No math today

Hello,

It was an odd day of no math and no library, so lots of time in the class room.  We learned a bit about rhinos and grey wolves, but the African Rhino won the election.  In other competitions, the Snowy Owl flew past the Sea Turtle and the Giant Tortoise finally took down the Giant Anteater.  Tomorrow will pit the Black Jaguar vs. the Arctic Hare and the Saola vs. the Blue Finned Tuna.  Who will your child vote for?  Do you remember what a saola is?

We played a math/logic game named SKUNK.  My mentor teacher introduced it.  It involves some strategy.  I think they liked it. 

We were back in the computer lab to finish explorer cards.  I think two more need to edit before we are ready to print. 

Kids took quizzes for bonus points for their teams in the Fairy Tale/Legend/Fable Jeopardy Challenge.  They can earn points in advance for the Jeopardy Game that we will have at the end of the week.

The class is also working on putting on mini-skits of a scene or two from a favorite fairy tale.  The challenge is to involve music in some way.  Teams are altering lyrics of well known tunes to help fit their scripts.  Should be fun to see.  I'm sure our lunch buddies will be interested in a performance.

Thanks for reading,

Have a good night.

Mr. Shea