We started a new unit today in gym. After some warm up running, the students each got a badminton racket and demonstrated the proper grip. They all went through the motions of the main badminton shots (forehand, backhand and overhead). The goal was to use their wrist to have the racket make a "swoosh" noise. They followed that up with practicing hitting the birdie with a partner.
After first recess, the students got into their groups for the unit of inquiry picture essay. Most groups are complete and ready to present tomorrow. They will show their picture essay and provide commentary about what the class is seeing. They also worked on their cultural dances. I have set Friday as a presentation day for those.
We missed our library period last week, so we took a trip to the library for a book exchange and to also get some religion books for the classroom. When we returned we had enough time for the students to work on unit 11 in their language skills book.
Math was at the end of the day today. The students were returned their tests from Friday and they also looked through the new unit (decimals) to determine what they would need to learn to be able to be successful in the new unit. Both grades made a checklist of what they would be studying.
