A Week in Review
April 22 - 26
What an amazing way to end the week! We had a fantastic time at the University of Washington's Engineering Days! The students were engaged, respectful, and enthusiastic about the exhibits. I must thank our chaperones: Jason (Katie), Karyn (Kate), Gunilla (Linnea), Karen (Rose), and Kristen (Zach) for taking time out of their day to accompany us! Read below to see what else we've been learning this week!
Virtues Awards:
Jack M. has earned a Virtues Award for showing the virtue of COURAGE. Jack took a risk by sharing his mathematical strategy and thinking with his classmates. His explanation helped other students understand the math concept!
Sarah Z. has earned a Virtues Award for showing the virtues of COMPASSION and FLEXIBILITY. Sarah willingly volunteered to make a switch for our field trip in order to help another classmate. Thank you Sarah!
Reading:
Our purpose in reading this week integrated with our Social Studies unit of study. We read different accounts of the Boston Tea Party in order to gain a deeper understanding of this historical event. We analyzed the purpose of the "tea party" and the cause/effect relationship that led up to it.
Writing:
We finished our persuasive essay pre-test. Students worked independently to publish their writing. We also used our Social Studies unit as an avenue for writing. We wrote friendly letters describing the Boston Tea Party and our character's feelings about the event. Students needed to use evidence and real event details in their letters to demonstrate their understanding of the historical significance.
Math:
Students wrote situation and solution equations for word problems. This is a particularly challenging concept, but an important one because it lays the foundation needed for understanding complex word problems and how to solve them using algebraic reasoning. We also worked with the Order of Operations (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction or "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally"). Through PEMDAS, students are learning to copy down the expressions accurately and write down their steps to ensure they are using the correct order of operations to solve the problem. We ended the week learning about how to read and plot points on a coordinate plane! Whew - and we only had four days of Math this week because of the field trip!!
Science:
Our seeds have started to germinate! Students wrote detailed observations about their terrariums, measured their plants, and made sure the environmental factors are conducive for the plants. Some students made modifications to their terrariums by planting more seeds or removing the top to allow room for growth.
Social Studies:
"Rally Mohawks, grab your axes! Tell King George we'll pay NO TAXES!" We learned how the Sons of Liberty orchestrated this historical event in American History. Sam Adams, with the single phrase, "This meeting can do no more to save the country" sent about fifty disguised colonists to the wharf to throw tea overboard. Students were shocked to learn that not a single tea leaf was stolen, no damage was made to the three British ships carrying the tea, and the decks were swept clean once the tea was dumped into the harbor. The Boston Tea Party was not a robbery, it was a protest. Patriots sent a clear message to King George.
What a wonderful week of sunshine and learning in Room 210! Thank you for your continued support of our work here at school. There are only 37 days left, but we still have so much to do and learn!
Enjoy your weekend,
~Mrs. Hatlestad
Upcoming Events:
29-April - PAGE presentation,
Setting Your Kids Up For Success: Beyond IQ, Sammamish High School
Auditorium, 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30)
02-May - Talent Show Dress
Rehearsal, 2:45pm
03-May - All unclaimed Lost
& Found items to be donated
03-May - Talent Show,
6:00pm
13-May - MSP - MATH
14-May -Crash Field trip at SCT
15-May - MSP - READING
20-May - MSP - SCIENCE
22-May - Garbology Pacific Science Center session (in our classroom)
27-May - No School in observance of Memorial Day
07 - June-Medina Elementary Family Night at Safeco Field
19 - June-Last Day of School
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