Hi there. We are halfway through the week!!!
Today we had great fun in science class making our origami hurricanes. We will finish those up tomorrow. Super cool, and we also snuck in some geometry too when looking at the shapes all the folds made. We will do origami every once in awhile. The hardest part for kids is trying it. They are so worried about messing it up, that they don't want to try. They also want to get it the first time. They need to just relax, watch me do it, and then try it themselves. They were getting it pretty quickly by the end. We will display the finished products in the hall before they come home. We will be doing a final "what did you learn abut hurricanes" writing piece next week to end our hurricane unit. Then onto the water cycle.
In math, we are rounding numbers. Here is a very cool and a bit corny youtube on how to do it. I will play it for the kids tomorrow as Mrs. Hankins just shared it with me today after school. But, feel free to watch it with your kiddo tonight. If you do, and then THEY CAN SHOW YOU how to round 35,467 to the ten thousands place then write the answer in their planner for a $50 bonus at tomorrow's check in.
Today we talked about courage. We spoke about the article in the newspaper today about Dr. Beeman. As you might have saw in the Gazette picture I attended the walk of support and the board meeting last night. We talked about how it takes courage to stand up for what you believe in, both for and against. We also talked about how my number one passion of being a teacher is standing up for kids when they don't have a voice. I then also showed them a video of me doing the bungee drop in CA Six Flags. That took a TON of courage. We defined courage as pressing forward even when fear is present. Finally, I had them write a statement telling me when they had courage. Here are a few...
It took Mackayla courage to go on the Hollywood Hotel ride at Disneyland.
It took Alyssa courage to go on the diving board at Rose Park Pool.
It took Darren courage to go on the tower of terror when he was three in San Diego.
It took Brett courage to go on the Hangliders at the fair for the first time.
It took Korbyn courage to do a backflip on the trampoline.
It took Alex courage to not get freaked out when we had the tornado on the first Monday of summer.
It took Brady courage to go on the zipper.
It took Christopher courage to go on the super stop at the fair.
It took Mercedes courage to let the dentist put a shot in her mouth.
It took Ramsey courage to go on the Rockin Roller Coaster.
It took Arianna courage to give up her mom when she was five years old.
It took Shyler courage to go on the Tornado at the Montana fair.
It took Trydenn courage to go on the world's biggest wooden roller coaster and a 300 foot drop in California.
It took Cora courage to help her dad get rid of 4 beehives and go under her grandpa's house and change a water filter.
It took Avery courage to dance on a stage in front of billions of people.
It took Rhys courage to go on the pool drop ride in Texas.
It took Megan courage to go on Moby dick.
It took Jaeden courage to go on the super shock.
It took Cassidy courage to not open the Christmas presents on Christmas Day.
It took LeeRoy courage to go on the zipper ride at the fair.
It took TreVon courage to go on the shocking ride at Silverwood.
It took Ramiro courage to go in the space straker.
It took Halle courage to do a front flip off the diving board.
It took Brayden courage to go on the zipper at the fair.
It took Dayna courage to go on the drop at the fair.
It took (can't be named) courage to knock on his friends door on Halloween and see Freddy Cruger open the door.
All of those that were turned in were awesome! What great courage we have in Room 3.
Have an awesome evening, and please try to send in your candy if you have yet to do so. Thanks!
