Wow! Your children are so fun to work with! They have such great work ethic and tons of creativity! I assigned a project last Monday that I intended to make a 2, maybe 3 day assignment, but your kiddos got so into it that I decided to give them more time. Their job was to design their own zoo with a partner. I gave them poster board and graph paper. We then brainstormed things that would be found at a zoo. Then they went to town! They are doing a spectacular job! I told them they could use animal stickers if they wanted, but to NOT tell their parents they HAD to have them. :) Talk about competitive! They are so competitive with their posters, but it really sets the standards for all of the kids when they are turning out SO terrific! The objective in all of this is to understand area and perimeter. They have to find the area and perimeter of each enclosure in the their zoo. Hopefully, they will remember these concepts after this project! :O This poster project is due Wednesday morning. They will have 2 more class times to work on it. Many have chosen to take the posters home. You should be very proud of them. You are raising great kids! Next year may be hard for me because I will always want to compare this class and their work ethic! They will be great future leaders of tomorrow!
I wanted to mention a couple more things that are coming up:
50 state research - due April 20th This seems like a lot, but it really isn't that hard, and I'm giving them plenty of time. A very important concept for them to learn for future success is time management. We talked about procrastinating and how that causes unnecessary stress. Through this project, I want them to get familiar with each state and choose one to dive further into for a special project. I hope they will choose a state that they want to learn more about, not one they already know a lot about. :)
I will be sending home a math homework assignment today that is due on Friday. It is constructing 3 dimensional objects. This assignment will give them a better understanding of what shapes make 3 dimensional objects. Example: To make a square pyramid, you would need 4 triangles and 1 square. Please talk to your children about this concept as they are constructing.
We will have 2 more homework assignments before the end of the year, one that will be due at the end of April and one that will be due in May. One assignment is the state assignment that I mentioned before. The other one is for a very fun day coming up after testing!! I will let you know more specifics later.
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