Post date: Sep 27, 2013 10:07:59 PM
Mornings
(8:30-12 noon)
Monday 9/23
Board: Our fundraiser was last saturday (3 errors)
5.1-3.5=z
5.1+3.5=z
5.1*3.5=z
5.1/3.5=z
Group: Excuses Begone by Dr. Dyer. Read and talk about pages 22-26. Results: We read to page 23.
Individual: See notebooks.
Tuesday 9/24
Board: any money made at this event will go towards instruction (2 errors)
6.1-0.3=z
6.1+0.3=z
6.1*0.3=z
6.1/0.3=z
Group: Story problems -- today we begin a 28-problem review which includes converting time, money, percentages, fractions, and decimals, and adding and subtracting negative numbers. We'll do three problems today for review. Results: We did 3 more problems.
Individual: See notebooks.
Wednesday 9/25
Board: people had fun bidding on auction items listening to groovy music and sipping fresh lemonade (4 errors)
9244-654=z
9244+664=z
9244*674=z
9244/684=z
Group: News media - Our focus is still on fact and opinion. Results:
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 9/26
Board: wow ellen screamed i am a great speaker (10 errors)
300-281=z
300+281=z
300*281=z
300/281=z
Group: Solar System - Sun. Do we have answers to our questions? Results:
Individual: See notebooks.
Friday 9/27
Board: none
Group: Interviewing - Discuss techniques. Results: Good discussion.
Individual: See notebooks.
Board answers:
9/23 -- Our fundraiser was last Saturday. (3 errors)
9/24 -- Any money made at this event will go towards instruction. (2 errors)
9/25 -- People had fun bidding on auction items, listening to groovy music, and sipping fresh lemonade. (4 errors)
9/26 -- "Wow!" Ellen screamed. "I am a great speaker." (10 errors)
Afternoons
(12:30-4:00)
Monday 9/23
Individual: See notebooks.
Tuesday 9/24
Board: we made alot of money (3 errors)
2-0.6=z
2+0.6=z
2*0.6=z
2/0.6=z
Challenge: Bring 5 vocabulary words or something special you've been learning for the past week. If 75% of the group has their information then we will is lunch!!!
Group: Landmark Supreme Court Decisions. We've been reading about cases following the Gibbons vs Ogden decision. Currently, we are looking at US vs. Darby. Results: We finished US vs Darby.
Individual: See notebooks.
Wednesday 9/25
Challenge: Our next challenge -- when 85% of our goals are met then we get lunch!!!
Group: Getting Unstuck by Dr. Simon. Read and talk about pages 58-60. Results: We ate a delicious meal -- chicken and vegetable stir-fry over sticky rice. For dessert, we ate brownies smothered in vanilla ice cream. We didn't read anything or set new goals.
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 9/26
Board: auction items included a baby bucket a mexican meal and a lots of videos (5 errors)
43.2-3.9=z
43.2+3.9=z
43.2*3.9=z
43.2/3.9=z
Group: Phonics & Spelling. We building words through units of sounds. Results: Worked on a-n and sh.
Individual: See notebooks.
Friday 9/27
Group: Food Science -- Read pages 48-51 of RL Wolke's What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained. Results: Read 2 more pages.
Individual: See notebooks.
Board answers:
9/24 -- We made a lot of money. (3 errors)
9/26 -- Auction items included a baby bucket, a Mexican meal, and a lot of videos. (5 errors)
Evenings
(4:00-7:30 PM)
Tuesday 9/24
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 9/26
Individual: See notebooks.