They have studied the relationships between sine, cosine and tangent and how they would apply then in the ''real'' world. They are comparing manipulative applications to solving problems analytically. They dressed as the person whose biography they had read and presented ''their'' story to an audience of classmates and a guest. Not only did the class learn information about famous persons, but they also found acting talents among their very own classmates. Johnson Elementary Fourth-grade music classes will be learning to play recorders during the next 12 weeks.
Recorders are flute-like instruments that are used to learn pitch, melody and harmony.
Students will be composing music and learning to write notes after practicing on the recorders. Brent Roycroft is the music teacher. Kenrose Elementary Mary Ann McMinn's third-grade class has been studying the solar system. They have compared the Earth and moon and will write about them. They have used the Internet and other sources to find three new interesting facts about each planet.