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cups. Using different methods to figure our problem out, we discovered that each cup ended up with four Skittles. The method that was most common was to put one Skittle in each of the nine cups until they were all used up! We found the Skittles very helpful in learning how to divide. They were a great grouping tool! We look forward to using more food for our math lessons in the future. Maybe next time we will use grapes! — Miss Monaghan’s third-grade class
Hearst Elementary
We learned to divide Skittles into equal groups to learn division. First, we were given a problem that told us to divide 36 pencils evenly among nine students. We were then asked how many pencils each student would receive. We were given nine cups to represent the nine students and 36 Skittles to represent the 36 pencils. We then divided the 36 Skittles into nine
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Last week, Maret’s fourth grade went on an overnight camping trip to Lewes, Del. It was two nights and three days filled with fun. We slept in cabins. The purpose of the trip was to collaborate and problemsolve as a group. We also wanted to let our new students at Maret get to know everyone well. A naturalist and our science teacher took us on a marsh walk. We built sandcastles at the beach and went seining in the bay. Seining is where you drag a net through the water and collect tiny fish and other sea life. We collected the different species to study in a baby pool and released them back into the bay. Through games and activities, we learned the importance of listening to others and working together as a team. A highlight of the trip was playing flashlight tag. We got to hide while the teachers tried to identify us with their flashlights. Wearing hoodies and switching clothes allowed us to outsmart our teachers. Students buzzed about the fire with great excitement as they roasted marshmallows to perfection.
Camp was a fabulous experience that we will remember forever. — Tara Zia and Rohit Barrett, fourth-graders
Murch Elementary
Cross-country is a really fun way to let out your energy. After school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, our team gathers in the gym or outside to practice. Then we do some stretches, and we run one or two miles. Sometimes, on Fridays, our wonderful coaches provide treats for us, usually if we had a meet that week. When we have a meet on Tuesdays, we don’t have practice on Wednesdays, so we have time to rest up and be more than prepared for Friday. This year, we have had two cross-country meets. Our first meet, the girls won. Our second meet, the girls and the boys won. When we have meets at 3:30, we usually have to leave at 1, but since we already knew the course, we left at 2. We go into the gym and we wait on the stage, until our P.E. coach finishes the class. Then we head outside, See Dispatches/Page 15
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