"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." Maya Angelou
Monday, September 5, 2011
Week 4 Day 1
Hand in your piece of writing tomorrow! Make sure your work follows the Presentation Policy demonstrated in this piece of writing below. Did you follow the WILF for this piece of work? Did you follow each step of the editing sheet to help you improve your piece? Will your work be posted on the blog tomorrow as an example of excellence? Will you win a Sammy Snake for your work due to extraordinary effort?
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Next Week
Current Events Presentations - The first three groups go this Friday. Make sure you are ready. Use these links below for ideas:
http://www.flocabulary.com/week-in-rap-september-2-2011/
http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/
Print your 'Week at a Glance' sheet here
Check out these websites we will be using this week. If you have time, set your self up with accounts on these sites:
http://www.youpublish.com/
http://www.fotobabble.com/
I recommend that you use the same email and password each time. You should keep a list of all the sites we are using in class in your favorites. In the 2nd quarter, we will begin with personal blogs for each student, and each of you will be able to add links to these sites on YOUR own blog!
http://www.flocabulary.com/week-in-rap-september-2-2011/
http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/
Print your 'Week at a Glance' sheet here
Check out these websites we will be using this week. If you have time, set your self up with accounts on these sites:
http://www.youpublish.com/
http://www.fotobabble.com/
I recommend that you use the same email and password each time. You should keep a list of all the sites we are using in class in your favorites. In the 2nd quarter, we will begin with personal blogs for each student, and each of you will be able to add links to these sites on YOUR own blog!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Week 3 Day 5
What a fantastic day we had. Enjoy the slideshow below!
How are you doing so far? Don't forget to try doing the Review and Revise sheet with your parents. Check back later to see next week's Week at a Glance sheet.
Win +point if you can write a brief evaluation of this last week as a comment. Minimum 2 categories and three pieces of evidence per category.
How are you doing so far? Don't forget to try doing the Review and Revise sheet with your parents. Check back later to see next week's Week at a Glance sheet.
Win +point if you can write a brief evaluation of this last week as a comment. Minimum 2 categories and three pieces of evidence per category.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Week 3 Day 4
Tomorrow's Field Trip
Read through the Field Trip guidelines again. These were sent to your parents a week or so ago.
Read through the Field Trip guidelines again. These were sent to your parents a week or so ago.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Week 3 Day 3
Reading:
Can you use PEX to bring your picture book story to life for your family member? - This H/W will be pushed back until late next week when we have had time to practice more
Social Studies
Can you remember the different strategies we covered today for reading non-fiction? I could sense the difference in the quality of your work once you tried to use the strategies, couldn't you?
Writing
Make sure you are using a variety of sentence openers. These will naturally make your writing more descriptive and engaging. Remember: If you can't draw it, your readers can't see it! - Just because you wrote a draft, you have not finished..."When you've done, you've just begun"
Finish the worksheet on capitalization. Can you now go to your piece of writing and check for your capitalization accuracy? - You do NOT need to work on your second draft IF you have already completed your first draft. We will work on 2nd drafts in class tomorrow. If you are still in the pre-writing stage, you really should make a 'start' on your draft tonight.
From 'Week at a Glance Sheet'Can you use PEX to bring your picture book story to life for your family member? - This H/W will be pushed back until late next week when we have had time to practice more
Social Studies
Can you remember the different strategies we covered today for reading non-fiction? I could sense the difference in the quality of your work once you tried to use the strategies, couldn't you?
Writing
Make sure you are using a variety of sentence openers. These will naturally make your writing more descriptive and engaging. Remember: If you can't draw it, your readers can't see it! - Just because you wrote a draft, you have not finished..."When you've done, you've just begun"Math
Square Root Games
Finish the Math Races sheet and study link for lesson 1.8
Play this game
http://www.studystack.com/matching-10015 (just click to match the boxes to match the square with the square roots. Plsy three times. See if you can beat your fastest test.
This next game is REALLY fun. (Honestly, it is H/W if your parents ask! Look at the size of the boxes (arrays and the numbers being squared). You will need to read the instructions before you start
http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=88
This next game is REALLY fun. (Honestly, it is H/W if your parents ask! Look at the size of the boxes (arrays and the numbers being squared). You will need to read the instructions before you start
http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=88
Optional -Harder
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