2 More Days then 2 Weeks off!
I want to start this blog by just saying thank you for a wonderful 1st semester. I wish you all a happy holiday.
This week we finished up some experiments with light. Today and tomorrow we will be working on 8 different sound centers. We will be trying to figure out how sound travels and how it changes pitch.
Today we are going to finish a 2 week long novel unit. The boys have been reading a biography on Louis Braille and the girls have been reading one on Helen Keller. The students have been working in literature groups to re-read chapters discuss different questions on the book. They have also been completing different extension activities on their "menu".
Tomorrow - Thursday will be a full day. Please let me know if you child won't be here so I can make sure they bring home all they need today. You can just drop me an email.
Here is the schedule for Thursday -
8:45-9:30 Work on final drafts of stories
9:30 - 11 Sound Experiments
11 - 12 Polar Express
LUNCH
1-1:45 Polar con't
1:45-2 Class Activity
2:00 Sing A Long
Computers
1st - Tell me about 4 things in the tool bar section on the top of Internet Explorer. Comment about them on this blog.
2nd - Visit Dance mat Typing and complete one or more levels
3rd - Visit our Class links page and play a math game.
2nd - Visit Dance mat Typing and complete one or more levels
3rd - Visit our Class links page and play a math game.
Computers 12-10
Today!!!!
You are going to investigate LIGHT!!
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/alienattack/alienattacklink.htm
At the end of the site you will get a score. REMEMBER IT!!!
When you are finished with the game come back to the blog. You can do that by hitting the back button or going to your favorites menu and clicking on our class name.
Comment on this blog.
Type "Score" and then your number score.
Pick at least 3 of the words below and tell me what they mean.
Light Source - Light Ray - Reflection - Opaque - Translucent - Transparent
Tell me 2 things you learned from the site.
Tell me 1 questions you still have about light.
If you finish ...You may go to Dance Mat Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
You are going to investigate LIGHT!!
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/alienattack/alienattacklink.htm
At the end of the site you will get a score. REMEMBER IT!!!
When you are finished with the game come back to the blog. You can do that by hitting the back button or going to your favorites menu and clicking on our class name.
Comment on this blog.
Type "Score" and then your number score.
Pick at least 3 of the words below and tell me what they mean.
Light Source - Light Ray - Reflection - Opaque - Translucent - Transparent
Tell me 2 things you learned from the site.
Tell me 1 questions you still have about light.
If you finish ...You may go to Dance Mat Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Dec 1 to 5
We should call this Writing Week!!!
Everyone worked so hard this week on our Civil War stories. On Monday we developed a character. Students decided what they would look like, sound like, and act like. Then on Tuesday we decided where our story was going to take place, the setting. We described how it would look, smell, sound and feel. Wednesday we spent a lot of time talking about what the word plot means. Students learned that every plot has 5 parts. ***What are the 5 parts of a plot?*** Hints-the beginning is the In___ , then the Ri___A___ leads to the exciting part, the exciting part is called the C____ then the F___A___ leads to the last part which is called the Re ____. On Thursday and Friday students wrote their stories. Next week we will be editing them. After their final copies are finished they get to publish the stories in the form of a book.
This is the last week of cursive homework. Students are bringing home the "tricky tails" packet today. There are only 4 letters in it. The packets are due on Friday December 12th.
On Wednesday students discovered how light travels. ***How does light travel?*** On Thursday we learned that we can use a mirror to make light travel differently. ***What is it called when light hits a mirror and then the wall?*** Today we learned that light can pass through some objects. Light passes through an object clearly, cloudy or not at all. *** What words means light passes through clearly? What word means light passes through cloudy? What word means light does not pass through at all? ***
Many students have brought in toys for the toy sale on Friday. You can still bring in toys up until Thursday the 11th. We will be pricing the toys during math on Thursday. THEN on Friday we get to buy things from the sale at 10:30. You can bring in some money. At 11:00 we will work as sales people at the sale. Remember, all the money that is made at the toy sale will be donated to Adopt a Family. Any toys that are not sold will be donated to Goodwill.
If you are a parent and would like to help out between 10:30 and 12:00 please email me. THANK YOU!!
Everyone worked so hard this week on our Civil War stories. On Monday we developed a character. Students decided what they would look like, sound like, and act like. Then on Tuesday we decided where our story was going to take place, the setting. We described how it would look, smell, sound and feel. Wednesday we spent a lot of time talking about what the word plot means. Students learned that every plot has 5 parts. ***What are the 5 parts of a plot?*** Hints-the beginning is the In___ , then the Ri___A___ leads to the exciting part, the exciting part is called the C____ then the F___A___ leads to the last part which is called the Re ____. On Thursday and Friday students wrote their stories. Next week we will be editing them. After their final copies are finished they get to publish the stories in the form of a book.
This is the last week of cursive homework. Students are bringing home the "tricky tails" packet today. There are only 4 letters in it. The packets are due on Friday December 12th.
On Wednesday students discovered how light travels. ***How does light travel?*** On Thursday we learned that we can use a mirror to make light travel differently. ***What is it called when light hits a mirror and then the wall?*** Today we learned that light can pass through some objects. Light passes through an object clearly, cloudy or not at all. *** What words means light passes through clearly? What word means light passes through cloudy? What word means light does not pass through at all? ***
Many students have brought in toys for the toy sale on Friday. You can still bring in toys up until Thursday the 11th. We will be pricing the toys during math on Thursday. THEN on Friday we get to buy things from the sale at 10:30. You can bring in some money. At 11:00 we will work as sales people at the sale. Remember, all the money that is made at the toy sale will be donated to Adopt a Family. Any toys that are not sold will be donated to Goodwill.
If you are a parent and would like to help out between 10:30 and 12:00 please email me. THANK YOU!!
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