Monday, 03/30/09

Math
Today, we worked on finding the area of figures. It is basically Base (length) times Height (width). If a shape is 6 feet high and 7 feet wide, the area is 42 square feet. That's because 7x6=42. If you have a shape that has more sides than a rectangle, you can divide the shape into rectangles and find the are of those. Then, you add up the area of each. To practice the lesson, we had to complete three pages on area finding. It was easy to complete them and we got to work on the math boxes. We also reviewed on the whiteboards changing fractions into decimals and percents. That was easy as well.

Language Arts
Today, we started working on our Pen Pal letter. I got through the first paragraph about myself. In it, I included my name, my hobby, my favorite sport, some sentences about my family, and the elementary school I attended. My hobby is surfing the web, my favorite sport is basketball, I have two sisters, and I attended Caley. It was easy to make that one. I started on the second paragraph. I got some done. It needs to mention the different classes we take and the Unified Arts we have. Basically, it's all about the middle school. I'm excited to meet my pen pal. He or she is coming in a couple of weeks.