English: We have been working on a series of activities that will culminate in the writing of an essay, “This I Believe.” Over the past two weeks, we have listened to essays from the program, This I Believe, which was initiated in the early 1950’s. If you would like to explore this rich and inspiring works, visit the website, thisibelieve.org

First Lego League: This past Monday, our Lego League leaders, Dan and Chad, came and introduced us to the First Lego League. The students spent the time building simple machines out of legos: conveyor belts, cranes, pulleys, pinchers… Being able to build these individual parts will come in very handy as students move toward building their own working robots.

For the foreseeable future, Dan and Chad will be working with us on FLL on Monday afternoons.

Take-apart Center: …is up and running. Students have been exploring the guts of laptops, overhead projectors, printers, and more.

Math: We had our second Continental Math League competition this week. The results were very impressive! Look for those to come home in the Friday Folder.

In our regular math work, topics have ranged from data manipulation (outliers, mean, median, mode, range, etc) to solving one and two-step algebraic equations, to dividing positive and negative fractions, to positive and negative exponents. Making good progress!

Performing Arts: Students have been experimenting with different kinds of warm-up activities. This week they also started working on accents, expression and some Shakespeare.

French: Students have been working on songs and interrogative verbs.

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December 4, 2009

English: We have been working all week on preparing for a major vocabulary test, reviewing the first 100 words that we have covered. On Monday, I asked the students to generate their own list of words using the following criteria; 10 words that were of low challenge, 10 words of medium challenge, and 10 words of high challenge. I then reviewed the list and added 5 more.

At the beginning of the week, we focused on time management and each student was required to develop a study plan. During Thursday’s English class, I was impressed with how well the students knew their words!

Students have also been working on a series of activities that have concentrated on the identification of values that they believe strongly. THANK YOU for taking some time during the Thanksgiving Break to be “interviewed” by your child.

Math: Students spent the week working on plots and graphs, variables and equations, algebraic expressions and equations and adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions with Mrs. Towne.

In the kitchen: Friday morning we made buttermilk pancakes for breakfast. It was messy, but the results were delicious!

Arts: After a hearty pancake breakfast, students had their first Performing Arts class with Tamara Ritchie Friday morning. They talked about Shakespeare and the art of improvisation and played a game popularly known as “WAAH!”

Mrs. Ritchie will be teaching a Performing Arts class to the middle school on Thursdays and Fridays. Welcome Tamara!

English: We have been working all week on preparing for a major vocabulary test, reviewing the first 100 words that we have covered. On Monday, I asked the students to generate their own list of words using the following criteria; 10 words that were of low challenge, 10 words of medium challenge, and 10 words of high challenge. I then reviewed the list and added 5 more.

At the beginning of the week, we focused on time management and each student was required to develop a study plan. During Thursday’s English class, I was impressed with how well the students knew their words!

Students have also been working on a series of activities that have concentrated on the identification of values that they believe strongly. THANK YOU for taking some time during the Thanksgiving Break to be “interviewed” by your child.

Math: Students spent the week working on plots and graphs, variables and equations, algebraic expressions and equations and adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions with Mrs. Towne.

In the kitchen: Friday morning we made buttermilk pancakes for breakfast. It was messy, but the results were delicious!

Arts: After a hearty pancake breakfast, students had their first Performing Arts class with Tamara Ritchie Friday morning. They talked about Shakespeare and the art of improvisation and played a game popularly known as “WAAH!”

Mrs. Ritchie will be teaching a Performing Arts class to the middle school on Thursdays and Fridays. Welcome Tamara!