Wonder of the Week December 1-5

How do birds survive the coldest winter?

Don't forget to get your answer in by Thursday afternoon! The winner will be announced on Monday, December 8. Happy Wondering!

Parent Resources!!!!

I am very excited to let all of you know that I have added a parent resource tab to our math resource website- www.cfgmath.weebly.com. You can also find the link to the website at the top of the blog. Make sure to check out the awesome resources that have been added. Some of the resources include videos of 4th grade multiplication strategies, numbers 1-20 flashcards, multiplication flashcards, videos of 2nd grade subtraction strategies, and much more!

I hope you enjoy, and please let me know if there are certain resources you would like added! You can comment on the bottom of this post.

I hope you all have wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday! We will start back with our Wonder of the Week when we return.

South Carolina Math Standards

A draft of the new math and ELA standards have been posted on the state department of education website. Anyone (teachers, parents, business people, all stakeholders) can view the standards and provide feedback. The deadline for providing feedback is November 30. I have provided a link below.

http://ed.sc.gov/scde-grant-opportunities/NewSCStandards.cfm

Wonder of the Week Winners

I have two Wonder of the Week winners to announce! Cara Linkous was the winner of the wonder "Why do the leaves change color in the fall?" Zane Hansman was the winner of the wonder "Why do the seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall) change?" Congratulations to Zane and Cara! Both students were able to announce their answers over the school intercom. You can find the links to the answers below. Also, don't forget to get your answer in for this week's wonder "Why do we eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?" We will not have a wonder next week, due to Thanksgiving holidays.

Wonder of the Week Winner and Answer

We had a lot of students answer the wonder of the week "Why do you get hiccups?"We could, however, only have one winner. The winner is Marianna Bishop in Ms. Plumley's class. Congratulations, Marianna! Click on the link below to learn why we get hiccups.

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-you-get-rid-of-hiccups/