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November
2002
Each
week my class e-mails a list of questions to Captain Bruce Morton.
On Friday we view his responses to our questions. We spend time
reading and discussing the e-mail. Check
out the list of questions and answers!
Capt. Bruce's wife has also sent us pictures of the South Bristol
area and Capt. Bruce. We have placed those onto a powerpoint slide
show, which we will have available for the parents to see during
Parent/Teacher conferences in November. Mrs. Morton has also sent
us a website which she put together for a class she took. We have
viewed that website and are beginning to learn more about the coastal
areas.
The Star Herald
(our local newspaper) did a write up about the class involvement
with the program. The local news station (WAGM) also did a bit on
the news about the program. See
the article!
Each week using
the information from Captain Bruce, my class is presented with math
problems. Our school is a needs school in the area of mathematics
on our Educational Assessment testing. I have found that the ability
of my class to solve math problems has increased since we are solving
problems involving "our captain". Students are working
in small groups to come up with solutions to the problems presented
each week. I am also including some of the ways they have solved
these problems. I then ask them how we should go about doing that.
They are ready for me to go through the steps of working out long
division or multiplication problems with them. The most interesting
part of this is that they are remembering how to complete these
problems when presented with a new problem the following week. Quite
often when we introduce multiplication and long division in December,
it takes weeks of practice before students even start to remember
the steps involved. These students are remembering them after one
or two problems. I am so excited about this! Check
out the math problems!
As we continue,
I will send you copies of projects we have completed. I also have
a photo essay that we are working on about some of our class projects.
When it is complete, I will send a copy of that as well. Thank you
for allowing my class to have this unique opportunity to learn.
Check
out a Gulf of Maine Floor Plotting activity
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