Post date: Nov 19, 2013 5:39:24 PM
Mornings
(8:30-12 noon)
Monday 11/11
Closed: Veterans' Day
Tuesday 11/12
Board: what are you doing (2 errors)
3.21-2.63=z
3.6/35=z
Group: Story problems -- Working on problems 21-22. Results: Did #21 only.
Individual: See notebooks.
Wednesday 11/13
Board: im counting my reasons for living (3 errors)
5.3-0.24=z
1.6*9.4=z
Group: News media - Our focus is about how to decide the credibility of a source. Results: Determined that we are interested in 6 specific issues: housing, military, food stamps/WIC, Social Security, Health Reform, & employment. Put up space in the hallway for people to add findings to the wall.
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 11/14
Board: fluffy was not very fluffy because he was a porcupine (2 errors)
6.6-2.61=z
9.6/6=z
Group: Solar System - Sun report writing continues. Results: Looked for information about Big Bang. Sorted through what we had for the next paragraph.
Individual: See notebooks.
Friday 11/15
Group: Interviewing -
Discuss techniques.
Results: Discussed interview questions.
Individual: See notebooks.
Board answers:
11/12 -- What are you doing? (2 errors)
11/13 -- I'm counting my reasons for living. (3 errors)
11/14 -- Fluffy was not very fluffy because he was a porcupine. (2 errors)
Afternoons
(12:30-4:00)
Monday 11/11
Closed: Veterans' Day
Tuesday 11/12
Board: poking holes into his mattress led him to believe that he may not be very fluffy (2 errors)
1.6-0.48=z
25/0.76=z
Challenge: Bring 5 vocabulary words or something special you've been learning for the past week. When 75% of the group has their information then we will "do" lunch!!! Results: Not yet.
Group: Landmark Supreme Court Decisions. Doing one last case related to Ogden case.
Results: Read 2 paragraph of new case.
Individual: See notebooks.
Wednesday 11/13
Challenge: Our next challenge -- when 100% of us meet our goals, then we get a "potato bar" for lunch!!!
Group: Getting Unstuck by Dr. Simon. Read and talk about pages 69-72. Results: Read page 69-72 -- did exercise.
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 11/14
Board: fluffy knew something was wrong when he poked holes in the umbrella (2 errors)
0.82-.149=z
3.4*0.49=z
Group: Phonics & Spelling. Building words through units of sounds. Results: Focused on diagramming /ch/ words.
Individual: See notebooks.
Friday 11/15
Group: Food Science -- Read pages 51-52 of RL Wolke's What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained. Finish writing up experiment for blog. Results: Discussed next experiment with meat and cooking method.
Individual: See notebooks.
3:00-5:30 PM CWC Writing Group (supported by SLCC Community Writing Center) Anyone welcome to participate in this group.
Board answers:
11/12 -- Poking holes into his mattress led him to believe that he may not be very fluffy. (2 errors)
11/14 -- Fluffy knew something was wrong when he poked holes in the umbrella. (2 errors)
Evenings
(4:00-7:30 PM)
Tuesday 11/12
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 11/14
Individual: See notebooks.