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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Example of Wonderings Homework for 9-4-13
Friday, August 30, 2013
The first week of school has been going great! We have been working very hard already! We were able to spell the "TREMENDOUS" already for a class prize that we will vote on next week.
**PARENTS: Don't forget that OPEN HOUSE is Sept. 5th!
We have already started our first IB unit which is How We Organize Ourselves. We have learned the central idea and discussed all of the new words. The central idea is:
The exchange of goods and services drives economic systems within communities.
Our biggest learning has been that an economic system is a cycle of buying and selling goods and services. We watched a video called Caine's Arcade. You can watch the video of Caine by visiting www.cainesarcade.com. You can also see videos of other cardboard creations from children from other places around the world. We are really hoping that we also get to do the Global Cardboard Challenge on Oct. 6th.
Each BLOG post will have a "BLOG BONUS" to be completed over the weekend. When it is turned in on Monday you will receive a secret prize for completing the assignment. If you turn it in late, you will not be able to get a prize. In the coming month I will be teaching the class how to post a comment. Some of the assignments will need a comment posted.
BLOG BONUS!!!
** If you were to build a creation out of cardboard, like Caine, what would you build.
1. Tell me about it.
2. Draw a picture.
3. What resources would you need to make it?
**PARENTS: Don't forget that OPEN HOUSE is Sept. 5th!
We have already started our first IB unit which is How We Organize Ourselves. We have learned the central idea and discussed all of the new words. The central idea is:
The exchange of goods and services drives economic systems within communities.
Our biggest learning has been that an economic system is a cycle of buying and selling goods and services. We watched a video called Caine's Arcade. You can watch the video of Caine by visiting www.cainesarcade.com. You can also see videos of other cardboard creations from children from other places around the world. We are really hoping that we also get to do the Global Cardboard Challenge on Oct. 6th.
Each BLOG post will have a "BLOG BONUS" to be completed over the weekend. When it is turned in on Monday you will receive a secret prize for completing the assignment. If you turn it in late, you will not be able to get a prize. In the coming month I will be teaching the class how to post a comment. Some of the assignments will need a comment posted.
BLOG BONUS!!!
** If you were to build a creation out of cardboard, like Caine, what would you build.
1. Tell me about it.
2. Draw a picture.
3. What resources would you need to make it?
Friday, February 1, 2013
Earth Forces and How We Are Affected!
This unit we have been learning about earth forces and how they effect the environment, community, landforms, and how we build our homes and civilizations. Here are some of the exciting things that we have learned over the past weeks:
1. Roli- That whenever volcanoes erupt they create new land!
2. Florence- We learned that hurricanes and volcanoes can cause tsunamis.
3. Ms. Pair- I learned that Chanh has experienced a volcano in Japan!
4. Emilie- That hurricanes can destroy home and people have to get on top of their cars to survive it.
5. Jonathan- Learning that floods cover homes with water.
6. Jaylen- When volcanoes erupt they make a lot of smoke.
7. Dylan- That sometimes plain can have a lot of wildfires because of droughts.
8. Brianna- I learned that volcanoes can cover you with ash and sometimes hot rock.
9. Sullivan- Volcanoes create new land or islands.
We have also spent time reading about different folktales. We learned that tall tales, legends, fairy tales, myths, and fables are examples of folktales.
We are going to be wrapping up our unit soon!
With being an IB school we like to emphasize the importance of reflecting on our learning and personal journeys here at school, in the community, and at home. Your BLOG BONUS is to reflect on your learning. I would like for you to choose some action to complete that is related to one of our units:
How We Organize Ourselves- Economics, goods, services, business, entrepreneurs, etc
How The World Works- gravity, forces, motion, forms of energy
How We Express Ourselves- poetry, the planets, the sun, and water cycle
Where We Are in Place and Time- earth forces, letter writing, landforms
Act on that action (which means DO IT!!) and then reflect on what it made you feel like, what it might of made someone else feel like, what you learned, what you are still wondering, etc.
Turn it in by Tuesday for a prize!
1. Roli- That whenever volcanoes erupt they create new land!
2. Florence- We learned that hurricanes and volcanoes can cause tsunamis.
3. Ms. Pair- I learned that Chanh has experienced a volcano in Japan!
4. Emilie- That hurricanes can destroy home and people have to get on top of their cars to survive it.
5. Jonathan- Learning that floods cover homes with water.
6. Jaylen- When volcanoes erupt they make a lot of smoke.
7. Dylan- That sometimes plain can have a lot of wildfires because of droughts.
8. Brianna- I learned that volcanoes can cover you with ash and sometimes hot rock.
9. Sullivan- Volcanoes create new land or islands.
We have also spent time reading about different folktales. We learned that tall tales, legends, fairy tales, myths, and fables are examples of folktales.
We are going to be wrapping up our unit soon!
With being an IB school we like to emphasize the importance of reflecting on our learning and personal journeys here at school, in the community, and at home. Your BLOG BONUS is to reflect on your learning. I would like for you to choose some action to complete that is related to one of our units:
How We Organize Ourselves- Economics, goods, services, business, entrepreneurs, etc
How The World Works- gravity, forces, motion, forms of energy
How We Express Ourselves- poetry, the planets, the sun, and water cycle
Where We Are in Place and Time- earth forces, letter writing, landforms
Act on that action (which means DO IT!!) and then reflect on what it made you feel like, what it might of made someone else feel like, what you learned, what you are still wondering, etc.
Turn it in by Tuesday for a prize!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Update!!
We have been working very hard in class on our fourth unit. We have had a blast learning about different earth forces. We have discussed how they affect communities and environments, how they affect the land, and what we can do to stay safe if we encounter one of them!
We have also been working hard on geometry! We have had so much fun investigating solids and polygons!
Your blog bonus is to bring in a real life example of a solid that we have talked about in class to be displayed in the classroom. For example (you can't do this one!) I might bring a party hat for cone!
Thank you to those who came to science night, it was a blast!!
We have also been working hard on geometry! We have had so much fun investigating solids and polygons!
Your blog bonus is to bring in a real life example of a solid that we have talked about in class to be displayed in the classroom. For example (you can't do this one!) I might bring a party hat for cone!
Thank you to those who came to science night, it was a blast!!
Friday, December 14, 2012
Coming to another end!
The semester is flying by! We had a successful week of CBA testing and we are all looking forward to getting back to normal classroom work next week!
IMPORTANT!!!!:
- Ms. Pair has already gone shopping for the holiday party. The money was due on Friday.
- The party will be Thursday at 1:30. Please come early and stay late to help with set up and clean up! If you signed up to volunteer I will contact you next week!
- CHElebrations are Thursday from 9-10am. It is come and go. Please come to see the hard work your child has accomplished this year!
- We will go to the Holiday Store Monday at 1pm to purchase gifts. Please send money with your child if you would like for them to buy any of the products.
BLOG BONUS!!!
- Research about your planet you have researched in class or another object in space that is interesting to you. Post on the blog 2 things you learned and 2 questions you have about the object in space you researched.
IMPORTANT!!!!:
- Ms. Pair has already gone shopping for the holiday party. The money was due on Friday.
- The party will be Thursday at 1:30. Please come early and stay late to help with set up and clean up! If you signed up to volunteer I will contact you next week!
- CHElebrations are Thursday from 9-10am. It is come and go. Please come to see the hard work your child has accomplished this year!
- We will go to the Holiday Store Monday at 1pm to purchase gifts. Please send money with your child if you would like for them to buy any of the products.
BLOG BONUS!!!
- Research about your planet you have researched in class or another object in space that is interesting to you. Post on the blog 2 things you learned and 2 questions you have about the object in space you researched.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Blog Bonus
Study about a planet at home. Write a simile or a metaphor about the planet that you study about. Remember that a simile compares two unlike objects using like or as. A metaphor compares 2 unlike objects. Post it on the the blog or bring it in on Monday.
Parents, please remember that our party money ($5) is due next Friday.
Next week we will be having testing on Tuesday- Friday. Please make sure your child is here and on time!
Parents, please remember that our party money ($5) is due next Friday.
Next week we will be having testing on Tuesday- Friday. Please make sure your child is here and on time!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Welcome Back!
New Unit: How We Express Ourselves
Reminder: Life timeline is due Dec. 7th. This is a mandatory at home project. If it is not completed your child will not receive a grade.
Our new unit:
We are studying communication. We are learning about expressive language through poetry. We have studied imagery and humorous poems. We have learned how to write similes and metaphors.
We are learning about expository text through studying the water cycle and the sun.
We have also learned that communication evolves over time. We made a timeline of communication in the past to the present and we reflected on what might be invented in the future.
In math we are practicing multiplication. We learned a strategy of making array to help us solve problems in multiplication.
Blog Bonus!
Write and turn in or post to the blog 3 similes about what you do this weekend. Remember a simile compares 2 objects using the words "like" or "as".
Example: The car is as red as the cherry on top of my banana split!
Reminder: Life timeline is due Dec. 7th. This is a mandatory at home project. If it is not completed your child will not receive a grade.
Our new unit:
We are studying communication. We are learning about expressive language through poetry. We have studied imagery and humorous poems. We have learned how to write similes and metaphors.
We are learning about expository text through studying the water cycle and the sun.
We have also learned that communication evolves over time. We made a timeline of communication in the past to the present and we reflected on what might be invented in the future.
In math we are practicing multiplication. We learned a strategy of making array to help us solve problems in multiplication.
Blog Bonus!
Write and turn in or post to the blog 3 similes about what you do this weekend. Remember a simile compares 2 objects using the words "like" or "as".
Example: The car is as red as the cherry on top of my banana split!
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