Monday, January 25, 2010

Day 92 - Reptile Man

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 day 92. Then we went over calendar math. After calendar math we did math. We got our math spirals and wrote down the objectives for the day. We worked on problem 4.3 from our Bits and Pieces 3 math books. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we kept finished working on the math we were working on before recess. After math we did science. We got our science notebooks. Then we read the directions for the mystery object experiment. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we kept on doing science. We got our vials ready and we put the liquids in them. Then after 10 minutes we observed the mystery objects in the vials and drew them in our science notebooks. At 2:00 we lined up to go to the reptile man assembly. After the assembly we cleaned up science. After cleaning up, we did literacy. We worked on finishing our chapter questions from Wrinkle in Time. 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 page 55 #8 - 12 , 20 – 22 , 35 -39 , 30
Bonus # 34 & 40
Word of the Day:
Trepidation – A feeling of alarm, a fearful state.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Day 91 - Auction

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 papers. At 9:50 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 did math. We got our notebooks out and finished up working on Bits and Pieces 3 4.2. After math we did science. We got in our groups and we observed 5 mystery objects. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we did the auction. After the auction we got our items and paid for them. Then we lined up to go to the gym to play Battlefield. We split up into two teams and played for 30 minutes. After 1 game we came back and we had Ninja Time. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Vestige – A trace mark or visible sign left by something.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Day 90 - Mystery Class

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we started the unit on Ukuleles. After music at 9:45 we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math. Then we got our math homework out and corrected it. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished correcting the math homework. Then we did math. We finished up 4.2 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. After math we did science. We got in our groups and we made mini-ponds. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we wrote about a picture on Mr. Steele’s computer in our yellow notebooks. When we finished, we worked on our Wrinkle in Time chapter questions we had to finish. After literacy we talked a little bit about the silent auction. Then we started Mystery Class. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 page 55 # 4-7, 31-33
Bonus # 15-19
Word of the Day:
Temporal – Of or relating to time as opposed to eternity.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Day 89 - Battlefield

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math. At 9:40 we lined up to go to library. In library we worked on our podcast. After library at 10:25we came back to put our binders away. Then we went out to recess at 10:30. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we discussed the new rules of the game Battlefield. Then we did math. We wrote down our objectives for today and we worked on problems 4.2 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. After math we did a little bit of art. We got a sheet of graph paper and drew two cubes. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch at 12:35 we went to the gym to play Battlefield. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back and we did literacy. We started reading chapter 6 from our Wrinkle in Time books. At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
AP Packet page 92
Word of the Day:
Reiterate – to state or do something over again or repeatedly.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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

Friday, January 15, 2010

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