Monday Notes: We packed a lot in today. At morning meeting we sang the IU Fight Song and then we read our 26 podcast comments. Woohoo!
In the morning we worked on our “zine” pieces. We also started planning our next podcast, on Listen To the Wind. We used the dictionaries to look up PLUNGE and QUARANTINE. We worked in our literature logs. After lunch, we visited our book buddies and learned more about Groundhog Day. We measured angles in math class. We all know the difference between right angles, obtuse angles and acute angles. Yay for 306!
Tuesday Notes: Did you know that over 1,000 new species have been discovered near the Mekong River over the last 10 years? And that MAX is the most popular name for dogs? And that 2009 is the Year of the Ox in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. That’s what we learned today when we read our Time For Kids. We also learned about SYMMETRY in math class. We worked on book reports in the afternoon and ended the day with our POWERFUL POWER GROUPS!
Wednesday Notes: We wrote for a LONG time this morning in our reading sketchbooks. It was fun to sit in the circle and listen to our pieces. We learned about CONGRUENT shapes in the afternoon. In social studies we worked on our maps of Indiana. We labeled the Ohio River, the Wabash River, and Lake Michigan. We have a pretty great state!
Thursday Notes: We had another delayed start today. We started off the day by singing the IU Fight Song, celebrating an IU victory last night. Then we worked on our spelling practice. Mitzi came after lunch and taught us about her trips to Afghanistan. She answered many of the questions we had about that country. She took a lot of great pictures.