This years annual Family Math Night was held on March 16 in the cafeteria, and organized/run by Ms Shilhanek's fifth grade class. There was a large turnout, including students, parents and siblings.
Great Job Ms Shilhanek and Class!Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Bringing Experiences Into the Classroom
We recently went on vacation and brought home a freshly picked pineapple for our daughter to share with her classroom. Her teacher turned it into a wonderful hands on learning experience.
The students used their five senses to describe the fruit using sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste.
After they all sampled the fruit, they used these descriptive words to write their own poems, beefing up their writing skills in the process.
It was such a simple and easy action to grab a little something from our trip to take to the class, but the joy and knowledge they received was unmeasurable. You don't have to go on a tropical vacation to bring variation to your child's classroom. Share your heritage, your knowledge, or your experiences with the students, you can't imagine what these young minds can glean from something as simple as a piece of fruit.
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