Room 20 Classroom Notes January 21-24

Good week to you! The students and I had the opportunity to discuss and write about Dr. Martin Luther King. We specifically discussed how nonviolent protesting was really the determining factor in the Civil Rights Movement's success. In science, we worked on our Variables unit by changing the variables when working with pendulums. We discovered the only significant variable was changing the length. The results did not change much when we altered mass and position. In math, we took our Unit 3 Test and will begin Unit 4, which covers large multiplication, division, and fractions. We need egg cartons! They are for the math unit in early February. We need a class set of 12 (2x6) cartons and a few 18 (3x6). In writing, we continue our explorers biographies. We will also begin plotting the explorers' routes on google maps. In Social Studies, we will continue learning about European explorers and talk about the consequences for the peoples they encountered. Essays of the week have been awesome! Our bravery essay was especially interesting to read. Our kids have so many different and enriching experiences. This week, please write about the following. Minimum of 250 words: Go and visit/call your eldest relation. Have them tell you a true story their grandparents told them. This story should give you a glimpse into the past from about 100 ago. Remember to cover who, what, when, where, how, why.