September 16-Busy Week

     This has been a very busy week for Team Hyperspace.  On Monday, nine of our eighteen projects were presented to Mrs. Hirschy, Mr. Boyer, Mrs. Cobb and Mr. Funston.  This group picked four projects that they thought should go on to the next level.  These four projects were then presented on Thursday to two members of the Blueberry Office/Board.  These kids did a great job and all four groups have been invited to attend the Blueberry Board meeting on October 8th.  We will be seeing their products out and about soon! 
   In math this week we have been multiplying large numbers.  Most of the kids are doing very well with this and have chosen either the traditional way or the Lattice method.  Some students are still struggling with this and it is because they do not know all of their math facts.  Have your student practice their facts on the computer or with good old flash cards.  They have to know these well to be able to do a lot of the things we do this year in math.
    In science this week we have been learning about the sun, moon and stars.  We have gone outside and traced our shadows and examined how the shadows change with the time of day.   Students have been working on some activities on their computers as well. 
    In language arts we have been working on writing summaries.  Students will be doing this a lot in Achieve 3000.  We also read Ultimate Field Trip 5 and did some activities with that.  Students should have half of their AR goal by today.  If your child does not have at least 10 points they need to get reading.  They cannot attend Roster parties if they do not meet their AR goals.
     This week all students took the Aims Web fluency, comprehension and math tests.  These will be given three times throughout the year to monitor progress.  Students who do not score on grade level will be getting extra help during the school day. 
    We hope that you have a great weekend and keep your child reading!

 Here are the finalists for our Blueberry PBL.  Congrats kids!

At the end of our PBL project the students all gave their answer to our "Driving Question"  How does hosting a large event impact a community?