Wednesday, 01/14/2009

Math
Today, we combined our measuring and stem & leaf plot skills together. First, we collected the measurement of everybody's great span (from your thumb to your pinky). Then, we made a stem and leaf plot with the collected data. My great span is 185mm. I tried reaching the 200 mark but it was just to far. Very few people were 200mm or larger. The smallest was around 160. Many people were in the 180-190 range. Mrs. R was hilarious. She used funny sayings and it amused us a lot. It was awesome. One of my favorites is “Shushipoo!” She uses that to calm us down.

Language Arts (LA)
Today, we took our nouns test. Short, but kind of puzzling. I got stuck on a few and I ended up getting three wrong. Once objective 1 was done Mission: Fill Out Character Journal was a go. I'm talking about Claudia and her point of view and how she feels. Basically, I wrote down how she feels about being taken for granted. I then talked about her plan to run away to a museum far away from her parents. I showed it to Mrs. Fitzgerald, she initialed it to show I'm done and, “Poof!” I'm done.

Science
Today, we filled in our minibooks—together. We were able to finish the whole entire minibook, even the Inquiry Questions. We also learned about soil and the steps to te all important rock cycle. Did you know, Humus (hyoo-mus) is made of decayed plant and animal matter? That's nasty but it's the truth. Hahaha. We have more facts about the rock cycle, mechanical & chemical weathering, and much more.