Wednesday, April 26

 Hi parents,

We had a great day today! Total redemption from our previous two wild days.

In the morning, we learned about the rock cycle. The students created diagrams to show how rocks change from one type to another, and how steps are often skipped or repeated. It's a very chaotic cycle.

We learned more about fractions as well, and started to discuss 'equivalent' and 'not equivalent' fractions. This is a pretty difficult concept. It's tough for students to understand how '1/3 apples' is equivalent to '2/6' apples, even though the number of apples is different. We'll spend more time reviewing this tomorrow and probably into next week too.

In the afternoon, we went outside for gym and played field-point kickball. Basically it's regular kickball but you can only score points when your team is in the field. You get a point for a catch, or for getting the ball to the base before a runner. I like this version of kickball because it rewards kids more for their teamwork than just for kicking the ball really far.

We ended our day by reading Ticket to Curlew and completing some comprehension questions. 

Have a nice day,

Zac