Graphing and Vocabulary

In Math, the girls have been reviewing mean, median, mode, and range.  They are also becoming experts at choosing the appropriate type of graph to use based upon the type of numerical data provided to them.  Ask your girls what type of graph should be used to display data that shows a change over time...I bet they have an answer for you!  If you want to stretch their brains even more, present the problem of having multiple sets of data and variables for one graph...I'm certain they will meet the challenge!

It was vocabulary day today in Language Arts.  The girls quizzed each other on their respective vocabulary lists within their reading groups.  Some groups used charades to give clues, others took a more artistic approach, and I also saw a heavy duty binder wall constructed between quizzer and quizee.  This vocabulary stuff is serious business!  After the quiz session, the girls had to create and type sentences that proved their understanding of each word's definition.  

New Floor in Music Room!

Ask your daughter about our brand new marley floor!
This vinyl floor covering makes the floor safer for all
of the dancing and moving that the girls do during music class.

Diorama Drama!

The girls are continuing their work on dioramas, creating three dimensional representations of the seven Native American cultural regions.  

As you can see, the girls are totally bored and sooooo not into this project....just kidding :) 

Academic Update!

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Our reading groups have begun!  In the early chapters of each book, both groups have focused on identifying figurative language in literature.  Figurative language uses words or phases that carry a different a meaning from the literal definition of the words.  The girls learned how figurative language can be used to compare two things, make text come alive, and add interesting details to written work.  The girls have studied similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, and hyperbole. 

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In math, the girls have be working with bar graphs.  The girls have collected, analyzed, and graphed various samples of data.  Next up is plotting points when given coordinate pairs, which will lead them into making and analyzing line graphs.

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History class has lead us to the conclusion of Chapter 3: Native American Cultural Regions.  The girls' next task will be to create a three dimensional representation of an assigned cultural region (shhhh...they don't know this yet!) and the Native American unit's culminating event will be an open book test on Chapters 2 and 3. 

Music

Working hard to learn a challenging melody with sixteenth note derivations!