed in the activity – it was great fun to watch.

We also did some guided internet research in Digital Literacy to brush us up on using websites to find information. Next week there will be some research done on Neolithic settlements, but everyone proved that they are much more comfortable and capable with the computer than earlier this school year.

For PE we messed about in the Hall as it is so freezing outside. Some rackets and a pack of balloons proved enough fun and aerobic activity for everyone 😀

Hope everyone has a great weekend and see you all next week for another full(!) week of learning!

Mrs. Leah