So sorry you couldn't make it today! We've been working hard and having fun. :)

This morning, we completed the Caught Ya as well as the math boxes on page 147 (they were challenging). We also finished the symmetry problems on page 146. We reviewed the Wordly Wise words (Lesson 10), and you can find the same power point on the blog.

The new spelling words are listed on the board. You can add them to your Spelling Dictionary when you come back.

During math, we discussed the difference between congruent and similar shapes. (Please see the power point below.) We reviewed by playing the sorting game located here. After the children had a solid understanding of the concept, we practiced by playing a matching game. It was funny to watch the children move around the room with different sized triangles, trying to find congruent or similar matches.

This afternoon, Mrs. McCracken read a few books to us from the author Tony Buzzeo, who will be visiting us tomorrow. She writes quite a bit about librarians!

We held rotation this afternoon. The seatwork was fun! The children designed a robot that could do whatever it is you like! (clean a room, complete homework, print money, etc.) Students could either hand draw (and color) their robot, or they could use the robot builder website located in the post below. If the robot was designed on the website, students had to use the "snippet" tool in order to save a copy of it. We will work with these robots in our study of adverbs later in the week.

Those working with me were able to continue to write their stories about a fractured fairy tale. They are coming along nicely! During DEAR time, students were assigned chapters from their Dan Gutman book to read. You should finish the book and complete the literature circle form I will send home with you tomorrow.

We hope you are feeling better and can come back to school tomorrow!
:)Mrs. Neal