Mmmm curry!!

This morning in math we continued to work on multi-digit numbers multiplying single digit numbers. We watched this video as we worked through some problems: Math Antics
Lots of students are still having difficulties solving problems that require carrying over. Please try working through these problems at home:
a) 784 x 2
b) 344 x 5
c) 2741 x 3

Today we were able to taste some butter chicken curry(without the chicken). We needed to describe what it looked like, smelled like and tasted like. Here were some of our descriptions:
Looks: orangish red, chunky, delicious, like salsa, red/brown/orange
Smells: spicy, like butter, like cinnamon, sweet
Tastes: mouth-watering, spicy, sweet, really good, like noodles, kind of like chicken

After eating the curry our verdict was it was delicious! Lots of students said they will be asking for curry for supper this weekend! We talked about how tasting food is a great way to learn about a different culture and how important it is to try something before you say you don't like it. Ms. Binks is thinking about other taste tests we can do of food from Peru, Ukraine and Tunisia.

In science this afternoon, 23 You and Me continued some testing for our client to see what type of beam they should use when building a foot bridge. This afternoon we built a rectangular beam out of paper. We discovered that this type of beam was not as strong as the zigzag beam. During testing for both of these beams we found that there were some big discrepancies between the results of some groups. We talked about why different groups would get different results. Some of our ideas were: their books were too close together, they didn't use enough tape, their container was facing a different way, they didn't stop when they needed to. On Monday, we will test our last beam before giving the client our suggestions.

This afternoon Ms. Binks started something new to help with positive behavior in the classroom. It is called Class Dojo. Each student is assigned a little character and can earn or lose points depending on their behavior in the classroom. The entire class can also earn or lose points. Some things that Ms. Binks will be looking for is: listening on the carpet, staying on task, treating others kindly, helping clean up, finishing work and lining up quietly. This afternoon she sent some sheets home with us that have codes on them. Students and parents can use the codes to login to dojo to see how many points they have as well as to customize their character. This may be a good way to keep track of how you are doing with your behavior.

Reminders:
- Spelling test has been moved to Tuesday. The blog did not post the spelling words originally so they did not get posted until this morning. You now have an extra day to study!
- Please make sure you return your orange form about volunteering. We are hoping that we get enough volunteers to go on the field trip!
- Jump rope for heart envelopes are due Friday