Cerrito Creek

The last few weeks have brought some challenging social developments. Spring fever? I wish there were a simple answer. This morning, Kate and I worked together to flesh out the ways this looks, feels, and sounds. Close examination of the photograph should give you a sense of what has been going on. Students have been charged with trying to place themselves in our social stratosphere, using the language presented this morning. 

How to make your fungophile teacher really happy. Thanks, Rae!

Homework:
Writing: make fifteen minutes of progress on your essay (this might mean typing, it could mean drafting – depends where you are in the process)
Reading: 30 minutes SSR, get together the books you want to swap
Math:
5th graders practiced the essential skill of estimation today on a worksheet and in a game. For multiplication with decimals, it is essential for students to be able to check their answers with estimation. Does my answer make sense? Is that about what it should be? Is my answer totally absurd?
5th Packet; 5th POW

Blue Group:  Today we continued our work with fractions by delving into the concept of one whole and fraction of the whole.  The students are being stretched to understand that fractions represent part of a whole, which can change depending upon what the "whole" is, and then apply this to problem solving with the pattern blocks.  
Homework:  Division and story problems.

Fourth grade math
Purple group:  Sima was absent today, so Stephen taught class. Questions of the day:  How do fractions of differently sized wholes compare?  How can we find the fraction of a group of things?  Students used 5 x 12 rectangles to find many different fractions, and answered story problems asking them to find fractions of a group.

Fourth grade math homework, due tomorrow
Option 1 (plum):  Unit 6, pages 9, 10, 14 & 15
Option 2 (periwinkle):  Fraction Handout