Matter Monday

Today we are talking about MATTER, which doesn't really narrow things down, does it!  Since all of the kids in 201 know that matter is anything that has mass and takes up space, they get the joke. LOL! Teacher humor is funny. To me.


This evening at home....

• discuss the new vocabulary words.
• complete pages 27 and 28 in the blue Readers Notebook
• work on the Go Math Chapter 2 Practice and Homework for lesson 2.1

News

• The results of last week's math test are in. Any student who earned a score  lower than 85% must do corrections on a separate sheet of paper.  When you log on to think central and see the results, the correct answer is given.  Your task is to show all the work and steps that arrive at that correct answer. Partial credit will be given for responses that are complete. Please have corrections and work complete by next Monday, October 3.
• Last week's Reading Assessment reveals that all students need more support when it comes to responding to text.  Most kids were amazing about citing evidence, but most did not answer the question directly. We revisited these short answer questions today, and students had the opportunity to submit a new response.   Expressing our ideas in writing is a difficult task, and is one that we will continue to develop.
• Volunteer opportunity: I need help this Wednesday! Anyone?