Tango Tuesday

Thank you, Ginelle, for Today's blog title!



A note about Progress Reports.....

5 week Progress Reports will be sent home tomorrow afternoon.  Please note that these grades are not final!  There will be plenty of time to raise grades.  In math for example, we have taken just one test!  If your child earned "C" or below, this mark will have a strong bearing on their overall average.  For most students, a simple fix or intervention will help them get back on track.   Please do not hesitate to call me if you would like to set up a phone or in-person conference.  I am looking forward to meeting with you all, and we don't need to wait until Report Card Day!


Today we.........
-discussed candidates and debates, and watched the Ringling Brothers Boss Clown debates
-worked with vocabulary and the Greek and Latin roots: anti-, auto-, bi-, and multi-
-created Character Trees to help us think about character traits and "round vs. flat" characters
-continued our math investigation, focusing on several ways  to come up with accurate estimates.
-sang the Super Six Strategies song with Mr. Fahrenbach.  This is a song we co-wrote to help kids remember how to read strategically. 
-made corrections on our Matter pre-tests and began preparations for Thursday's final test

Tonight:
-Complete the Rounding problems
-Read ONE of the Articles in Super Science and report in the form of a Reading Response or...Create your own Fact Finder, using illustrations and captions to show 8-10 things that you learned or found interesting.
You may work with one of the following articles:
Deep Sea Plunge
The Mummy Doctor
Pumped Up Plants
X-Ray Vision

*Bring the magazine to class tomorrow!!

Enjoy the sunshine!

:-)
Mrs. Ginn

P.S.  I will get you the ST Math activation code as soon as possible.