Day 88 - Civil Rights

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 did word of the day and calendar math. At 10:00 our UW buddies came and we shared our reading book with them. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. First we talked about taxes. Then we worked on problem 4.1 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. At 1:05 we came back in from lunch recess we did science. We got our notebooks for the unit diversity of life and listed the characteristics of a living thing. Then we watched a video about the Civil Rights Movement. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 page 55 #1 – 3, 13-14
Bonus #27-28
Bring dead grass, leaves, natural soil
Word of the Day:
Permeate – To spread through something

Day 87 - Weather Video

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to the computer lab. We learned how to use Microsoft Power Point. Then we came back and we finished up calendar math and word of the day. After calendar math we looked at 3D videos Mr. Steele made. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we corrected the math quiz we took yesterday. Then we worked on finishing up the magnet lab. After science we worked on things that we needed to work on. 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 worked on the artifacts, mural, and Rosetta stone. After DIG we watched a video about the reasons for seasons.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Opaque – Blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light.

Day 86 - Math Quiz

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we watched a video for Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s birthday. After music at 9:45 we came back and we corrected the math homework from last night. Then we took a math quiz. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished up the math quiz. After math we worked on the questions for “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle”. When we finished, we worked on our Wrinkle in Time questions. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Ministration – The act or process of giving aid or service

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.