Tuesday, March 30, 2010.

HANDWRITING
The students brainstormed "ough" words which say "ooo" such as through and slough. Since it wasn't a very long list the students wrote two words four times and the date once.

MATH
The students worked on questions that revolve around repeated addition and multiplying. For example:

The question 5 x 2 = 10 can be thought of as 5 groups of 2 and therefore can also be written as 2+2+2+2+2=10

and in reverse the question 3+3+3+3=12 can be thought of a 4 groups of 3 so can be written as 4 x 3 = 12.

SCIENCE
Today's activity had to do with melting various solids. A pat of butter, a chocolate Easter egg, a rock, a sugar cube, an ice cube and a candle were all left in the sun for an hour. The students predicted which solids they thought would melt, soften, get warm, get hot or change shape. Then they looked at the actual items and saw how close they were in their predicitions. The most surprising item was the sugar cube which didn't even get warm and which many students thought might melt.

SHOW & SHARE
More funnies from today include:
1. What do maids do in their freetime?
2. What did the wizard say to his witch girlfriend?
3. Where do spies go when they die?
4. How can you find a lost train?

Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Boo!
Boo who?
Oh, don't cry!

Answers:
1. They play 'mop'scotch.
2. Hello gore-juice!
3. Double o heaven
4. Follow its tracks.

Megan also did a magic card trick.

*Remember tomorrow is the last day to order the chicken lunch for later in April.