Day 63-Social Studies

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 the entire time. After PE at 9:45 we went back to the classroom and did math. In math we got started working on our Bits and Pieces 3 book. Then at 10:30 we went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we did problem 1.1 from our BP3 book in our math spirals. After math we did science. In science we finished working on step 1 of the scientific method and shared our scientific problems that we had. We also started talking about step 2 of the scientific method. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess we came back in and we did literacy. First in literacy we described the picture of a horse that was on Mr. Steele’s computer. Then we drew a picture and wrote a story about one moment with a person that mattered to us. When we finished, we shared either our story with the picture or the horse story. Then after literacy we did social studies. In social studies we worked on finishing the artifact activity with our partners. After social studies we had Ninja Time to get caught up on our work. We did our jobs we had to do at 3:20. At 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Bits and Pieces 3 #1-6, 37-38
• Bonus #7
• Write about your favorite places in yellow spiral
• Bring Old Magazines
• Word of the Day:
  Talisman – an object or charm believed to scare away evil and bring good fortune.

Day 60- "Climb or Die" Rewrite

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math. When we finished, we worked on our “Climb or Die” questions in our writing spiral. Then at 9:40 we went to library. In library we sat at our tables and we looked over some book reviews and kept on working on our own. At 10:30 we lined up to go out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we kept on working on our “Climb or Die” questions. Then we started watching a scientific method video. At 11:45, some people went to the cafeteria to get their sack lunches. Then at 11:55 we packed up and went home at 12:00.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Protoplasm – the material that parts of a cell float in

Day 59-Time Run

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to PE. In PE we did the time run and got our bike tests back. After all of us got our tests back, we voted on which games we wanted to play next week when Mrs. Kohlwes was gone to outdoor education with the 5th grade. Then we came back to the classroom and got our math tests back. Then we looked over the test together. At 10:30 we lined up and went out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back and we did science. First we got handouts about the scientific method and talked about it. Then we finished working on the sheet that is about asking questions. We shared some ideas we had. Then we worked on the other side of the sheet. We decided which questions were testable and which ones weren’t testable. At 11:45 some people went to get their lunches. After everybody came back, at 11:55 we packed up and went home at 12:00
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Nondescript-Lacking distinctive or interesting qualities

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then at 9:04 we lined up to go to music. In music we started watching the Nutcracker movie. Then after music at 9:45 we went back to the classroom to do word of the day and calendar math. When we finished them both, we finished our math assessment or described the picture on Mr. Steele’s computer in our yellow notebooks. While we were working, Mr. Steele called each of us into the shared space to talk about how we did on the Bits and Pieces 2 final assessment. Then at 10:30 we lined up to go out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back in and we either finished working on our math assessment or the “Climb or Die” questions while Mr. Steele continued talking to individual people about how they did on the assessment.Then some people left to get their sack lunches. At 11:55 we packed up and went home at 12:00.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Myopic - An eye problem that makes a person unable to see distant objects.

Day 57- Half Day

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. At 9:04 we lined up to go to our last dance class. First we did some line dances with the music. Then we got in our dance boxes and did all the dances we learned that we do in groups. After dance class we came back up to the classroom. We did calendar math and word of the day. Then we got in groups of four and talked about what was hard in math. Then we asked Mr. Steele the questions we came up with. After Mr. Steele answered all the questions, we corrected some of our math homework from last night and the day before. At 10:30 we lined up to go out to recess. After recess at 10:45 we came back and we took the Bits and Pieces 2 final assessment. Then at 11:55 we packed up and went home at 12:00. Tonight is the school dance at 6:00!
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Word of the Day:
  Medium - A person who is a channel of communication between the earthly world and a world of spirits.

Day 56- Science Center

Today we went to the science center. We got in our groups and left at 9:30. About 40 minutes later, we got to the science center. Then we got to look around the exhibits. The exhibits were dinosaurs, body works, and insect village. In the dinosaur exhibit, we saw lots of models and we had to find the real name of the dinosaur with just the nicknames. In the body works exhibit, there were body games to measure our body. The insect village had displays of insects. It also had displays of what the insects were used in. Some of our groups got to go in the real life butterfly exhibit. We also watched the razor show before lunch. Then during lunch some of us stayed and went to the cafeteria and some of us went to the Seattle Center to buy lunch. After lunch we watched the IMAX show about dolphins. Then at 2:30 we got with our chaperones and went back to the school. When we got back, we wrote about what we liked and didn’t like about the field trip. Then at 3:25 we packed up and went home at 3:30.
Homework:

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Skill Sheet
• Word of the Day:
  Dimension-One of the four coordinates determining a position in space and time.

Day 55-Element

Today we came in at 9:00 and unpacked. Then we did word of the day and calendar math. After calendar math we flipped the everyday counts calendar. Then we corrected our math homework from last night. We finished correcting and passed them forward. After we passed the homework forward we worked on our element until recess. At 10:30 we lined up to go out to recess. After recess we came back in at 10:45 and we finished our “Climb or Die” reading questions from Tuesday. When we finished, we got to work on our element. At 12:10 we went to lunch and recess. After lunch recess at 1:05 we came back and we worked on our element. Then we At 1:55 we packed up and went home at 2:00. Tomorrow we go on our field trip to the science center.
Homework

• Read 30 minutes
• Reading Record
• Skill Sheet
• Word of the Day:
  Decency-The quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality