Rain, rain, go away...

The temperature was finally bearable but it was raining so another day of indoor recess. The kids are getting stir crazy! We might make it outside tomorrow...?

After special, in our morning meeting, we shared our thoughts on if we thought it was important for kiddos (9, 10, 11) to be aware of current events. I was impressed with the discussion! I felt like I was having a mature conversation with peers. Most said that they think they should but don't need to know everything. Some said that it was important to stay in the know because they might be able to help solve the problems. Again, it was a really good discussion! Then, we played a couple rounds of Category Challenge: board games and ice cream flavors!

Today, in both 4th and 5th grade, we planned for our opinion writing assessment. We had 45 minutes to come up with a topic we have a strong feeling about and gather evidence and facts to help support our opinion. Tomorrow, they will have 45 minutes to write. (Some may want to continue to plan tonight!)

After writing/planning today, Mrs. Tanner's kiddos played Sniglets. I'm not exactly sure what it is other than that they played with word meaning and enjoyed it. In my room, 4th grade students then met up with their group for Model U.N. and continued to research their country. So far, we are trying to navigate through economic and government terminology but it is a lot for 4th grade so on Friday, we will begin with an overview and some vocabulary before moving on.

In math, in my room, we finished up our geometry map projects and then had some fun with idioms involving math (time flies, four-eyes, etc.) and then practiced identifying attributes of polygons. Mr. Smith's students were ready for the geometry post-test (well, most of them) so they took that today. Mrs. Tanner completed a 3-act task on, "How big of a problem are littered cigarette butts?" and then took their iDGi (individualized Dynamic Geometry instruction) pre-test. Mrs. Kelly's students first completed a story problem and then an equivalent fraction puzzle.

We ended our day with Genius Hour! Although it seems like they aren't doing anything, they really are. Some read today (we haven't had a lot of silent reading time with our new schedule), some practiced keyboarding or cursive, one used an app to learn a new language and a few are researching and dabbling in podcasts.