Noetic Math Contest

National Winners!!!!!!!

The Prime Pumpkin Prediction

Do you know what "Prime Pumpkin Prediction" is an example of? Your child does - ask!

Today we wrapped up this fun autumn project. Students estimated how many seeds were in their pumpkin, then they dug in and counted. We compared seed count to pumpkin size and figured out the difference between our estimates and the actual count.

Students also "planted" a few seeds in a wet paper towel which was sent home in a plastic baggie. I urged them to tape the baggie to a sunny window and observe. If the water dries up they should add a bit more. We would do it in the classroom but we have no windows!

Circumference

What better way to learn about circumference than with a pumpkin? We kicked off our geometry unit today learning about circumference. 

Week of October 25

Monday - full day, evening parent conferences

Tuesday - full day

Wednesday - early release day

Thursday - early release day

Friday - No school!

A "spooky spelling list" was sent home this week and is due Thursday. If students choose the "super bonus challenge", that is the only assignment that needs to be completed.

Lego Math

Is it possible to incorporate Legos into our curriculum without just having the day turn into free time? Absolutely! We have been working on graphing in math class and students were assigned data regarding colored t-shirts or Silly Bands. They were required to graph the information. Each student had a specific rubric and created a bar graph according to their assigned data.

Cross Country Read Aloud

A teacher from a 2nd grade class in Rhode Island, read us a story via Skype this week. At the end of the book, the students had a chance to ask questions. We learned about the time difference between Rhode Island and Arizona, why Rhode Island is called "the ocean state" and compared current temperatures.

Play the video clip to see a little of our Skype call in action!

Skeletons!

Each student had a fabulous time today creating a skeleton of him or herself (complete with organs). As one student put it, we created "a custom replica of ourself that would be like creating the perfect sibling."

It was a fun, hands on learning experience. 

First, everyone was assigned a partner.

Then...

...everyone got traced! 

Then we watched a brief Keynote on the skeletal system. Students also went to several websites to research where certain bones and organs were located in the human body.

Learning about the brain was FUN!