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Remember - Announcements this week!
EVERYBODY - Please bring an additional printed copy of your fantasy writing so I can grade it. The other copies I received via email were sent to be made into ibooks.
The Secret to Success - Happiness
During this quarter, I am going to give you an amazing gift - The gift of happiness! Go to this site and set up an account. The rest is self explanatory. You will use this site x5 weekly.
http://happyrambles.com
What is the message of this video?
Enjoy a look at your yoga class stress and anxiety reduction session
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Class Dojo
This week's Student of the Week was based on Class Dojo Scores. This system will go public the first week after school and your reports will be emailed to your parents weekly from now on. Tell your parents to expect an email with their log on information in two weeks.
Student of the Week Beatrice +12 Dojo
After the break:
Don't forget to be prepared for your Announcements Day
Student of the Week Beatrice +12 Dojo
After the break:
- Writing Dialogue Assessment
- M.A.P. Testing Exam Technique Practice
- Book Club Presentations
- Verbs Unit Assessments
Don't forget to be prepared for your Announcements Day
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Educating your Whole Body
Stress and Anxiety Strategies
As a special way to end the qtr, tomorrow afternoon we will have a professional yoga instruction coming to teach the class a variety of stress, anxiety and relaxation techniques. If you or your parents have a yoga mat, feel free to bring it into school.
Fantasy Stories must be completely finished for tomorrow's class. You will have 30mins of class time to uploaded to ibook, add images and titles, and download as a pdf to your desktop. Once you have your story with images on your desk top you will upload to flipsnack.com and embed in your blog - Easy!
For students who will miss the last day before Spring Break, this assessed assignment on Push and Pull Factors needs embedding in your blogs by Wed. 3rd April.
Push and Pull Assignment
Push and Pull Grading Rubric
Remember to continue collecting pledges for the Jumpathon - This will take place on April 2nd
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Announcements
Social Studies: Site Research
Colonization
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
This is your link to your site research resources for your next Social Studies Unit
Due Date for Presentations: April 30th 2013
First completed draft in hard copy of fantasy story needed for tomorrow - Have you integrated many of the writing skills we learned in this unit?
e.g. symbolism - left a line elaboration, describing a magical object - elevated language etc...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
ibooks
Who would believe it? You are just 10 and 11 years old and you will soon be publishing your first fantasy novel! What will you do to make sure, your first ibook is truly a masterpiece?
Book Clubs
Tomorrow, you will meet to discuss and delegate responsibilities for your final book club presentations which will take place. Thur after Spring Break.
No Math H/W tonight
Book Clubs
Tomorrow, you will meet to discuss and delegate responsibilities for your final book club presentations which will take place. Thur after Spring Break.
No Math H/W tonight
Monday, March 18, 2013
ibook
Fantasy Writing |
In preparation for your ibook picture book fantasy story, you will need to collect a cover page and 5 images for your fantasy story. Save your images in a google presentation. You are welcome to draw, digitally create, or use images from the internet. The design of the images must be related in some way. The images you select should go with the five scenes for your story that you wrote in your plot today. Spend no more than 30mins collecting your media!
Math Review
Spend 30mins working on Math IXL or the links I placed in yesterday's post
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Math Games
These games are great to review earlier taught concepts. Do all these games for 5 min each
Angles
http://www.mathplayground.com/alienangles.html
Volume and Area
http://www.math4children.com/Grade4/quizzes/Geometry/volume%20of%20cube/Geometry%20-%20Volumes/
Addition of Fractions Game
http://www.math-play.com/football-math-adding-fractions/football-math-adding-fractions.html
Place Value and Rounding
http://www.quia.com/rr/32598.html
Divisibility Rules
http://www.vectorkids.com/vkdivisible.htm
Angles
http://www.mathplayground.com/alienangles.html
Volume and Area
http://www.math4children.com/Grade4/quizzes/Geometry/volume%20of%20cube/Geometry%20-%20Volumes/
Addition of Fractions Game
http://www.math-play.com/football-math-adding-fractions/football-math-adding-fractions.html
Place Value and Rounding
http://www.quia.com/rr/32598.html
Divisibility Rules
http://www.vectorkids.com/vkdivisible.htm
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Review for Upcoming Placement Test
For those keen math students, use these exercises to review for your placement test after the Spring Term break. All work is optional!
a1, b7, b8, c3, c4, e1, e2, f3, h1, i8, j4, l1, m5, n6,n7,n8, q3, r13,r15, s2,s3, t1-t5 all!, t8-t10 all, u3, u6, v2,v6,v11, w3, y9, z2-z6 all, z8, z11, z22-z24 all, z27,z33
Exercises in red are should be prioritized
Further Comma Rules practice: Didn't beat your parents at the commas exercise? Some of you need to go back and redo some of these exercises ? click here
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
QR Code
Busy night tonight...!
Based on the feedback from your classmates, adjust your little bird tale slide show so you are showing something to your parents which truly reflects your best effort. Those students who had technical errors, need to show me tomorrow their finished products working properly!
Grammar Errors Consolidation Review - Complete the exercises from the worksheets for tomorrow
Finish your blog post reflection of your learning on fantasy: You must record this into a voacroo and then copy paste the QR code into this document: QR Codes Fantasy Reflections
No Math H/W tonight
Enjoy some of your puppet pal fantasy adventures below
Monday, March 11, 2013
Little Bird Tales
IMPORTANT - Do not forget to bring in the yellow conference sheet filled in by your parents TOMORROW !
Finish your little bird tale
Study link 9.10
Math Assessment is tomorrow: Choose from a variety of these exercises to practice for the assessment
Win a TQ for finishing this exercise
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book7/bk7i9/bk7_9i5.htm
Area - Challenge exercises
http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=11
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/quizengine?quiz=area&templateStyle=maths
Volume practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/quizengine?quiz=volume&templateStyle=maths
http://www.aaastudy.com/g5_79_x2.htm#section1
Unit 9 - You can find links to all the concepts we have practiced here:
http://www.southamptonpublicschools.org/webpages/KPalumbo/math.cfm?subpage=1169832
Your little bird tales finished product should look and sound something like this. You have finished when your project is embedded into your blog - Proof reading for errors is VERY important
Finish your little bird tale
Study link 9.10
Math Assessment is tomorrow: Choose from a variety of these exercises to practice for the assessment
Win a TQ for finishing this exercise
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book7/bk7i9/bk7_9i5.htm
Area - Challenge exercises
http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=11
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/quizengine?quiz=area&templateStyle=maths
Volume practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/quizengine?quiz=volume&templateStyle=maths
http://www.aaastudy.com/g5_79_x2.htm#section1
Unit 9 - You can find links to all the concepts we have practiced here:
http://www.southamptonpublicschools.org/webpages/KPalumbo/math.cfm?subpage=1169832
Your little bird tales finished product should look and sound something like this. You have finished when your project is embedded into your blog - Proof reading for errors is VERY important
Friday, March 8, 2013
21st Century Learner?
Based on today's session, which skills do you need to work on in order to become a successful 21st Century Learner?
21st Century
Student of the Week: Lydia - For making your voice heard!
21st Century
Student of the Week: Lydia - For making your voice heard!
The Friday Message
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Puppet Pals
Lots of work to do tonight...but it is fun work!
You need a minimum of x12 slides for your social studies presentation
Spend 45 mins on this
KEEP your presentation a maximum of 8mins!!!
Perfect length is 6 mins!
Get as close as possible to writing your puppet pals story. Remember to use this basic format. This format is only a guide - Adapt it to suit your story*
You need a minimum of x12 slides for your social studies presentation
Spend 45 mins on this
KEEP your presentation a maximum of 8mins!!!
Perfect length is 6 mins!
Writing Inspired by a Message |
- Setting 1
- Main characters
- Problem
- Setting 2
- Obstacle 1
- Overcome Obstacle 1
- Obstacle 2
- Overcome Obstacle 2
- Setting 3*
- Obstacle 3*
- Overcome Obstacle 3*
- Solution
Keep it simple! - Remember - write 'the story' ... don't write 'about the story'
Best test to see if you are ready - Tell your parents your story - Can they guess your message?
Study link - 8.9: We will do this in class tomorrow! - You do NOT have to do this tonight as you have so much other stuff to do!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Study link 9.8
Message Idea - Elevator pitch - Discuss this with your parents (optional)- They can contribute to your idea.
At least 4 slides on your SS - littlebirdtale - who will get the most? - Don't show this to your parents. It is a surprise!
Post how many slides you have created with your link.
Message Idea - Elevator pitch - Discuss this with your parents (optional)- They can contribute to your idea.
At least 4 slides on your SS - littlebirdtale - who will get the most? - Don't show this to your parents. It is a surprise!
Post how many slides you have created with your link.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Themes
Study link 9.6
Your dialogue piece needs to be finished for tomorrow.
Make sure you are prepared for your book club talks for tomorrow. You should have selected at least one passage that you think is important that would like to discuss in more detail.
Enjoy the rest of the video on 'writing a theme' from today's class:
What is a theme and how do I find one?
Your dialogue piece needs to be finished for tomorrow.
Make sure you are prepared for your book club talks for tomorrow. You should have selected at least one passage that you think is important that would like to discuss in more detail.
Enjoy the rest of the video on 'writing a theme' from today's class:
What is a theme and how do I find one?
Monday, March 4, 2013
Dialogue
H/W
Type up your dialogue:
WILF
21st Century Learning Lesson
What did you learn today about how you best learn?
Social Studies Images - If you have any social studies images that you do not yet have on your school computer from the 'Images of Singapore' make sure you have them on your computer by Wednesday.
Type up your dialogue:
WILF
- 1.5 lined spacing
- Correct dialogue formatting
- At least two of the four 'reasons for writing dialogue are included
21st Century Learning Lesson
What did you learn today about how you best learn?
Social Studies Images - If you have any social studies images that you do not yet have on your school computer from the 'Images of Singapore' make sure you have them on your computer by Wednesday.