Day 96 - China

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we went to the art and science room to make our DIG artifacts out of clay. Then at 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did word of the day and calendar math. When we finished we finished up working on our math from yesterday. Then we did math. We worked on 5.2 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books in groups of our choice. After math we worked on things that we needed to work on. At 12:10 we went to lunch. After lunch at 12:35 we went to the gym to play Battlefield. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back and we did DIG. We got in our teams and we worked on things that needed to get done. After DIG we did social studies. We worked on finishing up the geography challenge on ancient China. After social studies we had Ninja Time to catch up on our work. Then at 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 page 67 #7 – 14, 19 – 20
Bonus # 32
Word of the Day:
Peculiar – Very different from the usual.

Day 95 - Microscopes

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we finished up the Beethoven video and learned two chords on the Baritone Ukuleles. After music we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math day 95. After calendar math we did math. We got into pairs of our choice. We started working on 5.1 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we kept on working on math. After math we started science. We talked about how to take care of a microscope. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did science. We used microscopes, worked on our research papers and writing that we needed to get done. Then we had a fire drill. We went to the lower field and back. After the fire drill we kept on doing science. After science we did DIG. We got in our teams and discussed about what we were going to make out of clay tomorrow. After DIG we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 page 67 # 1 – 6 , 16 -18
Bonus # 23 - 30
Word of the Day:
Tyke - A young person or child.

Day 94 - Art Docent

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math day 94. At 9:40 we lined up to go to library. In library we read our fantasy books. After library at 10:30 put our things away and went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we took a math quiz about percents. After every person finished, at 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch at 12:35 we went to the gym and played Battlefield. After Battlefield at 1:05 we came back in and went down to the art and science room and we had art docent class. After art docent we had a treat for someone's birthday. At 1:55 we packed up and we went home at 2:00.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Shudder – To shiver or shake from the cold.

Day 93 - China Video

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we did tennis. After PE at 9:45 we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math day 93. At 10:00 our UW buddies came to work with us. Then at 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we corrected our math homework from last night. Then we did math. We wrote down the objectives for today in our math spirals. We worked on finishing up problem 4.3 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. After math we did science. We got in our groups and we observed the mystery objects in liquid. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we watched a video about China. Then we went to the computer lab to work on our research papers and a power point about them. After we saved, we came back and we read about Amelia Earhart and answered questions. Then at 3:00 we had Ninja Time to get caught up on our work. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
AP Packet page 93
Word of the Day:
Crane – Stretch the neck to see better.

Day 92 - Reptile Man

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we did tennis. After PE at 9:45 we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math day 92. Then we went over calendar math. After calendar math we did math. We got our math spirals and wrote down the objectives for the day. We worked on problem 4.3 from our Bits and Pieces 3 math books. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we kept finished working on the math we were working on before recess. After math we did science. We got our science notebooks. Then we read the directions for the mystery object experiment. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we kept on doing science. We got our vials ready and we put the liquids in them. Then after 10 minutes we observed the mystery objects in the vials and drew them in our science notebooks. At 2:00 we lined up to go to the reptile man assembly. After the assembly we cleaned up science. After cleaning up, we did literacy. We worked on finishing our chapter questions from Wrinkle in Time. After literacy we had Ninja Time to get caught up on our work. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 page 55 #8 - 12 , 20 – 22 , 35 -39 , 30
Bonus # 34 & 40
Word of the Day:
Trepidation – A feeling of alarm, a fearful state.

Day 91 - Auction

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to the computer lab. In the computer lab we worked on our research papers. At 9:50 we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math. Then we corrected our math homework from last night. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. We got our notebooks out and finished up working on Bits and Pieces 3 4.2. After math we did science. We got in our groups and we observed 5 mystery objects. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did the auction. After the auction we got our items and paid for them. Then we lined up to go to the gym to play Battlefield. We split up into two teams and played for 30 minutes. After 1 game we came back and we had Ninja Time. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Vestige – A trace mark or visible sign left by something.

Day 90 - Mystery Class

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we started the unit on Ukuleles. After music at 9:45 we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math. Then we got our math homework out and corrected it. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished correcting the math homework. Then we did math. We finished up 4.2 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. After math we did science. We got in our groups and we made mini-ponds. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we wrote about a picture on Mr. Steele’s computer in our yellow notebooks. When we finished, we worked on our Wrinkle in Time chapter questions we had to finish. After literacy we talked a little bit about the silent auction. Then we started Mystery Class. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 page 55 # 4-7, 31-33
Bonus # 15-19
Word of the Day:
Temporal – Of or relating to time as opposed to eternity.

Day 89 - Battlefield

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math. At 9:40 we lined up to go to library. In library we worked on our podcast. After library at 10:25we came back to put our binders away. Then we went out to recess at 10:30. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we discussed the new rules of the game Battlefield. Then we did math. We wrote down our objectives for today and we worked on problems 4.2 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. After math we did a little bit of art. We got a sheet of graph paper and drew two cubes. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch at 12:35 we went to the gym to play Battlefield. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back and we did literacy. We started reading chapter 6 from our Wrinkle in Time books. At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
AP Packet page 92
Word of the Day:
Reiterate – to state or do something over again or repeatedly.

Day 88 - Civil Rights

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we did tennis. After PE at 9:45 we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math. At 10:00 our UW buddies came and we shared our reading book with them. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. First we talked about taxes. Then we worked on problem 4.1 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. At 1:05 we came back in from lunch recess we did science. We got our notebooks for the unit diversity of life and listed the characteristics of a living thing. Then we watched a video about the Civil Rights Movement. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 page 55 #1 – 3, 13-14
Bonus #27-28
Bring dead grass, leaves, natural soil
Word of the Day:
Permeate – To spread through something

Day 87 - Weather Video

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to the computer lab. We learned how to use Microsoft Power Point. Then we came back and we finished up calendar math and word of the day. After calendar math we looked at 3D videos Mr. Steele made. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we corrected the math quiz we took yesterday. Then we worked on finishing up the magnet lab. After science we worked on things that we needed to work on. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did DIG. We got in our teams and worked on the artifacts, mural, and Rosetta stone. After DIG we watched a video about the reasons for seasons.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Opaque – Blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light.

Day 86 - Math Quiz

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we watched a video for Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s birthday. After music at 9:45 we came back and we corrected the math homework from last night. Then we took a math quiz. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished up the math quiz. After math we worked on the questions for “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle”. When we finished, we worked on our Wrinkle in Time questions. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Ministration – The act or process of giving aid or service

Day 85 - Library

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math. After calendar math we corrected our math homework from last night. At 9:40 we lined up to go to library. In library we talked about the fantasy book report we were going to do and finished the podcasting. After library at 10:25 we came back to put our binders away. At 10:30 we went out to recess. Some of us stayed at the library to finish our podcast. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. First we wrote down the objectives for the day in our math spirals. Then we worked on problem 3.4 in our Bits and Pieces 3 books. After math we did science. We got in our groups and finished up the magnet experiment. 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we ate cupcakes. Then we did literacy. We read At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00.

Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 p.43 # 25-27 , 35-36
Bonus # 37-40
Word of the Day:
Imperceptible – extremely slight gradual or subtle

Day 84 - Tuesday

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we did tennis. After PE at 9:45 we came back and we finished calendar math and word of the day. Then at 10:00 people from the UW came to work with us on writing. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. We wrote down the objectives for today. We worked on 3.4 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. After math we did science. We got in our science groups and we finished up the magnet experiment. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did a little bit of DIG. After DIG we did literacy. We read a story about Charlotte Doyle and answered a question. After literacy we did social studies. We got our books and workbooks. We worked on the geographic challenge for the chapter. After social studies we had Ninja Time to get caught up on our work. At 3:25 we packed up and we went home at 3:30.

Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Despondency – the state of being hopeless

Day 83 - DIG Mural

Today we came in at 9:00 and we unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. First in PE we got in partners and hit the ball while the other person pitched. Then after PE at 9:45we came back and we worked on calendar math and word of the day. After we finished, we went over calendar with Mr. Steele. Then we got in our math groups and we started working on problem 3.3 in our Bits and Pieces 3 books. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished problem A and B. After math we got our science binders and we worked on finishing the experiment plan we started working on. Then we got in groups and we started the experiment. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did DIG. We got in our teams and we worked on our artifacts, mural and Rosetta stone. After DIG we did literacy. We got our Houghton Mifflin reading books and read a story called “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle”. Then we started working on the questions. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 p.43 #15 – 19, 20-24
• Bonus # 41-43
• Bring Auction Items
• Word of the Day:
  Blooper – An embarrassing public blunder.

Day 82 - Finn Hill Jr. High Presentation

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to the computer lab. In the computer lab we worked on our research paper of our people on our class money. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 the principal of the Finn Hill Jr. High School came and gave a presentation about Jr. High. After the presentation at 12:10 we went to lunch. After lunch we played Doctors in the Battlefield with Mr. Steele in the gym during lunch recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back and we did DIG. We got in our teams and we worked on the mural and the Rosetta stone of our group. After DIG we came back into the classroom and we did science. We set up an experiment about how strong magnets are. After science at 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Sinister – Singularly evil or productive of evil.

Day 81 - DIG Rosetta Stone

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we almost finished watching the Beethoven video. After music at 9:45 we came back and we corrected the math homework from last night. Then we got back in our math groups and we finished up 3.2 from our math books. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we kept on working on math. Then we took an activote math test. After math at 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did DIG. We got into our teams and we worked on our group’s mural and the Rosetta Stone. After DIG we did science. We got sheets for step 6 of the scientific method. Then we did literacy. We worked on our “Wrinkle In Time” questions. After literacy we had Ninja Time. We got caught up on our work. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 p.43 #5-14
• Bonus # 31
• Word of the Day:
  Omnipotent – Having unlimited authority, influence, or power

Day 80 - Scientific Summary

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did calendar math and word of the day. After everyone finished, Mr. Steele went over calendar math. After calendar we corrected our math homework from last night. Then at 9:45 we went to the computer lab. In the computer lab we researched about the people on our class money. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished correcting our math homework. When we finished we passed them forward and got our math spirals. Then we wrote down the objectives for the day and worked on 3.2 from our Bits and Pieces 3 math books. After math we did a little bit of science. We started talking about what a good scientific summary is and how it is written. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we finished up science. We worked on step 5 of the scientific method. We wrote two summaries from the data table on the worksheet. After science we put our science binders away and got our DIG folders. Then we did DIG. We got into our teams and we worked on finished up the sketch of our mural. After DIG at 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• AP Packet page88
• Word of the Day:
  Ominous – Foreboding or foreshadowing, evil

Day 79 - Tennis

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we started the tennis unit. After PE at 9:45 we came back and we did calendar math and word of the day. When everybody was finished, Mr. Steele went over calendar math. After calendar math we finished up yesterday’s math in partners. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did science. First we talked about line graphs and bar graphs. Then we made line graph or a bar graph for the sets of data from the chart tables we made yesterday. Then we looked at a picture of a giant satellite dish in Puerto Rico. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did DIG. We got in our teams and we worked on our artifact blueprints. After DIG we finished chapter 4 and we worked on the questions with the groups of our choice. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 p.43#1-4, 28-29
• Bonus #30
• Word of the Day:
  Fallible – Capable of making a mistake

Day 78 - Winter Break

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we went to music. In music we read about Beethoven and started watching the movie. After music at 9:45 we came back and we shared what we did over winter break. Then we started setting up the calendar math for January. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished setting up calendar math. Then we did math. First we wrote down the objectives for the day. We worked on problems 3.1 in our math spirals from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. Then we started a little bit of science. We started working on step 5 part 3 of the scientific method. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we finished up science. After science we did DIG. We got in our teams and we drew our pictures of the cultural universal to put on the teams’ mural. After DIG we did literacy. We started reading chapter 4 of our “A Wrinkle In Time” books. Then we went into Ninja Time. We worked on math, science, and the questions for chapter 3 in “A Wrinkle in Time”. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Finish DIG artifact blueprint
• Word of the Day:
  Defer – To put off or delay