Week 14
Multiplication Boot Camp
Multiplication Boot Camp is in full
swing and the kids absolutely love every minute of it! The purpose of the boot
camp is to help the kids with the their multiplication facts fluency in a fun
way. Now that they all have a concrete understanding of the concept of
multiplication, it’s time to work on the fluency of it. Each child has their
own necklace, which will house their dog tags. These tags will represent the
multiplication facts that they have mastered (1 – 10). Each drill is set at each
child’s individual pace; this allows them to advance to the next drill on their
own time. We’ll be using multiplication Boot Camp from now until the end of the
year. Hopefully each child will have 10 dog tags to represent the drills they’ve
passed =)!!
Expert Projects
WOW, wow, wow! These projects were
fantastic!! As I mentioned earlier in the year, each month the kids will be
responsible for conducting research, housing notes, and creating a presentation
for something that their interested in. This can range from food to celebrities
to gadgets to holidays or anything else of interest. Although the end of the month
isn’t until tomorrow, most of the kids were done with their expert projects on
Tuesday. We spent a portion of our day presenting these expert projects and
they were AMAZING! The kids used many different mediums to present their
projects; from posters, to Google Slides, to videos to Google Docs! I was
amazed and very proud to watch their hard work be displayed and also to watch
them confidently go up and show the class what they had learned! I hope that
next time we will be able to present some of our expert projects to our
families!
Family Feast
The family feast was a real treat! It
was heartwarming to see so many families attend and to help serve food. The
kids were excited to be able to eat some delicious food with the people they
love most! Thank you to all of you who donated and volunteered for dinner. We
couldn’t have done it with without you!
