Happy Friday everyone!
Today was a super productive day. We started with a Mad Minute, and many students beat their personal best scores, which is always a reason for celebration. Then we had our Spelling test, and the children's marks are in their planners. After Spelling, we had Writing Workshop and the class continued working on their letters to the farmer. Three students shared their writing and they were all hilarious! This assignment has really given the children a chance to express their own voice in writing, and it's been great seeing them come out of their shells a bit. We headed outside for a brain break after writing and did a short session of track and field, focusing on long and short-distance running. The first part of our day concluded with some time in the lab working on All The Right Type.
After recess, the class had Music with Mr. Banman, and then we had Art (it was a fine arts block of time apparently!). What we worked on is top secret, but the moms will find out all about it on Mother's Day.
The children enjoyed their lunch time, and then we had Math, where they showed me all that they've learned, and any areas where they could use a bit more review, with fractions (both grades) and decimals (grade 4). Our day concluded with Science, and we did a fun experiment with different beans (lima, kidney, and pinto). The class carefully pried open beans that I had soaked in water overnight, exploring the seed, tiny stem that starts and all other characteristics of a seed (shell, etc.). We discussed the differences in all of these seeds, and how a plant goes from a seed to the plants we have growing in our classroom. We also made some observations about the beans we planted last Friday. Most notably, we know that coconut fibre makes an excellent growing medium, as the beans planted in it are doing extremely well compared to those in the peat moss!
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