Monday, October 12: We watched an IU Biology video about pollinators in the morning. Then we went out with our notebooks and checked out some flowers on the playground. Sure enough, we saw some bees looking for nectar and transporting pollen. We also worked on our Bloomington stories. They’re coming along. During Math time, we worked with partners to create “cube trains” to help us get ready for work with multiplication. We had a TEAMS meeting with the IU Biologists. We discussed our radish experiment.
Tuesday, October 13: We wrote POINT OF VIEW pieces this morning, comparing 2 perspectives on different topics. During Math, we worked on a WINDOW WASHER problem string, where we talked about different ways to figure out how many window panes were in various arrays. After lunch, we made learning logs for our new IB unit. This unit is called SHAPE SHIFTERS. We’ll be learning about how the natural resources in this area shaped the growth of our town. We kicked off the unit by learning more about Bloomington Stoneware, Brad Goldberg’s statue near the Showers Building. We looked at other statues by Goldberg. He has sculptures all over the world.
Wednesday, October 14: Today was a writing kind of day. We made play-do replicas of the Bloomington Stoneware sculpture. Then we wrote about why this sculpture is important to our town. Ms. Bales-Hall taught us a lesson about body percussion. Next, we worked on our Bloomington Stories. These are almost done! Hoorah! In the afternoon, we took our notebooks outside and wrote for ten minutes. The weather was glorious. At the end of the day, we read a fantastic picture book about voting rights called, Granddaddy’s Turn.