Today, we began with a review of the U.S. coins. The visual differences of the coins were described, the presidents on the coins were named, and their values were stated. Then, we used realistic-sized plastic coins to work on fundamental money concepts, including counting, sorting, and addition. The number of each coin needed to make one dollar was discussed, and the amounts were counted and sorted into groups. Once the correct amount was reached, it was traded in for a one-dollar bill.

This morning, Libby completed the mid-chapter checkpoint to assess her understanding of the lessons so far on using pictures to add, model adding to, model putting together, and problem-solving. She did a great job answering the questions, needing only a little help with one problem. Then, we continued to practice using a bar model to help find the missing addends of word problems.

I introduced the students to the simple but beautiful line drawing of one of Picasso’s peace doves. I demonstrated a step-by-step drawing of a dove having each student follow along on her/his paper. Then I had each student draw a dove independently by following a simple step-by-step worksheet. They drew several doves each and then painted them. Since they know how to mix colors, they enjoy making colors out of the primary paint colors: red, yellow, and blue. Super work!

Students were asked to draw the night sky including everything they see at night. Next, we labeled the objects. Then, we read from the Science book about scientists and telescopes. Lastly, we added telescopes to the pictures.

We learned about conditional statements in Python. Then we learned how to interpret Boolean data types. Next, we practiced using the integer data type with the modulo operation to find if there's a remainder.

Remington completed his MAP Science test.

Return On Investment: R.O.I : Definition, Formula, and Calculations. The importance of R.O.I. as a key measure of investment value in the business world. Concept of Net Income. Return On Investment calculated normally as a Percentage return. Review of Compound Interest HW assignment problems.

We went over his spelling homework from last night. He answered written question about the story we read yesterday pertaining to the horror genre. We discussed the MLA use of source citation in literature. We reviewed the use of commas and suffixes. He read the story, "The Tiger's Whiskers," and answered in completed sentences written comprehension questions about the details in the article.

Each student is working on his own art project. Each is very focused on his own creation!

We explored the Table of Contents for her Language Arts book, looking at the different topics we will cover this year. The first unit deals with a very relevant topic-Conflict and Connection. It asks the question: How can we bridge the divide when we disagree with someone? She has a spelling test tomorrow.