Day 57- Half Day

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to our last dance class. First we did some line dances with the music. Then we got in our dance boxes and did all the dances we learned that we do in groups. After dance class we came back up to the classroom. We did calendar math and word of the day. Then we got in groups of four and talked about what was hard in math. Then we asked Mr. Steele the questions we came up with. After Mr. Steele answered all the questions, we corrected some of our math homework from last night and the day before. At 10:30 we lined up to go out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back and we took the Bits and Pieces 2 final assessment. Then at 11:55 we packed up and went home at 12:00. Tonight is the school dance at 6:00!
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Medium - A person who is a channel of communication between the earthly world and a world of spirits.

Day 56- Science Center

Today we went to the science center. We got in our groups and left at 9:30. About 40 minutes later, we got to the science center. Then we got to look around the exhibits. The exhibits were dinosaurs, body works, and insect village. In the dinosaur exhibit, we saw lots of models and we had to find the real name of the dinosaur with just the nicknames. In the body works exhibit, there were body games to measure our body. The insect village had displays of insects. It also had displays of what the insects were used in. Some of our groups got to go in the real life butterfly exhibit. We also watched the razor show before lunch. Then during lunch some of us stayed and went to the cafeteria and some of us went to the Seattle Center to buy lunch. After lunch we watched the IMAX show about dolphins. Then at 2:30 we got with our chaperones and went back to the school. When we got back, we wrote about what we liked and didn’t like about the field trip. Then at 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework:

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Skill Sheet
• Word of the Day:
  Dimension-One of the four coordinates determining a position in space and time.

Day 55-Element

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math. After calendar math we flipped the everyday counts calendar. Then we corrected our math homework from last night. We finished correcting and passed them forward. After we passed the homework forward we worked on our element until recess. At 10:30 we lined up to go out to recess. After recess we came back in at 10:45 and we finished our “Climb or Die” reading questions from Tuesday. When we finished, we got to work on our element. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back and we worked on our element. Then we At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00. Tomorrow we go on our field trip to the science center.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Skill Sheet
• Word of the Day:
  Decency-The quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

Day 54-"Climb or Die"

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up and went to dance class. First we got warmed up by dancing the electric slide and some other line dances. Then we got in our dance boxes and we learned a dance called “Magical Boxes”. After dance class at 9:45 we came back up to the classroom and we did word of the day and calendar math day 54. After calendar math we went over our math homework from yesterday. We also wrote word problems for 4 divided by 6/7 and 6/7 divided by 4 and talked about what each number sentence means. At 10:30 we lined up to go to recess. After recess at 9:45 we came back and ate our snacks as we finished correcting our math homework. Then we did math. In math we did a review on all the things we did with fractions. After math we started science. We got paper for step 1 of the scientific method. We came up with research questions with our partners. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in to do literacy. We got our reading books and read the “Climb or Die” story and answered questions in out writing spiral. Then we did social studies. We started the activity with our partners to guess the characteristic that an artifact fits in. Then we went into Ninja Time. We got caught up on our work and worked on our element. Then at 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Additional Practice Page55
• Word of the Day:
  Arrogance-An attitude of superiority displayed in an overbearing manner.

Day 53-Dance Week

Today we came in and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to dance class. This week is dance week. We learned and practiced four dances. After dance we came back and did word of the day and calendar math day 53. After calendar we flipped the math calendar. We guessed the pattern that was going on in the calendar. Then at 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess we came back and did math. We split up into 2 groups. One group went to the shared space and the other stayed in the classroom. After math we got some time to work on our element. Some of us were on the computers while some of us drew our pictures. Then at 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back and we did literacy. All of us shared our story we wrote in our yellow notebooks. Then we wrote about the person who matters to us. After literacy we did social studies. In social studies we started reading chapter five from our social studies text book. After social studies we went into Ninja Time. We got caught up on our work or worked on our element. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 2 p.55 #15-23
• Bonus#38,40
• Word of the Day:
  Anticlimax- An outcome that is less important or dramatic than expected.

Day 52-Social Studies Asessment

Today we came in at 9:00 and we got unpacked. Then we did calendar math and word of the day. At 9:04 we went to the computer la b. In the computer lab we reviewed which documents to save our documents to. At 9:45 we came back to the classroom and we corrected the math homework from last night. Then we started math. We worked on problems 4.4 individually. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess we came back and ate our snacks while finishing the math. After math we did science. We talked about how atoms bond together and we thought of some combinations that would bond together. Then at 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we got our yellow notebooks and we looked at Mr. Steele’s computer desktop picture. Then we wrote down qualities of good personal narrative writing in our yellow notebooks and using them, we wrote about something important that happened in our lives. Then we did social studies. We got in our groups and finished the defense plan. We also read from our book, did a page of our workbook, and took an assessment After social studies we went into Ninja Time and got caught up on our work. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Two Stories in Yellow Notebook
• Word of the Day:
  Aberration-disorder of the mind
  

Day 51-Social Studies

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we lined up to go to music. In music we read about Mozart and started watching the Beethoven movie. After music at 9:45 we came back and did calendar math and word of the day. Then we started correcting our math homework from Tuesday. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished correcting our math homework. Then we wrote down our objectives for the day in our math spirals. After math we started talking about our periodic table of elements. We got the sheets to do our element on. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did social studies. In social studies we got in our groups and we did critical thinking question C, which we had to choose how to keep the river canal clean from silt. We also came up with a plan to defend our city from attacks. After social studies we transformed back into pairs and we went into Ninja Time. We got caught up on our work. After Ninja Time at 3:20 we did our jobs that we had to do. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• AP p.55 Whole Page
• Word of the Day:
  Tangible-detectable by the senses