TIMES LINE part 3

I am so excited to share this week's TIMES LINE with you.  I am really starting to see the class come together and master these multiplication facts!  It is very impressive!  The class is working hard and it is paying off.  Here are your weekly results:

TIMES LINE

1, 4 ,5 ,7 ,8 ,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22

100s Club

10, 11, 12, 14, 17

MIMers

2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 18, 23

Well done everyone!  Keep up the studying and practicing!

Water Cycle

Yesterday we had a visitor from Metro Water Services come out and share with us the importance of clean water. She also introduced the water cycle.  After getting back to class we talked about conservation and taking care of our water resources.  The class then learned a song to help them remember the three parts of the water cycle.  I hope you enjoy their country version of "The Water Cycle Song." (It is Nashville after all!)



Times Line -- take 2

Here is the new and improved TIMES LINE!

4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, and 22

100s Club this week:
7, 10

MIMers:
1, 2, 5, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 18

We are definitely headed in the right direction!  Keep studying and soon we'll all be above the TIMES LINE!

Today's Seminar

Part of the Paideia philosophy, which I use as part of my educational philosophy, includes participation in what is called a seminar.  In short, a seminar is a conversation the students have in which they discuss a piece of artwork or topic for which there are no correct answers.  It is not a debate, but a discussion of ideas.  Today, to commemorate Patriots' Day and the anniversary of 9/11, the students participated in a seminar discussing the poem/song "There She Stands" by Michael W. Smith.  The students did a tremendous job with it.  Ask your child about what all they discussed today--including personification.  As a follow up to today's seminar, students are writing a journal entry from the point of view of any American flag in our history.   Some have chosen the flag from the World Trade Center, some chose the flag on the moon, and several others were selected as well.  I am really looking forward to reading their work later this week!  Below is the video of the song that was shared in class.

TIMES LINE volume 1

Here it is!  The first listing of how well our class is doing with mastering the multiplication facts.  There is a great deal of room for improvements, but I want to take the time to honor those who have been doing a tremendous job.  The TIMES LINE list is of students who have attained 85% or higher accuracy on the 8 minute timed test of multiplication facts.  The list of the 100s CLUB shows which students have earned a perfect 100% correct!  The final list is for MIMers (Most Improved Multipliers).  The students listed here have improved by at least 10% from the previous test.  By the end of the semester, we hope to have all 23 students listed on our TIMES LINE.  With practice each and every day and we will get there!

students above the TIMES LINE:

4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22

students in the 100s CLUB:

4, 7 (twice!), 10, 13, 19

MIMers:

5, 8, 11, 12, 20, 23

Technical Difficulties

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