Prinsloo's Patch
Pleased to prepare students for planetary futures!
Well two more weeks to Spring Break-and hasn't time change been fun!
Just some notes from class about upcoming adventures. Of course yeah! Spring break is imminent, that's always fun.
Students are very engaged in their learning, please continue to support at home by reviewing daily and signing agendas. We are not yet ready to review science-its still a work in progress but Social Studies notes are being built upon every day.
Science
We are working on a problem for a farmer using Problem Based Learning. it has turned out fabulous-even better than I anticipated, the students are HOOKED! Always a great way to get students vested in a new topic-which is soils by the way. I have attached the "letter" from Farmer Wells. here's the link https://docs.google.com/a/fmsdmail.org/document/d/1LCYIaS6GUBHwFqzlbNgpDmzPdSdI5TpAAGuzk4Wb4GY/edit?usp=sharing
Math
So in math we are working on Measurement and Geometry, this is an M3 unit so most homework (if any) is going to be reflective. One note to bear in mind, it is expected that students will have full mathematical explanations, using mathematical language.
Some words so far in this unit: estimate, measure, accurate, rounding, centimeter,
Social Studies
We are done with The Revolutionary War and have just started on government-We do local, state and national government. Check out this link to help your kiddos: http://kids.usa.gov/government/ it is a challenging concept.
Supplies
A teacher's tale of woe!
Please ask your child if they have enough supplies, I know that we are short on glue sticks and erasers, if each parent would just provide supplies for their student that would be amazing.
Field trips
We are trying to organize two more filed trips one through the Fort Mill History museum, when the replica of the Hunley arrives, I am still awaiting a response on that, and to Brattonsville. Again still awaiting dates and confirmation.