Busy Bees

Here are some things we've been working on.

In math, we are all working really hard to truly understand decimals and fractions.

Here are some things we know to be true:

1. Numbers to the left of the decimal are whole numbers. Numbers to the right are pieces. The different positions of the numbers mean different sizes (whole, tens, tenths, hundredths, etc.)
2. One tenth, 1/10, and 0.1 all mean the same thing.
3. One hundredth, 1/100, and 0.01 all mean the same thing.
4. It is called a tenth because it takes ten of those same sized pieces to make one whole.
5. It is called one hundredth because it takes one hundred of those same sized pieces to make one whole.
6. Ten hundredths is equal to one tenth.
7. When counting by tenths, you go from 9 tenths to 10 tenths. 10 tenths is equal to one whole so after 0.9 comes 1.0, not 0.10.

For this artwork, we were working on creating different shades and tints to create depth. We were also working on brush control by anchoring our arms as we painted and by treating our paint brush bristles with care (loading paint, painting in one direction, looking at the edge of the paintbrush as we paint).

We are now moving on to fractions. We are working on understanding what the bottom number means and how it is different from the top number. We are going to use these flags that we made with 3 non-congruent shapes to help us understand this concept.

In writing, we are going to be making brochures for specific audiences to tell them about Churchill. We are hoping that they will get used by the school.

Next week, we will have some sing a longs, do some crafts, continue math, write brochures, and go on a fancy shmancy field trip. Yay!