Junke, Volume 26: March 2, 2015

Field trip to "Hamza" weather station!

A few notes before all the pictures that will show how much fun the last week and half has been. We are starting our final project in our inquiry of the weather. Students are researching the climate and weather of a city of their choice. The catch is that we are all writing about the same day in January! This week we also began writing our own original weather myths. In these myths, students explain an element of weather and why it exists today using their imagination and creativity. Our science experiments continue as well: weather vanes to find wind direction and others. We have made snowflakes, which are made of snow crystals. You should try making them at home! Even more, we explored the Tashkent weather station "Hamza". In math, we are finishing up our study of landmarks (using important numbers) to help us solve arithmetic and word problems. We are working really hard to master our multiplication facts and fun songs like the one's listed below will only help. Try listening and singing along whenever you are feeling like dancing to good music. This Friday, Feb. 27 6:00-7:00pm is the talent show for 5,000 soum. Please come to support the many talents of our school. Lastly, Spirit Week is going to turn TIS upside-down. Be a part of it! Join in the silliness and dress up! You know I will be dressed to the Nines!

Multiplication Songs

http://www.fastertimestables.com/cool-times-tables-songs/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXcI49jdV0

http://www.songsforteaching.com/math/multiplicationsongs.htm

Schedule for Spirit Week: Starting Monday, March 2^nd

Monday  Pajama day

Tuesday Twin day

Wednesday  Character day

Thursday Retro/Old fashion day

Friday Owl Day/Blue and White

Owl of the Week

Junke

Homework

Monday: "What Did they Say?" Dialogue Activity
Tuesday: Math Reasoning Activity
Wednesday: IXL Math Grade 4 B.9Estimate sums: word problems C.7Estimate differences: word problems
Thursday: Math Mystery Machines Activity
Friday: Go out the mountains and have fun... No, wait. That is my homework! Your homework is to give your mom and dad a big hug and read a funny story to them!

Making Weather Vanes and recording our temperatures (of the air of course)!

 Hassaan is clearly the sun, as JunHyeok guides the Earth (Junke) to rotate and revolve. 

 Math Centers!

We love math centers! Factors of 300, solving word problems, and solving equations. 

No, it is not raining in the room. It is Braelyn's spy mobile. Thanks for sharing!

 Field Trip: Taskent Weather Station "Hamza"

 Left: Measuring the ground temperature.

Right: Gauze is how they "catch" and collect air samples to measure the air quality.

 Left: Rain gauge, or collector.

Right: So you think it's hot? Well, in the box are 4 thermometers. The station reports the temperature in the "shade", rather than in direct sunlight (which can get up to 70 degrees Celsius)!

 Inside, we find old tools, pictures, and the history of the weather station in Uzbekistan.

Very cool stuff!

 We did the movement of Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun with our bodies, but this time we did it with a light bulb (sun) and a globe (Earth) to learn why we have seasons on Earth. Did you know the tilt of the Earth is what causes the seasons? Cool Fact!