Democracy, Data, and Grandparents
This Coming Week
We began our week learning about the voting and election process through our CFI Election. Dr. Hass' class led each of the classes in grades 2-5 through this process beginning with an information session about the candidates. They carried us through the registration process to get our official voters' registration cards, waiting in lines, and eventually to the ballot box. The kids were surprised that it wasn't as simple as just showing up at the poll. They appreciated the information session, and though we kept our votes private, they began verbalizing strategies in decision making based on the information they were given. It was truly amazing to see them grasping the power of voting. You can view the results below with our pics for the week.
We continued our measurement inquiry and moved into analyzing data. Based on the data collection from last week, we began looking closely at the numbers to determine the median (middle) of our trials. We then carried this into one of our first graphing experiences. We have continued collecting other forms of data that we will be working with next week.
Friday we celebrated two events, then end of CogAT testing and more importantly, our wonderful grandparents. I have to tell you the energy in our room leading up the the grandparent visit was tangible. The kids were so excited to share a little bit of their life at CFI with some of the most special people in their lives. I am so grateful for each of these grandparents and the way they value your children's learning. This was evident in the way they shared each expert project and writing piece, and how they participated in all of our surveys. We will actually use their data in some of our investigations next week, so please convey our sincere appreciation to them.
In reading workshop we will embark on an inquiry into fluency while taking a closer look at capitalization and punctuation in writing workshop. We will continue our study of data and graphs in math workshop. For social studies, we will learn about the differences between a country, continent, state and city. If you have any interesting maps or atlases you would be willing to share with us, we would greatly appreciate them.
Important Dates
November 16 Schoolwide Zoo Field Study
November 21-23 Thanksgiving Holiday
November 29 Curriculum Night #2 December 7 Passing of the Cans and CFI Parents Night Out 6:30—9:30 PM
December 12 Gift Card Orders Due for Dec. Pick-up at CFI
December 20 Weather Make-Up Day
December 21 11:30 Dismissal Winter Break Begins
CFI Election Day
Dr. Hass' class provided us with some information about each candidate.
We all went through the process of registering to vote before heading to the official voting room.
We began looking at our measurement data from last week to find the median for each of our trials. Then we each created a graph to represent this data.
Thank you to all our grandparents. We loved sharing a little of our school lives with you.
