Day 139 - Project Alert

Hello class! Today is Friday, April 22, 2011. When we came in this morning, we went through our morning routine. We didn’t have library, and it took us almost an hour to do our morning math and get our net books out! At about 10:05, the guy from Evergreen Hospital came by and showed us a video. We had to get together in groups, and make an ending for it. We presented them to the class, and then discussed them. Then we had break. When we came back, we did math. We continued to work with cylinders, but today we learned how to find the surface area (The formula is: 2 times Pi times R Squared + 2 times Pi times R times H). Then we went outside for recess and played Battlefield.

When we came back from lunch, we did science. We did an experiment that involved finding the area of the light that shone through a small square. Then we did math. In math, we had little balls of clay. We molded them into spheres that were as tall as little pieces of clear plastic. Then we flattened them down, and wrote down the height of the flattened piece of clay, and the clear piece of plastic. Then we went over everyone’s measurements. Turns out, every group got a different amount of clay and a different height of plastic. Then we read another chapter of “The Giver”. Then we did PSV, and wrote down homework. All you have is reading. Enjoy your weekend!

Day 138- Special Photography

Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, April 21, 2011. We entered the classroom and went through our morning routine. We didn’t have any specialists so we did morning math until 9:40. By then everyone had gotten their net books out. We did an Activote test on surface area and volume. Then we were surprised with two things, a cylinder, and a color blindness test. The way you find the volume of a cylinder is you find the area of the 2D circle, and then multiply it by the height. The color blindness test was because on the MSP, of which we are taking on the computer, there are questions that are color-coded. Then we divided up into two new groups, and went our own second ways. Eight people went with the teacher, while the rest remained behind. We stayed that way until break, when we rejoined in the classroom. After break, we tried to finish our Avatar projects, and we worked on Mystery Class, trying to figure out our group’s location, as well as others. We worked until lunch, and decided to use our free- game pass. So we went outside and played Capture the Flag.
When we came back from lunch, we worked on math. This lesson was about finding the area of cylinders. During that time, we had the special photography for safety patrol, Global Reading Challenge, choir, honor choir, orchestra, honor orchestra, band, and honor band. After we finished the math lesson, we took a Social Studies test on the geography of ancient Greece. We graded the multiple choice questions as a group, and then went on and read some more of “The Giver”. Then we wrote down our summary, and did PSV, wrote down homework, and left. Here’s your homework:

Homework
Read 30 Minutes and Reading Record
Group #1 - Student Teacher’s Homework: FW, p 38, Q# 2, 8-12 & 26, Bonus Q# 13-14
Group #2 - Teacher’s Homework: Finish Soda Inc. Project

Day 137 - The Speed of Light

Hello everyone! Today is Wednesday, April 20, 2011. When we came into the classroom, we went through our morning routine. Then at our typical time, we went to music. We finished watching the video on Franz Liszt. Then we practiced our graduation song, and then we had an earthquake drill. We evacuated the building, and went out onto the lower field. Then we came back and finished our morning math, got our net books out, did our daily problem, and did math. We had new groups, so we split up, and the student teacher’s group went outside into the shared space, and the teacher’s group remained inside the classroom. In math, we were challenged to design a box that would fit a triangular model. We had break, and then continued to work on it even after, until recess.

When we came back from lunch, we did a reading on science. We also did some calculations on the speed of light, like how long it would take to travel to the moon if you were moving at the speed of light. Then we did PSV, wrote down homework, and left at 2:00. Have a nice weekend! Here’s your homework:

Homework
Read 30 minutes and Reading Record
Teacher’s Group’s Homework is: Package Write Up
Student Teacher’s Homework is: Skill p. 123 & 124
Bring CD’s with appropriate music

Day 136 - Ancient Greece

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, April 19, 2011. We came in and went through our morning routine. At 9:05, we went to P.E. We played a modified version of “Steal the Pins”, but we added some gator skin balls, and two footballs. When we came back, we finished morning math, and then worked on math until break. It was all about packaging. It turns out those rectangles whose dimensions are almost squares have the least surface area, which means they are going to be used for the package. The less the surface area, the less material needed for the package, and the more money you save. When we came back from break, we worked on the video comparison. Then we went out to recess.

When we came back, we did more of the same math that we did before break. We read another two chapters on Ancient Greece, and then we read “The Giver”. We filled out our predictions, and then we did PSV, wrote down homework, and left. Here’s your homework:

Homework
Read 30 Minutes and Reading Record
FW, p 24, Q# 7-17, Bonus Q# 25

Day 134 - Tax Day

Good morning class! Today is Friday, April 15, 2011. When we came into class at 8:55, we sat down and went through our morning routine. We got out our net books, and at 9:15, we went down to library. The people who wanted to got to present their favorite author power point. Then in the last five minutes of library, we got to check out. Then we went back to the class room. We continued to do our morning math. Then we did “Project Alert” with the guy from Evergreen Hospital. After that, we had break. When we came back, we did a ton of math. We were divided up into our groups, and then we sped through our math. We covered how to find the volume of a cube and a 3-D rectangle. We did math until recess. The gym was being used, so we didn’t have our Friday game, so we either went outside, or we stayed inside to play games.

After lunch, we had about five minutes to rehearse our skits for Steps to Respect, and then we went down to perform them to the second graders. They loved them; you could see it on their faces! Then we came back and did yet more math. Then, we did science. We got to do another experiment with light. Then, we got to do our own taxes. We got three sheets that we had to fill out. One was our W2 that said how much money we earned, the other was a deduction form, and the last was the total tax form. Then we reordered the desks to protect and wall off the class room. Your only homework is Read 30 minutes and Reading Record. Don’t forget the Carnival is tonight! Enjoy your weekend!

Day 133 - Math, Math, and More Math

Morning all! Today is Thursday, April 14, 2011. In the morning, we came in and did nothing but work on morning math until about 9:30. We got out net books, and then worked on our Global Warming video comparisons until break. When we came back, we did math. The class was split up into two groups. One group went with our teacher, and the other stayed behind with the student teacher. We were introduced to three dimensional squares and rectangles. We were looking at the nets of the shapes. We also got graph paper and tried to cut out shapes that would cover the rectangles and cubes. We worked on it until lunch.

When we came back, we worked on the same math, and then started the read-a-loud with our student teacher. We are reading “The Giver”. We read the first chapter, and then discussed it. After that, we did science. We discussed the science experiment from yesterday, and then we did PSV, wrote down homework. Don’t get wet! Here’s your homework:

Homework
Read 30 minutes and Reading Record
FW, p. 10, Q# 5-7, 15-16 & 19

Day 132 - Global Warming Video #2

Hey everyone! Today is Wednesday, April 13, 2011. This morning, we came into the classroom and went through our morning routine. At 9:05, we went to music. When we got there, we looked at another composer. After we everyone was done, we looked at our graduation song, “Follow Your Dream”. We introduced the descant part, and then the music teacher quizzed us on the composers and music that they wrote. Then we came back to class and worked on our persuasive writing. We started with beginning paragraphs. Our teacher gave us some debate topics, and we had to go out, research one of them, and make a beginning paragraph. We worked on it until break. When we came back, we worked on the avatar projects while we finished the first global warming video, and watched the entire second one. Then we went out to recess.

When we came back, we did science. We looked at light and flashlights. We even got to light our own candles with actual matches. Then we did PSV, wrote down homework, and left. Here’s your homework:

Homework
Read 30 minutes and Reading Record
Math Packet, Finish It!