Tuesday, December 17

Today we worked more on our An Interview with History projects.  We spent a chunk of the day learning how to gather our online resources. If you want to engage your child in a conversation about their school day, ask them how Google is like a refrigerator.  They should be able to tell you that, Google stores information the way that a refrigerator stores food.  The big difference between Google and a refrigerator is that when food goes bad in a refrigerator, someone cleans it out.  When information goes bad on Google, no one cleans it out.  All the bad information just stays.  That is why we use the reputable databases found on our website.  I believe almost all of the students were able to find at least 2 resources for their project.  I will be printing them off and sending them home, so that the students can review the resources over break as they make their two-liter bottle model. If your child needs a two-liter bottle please let me know.  I have a few at school.

Today we also took another try at the Lesson 8-9 Spelling/Vocab test.  This is the last grade going in the grade book, so I am being a stickler and requiring a 90% or better.  Many students met the requirement, but many need to study some more.  Please ask your child how they did and feel free to use the online quiz site, ThatQuiz,  to help them practice.