This morning we tried something new. I handed the students an envelope with several sentences cut into pieces (subjects and predicates). In teams, they sorted the subjects and predicates and then matched them up to make a sensible sentence. Afterward, they illustrated one of the sentences...but most students chose to create a silly subject/predicate combination to illustrate...something along the lines of, "The angry anteater poked the scurvy pirate." It was funny!

We completed the estimating and measuring using centimeters, decimeters, and meters by finishing the rest of page 61 in our math journals. We also responded to these two questions:

If the sun rose at 7:35 this morning and will set at 6:48 this evening, how many hours of sunlight will we have today?

The high across the nation on Oct. 21st was 97 degrees in Desert Center, CA. The nation's low on the same date was in Tanana, AK at 3 degrees. What is the difference between these two temperatures?

Both answers were recorded in our math journals (pages 43 and 27).

After Spanish, we talked about food chains. Of course, you have seen this plankton power point before, but further on down the slides, you'll find a slide or two describing how food chains work and why each part of the food chain is important. There are several hyperlinks available in the power point below, but some are hard to locate. Try viewing these:
Food Chain
Zooplankton (we've seen this one before)
Ocean Decomposers

After talking about food chains, I read a book aloud called Ocean Seasons. It talked about how the ocean goes through cycles of life and how the animals within the ocean depend on each other. I passed out creature cards (that came from the book) and the students ordered them in a food chain. I will have the cards for you when you return.

You can try this one for fun.

Over the next few days we will create a food chain "masterpiece" using the cards. I'm excited to see the end result!

This afternoon is a fun-packed day. Mr. Shane is presenting Halloween Science Fun for an hour! I know the children are going to love it!

Afterwards, we will visit the library to check out books and take RC tests. Mrs. Hillmer will also see us today for art, even though she normally sees us on Tuesdays.

I hope you are feeling better and are able to come to school tomorrow!
:)Mrs. Neal