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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Dinner table talk



In math we practiced adding. (Adriana)



We voted for our favorite Pennsylvanian that we learned about during our PA unit.  Our favorite was Milton Hershey. 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Dinner Table Talk

Today in math we practiced addition facts using true and false.  Here is an example:

8 + 8 = 0   FALSE

Then we had to fix it! 

8 + 8 = 16

(Dilana, Braylon, Sanvi)


Betsy Ross made the very first American flag.  (Adriana)


We learned that true and false can help us with math problems.  (Zane)

Friday, January 23, 2015

Dinner Table Talk

Today we went to the computer lab and learned how to use google docs to type up our penguin.  (Abby B.)

We learned about Benjamin Franklin.  He invented electricity.  (Caroline)

In math we learned about comparing numbers.  We used greater than, less than,  and equal to.  (Sanvi & Dilana)

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Dinner Table Talk

We learned a lot about Penguins! (Miles)

Penguins live in Antartica. (Zach)

They eat fish. (Abby)

Penguins slide on their bellies.  (Adriana)

They have webbed feet.  That makes them be good swimmers.  (Ella) 

Penguins can swim under water.  (Kareem)

They are really good swimmers.  (Dilana)

Their feathers change as they grow.  (Caroline)

Frakturs

Today we learned about the Mennonite community. We made Frakturs. These are pieces of artwork used for certificates, rewards, or decoration. 

Here are some common symbols used on the Frakturs...



Look at some of our awesome Frakturs!


Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Dinner Table Talk

Today we learned about place value blocks. (Sanvi)


I learned how to use place value blocks to add and subtract. (Zane)