Pruett's AIG Blog for IBJ

I have to laud this young lady for her perseverance! Between technical difficulties and time constraints, it took a few tries. But we got it! Enjoy!

Here's another installment of our fifth grader's recollections:  

Everyone has a story to tell. Our fifth grade ESG students definitely have theirs! Over the past couple of weeks, they've worked on "Jones Stories" to tell.  We watched some kids storytelling contests as models. So classes are rolling out these stories, here's a few for your consideration.

Think Tic Tac Toe is just for younger kids? Think again! Ultimate Tic Tac Toe is a considerably more challenging game. Strategy plays a bigger role as you determine where your opponent plays! Ask your kids about it! I sent home new games with them for you to check out!

Here are the last two of Mr. Brown's ESG students to present. Enjoy!

I've had some minor setbacks with technology, but we managed to get this one in today. Here's a heavy one from fourth grade inquiry work:  

More inquiry projects from fourth graders:

Here’s some of what’s going on in AIG at IBJ: ASGMath 5 Having wrapped up simulations, students will be working with decimal and measurement conversion (5) and multi-step word problems (4). Sounds easy? Not really. The work will begin fairly simply and then get very hard very fast. I’m going to run this work like a competition, so hold on tight. This work, btw, comes from my favorite mathematician, Ed Zacarro.  Those who wrap up are working on presentations about famous mathematicians. Hopefully they’ll be wrapped up and ready to share by year’s end! 4 With Noetic Math Competition results released (7 students in our nation’s top 50%!) these folks will be reviewing the math work. I’ll give them a couple of classes to revisit the challenge and revise their answers. 3 These students continue their work with pentominoes. They’ll be working with geometric flipping, sliding, and symmetry prior to more challenging work with area and perimeter. All using pentominoes. Wha...

I am proud of all 28 students who stepped up to take the Noetic Math Contest. Regardless of results, it's always a good thing for students to have challenge - which this contest certainly provided. Here are snaps of our team winner (student with highest score) and the national honor roll recipients (those students in the top 50% of national scores).

I've been posting the fourth grade inquiry presentation separately, but we had a VERY productive day in Mrs. Fox's ESG and there are a number available for your viewing pleasure! Check them out!

Another inquiry presentation from fourth grade:

Here's another in a long line of fascinating fourth grade inquiry projects:

Fourth grade readers recently completed John Bellairs' spooky classic, The House with a Clock in its Walls. Students worked on a number of assignments during this work. The culmination was to design a game based on it. Here are some snaps of what these look like!

Oops! Here's a Math Problem of the Week winner from April! Belated congratulations!!

Inquiry project from Enrichment Study Group:

Inquiry project from Enrichment Study Group: