Tuesday, February 18 (100th day of school!)

 Hi parents,

Today was our 100th day of school, and it was a great one for Room 3.

In the morning, we did a really challenging math problem, in which the students had to determine which was a better deal:

-Getting $100

OR

-Over the span of two weeks, getting $1, then $2, then $4, then $8, and so on in this doubling fashion.

The students showed exceptional persistence with this one. I was really impressed by the lack of complaining. This is a difficult and very time-consuming problem, and I was shocked by the positivity, as well as the number of kids who were successful with it!

We also did a writing activity that compared two different styles of writing - informative, and narrative. This year we've mostly done narrative-style writing. Today, the students chose a topic, and showed how that topic could be written about in a narrative style, and an informative style, all on the same page, to really draw attention to the differences.

In the afternoon, we had a great discussion about the problems faced by Fur Traders ~200 years ago. We talked about how virtually all of the 'fur trader problems' are irrelevant to us nowadays - things like getting around, finding food, and being safe from wildlife never really phase us. Then, returning to our '100th day of school' theme, the students worked in groups to brainstorm examples of problems they think will affect us 100 years from now. The class had some very thoughtful answers!

Have a nice night,

Zac