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