Day 70 - Podcasting Practice

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math day 70. When we were all finished, we corrected our math homework from last night. At 9:40 we lined up to go to library. First in library we listened to Ms. Joseph explain to us how to podcast. Then we went to the computer lab to record our reviews. At 10:25 we came back to put our binders away and we went to recess at 10:30. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished the class work math from yesterday’s math. When we finished, Mr. Steele went over some of it. Then we worked on our “Climb or Die” questions. First we talked about how a level four essay should be like. Then we worked on question number two. 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 read a chapter from “A Wrinkle In Time” book. Then we started working on the questions. At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Additional Practice Page 80&81
• Word of the Day:
  Pedantic – Overly focused on minor details in learning

Day 69-Flexibility Test

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. First in PE we tried to knock down all the pins on the other side with bean bags while some people took their flexibility test. Then we split up into two teams and tried knock down the other team’s pins down. After PE at 9:45 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 finished correcting our homework. Then we started 2.1 of our math books. We got to work in the groups we chose. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did science. First on a blank sheet of paper we wrote how to purchase a Coke from a vending machine. Then we did DIG. We got in our teams and we worked on the specifics of our group’s culture. Then we finished up DIG and we silent read. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 p.28 #1-6, 34-39
• Bonus #46-48
• Word of the Day:
  Oblique – Not straightforward

Day 68-DIG Teams

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we lined up to go to music. First in music we learned about the composer who wrote the Nutcracker ballet. Then we practiced singing for the all school sing-along. After music at 9:45 we came back and did word of the day and three days of calendar math. Then we took a math test so Mr. Steele could see where we were at. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished the test we started to do before recess. After we all finished, we started the project DIG. First we got into our teams and we shared the ideas we had and discussed what we were going to do. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in to do science. First we finished the step 3 part 1 sheet. Then we got the step 3 part 2 sheets and worked on them. After science we did literacy. First we finished up the questions for chapter 1. When we finished working on that, we finished our comic books and wrote as if we were the light bulb guy. Then we watched a little bit of the scientific method video. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 p.13#23-35, 45-46
• Bonus#53-58
• Comic Book
• Permission Slips
• Word of the Day:
• Gallivant – To travel, roam or move about for pleasure

Day 67- Publisher

Today we came in at 9:00 and we unpacked. Then at 9:04 we went to the computer lab. First in the computer lab we got pictures from the internet and learned how to use Microsoft Publisher. Then we added the pictures and text to our publisher document. After restarting the computer, we came back to the classroom and we did calendar math and word of the day. Then we looked over calendar math. We put our calendar math away and then we corrected our math homework from last night. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess we came back in and we finished correcting our math homework. When we finished, we passed them forward and we started math. Firs in math we wrote down the objectives for today. Then we did problems 1.4 in our math spirals. After math we did science. In science we compared our guesses and predictions. Then we predicted how many drops of water will fit on a head of a dime and actually did the experiment. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we wrote about a light bulb. When we finished writing, we worked on our questions for chapter 1 of “A Wrinkle in Time”. After literacy we did DIG. First we looked at an “artifact” in our student guide. Then we got our homework assignment over the weekend. After DIG we did 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
• Social Studies DIG
• Word of the Day:
  Emanate – to come out from a source.

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