Laboring on Labor Day?

No, thanks!!!  Although the rest of the family was busy cleaning out the garage, basement and carport, Cooper wanted no part of it.  He opted to stay inside, in the air conditioning, snacking on a few hors d'oeuvres.  He also wanted me to give you a link he found: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-dont-we-work-on-labor-day/

 

What did you do on Labor Day?  Sounds like we were crazy busy! Erika, Ruvim, and Jayden were at the lake. Adisyn was at the beach. Connor and Keira were at picnics or parties. Nazarii and Joseph visited Gravitopia.  Joseph, Jayden, Jonathan, and Connor went to the movies.  Oh, and Carson and Keira got wet at the water park.

 

This past week we worked in our Writer's Notebook and brainstormed some things that were "Close to Our Hearts."  Here are a few pics I snapped while we were working on that page.

We tried to put the most important things in the center. 

 



 

 

Here are a few things we will be focusing on this coming week:

 

• Building Native American homes on Tuesday and Wednesday (Don't forget to bring any materials your group still needs!)
• Science Process Skills Test on Tuesday
• WONDER Vocab Test on Wednesday (study flashcards for  Tuesday's homework)
• Multiplication Fast Facts Test on Friday 

Check out WHO is "Making a Splash" and already mastered their facts with 90% or better:
Erika
Connor
Chloe
Kara
Keira
Donnell
Olivia 

Did you know? Every week we sit in teams and try to compete for showing KINDNESS, RESPECT, and ORGANIZATION.  The two teams that collect the most "rocks" (marbles) earn a trip to the treasure box and have "Challenge Time."  Here are a couple of snapshots from
one of our Challenge Times:

Nazarii, Keira, and Erika playing "Cool Math."

Brooklyn, Chloe, and Jayden challenging each other in a game of Jenga.

Stay tuned to next week's blog when "Brave Cooper" will share our Native American homes from the Pacific Northwest, Eastern Woodlands, Great Basin, Plains, and Southwest Regions.