3rd Grade - The word of the day was Soporific. Soporific means sleep inducing. The pilgrim of the day was James Earl Jones. As a child, Mr. Jones had a stuttering problem that caused him to become mute. In high school, he started writing poetry and discovered he could read the poems without stuttering. He began speech lessons to help rid himself of the stuttering. After a time in the military, friends encouraged him to try acting and the rest is history. Our puzzle for today was a "Quizzle" or logic elimination puzzle. For more practice doing these types of puzzles go to http://puzzles.com/. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students creating word webs. Webbing is another way of brainstorming and is great for visual learners who need to see what they are studying. We then discussed the final chapters of Abel's Island.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Whimsical. Whimsical means erratic in behavior; unpredictable; having a quaint or fanciful quality and sounds like Swim Popsicle. Their pilgrim of the day was Thomas Alva Edison. One day while he was gluing paper together in his laboratory, Thomas Edison spread some glue on a piece of paper and let it dry. Later he added a few drops of water to see if it would stick. It did and we now have envelopes that we can lick and seal shut. These students also did the Quizzler puzzle for a warm-up activity. Students then pondered what was right or wrong in different situations and how they should respond. They completed a quick test as a review of the SOS project. The final activity was to write up an essay of the information they collected regarding the history and present technology of their invention for the ExploraVision project.
Mrs. Rains, I am a parent of a student in your class. I'd like to thank you for all that you do, and for having this blog so that we can keep track of what's going on in these classes!
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