Monday, February 8, 2010

Day 102 - Assembly

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we played pounds and puppies. After PE we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math day 102. 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 in our math spirals. We worked on 1.2 from our How Likely Is It books. We flipped paper cups to get an experimental percentage. After math we did science. We did rotations for the microscopes. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we kept on doing rotations. After science we had Ninja Time to get caught up on our work that we needed to finish up. Then at 2:08 we lined up to go to the assembly of the Umali people. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.

Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
How Likely Is It page 13 #6 – 8
Bonus #21 – 23
Word of the Day:
Ruffle (v) – to stir or fluff.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Day 101 - Glaze

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to the art and science room. In the art and science room we put Glaze on our clay artifacts. Then we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math day 101. At 10:30 we listened to the counselor from Finn Hill talk about the Elective classes. Then at 11:40 we corrected our math homework form last night. But the upper floor started to smell like propane so all classes evacuated to the lower field. The fire department checked everything out and nothing was wrong. Then at 12:25 we went to lunch. After lunch at 12:40 we went to the gym to play basketball. After lunch recess at 1:20 we came back in and we did literacy. We wrote about the picture on Mr. Steele’s computer. After literacy we did DIG. We got in our teams and we finished up our mural, Rosetta stone, and our Before Cards. After DIG we did mystery class. We got in our class and we graphed the photoperiod. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.


Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Rummage – To search something without precision.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Day 100 - How Likely Is It?

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we worked on a song on our ukuleles. After music at 9:45 we came back and we did word of the day and calendar math day 100. After calendar math we worked on our Amelia Earhart, Wrinkle in Time, and science questions we had to finish. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did social studies. We watched a video about China. After social studies we did science. We watched a video about microorganisms and answered questions. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 and we came back in and Mr. Steele was back. Then we did math. We got our How Likely is it books and worked on 1.1. After math we did science. We got in our groups and we observed our five mystery objects. After science 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
How Likely is it page 1, 3-5, 19, 20
Bonus #2, 31
Word of the Day:
Spectacles – A pair of lenses set in a frame for correcting vision.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Day 99 - Elimination

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to the computer lab to work on our research papers and our power points about the person we wrote about. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did math. We talked about the test for a little bit and we took the test on Bits and Pieces 3. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch at 12:35 we went to the gym and played elimination. After elimination at 1:05 we came back in and we worked on finishing up our math test and worked on our Valentine Ninja. At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Word of the Day:
Unblinkingly – Showing no emotions.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Day 98 - Science Rotation

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we played Battlefield for free choice day. After PE we came back and we had our UW buddies come. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we split up into groups and we went over math while the other group went out to the shared space to do something else. After math at 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we ate cupcakes for another birthday. After finishing the cupcakes we did DIG. We got in our teams we worked on our mural and other things. After DIG we did science. We got our science notebooks and we had rotations for the microscopes. After science 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
Math AP pages 96 & 97
Word of the Day:
Stunt – a difficult or dangerous feat

Day 97 - I Am From Poem

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we learned about Chopin and we played the ukuleles. After music at 9:45 we came back and we wrapped up calendar math for January and we did word of the day. Then we corrected the math homework from Friday. At 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we finished correcting our math homework. Then we did math. We got out math spirals and we wrote down the objectives for today. We worked on 5.3 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books. Then we tried to figure out X-(X*0.2) +(X*0.05) =60.At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back in and we took a math check up using our active votes. After the math checkup we had time to catch up on our Wrinkle in Time questions. Then we talked a little bit about Mystery Class. After talking about Mystery Class we had Ninja Time to get caught up on things that we needed to finish. At 3:25 we packed up and we went home at 3:30.

Homework
Read 30 minutes
Reading Record
Bits and Pieces 3 page 67 # 15, 21, 22
Bonus # 31
Drum(v) – To make a rhythmic sound

Friday, January 29, 2010

Day 96 - China

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we went to the art and science room to make our DIG artifacts out of clay. Then at 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did word of the day and calendar math. When we finished we finished up working on our math from yesterday. Then we did math. We worked on 5.2 from our Bits and Pieces 3 books in groups of our choice. After math we worked on things that we needed to work on. At 12:10 we went to lunch. 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 DIG. We got in our teams and we worked on things that needed to get done. After DIG we did social studies. We worked on finishing up the geography challenge on ancient China. After social studies we had Ninja Time to catch 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 page 67 #7 – 14, 19 – 20
Bonus # 32
Word of the Day:
Peculiar – Very different from the usual.