Hip Hop, Earth Hour and Shapeshifters

Ariane's cousins volunteered their time to teach us some hip hop moves.  Here is a peak at the dance they are teaching us...and if you want to practice...



This weekend is Earth Hour.  Today, during last block, we had our own Earth Hour where we turned out all the lights (we always have our lights out) and did not use any technology.



We read the book called "The Greedy Triangle".  Afterwards, we created our own polygons.  Take a look at how cute they are!

Regrouping!

We continue to investigate addition and subtraction with regrouping.  It seems we get it one day and forget how to do it another day. Here are some videos to help you practice these important skills! Check out the awesome Math Playground  video to learn how to subtract big numbers that need you to regroup.

 This poem is also a handy way to remember if we need to regroup when subtracting big numbers.

Polygon Pictures and Hip Hop

Take a look at the pictures we created using polygons!

Polygon Pictures on PhotoPeach

We were lucky to have Ariane's cousins Alex and Vicki visit us at school.  They showed us some hip hop moves.  Check us out!

Spelling

Find the word wall words here!

Polygons

What is the difference between a square and a rectangle?  Think about it!

Simple Machines

Today, we had Scientists in Schools come to visit us as we explored simple machines.  A special thank you to Mason, Andy and Ashylynn's moms for coming in to help us!  See our Twitter account for pictures:) Can you name the simple machines we looked at today?

Happy St. Patrick's Day and Spelling

St. Patrick's Day! How many shamrocks do you see? How did you decide on your estimate? pic.twitter.com/u2NStT2df

We watched a really cute video about Saint Patrick today...here it is Ilica! The spelling words for this week can be found here:)

We began our day with a math inquiry using Lucky Charms! The best part is we got to eat our math after we were finished!

We decided to sort the marshmallow shapes!