Spring Dance

The 1st grade team has decided that the first graders will be wearing blue pants and white shirts for their performance.

The Spring Dance is scheduled for Friday, June 3rd at 1:00.

It will be very warm. A light colored hat is suggested for children to wear while they are watching the other classes perform.

Room 11 will be dancing closest to the front near the announcers (west side of performing area). We will be seated on the south side of the performances area.

Math Note

We have defined the edge of a 3-dimensional shape as the intersection of two flat faces (2 planes). The intersection of 3 or more edges as a vertex. It is argued whether or not a cone has an actual vertex since it has no straight edges and only one flat face (as opposed to a surface). Today we spoke of the cone having instead an apex. Tomorrow we will discuss a broader definition of the term vertex and the argument supporting the idea that a cone does in fact have a vertex (as sort of an intersection of an infinite number of planes). In any case, questions regarding cone vertices will not be counted on the test.

Sciences Test Prep

By now you should have seen 2 pages of review notes taken by your child. The Science concepts included in the notes are as follows:

• Physical Science
• There are 3 states of matter:
• solid
• liquid 
• gas
• In order for matter to change states heat must either be added or removed.
• Earth Science
• There are 3 main elements of weather
• heat
• air
• water
• Geography is also highly influential on the weather.
• There are many types of storms.
• Examples of meteorological (weather) tools are:
• anemometer-wind speed
• wind sock-wind speed and direction
• weather vane-wind direction
• rain gauge-amount of rain
• barometer-air pressure
• thermometer-temperature
• Biological Science
• There are many parts of a plant; we have observed:
• stem
• seed
• roots
• seed leaves
• leaves 
• flowers
• fruit
• Plants need sun, soil, water, and air in order to grow.
• Each living thing has a life cycle.

The Social Science Concepts are as follows:

• Humans need basic things in order to survive in a specific hierarchical order:
• air
• water
• food
• shelter
• clothing
• love
• Life in the past was different in many ways to life in the present.
• In the past, modes of transportation relied on human/animal energy.
• Modern transportation largely relies on fuel energy and modern roads are paved.
• The construction of homes in different locations reflect their local environment and available materials.
• There are many recognizable symbols which are particular to the United States, namely:
• The U.S. flag
• The Great Seal of the United States of America
• The Statue of Liberty
• The Capital Building (Most U.S. capital buildings have a distinctive dome in the their architecture.)
• The cardinal directions are:
• north
• east
• south
• west
• The ordinal (primary intercardinal) directions are:
• north east
• southeast
• southwest
• northwest

There will likely be a test next week.

Chapter 10 Math Test

Of 22 students taking the test 21 passed with an adjusted score of 17 or better. Fifteen students scored  20 or better.