Today we continued the Amazing Race. Some of us were very excited to discover plane tickets awaiting us in our backpacks. We earned these tickets by correctly identifying the continent Peru is on, the ocean the borders Peru and the 5 countries that border Peru. Some of us missed our flights which meant we needed to do an additional mapping task before we earned our plane tickets. Today Ms. Binks taught us about 9 symbols that represent Peru as well as all about the flag of Peru. After we learned this information, we had our first roadblock. In our team we could choose one of two roadblocks to complete. We will continue to work on the roadblock assignment tomorrow and then find out which teams will move ahead successfully!
Today was our first day with our artist in residence, Mrs. Stables. We learned about how in Peru the Inca people do special weaving using the wool from llamas. We watched this video: Threads of Peru
Then we made our own looms out of cardboard. We had to measure using a ruler to make sure our string would be even on our looms. Once we were finished our loom, we made beads out of clay. We were able to make different shapes and designs in our beads. We will be incorporating our beads into our weaving. Tomorrow we will begin to weave designs on our loom!
Reminders:
- Jump rope for heart envelopes are due Friday
- Early dismissal Friday
- Pillars of Care awards assembly is Friday at 8:15
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