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- Tuesday Feb 23 - Band students perform at LTSS @ 5:00
- Wednesday Feb 24 - Pink Shirt Day, Treat Day, Boys Basketball Playday
- Thursday Feb 25 - Girls Basketball Playday
- Friday Feb 26 - Hot Lunch
- Thursday Mar 3 - Science World Field Trip
Over the past few weeks we’ve become experts at plotting coordinates on a Cartesian plane in our unit on transformational geometry. We’ve used several different tools to help us graph, translate, rotate and reflect several different 2D shapes. So it was time to share our learning! We worked in groups to capture videos of ourselves using Math vocabulary (lots in this unit!), demonstrating how to plot points on four quadrants of the graph and giving examples of transformations. Creating an iMovie also allows us the opportunity to create, collaborate, and share, rather than simply consume (what happens with a test). Here are a few examples of what we came up with:
Tennis got off to a great start this week with Tennis XL. We’ve learned some basics, such as holding and swinging the racquet. We’ve also had fun competition running around the gym while balancing the ball on our racquet and passing the tennis ball back and forth to a partner. Although the drills seem simple, we’re building some great skills while demonstrating respect and fair play. Who could ask for anything better? We had a great discussion and brainstorming session about what influences our own personal eating habits. It is sometimes surprising just how insightfully aware kids are (they are fully aware that many of us eat out of boredom and that higher quality food is more expensive). We then began exploring magazines to see how marketing can influence us. There were some great questions being asked (why do food ads also show people exercising?) and observations being made (these photos make me hungry because seeing food “stimulates my endorphins” –Ryann). Yes, an insightful bunch of kids. Looking forward to more great discussions ahead. Student Highlight of the Week This week's highlight :) Upcoming Dates:
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