IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Yesterday afternoon, CJ and Annabelle took to the stage yesterday afternoon as part of the talent show at their school. They were super stoked to have special accompaniment from big brother Kennedy!
PANDA-MONIUM: The kids continue to be involved in a social issues class twice weekly. They've been working on presentations that involve environmental issues as of late. Annabelle chose to talk about pandas, because, as she put it, "They're black, white and ADORABLE." She talked about the habitat of the pandas disappearing, pandas disappearing, and why we should care. http://prezi.com/kwct0fggtbj1/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share And she made "Panda Packs" to hand out to the audience members.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD: Annabelle is going to take the state's standardized test for fifth graders tomorrow morning. In preparation, a couple of weeks ago, she/we took the online practice test. It was pretty darn straightforward. Here's a sample question ...
Um, yeah. This is not rocket surgery. But one thing we wanted to brush up on were the steps involved in the scientific method. We went to YouTube for a catchy song that might help cement the steps into the mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIFz_-KzURY
Panda packs - great teaching tool.
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