November 14, 2011

In math, students start working with 4 quadrant graphs tomorrow. They need to know the name of each quadrant (Quandrant I, Quadrant II, Quadrant III, and Quadreant IV) and how to plot ordered pairs in each quadrant. In other words, they need to know how to place (4,5) ; (-4,5); (4,-5); and (-4,-5) on a graph that has (0,0) at the center.

We are also writing rhythm chants to help us remember to use the correct signs when we add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative integers.

This week, we are reading a story "Trapped by the Ice," which is our first non-fiction story. It is about the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914. Shackleton wanted to be the first to cross the polar ice cap, but because of the many challenges they faced, this expedition turned into one of the most amazing true-life survival stories on record. If you want to see videos of this amazing adventure, you can watch "Endurance" (the name of their ship) on YouTube. This is the link to the second section. I will show parts of it in class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff_0nhx-10I&feature=player_embedded