Day 66 - DIG

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we lined up to go to music. First in music we watched a little bit of the nutcracker video. Then we watched two people play the troll game. After music at 9:45 we came back to the classroom and we did word of the day and calendar math. Then we went over calendar math. After calendar math we started math. We wrote down our objectives for the day in our math spirals. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we got in partners of our choice to work on math problems that we converted decimals into fraction. After math we did science. First we named each variable with the clues that was given. Then we started working on step 3 of the scientific method. We did an experiment by putting drops of water on a penny, nickel, and a quarter. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did literacy. First we got our “Wrinkle in Time” books. Then we read the first chapter and answered the questions. After literacy we started the project “DIG”. First in “DIG” we got our students guide. Then we read a little bit from the guide and we pretended we were archaeologists from Mars and we guessed things in American culture from a Mars person’s view. After “DIG” we had Ninja Time to get caught 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 p.13 #19-22, 40-44
• Bonus # 49-52
• Cultural Universals
• Word of the Day:
  Deviate – to stray from a standard, principle or topic.

Day 65- Podcast Music

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. After we finished unpacking, we did calendar math and word of the day. When we finished that, we started to set up the December calendar math in our calendar math spiral. After calendar math at 9:40 we went to library with our binders. First in library we edited the reviews we turned in last week. Then we went to the computer lab to find a piece of music we want to use for the podcasting project. After library at 10:25 we went back to the class to put our binders back. Then at 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess we came back in at 10:45 and we finished setting up calendar math. Then we corrected our math homework from last night. After turning the homework in, we started taking a social studies assessment on chapter 5 of our books. The types of the test that we took was a multiple choice test and a written test. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we finished the social studies assessment we started. After the social studies assessment we had Ninja Time. At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Connotation-An idea that is implied or suggested

Day 64-Magazines

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we played doctors in the battlefield again. Then after PE we came back to the classroom and did calendar math and word of the day. When we finished working on our November calendar, we tore it out to get ready to do the December calendar. When we all turned in our November calendar, we corrected our math homework from last night. Then when we finished correcting them, we passed them forward. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. First in math we wrote down our objectives for today. Then we got ready to do problem 1.2 from our Bits and Pieces 3 book. After we discussed the answers we got, we worked on problem 1.2 in our math spirals. When we finished, we transitioned to science. In science we got sheets for step 2 of the scientific method and worked on it. It was about the different variables in a science experiment. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess we came back in to finish our science worksheets. After science we did literacy. First in literacy we shared our favorite places. Then we described Mr. Steele’s desktop picture. After everyone finished writing, some of shared. After literacy we transitioned to social studies. First in social studies we finished reading chapter 5 in our books. Then we got to choose our groups to look through magazines and find artifacts that show that we are a civilization. After social studies we went into Ninja Time to project and our “Climb or Die “questions. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 p.13 #8-18&39
• Bonus #47-48
• Write one more story about your favorite place in Notebook
• Word of the Day:
  Bravado-the quality or state of being reckless

Day 63-Social Studies

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we played doctors in the battlefield the entire time. After PE at 9:45 we went back to the classroom and did math. In math we got started working on our Bits and Pieces 3 book. Then at 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did problem 1.1 from our BP3 book in our math spirals. After math we did science. In science we finished working on step 1 of the scientific method and shared our scientific problems that we had. We also started talking about step 2 of the scientific method. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess we came back in and we did literacy. First in literacy we described the picture of a horse that was on Mr. Steele’s computer. Then we drew a picture and wrote a story about one moment with a person that mattered to us. When we finished, we shared either our story with the picture or the horse story. Then after literacy we did social studies. In social studies we worked on finishing the artifact activity with our partners. After social studies we had Ninja Time to get caught up on our work. We did our jobs we had to do at 3:20. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 #1-6, 37-38
• Bonus #7
• Write about your favorite places in yellow spiral
• Bring Old Magazines
• Word of the Day:
  Talisman – an object or charm believed to scare away evil and bring good fortune.

Day 60- "Climb or Die" Rewrite

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math. When we finished, we worked on our “Climb or Die” questions in our writing spiral. Then at 9:40 we went to library. In library we sat at our tables and we looked over some book reviews and kept on working on our own. At 10:30 we lined up to go out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we kept on working on our “Climb or Die” questions. Then we started watching a scientific method video. At 11:45, some people went to the cafeteria to get their sack lunches. Then at 11:55 we packed up and went home at 12:00.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Protoplasm – the material that parts of a cell float in

Day 59-Time Run

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we did the time run and got our bike tests back. After all of us got our tests back, we voted on which games we wanted to play next week when Mrs. Kohlwes was gone to outdoor education with the 5th grade. Then we came back to the classroom and got our math tests back. Then we looked over the test together. At 10:30 we lined up and went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back and we did science. First we got handouts about the scientific method and talked about it. Then we finished working on the sheet that is about asking questions. We shared some ideas we had. Then we worked on the other side of the sheet. We decided which questions were testable and which ones weren’t testable. At 11:45 some people went to get their lunches. After everybody came back, at 11:55 we packed up and went home at 12:00
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Nondescript-Lacking distinctive or interesting qualities

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we started watching the Nutcracker movie. Then after music at 9:45 we went back to the classroom to do word of the day and calendar math. When we finished them both, we finished our math assessment or described the picture on Mr. Steele’s computer in our yellow notebooks. While we were working, Mr. Steele called each of us into the shared space to talk about how we did on the Bits and Pieces 2 final assessment. Then at 10:30 we lined up to go out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we either finished working on our math assessment or the “Climb or Die” questions while Mr. Steele continued talking to individual people about how they did on the assessment.Then some people left to get their sack lunches. At 11:55 we packed up and went home at 12:00.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Myopic - An eye problem that makes a person unable to see distant objects.