Wednesday, October 30
Today in Math we corrected our Estimating Sums and Using Benchmarks to Estimate work on Extra Practices 4&5. We had a bit of time to work on our Metric Monsters, but will have a more significant period of time tomorrow. In Phys. Ed with Ms. Raude's class, we absolutely shattered our Indy 500 record! We spent some time sharing and discussing our feelings in Circle, finished up our mystery suitcase stories in Language Arts, and started a Halloween vocabulary word search in French. We also practiced our choral speech of In Flanders Fields, which is sounding amazing! Our next step is to ensure that students have memorized their parts in this poem, which will necessitate lots of practice at home! The poem is once again available at the end of this post to facilitate practicing at home. In Science we continued our research about how and why we should protect wetlands and the species in them. Some pairs finished their research and began creating a project or presentation that will convince Canadians to care about wetlands.
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.
Overdue Work:
- Maze of Bones Journal Page
- Wetland Plant and Animal Research
- Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection
- French Number Booklet
- October Quote Reflection
- Math Extra Practice 6&7 (estimating differences and using estimation to check answers)
- "Mon Monstre" (for French)
- Identity Hand (for Social Studies)
Upcoming Due Dates:
- Diversity Venn Diagram (for Social Studies): Due Thursday, October 31
Important Dates:
- Halloween (students are permitted to dress up as long as there are no masks, weapons, or excessive gore): Thursday, October 31
- 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.