We began the day today with a visit from a counselor from Carson's Family Center. At my request, the counselor took us through some exercises on asserting yourself when confronted with unreasonable or bothersome behavior from another child.
We also began discussing Captain Bill Pinkney's single-man journey around the world. Captain Pinkney was the first African American man to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn. He named his ship The Commitment. In this unit we will explore the meaning of the word commitment as well as delve into mapping skills and imagine what Capt. Bill saw as he visited many of the world's continents. During this unit we will memorize the names of the continents and oceans and learn to locate them on a map as well as where we live. At the end of the unit we will take a test to show what we have learned. In order to achieve a passing grade all continents, oceans, and the approximate location of Los Angeles needs to be located. Maps will be sent home in order for us to study with family.
In math and for homework we continued work on ordering numbers to 100. Our math scores have been tabulated. Twenty students passed the test with a score of 10 or better. A record 6 students achieved a perfect score. This was surprising as this proves to be one of our more challenging topics and one reason why I did not bother with a performance assessment piece.
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