I am going to start off with the homework. I am guessing many will have questions.Today, we read a story called Encounter. It was a story about the Native Americans meeting Christopher Columbus. One of the little Native boys had a vision/dream of three white ships that looked like birds with sharp teeth. It turned out that that vision was Columbus' three boats. The boy knew that his world was about to change forever. The homework tonight is the same type of thing. Except…I would like them to envision, from a Native perspective, what it was like to meet Lewis and Clark for the first time. Many Indians had never seen white men before this. If they were the little boy, what could Lewis and Clark be seen as? I suggested to them that they look at some Google images of both Lewis and Clark to help them get a visual. The DO need to be colored.
The science fair rocked today. I can't believe the high level thinking in that gym. It was fun to go around to each student and hear their explanations. They sounded like mini adults using words like controls, variables, hypothesis, and data. :0) We wish Chase good luck at the Billings Clinic Expo. I was taking many pictures of procedures so I could do some of these fun experiments at home with my kids this summer. Awesome job! Students received their grade rubrics back today from Mrs. Auch.
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In math we made cootie catchers! I know all of you remember these when you were a kid. Have your child catch you tonight. We were studying our solid shapes in a fun way. If your child remembered theirs and plays it with you, write COOTIE in the planner for $10 tomorrow.
Spelling tests are tomorrow:both alternate and book.
Library books and tennis shoes are needed for tomorrow's class.
Kids are encouraged to wear an animal shirt tomorrow and donate $1 to the KC club at Arrowhead. They are planning to help out a local shelter.
Lastly, the 4th quarter ends tomorrow. There a a few missing assignments out there still. Please check online to see if that is your child's case. Those that are not turned in tomorrow will become F's in the grade book. We want true reflections of kid's grades, so turning things in is always the best choice. :0) Report cards come home Monday, April 1st (and I am not fooling ya!).
Have a wonderful night!
Ms. Erickson
