The End of Shapes, Halves, and Symmetry

WOW! What a week. We did some fun activities with fractions this week. We used colored tiles to find rectangles that can be divided in fourths (four colors) and thirds (three colors). The students did very well describing their rectangles. We also reviewed columns, rows and the area of our rectangles. Great Job!
Symmetry was another concept we covered in class last week. The students made pictures using symmetrical shapes cut from folded paper. Fun, Fun, Fun!

In Science we learned more about Polar Bears. Our class participated in two labs about Polar Bears.

1. Does the Polar Bear have an adaptation to help prevent its feet from sliding on the ice? If so, What?
2. Why do animals that live in Polar Regions have an extra layer of fat called blubber?

Ask your child to tell you all about our Labs in Science. They really enjoy them.

In Everyday Counts Calendar Math we started the week measuring 1 cup a day. Our goal is to figure out how many cups are in a pint, how many pints are in a quart, and how many quarts are in a gallon. To make it more fun we are adding blue food coloring to the water. Friday was the 129th day of school! 51 MORE DAYS TO GO!

The students are learning to write the day of school (Today's Number) in expanded form, rounding to the nearest 10 and discuss how many groups of 10's and 1's.

Thank you for all your support! Have a great week!