In math we are working on area and perimeter. For a project we made the plan for a Water Park, National Park, Zoo, or Adventure Park.          I chose an Adventure Park. I chose this park because it seemed like a fun thing to plan.                                                                                                    I am proud that I worked hard and planed out the area and perimeter and where to put each activity on the paper.                                                  If I were to do something differently I would have added a couple more areas if I had a little more time.                                                                      I learned how people actually plan theme parks using math.

1. The most important thing I learned about writing editorials is:

The most important thing I learned about writing editorials is that you need to have important evidence and a counter argument.

2. One important thing I learned about researching a topic is:

One important thing I learned about researching a topic is that you need to find sources that give good and correct information.

3. What advice would you give to writers who are trying to argue a point or persuade their readers to think as they do? List at least two tips:

A tip I would tell them to persuade their readers by getting the best information from  the best sources.                                                                        A tip I would tell them to argue a point by using the best counterarguments and find good information to tell them that they are wrong.

I feel that my student led conference went really well.                                                                                                                                                               I think that if I were to do something differently it would be having more time to tell my parents about my learning.                                                I feel that I got to say as much as I had wanted to and that my parents are happy with what I presented.                                                                       I like being in charge of a conference because I get to tell my parents about my learning from my point of view.                                                        How come not all schools  have student led conferences at all?    I hope that we have student conferences next year.

I think I kind of followed my study plan. I think I kind of slowed down but not as much as I would want to.                                                               I hope that next time I can work harder to follow my study plan.  To help me slow down, I can work on drawing a picture to help me visualize the problem. I wish I had just slowed down a little bit more.

For my math study plan I am working on:

Taking my time to read and answer the question correctly. I also want to work on making sure I write the correct number.

I think that this study plan will help me get more of my answers correct.

I learned that Milwaukee was very different about two hundred years. I also learned that Gertie the duck was a duck that was found under the Wisconsin Ave. bridge. Gertie and her ducklings were very special to Milwaukee at that hard time.

It surprised me that it was not that long ago that the things we saw were actually happening. I bet it seems that we didn’t learn anything but we learned so much. For example I learned that a drug store then used leeches!

I think that our field trip was an important thing for all of us. It is definitely a field trip all schools should take.

What were 2-3 interesting things you learned from your buddy at Ovation Sarah Chudnow?

I think that it is cool that she (the woman I talked to) was a social worker when she was younger. She also went to business college. I bet it was hard because women were not allowed to do as many things as they are allowed to do now.

What did you enjoy about your conversation?

I enjoyed that she liked talking to me and that she wanted to talk about her life

What was hard about your conversation?

I think that nothing about our conversation was hard because she could hear me and I could understand her perfectly fine.

What would you do differently if we went back again?

I would have her ask me more questions about me.

If you had a chance to ask additional questions, what are two more questions you would ask your person, based on what you learned about them?

I did ask many additional questions and one was what is your favorite food. She answered chocolate (yum!).

What did you learn about Jewish Milwaukee or general Milwaukee history from your conversation?

I learned that there were not as may malls or people. Cars had just barely started to be a thing. she leaned to drive when she was 60! I learned that things are quite different now.

For my math test I had a study plan. My study plan was to slow down and check my place value. I think I did well and I checked almost every problem with multiplication. I think that my plan was helpful because it made me check my work. I like my study plan very much.

Today the 3rd and 4th grades went to see the musical Matilda.

The kid who played Matilda was very, very, good!                                                                                                                                I thought the musical was better than the book and the movie!

DON’T READ THIS IF YOU DON’T WANT ME TO SPOIL PART OF THE MUSICAL!

My favorite part was when Matilda finds out that the story she tells to Miss Phelps is Miss Honey’s real past!

I definitely recommend it!

Reflection

1. Write a short (1-2 sentence) summary of your idea to improve Milwaukee Jewish Day School.

2. How do you feel your presentation went?

         I think it went well but I would have wanted more time to talk about how we were going to present together.

3. How did you feel during your presentation?

          I felt like we were presenting about something that is important and can help the school. I also felt that we had an idea that we could actually do that would not be a lot of money or very hard working to get there.

4. What was it like to be asked hard questions by your classmates?

I liked that my classmates asked me questions because it gave me a feeling of what they feel about our idea.

5. What was it like to be asked hard questions by Gev. Denny and Adon Lippman?

It was not hard to talk in front of Gev. Denny and my dad because: 1 Gev. Denny was not even there for my presentation and 2 because I was presenting to my dad.

6. How do you think Abraham felt after arguing with God about Sodom and Gomorrah?

I think he felt AWESOME because he could possibly save two cities and did not get killed by G-d

7. Compare how you felt presenting your idea to how Abraham might have felt debating with God.  How do you think you felt similar? How do you think you felt different?

I felt the same  as Abraham because we were proposing something to someone who has power to make something change in the school. I definitely felt different then Abraham because I was talking to my dad.