Northern lights tonight

Hello,


I got an email this morning from a student's mom telling us about the aurora borealis is expected to make an appearance over Maine tonight.  Get out there and take a look before bedtime.  I don't know any other details, but I'm sure you could look it up.


We role played as map makers today.  We paddled (walked) up and down the river (hallways) taking notes and measurements.  We didn't explore any small offshoots (classrooms) of the main river because they were either small streams or not pointed west (so obviously not a water route to the Pacific Ocean).  When we made it back to civilization (our classroom) we tried to use our notes to make an accurate map of the newly discovered river.  We need more time before we submit our maps to President Jefferson, (Mr. Shea) but we are sure he will be impressed with our abilities. 


We tried to divide up distances into fractions today in math class.  We struggled there.  When thirds and fourths and eighths collide, we had some trouble.  Area and set models are coming much more naturally for them.  We'll try again tomorrow.


In homework club, we didn't do any movie making.  Members were either playing my old hockey game, which has become quite the rage, or building with K'nex.  We have started constructing a five foot machine that will dwarf our Ferris wheel.  Does ferris need to be capitalized?  Yes, it does.  I just looked it up.  It is named after George Ferris, the inventor.  You learn something every day, hopefully more than one thing. 


After seven.  Gotta run.  Thanks for reading.


Mr. Shea