In math, the grade 6's added and subtracted from their textbook on p. 62 #1-4, 6, 7, 9 and 10. Finding 4 consecutive numbers that add to 866 was the most difficult question. The grade 5's had a few questions taken up before trying out a couple methods for multiplying 2 digit numbers together. Most students preferred the traditional method with two rows and using the zero place holder. A few others applied the break apart, multiply and add method. They were assigned question 1 and 2 on p. 59 of their textbook.
Even though the grass was damp, we still went outside to play soccer for gym. There may be a couple mud marks on some gym uniforms.
We continued to explore chemical changes in matter in the unit of inquiry. In one demonstration, lemon juice was spread on a piece of paper and then held over a flame for heat. The heat turned the areas with lemon juice brown and left the paper still white. In the other demonstration, we lit a marshmallow on fire and watched it go from a solid, to a liquid, to a gas. We paused to observe it at it's different stages.
