Sound Waves

Did you know that sound waves move in two different ways - longitudinal and transverse?  Did you also know that sound waves can make things levitate and break glass?  Here is a neat video on sound waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ude8pPjawKI

Today we did our math facts. Everyone is improving!  They could improve even more if you could practice with them. Call out math facts in the car while you are driving or make a game out of numbers that you see on the road.  At home use UNO cards or playing cards to add, subtract, multiply or divide. The grocery store is another great place to use math.

This Thursday four essay maps for the 5th-7th graders are due along with their reading book packets. Next week they will have a reading test over their book.

Our quote for today is from Desmond Doss (medal of honor winner from WWII), "I believe prayer is the best life saver there is."