Thursday, October 31
Today in Math we corrected Extra Practices 6 & 7 (Estimating Differences, and Using Estimation to Check Answers) and continued working on our Metric Monsters to practice our measurement skills. In French, we had a great time reviewing our Halloween vocabulary by playing Quizlet Live! This game allowed students to compete in random groups, first translating French to English, and then English to French, with the first team to correctly answer 12 questions in a row winning. With the enthusiasm students showed for this game, along with the clear improvement in vocabulary knowledge that occurred as a result, we will definitely use this game again with future French vocabulary!
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We spent some time in Circle sharing the fantastic costumes that students wore to school today, and we also had our usual QR/UFW time to catch up on unfinished or overdue work or to read independently. Students had a lot of fun completing Halloween Mad Libs in Language Arts, and this provided a great review of parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Students enjoyed sharing their silly stories with one another.
We also continued working on our Remembrance Day zentangle art, which is coming along really well, as well as our Because of Mr. Terupt character collages.
I hope you all have a safe and fun Halloween night!
Homework:
- Memorize our part for In Flanders Fields (words at the bottom of this post)
- Catch up on any overdue work (see list below)
Overdue Work:
- Maze of Bones Journal Page
- Wetland Plant and Animal Research
- Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection
- French Number Booklet
- October Quote Reflection
- "Mon Monstre" (for French)
- Identity Hand (for Social Studies)
- Diversity Venn Diagram (for Social Studies)
Important Dates:
- No School (PD Day): Friday, November 1
- Remembrance Day Assembly: Friday, November 8 (beginning at 10:30 am)
- No School (Remembrance Day): Monday, November 11
In Flanders Fields
By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you, from failing hands, we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
To you, from failing hands, we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.