WKRP in Cincinnati

Hello,

Venus Flytrap, nighttime DJ for WKRP in Cincinnati, helped us review the parts of an atom.  You can search youtube for "WKRP atom lesson" to see the lesson.  It is pretty funny.  WKRP was a television show in the seventies and this lesson was part of one of my favorite episodes.  It includes a swear word, which is why I'm not including the link, but we talked about that before I showed the video clip in class.  The premise is that a young man is going to drop out of high school because he feels like he cannot learn.  His uncle, Mr. Flytrap, makes a deal with him.  If he can get his nephew to learn all about the atom in two minutes, the boy will stay in school.  The clip also sends a great message to teachers: Uninterested kids do not learn!  Ask your child about the parts of an atom to see if they learned from the DJ as well.

I was pleased with the first parts of our Choose Your Own Adventure stories.  I was more impressed with the quantity than the quality, but they have some great building blocks.  More details and stretching out the most exciting parts should make these stories worthy of binding into mini books. 

Your child should be able to tell you the difference between an atom and a molecule, but if not, we should cement that knowledge tomorrow with an atom kit that I got off of eBay. 

Math classes are now fully up and running.  My class will start with RocketMath addition.  We need to get those basics down.  I'll grade the rest of the pre-test tonight to see if we're ready to start the fifth grade book.  It looks like front end estimation and rounding are skills that have become rusty. 

I hope to see you tomorrow night from 6:00 to 7:00 for open house. 

Have a good night.

Mr. Shea