Another busy week has passed by and I would like to share with you some memorable highlights:
In Reading, we learned about Earnest Shackleton and his crew who went on a life-threatening expedition. They were stranded on the Antarctic for months without adequate food and water. Frank Hurley, a zealous photographer, dived into the freezing water just to salvage his photographic plates when the ship sank during the journey. Crazy, right?! Anyways, all students seemed to agree that Earnest Shackleton was a courageous leader who was persistent in saving his crew from the bitter cold.
In Writing, we wrote persuasive essays explaining why students should be allowed to use electronic devices in class. I am impressed that many students mentioned that using electronics would be more environmentally friendly as we wouldn't have to use up so much paper for notebooks and textbooks. I also want to thank all students for putting their best into writing even though this may be a tedious task. Please keep up the good work!
In Grammar, we started a new unit about 'Present Progressive Tense.' Almost all of the students still remember what they've learned from third and second grade so this was a piece of cake for them! Even though many students found this unit a little easier than the others, they were all diligent in completing the exercises in their Grammar books. Good job, folks. Really.
In Math, we learned about adding and subtracting fractions. Please remember to make sure the denominators are the same before adding or subtracting the fractions.
In Science, we learned about electrical, kinetic, and potential energy. This unit was more difficult than the last so the students struggled to remember some new terms that were mostly unfamiliar to them. Please, please, please, remember that kinetic energy is moving energy whereas potential energy is stored energy. Do you remember the 3 ways that Kinetic Energy could be used? What are the 3 types of potential energy? (The answers are at the bottom of this blog post). I plan to make a Quizlet for this unit in order for students to review so I would advise you to keep an eye on my blog!
As for our English Assembly, I've chose Jaden Huang to be our Lih-Jen Angel. Even though most of the students did superb this past week, Jaden really stood out. He has been attentive and proactive in class. He respects his teachers and his peers. Thank you for being our role model, Jaden! Furthermore, I'd like to thank Luke for putting in his best effort to do the speech for Jaden. He had to say very difficult words such as 'altruistic and 'academic achiever.' I am genuinely impressed, Luke :)
I'd also like to give a shout out to all of you for dancing so fantastically at the talent show. I definitely am not able to dance like you. I wish I were good at dancing!
That's a wrap for this week folks! Again, please rest well this week. Christmas is coming soon so don't be naughty! You wouldn't want to be in Santa's Black Book.
Love,
Ms. Wendy
Science Answers3 ways to use kinetic energy: 1) recreational activities 2) generating electricity (from wind and water) and 3) transportation
3 types of potential energy: 1) gravitational 2) chemical 3) elastic
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