Jazz at PS08

How lucky our fourth graders were today!  They were invited to hear the Jazz Foundation of America play some classic Jazz songs.  I can't tell you how much fun it was to see them get into the music and at one point, the dance teacher Mr. Nunez even had the kids dancing in the aisles with the moves he has been teaching them in dance class.  Please make sure that you talk about this great experience tonight with your children.

Our day was pretty good indeed!

• 1st Period - Dance with Mr. Nunez
• 2nd/3rd Period - SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW - Practice ELA Test (Writing)
• 3rd - Started ReadyGen 2b.6 - Chapter 10 - The Visitor.  Man, this was a great chapter, but the kids didn't know it until later.  The book took a sudden and dark turn.  the MOOD of the story changed and the students are REALLY getting into the book.
• 4th - Jazz Foundation of America Concert in the auditorium.  (My personal favorite was their rendition of "The Girl From IpanemaSho".  The kids liked the "Twinkle, Twinkle" song and getting up to dance for the other song.  It was a blast!
• 4th/5th - We got further into chapter 10 and man, the kids were into it.  A good book is better than anything!  Small Pox has hit the village and we are up to the point where Omokaya's entire family is sick with it and she has made the decision to go into the house to be with them even if it means risking her own life!
• 5th - Waggle Math in the library!  
• 6th -  Lunch
• 7th - Finish Chapter 10 and the ReadyGen 2b.6 lesson from this morning.   

Homework:

Writing Opinion Paragraph:

• Do you think it was believable that Omakayas was able to nurse her family through the smallpox outbreak? State your opinion, provide reasons, and support the reasons with evidence from the text.

Math Practice:  

• Division practice - Kumon Page 5 (1-30) - Show work on a separate sheet of paper.