Thursday, October 16, 2008

Typical Thursday

We began today with music with Mr. Lawton. The students had their introduction to using the Orff instruments today. It was noisy, but they had fun. Quite a few of our students had also taken part in the Orff ensemble this morning, too. You can check out more about Mr. Lawton's programs, including some of our students' lyrics and a picture from last week, at his blog. Returning to the room, we reviewed the elements of fiction, and students did a story analysis of "Two Tickets to Freedom." A few may need to finish this tonight.

After recess, we turned our attention to Science. We have not done much here, but we will be doing quite a bit in the next few weeks. Today we discussed the idea of how energy moves through an ecosystem, and we made food chain diagrams. You can see a couple of these below. After lunch, we finished making the food chains, read a chapter of Island of the Blue Dolphins, and practiced some of our Native California songs. We did an art project - we'll have pictures of those tomorrow - and then it was time to go!

Homework: (1) "Draw Conclusions," Math, page 111. (2) Review Test and Cumulative Review, Math, pages 112-113.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Speaking of initials - what are Orff instruments? The class was pronounced so so so so so so fun - thanks for the great music, theater and art and for not making the kids run in this crazy heat.

Lynn Kersey