Happy Veteran's Day!

Last Friday we welcomed our veterans to school for lunch.  It was so nice to have so many special guests join us!  Sgt. James Scott (Mason's grandfather) came a little early to lunch so that he could talk to us about his service and to show us the jacket that his father wore in the army 70 years ago!  The kids loved having him visit with us, and they were intrigued with the stories that he shared.

Investigating Capacity

Last week we continued our unit on measurement by exploring capacity.  Students created their one 1 liter beakers by measuring 100 mL into a cup, pouring it into an empty 2-liter bottle, and marking each 100 mL with a marker on the outside of the bottle.  We discovered that there are 1,000 mL in 1 liter.

Thank you for sending in 2-liter bottles and pitchers!

Kona Ice AR Reward

Weight/Mass Investigations

We have been learning about measurement in math.  A couple weeks ago we explored the concept of weight/mass by finding objects in the classroom that weighed about 1 gram, 10 grams, 100 grams, and 1 kilogram.  We then weighed our objects on scales to determine if our estimates were reasonable.

Pajama Day!

More Parent Visits

We had several more parents come visit with us in October to talk about how they use math in their careers and everyday lives.

Mr. Till came to talk with us about his job at BBVA Compass.  The kids had fun role playing different situations that involve math at a bank.

Dr. Falola came to talk with us about how she uses math in her job at UAB.  The kids learned about how math is used to create schedules, to identify patients, to calculate the dosage of medications, and to determine the health of patients.

Mrs. Santiago talked with Mrs. Ekonen's homeroom about how she uses math as a Physician's Assistant.  She showed us how to calculate our heart rates, and she answered our many questions about surgery!

 Coach Bromley also came to talk to Mrs. Ekonen's homeroom about how he uses math as a football coach and PE coach.  The kids learned all about percentages and how they help him coach football.

 Mr. Shipman talked to us about how he uses math as a pharmaceutical sales representative.  The kids were impressed with the different charts and graphs that he uses to help analyze his sales.

Living and Nonliving Things

Today we started a new science unit about living and nonliving things.  We will be using a webquest to learn about living and nonliving things.  Through this experience, students will be able to classify living and nonliving things at the beach.