Only a short meeting tonight

Hello,

It is a rare night where I am getting to start on the blog before 5:00.  We had a full day.  It was "green" day.  Most of the students wore green and were treated to snap peas in our dining room.  Tomorrow is "Yellow" day.  Students are asked to wear yellow.  I believe that pineapple will be the food treat.  Colors week is part of our 5-2-1-0 program.  Each day we are featuring a different color and a different fruit or vegetable.

My math class did a lot of estimating today.  Estimating how many steps to the end of the hall, how long to tie their shoes, how many jumping jacks they could do in 15 seconds...etc.  We reviewed rounding over the past couple days, which is one strategy to use when estimating.  Last night's homework was about when it is appropriate to estimate and when you need exact figures.  I felt like we had some good discussions on that today.

Our animal research reports are still coming along.  I think they are losing a bit of steam, but I still see a lot of holes in the research.  This is not easy, but these are essential skills that they need to learn.  We will get back in the computer lab tomorrow and get back at it.

I'm happy with the progress of the biography reading.  We will have a big tea party after vacation where students will be asked to come in character.  I have dressed like a French butler the last few tea parties.  I plan on serving a variety of food and drink that will hopefully be new to them.

Two days until vacation, but they are holding it together pretty well.  Let's go in strong.

Mr. Shea