Careful Reading, Making Inferences

Hello all!

Yesterday we did some careful reading in pairs using some rich science literacy resources.  Some students read about Jurassic Food Chains, others about Micro Food Chains, and the rest read about Apex Predators.

The students traded off while reading these rich texts and then had to answer some challenging questions about what they had read.  Working in pairs, they achieved what they would have not been able to achieve alone!  Finally, a vocabulary activity so that we can keep the new words we learned in use!

Here are some photos of the students working hard!

Be sure to ask your kids about what they read today!  Until next time, Mr. Mason.

               RECICLAGEM DE PAPEL

        Completamos um mês da campanha de reciclagem de papel que está envolvendo toda a equipe de funcionários e os alunos da ABA Global School!

"A reciclagem do papel é de extrema importância para o meio ambiente. Como sabemos, o papel é produzido através da celulose de determinados tipos de árvores. Quando reciclamos o papel ou compramos papel reciclado estamos contribuindo com o meio ambiente, pois árvores deixaram de ser cortadas. Não podemos esquecer também, que a reciclagem de papel gera renda para milhares de pessoas no Brasil que atuam, principalmente, em cooperativas de catadores e recicladores de papel."

    Estamos responsáveis por uma das etapas mais importantes deste processo : a coleta seletiva.

        Em cada sala foram disponibilizados lixeiros especiais onde as crianças deverão colocar todos os papéis descartados após atividades de recortes, pesquisas, desenhos... 

      As crianças estão sendo orientadas pelos professores e lembradas pelos próprios colegas para que nenhum outro material seja depositado nestes lixeiros. 

      A família pode ajudar conversando sobre a importância desta ação. Algumas crianças trouxeram papéis de casa para darem o destino correto aqui na escola.

        Todo o papel coletado na ABA Global School  foi levado para o depósito de uma empresa que levará o material até uma fábrica que finalmente irá fazer o processo de reciclagem.

       

        Conseguimos coletar 12 quilos de papel!

       Esperamos criar nas crianças um hábito de REPENSAR o uso deste material e de RECICLAR o que for possível.

     

No próximo mês, voltaremos com novas notícias!

Working With Place Value

Place value is a concept that can never be left aside for too long. It is a concept that is fundamental to understanding all sorts of operations, functions, equations and it is essential to the beginnings of algebra, which are coming up soon.  

The way we practice place value in class is in partners using interactive place value notebooks so that the students can have fun while challenging each other to create larger and larger numbers. They also challenge each other to decompose the number in various ways.

Journal Entry #3: Predators and Prey

Today's Goal: Write your third journal about your biome.

Here is what your journal will be about:

Journal Entry #3: Predators and Prey

Rubric for Journal Entry #3: When I grade your journal this is what I will use.  All of you want to try and get a 4 for each category.  Make sure you READ what should be in each category!!

Category	4	3	2	1	0
Accuracy	All of the facts on predators and prey in the journal entry are the correct ones in the selected biome	Most of the facts on predators and prey written are accurate to the selected biome	Few of the facts on predators and prey written are accurate to the select biome	Little or none of the facts on predators and prey written are accurate to the selected biome	No effort or did not complete this section.
Pictures	The travel journal picture is a very detailed picture of your example of a predator and prey.	The travel journal picture is very well done and is of the predator and prey.	The travel journal picture is attractive but a bit messy and is of the predator and prey.	The travel journal picture is very messy and poorly done and is not of the predator and prey.	No effort or did not complete this section
Predators and Prey	·      One example of a predator and prey in your biome.  ·      Two facts about the predator ·      two facts about the prey.	·      One example of a predator and prey in your biome. ·      Only three total facts about the predator and prey	·      One example of a predator and prey in your biome. ·      Only two total facts about the predator and prey	·      One example of a predator and prey in your biome. ·      Only one fact about the predator or prey	No effort or did not complete the section.

Research Websites: 

1. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

2. Use Google (type "animals in _________ (country you picked or biome)")

Example: Animals in northern Canada or Animals in the Arctic Tundra Biome 

Videos for Homework

Hi All:

Finish watching the videos we started watching in class.  Bring your questions and we'll talk about them on Monday!  Have a great weekend.

Mr. Mason

Arnold and What's For Lunch!

The Cells of the Body!

Journal Entry from Human Bodies Field Trip

Journal Prompt:

Write in your journal about the experience you had at the Human Bodies Exhibit.  Talk about the 5 W’s: Who, What, Where, Why and When.  Finally, if you could change the exhibit in a few ways (3), what would you change and WHY?