Nord's Newsletter
April 20-24, 2015
Reading
Last week, Miss Ploeger wrapped up the comprehension skill Author's Message. Our next skill to focus on will be summarizing fiction texts.
Math
Students will be adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers and working with fractional parts this week.
Science
This past week, the students learned information about the five different animal kingdoms. Later this week, each student will select an animal to research. Miss Ploeger will be modeling with her selected animal how to take notes and record learning.
Inquiry Activity
Each group selected a tested "beak" to see how many seeds and worms they can pick up in 30 seconds. The beaks to choose from were chopsticks(pelican), tweezers(robin) or clothespin(hawk).
Emma picking up "worms" with her tested "beak".
Jacob trying to see how many seeds his tested "beak" will pick up.
Jaxton and Kira recording their data.
Racoon River Players
Davis playing Kirby
Kirby the racoon is in the sewer.
Gail & Mary
Talking about toxic liquids and the proper place to dump them. They don't go down the drains, sewers, or on the ground. Use Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off in Bondurant.
BUSTED
The city busted Gail for putting toxic liquids in the sewer.
Recycling Products
Pay It Forward
Our class worked with Mrs. Berger's 5th students to make five fleece tie blankets and cards for two local shelters. The students had a lot of fun making the blankets and being with their buddies too. A total of 54 blankets were made by Webster students. How Awesome is that!!
Weekly Schedule
Monday: Guidance & Computer Lab
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Music
***Late Start***
Thursday: Library
Friday: Art
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Music
***Late Start***
Thursday: Library
Friday: Art