1st and 2nd grade - Our word of the day was Sullen. A person who is sullen is sulky or quietly in a bad mood. The pilgrim of the day was James Monroe. After serving his country for many years, James Monroe had not saved up any money for himself. He finally sold his family home and moved in with his daughter until he died. The puzzle of the day was a Plexer. Plexers are logic problems. Students are given a problem and a list of clues. They have to use deductive reasoning and logical elimination in order to determine the answers. For similar puzzle to work on at home, go to http://www.puzzles.com/index.htm.
In Crystal Pond Woods today, we began SCAMPERing. We will learn more about that tomorrow.
5th grade - The Friday afternoon group joined us today since we will not be having class this Friday. The word of the day was Runt. Runt means undersized; a small animal or person and sounds like bunt. Our pilgrim of the day was Tom Adams. After the battle of the Alamo, Santa Anna moved to Staten Island, NY where he stayed with an inventor friend named Tom Adams. Santa Anna suggested Tom try making a new rubber from chicle. When that failed, he accidentally began chewing on it. The accident turned into chewing gum. We also did Plexer puzzles. Officers from the Sheriff's department came to visit with the 5th graders this afternoon. After they left, we spent a few minutes researching coastal cities whose temperatures are affected by ocean currents.
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