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
  

Day 77 - Movie

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 finished our greeting cards or played on the computer. Then we came back and we did calendar math and word of the day. After calendar math day 77, 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. Then we did science. We got our science binders and a sheet for step 5 of the scientific method. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. During lunch recess we played doctors in the battlefield. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did literacy. We got our “Wrinkle in Time” books and finished up chapter 3 and started working on the questions. At 2:00 Mr. Steele started playing a movie and had free time. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Dais – A raised platform, usually in a hall or large room

Day 76 - Sing Along

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to music. First in music we practiced for the all-school sing along. Then the kindergarteners came looking for the gingerbread man. After music at 9:45 we went to the computer lab. In the computer lab we worked on our greeting cards and we e-mailed them to Mr. Steele so he could print them. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we went over the homework from last night while some people went out to the shared space to do other work. Then Mr. Steele showed us robotic human body parts that were improving. After math we did science. We got our science binders and we wrote about an experiment testing which liquid dissolves the color of an M&M faster. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we finished up the M&M experiment. After science we did DIG. We got in our teams to work on our cultural universal. Then at 2:45 w lined up to go to the all school sing along. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Math Sheet
• Word of the Day:
  Corrosive – Having the power to weaken or destroy
  

Day 75 - Greeting Cards

Today we came in and we unpacked. Then at 9:04 we went to the computer lab. In the computer lab we worked on our greeting cards for our families. After we restarted the computers, we went to the library. We had a substitute for library. She read us a picture book about Christmas. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we took a math quiz so Mr. Steele could know where we were at in math. After taking the math quiz at 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did science. We got our science binders and a sheet for step 4 of the scientific method. We talked about what a good materials list should be like and how to read diagrams. At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 p.28 #7-10, 12-16
• Bonus #11
• Word of the Day:
  Corridor – A passageway, like in a hotel or office building

Day 74 - Artifact Video

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 again. After PE at 9:45 we came back and we did calendar math and word of the day. After we finished, we went over calendar math with Mr. Steele. 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 up correcting homework. When we finished correcting, we did math. First we wrote down the objectives for the day in our math spirals. Then we worked on 2.4 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books and talked about the ten base system we have and other base systems. 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 shared our first ideas we thought of. After DIG we worked on our “Wrinkle in Time” chapter two questions. Then we watched a movie about ancient artifacts. After the movie we worked on our “Wrinkle in Time” questions. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• “A Wrinkle in Time” chapter 2 questions
• DIG AS #3
• Bits and Pieces 3 p.28 #25, 27-33, 45
• Bonus # 50-55
• Word of the Day:
  Atrophy – A wasting away or progressive decline.

Day 73 - Student Transition Survey

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. First in PE we split up into four teams and we tried to knock down the other teams’ pins with beanbags. The second game we played was a game where there were no teams but we still tried to knock the other people’s pins. After PE at 9:45 we came back to do word of the day and calendar math. When we finished calendar math, we each took a Finn Hill Jr. High student transition survey. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. First we wrote down the objectives for today in our math spirals. Then we go in the groups we chose and we worked on 2.3 in our Bits and Pieces 3 math books. After we worked with our groups, Mr. Steele went over the whole problem. After math we did science. First in science we finished up the sheet for procedures. Then we wrote specific steps about the subject we wanted to do. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we listened to Mr. Steele read the steps people turned in and we each voted on what grade the procedure got. Then we did DIG. We got in our teams and we did the job our team captains assigned us. After DIG we did literacy. First we got our yellow notebooks and we wrote about a story that we think of when we see an object. When we finished, we shared our stories with the class. 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 p.28 #17-24 & 40-44
• Bonus #49
• Word of the Day:
  Assuage – To lessen the intensity of something that causes pain.

Day 72 - Greeting Cards

Today we came in at 9:00 and we unpacked. Then we lined up to go to the computer lab. In the computer lab we made greeting cards for our family on Microsoft Publisher. Then we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math day 72. Then we went over the calendar math with Mr. Steele. After morning work we corrected the homework from Tuesday. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. First we wrote down the objectives for today in our math spirals. Then we started working on problem A from 2.2 in our Bits and Pieces 3 books on our own. Then we finished the rest of problem 2.2. After math we did science. First we got sheets for step 4 of the scientific method. Then we worked on each one and went over them with Mr. Steele. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did literacy. We described a picture on Mr. Steele’s computer. Then we did the project DIG. We got into our teams and we continued with our work we were assigned from our team captains. After DIG we did literacy again. We finished chapter 2 from our “A Wrinkle in Time” books. Then we kept on working on the questions. After literacy we went into Ninja Time. We got 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:
  Unsubstantial - Lacking substance, firmness or strength.