The students produced the wind by blowing on a "mountain" through a straw. They began to notice cracks forming in the mountain and sediment falling to the ground.
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| Wind erosion starting |
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| After wind erosion |
How do families work together was our essential question this week. We read several stories about how families work together by doing chores, trading household jobs, helping with the family business and choosing to buy something the family needs before something they want. We worked on asking questions while reading and finding key details.
In math, we practiced different strategies to add two-digit numbers. We used an open number line and jumped by 10's and we learned about the break apart strategy. Learning different strategies is important because not everyone is comfortable with just one strategy. Eventually the students will choose the one that works best for them.
Please let me know if your child is struggling with any homework. Homework should not take anymore than 20 minutes to complete. I do not want the students to be frustrated at home and then get discouraged about their learning.
Today we had our second week of Footprints. This program is sponsored by the Woodbury Heights Municipal Alliance, The program uses puppets to tell stories about such things as bullying, conflict and drugs/alcohol.
