Yesterday we had our second P.E. Lab of the year. We spent the morning at Wrightsville Reservoir canoeing and playing disc golf. This was such a wonderful opportunity to build transferable skills, build some physical skills, and have a wonderful time outside! There are a few photos in the photos tab to check out.
Also, we have started investigating the world of decimals! Our bridge to this world is money, we have been working to add together different coins in our monetary system. Today a student observed "Hey! When you add these together it is just like adding regular numbers, but instead of 100, it is just 1!" What a wonderful observation. We also started work multiplying some decimals, again based on money. We were working on things like: Jack has 17 quarters in his pocket (man that must be heavy!), and he found 5 more on the street. How much money does he have now?
After our trip to the State House last Friday we have been investigating things that we saw there that stuck with us. A few students are interested in learning about the statue of Ceres, some have focussed on the catamount, others are looking into George Dewey, while still others are investigating the Vermont timeline mural that we saw!
As we get ready for summer, families sometimes want some summer practice to help their students skills stay sharp. If you, or your student, are interested in this, please let me know and I will get things organized.
-Dave
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