Week 19

In Math, we learned a new addition strategy called the "Open Number Line". The steps include first drawing a number line and then drawing your first number on the number line. Your first hop will be to add the ones from your second number, then add the tens, hundreds and thousands. At the bottom of each hop you write the sum on your number line. The last hop is the total sum. 

Students found several ways to get to a sum of 350.

In Science, we looked at how the position of a light source effects the size of an objects shadow. If the light source is closer to an object, the objects shadow will be bigger. If the light source is farther away from an object, the objects shadow be smaller. We also looked at how the position of the sun during the day affects shadow of objects. The angle of the sun will also be the same angle of the objects shadow.

We also watched a Bill Nye video and started looking at concepts of reflection and how light reflects off a mirror. We looked at concave and convex lenses. A concave lens curves inward and it makes objects look smaller. A convex lens curves outward and it makes objects look bigger. 

Today we worked with Cathy Beveridge and learned that perspectives in history are all different because people focus on different moments in history. Each person looks at an event in history differently. This is a video we watched about selective attention proving that we even though we are looking at one event, we all see different things.

Next week, our next spelling pattern is:

Adjectives ending in er compare two things. Adjectives ending in est compare three or more things. To add er or est to an adjective that ends in y, change the y to an i first. 

Example:

est

happy + er = happier

er 

happy + est = happiest

Practice Words

angrier

angriest

happier

happiest

easier

easiest

earlier

earliest

funnier

funniest

prettier

prettiest

lonelier

loneliest

heavier

heaviest

fancier

fanciest

juicier

juiciest

Reminders:

Non-Instructional Day - No school tomorrow, Feb. 1st

Report Card Envelopes - Please return your report card envelopes (and thanks if you already have!)

Record Fees - Recorder fees are due on Monday, Feb. 4th 

Winter Weather Clothes - Please remember to have children bring snow pants and boots during the colder, wet season. The field can get very wet as snow melts. Extra socks in their backpack would be great as well.