It’s finally here!
With one week left of school students have been reviewing for their regents exams and looking forward to vacation.
Mrs. Wong
Practical Math
What is the length of fence needed to enclose a yard? How much soil is needed to fill a flowerbed? This month students have been exploring perimeter, volume, and surface area.
Mrs. Wong
Quadratic Equations
Students are solving quadratic equations using several methods. They have solved equations by graphing, factoring, and using the quadratic formula.
Mrs. Wong
Triangles
Students have been exploring properties of triangles. They have worked with the Pythagorean theorem and its converse, and are able to calculate distance and midpoint.
Mrs. Wong
The Big Wave
5E is enjoying the book, Escaping the Giant Wave, a story that talks about a boy their own age who escapes from a Tsunami with his little sister by fleeing just in time to higher grounds. This story is especially touching now since the Tsunami took place in Japan, and it is something that they can relate to in their own time.
Mrs. Ruiz
Be Nice
4L has been listening to the story of Mr. Lincoln’s Way by Patricia Polacco. This is a story about a bully who is touched by a caring principal and changes his whole attitude. It is a wonderful story that our students enjoyed listening to.
Mrs. Ruiz
The Dog Ate It
Third grade is continuing to borrow books on a weekly basis from the library. This month they really enjoyed listening to a story titled, The Best Homework Excuse Book Ever. We talked about why they enjoyed it and we discussed their homework excuses. It was extremely funny to listen to their excuses.
Mrs. Ruiz
Fear Not
2nd Grade enjoyed listening to Good Night Sleep Tight, Don’t Let The Bedbugs Bite, a funny story about being afraid, and how we imagine things that are not real when we are afraid. We talked about fears and the reason to not be afraid, because the Lord Almighty is with us always.
Mrs. Ruiz
1st Grade has continued to borrow books to work on their book reports for class. For this month we read The Shiny Red Sled, a story about loving one another and about forgiveness. We also listened to A Sticky Mystery. Both of these books are great character builders for our kids. They really enjoyed them.
Mrs. Ruiz
Yummy Books
Pre-K has been listening to stories written by Laura Numeroff. They have listened to If You Give a Moose a Muffin. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake was their favorite. They can identify with food that the animals like. They said that they love cupcakes with sprinkles just like the cat in the story. After they listened to the read aloud and we have our question and answer session they get to look at books on their own. They enjoy holding and looking at books.
Mrs. Ruiz