Rotational Symmetry, Beavers, and Vote!

Did that title grab your attention?  I hope so.

Such Concentration!

Today in math we continued working on symmetry by learning a new concept:  Rotational Symmetry.  The students tested pattern blocks for rotational symmetry, figured out the lines of symmetry each block had, and made a connection between these two concepts.  Be sure to use the new anchor chart on the Anchor Chart Library page of this site that we developed collaboratively today!

Precision is Important!

Are You Using Math Logic?

Did you know that we have completed our study of French and English explorers in Social Studies and have moved on to the Fur Trade?  Today the students had the opportunity to hold a real beaver pelt, a lower beaver jaw, and we also had a cute beaver stuffed animal visit us during our lesson today!

Stuffed Beaver

Beaver Pelt:  top view

Beaver Pelt:  bottom view

Lower Beaver Jaw with Large Front Tooth

Did you vote on Majesta.com today?  As of the time I posted this blog, we are currently in fifth place of the ten schools that are competing for the money and outdoor classroom.  Can we move closer to first place?  Although each person is only allowed one vote per day, it is possible to earn more votes.  If you correctly answer the trivia question on the Majesta website, you can win two extra votes for our school each day.  If you invite ten friends to join our quest, you can earn up to ten extra votes if they sign on too!  Go ahead and go for it!  Add the website to your favourites bar and it will  make it easier for you to access the site daily, or use the link on yesterday's blog.  We can do it Guardians!

Today's classroom Lenten Promise:  Raise your hand when you want to speak.