Sixty-Ninth Day of School

Today in Science, we discussed the 3 main elements of weather (tested): air, water, and heat. An additional factor which has a large impact on weather is geography. Our coming Science activities/observations will focus on water and air.

In Writing, we worked on composing sentences for the 1st 2 pages of our narrative plan.

Sixty-Eighth day of School

In Reading today, we discussed the word omniscient as it pertains to a writer's point of view. We distinguished this from the point of view of a typical personal narrative which is written in a first-person perspective/voice.

In Writing, we made our plan for 'what happened next'. We changed procedure slightly, in order to prevent writers from forgetting to include a proper closure to their writing. A closure should not tell what happened next; i.e. it should not be about going home, or going to bed, for example. A closing lets a reader know your story has come ot an end. We reviewed the easiest ways to close a samll moment narrative was to reflect on the happening by relating an emotion or by using a superlative.

In Visual Art, we discussed another element of art: color. We talked about and worked with a color wheel and complementary colors and a little of their science.

Additionally, a question was asked about 'time' and the clock, so we took the opportunity to discuss time. We learned the purpose of the hour and minute hands (tested as part of a measurement unit later in the year).

Sixty-Seventh Day of School

In Writng, we have gone back to narratives. Yesterday we touch and talked our plan for a narrative. Today we worked on sketching the setting (1st pg.) and the happening (2nd pg.).

In Social Science, we continued our comparison of the past and present (tested). In addition to reviewing and reinforcing differences in education, transportation and commerce, we discussed the idea of differences in communication by learning about the Pony Express and mail delivery. Later in this reporting period we will explore differences in education, transportation, and houseing as it relates to geographical location (tested).

Reading Logs are due Thursday.

Chapter 2 Math Test Results

Of 23 students taking the chapter 2 Math test, 19 passed with an adjusted score of 16 or better. Three students achieved s high score of 23 and 10 students scored 20 or better, while the modal average was 19.

Fifty-Ninth Day of School

In Science today, we today we observed a substance we made a case for being either liquid or solid.

Fifty-Eighth Day of School

In Visual Arts today, we were challenged to draw either a bowl of fish or a vase with flowers using only straight lines.

Fifty-Seventh Day of School

Apologies: We were unable to move forward with filming today as some important tech pieces have gone missing and will need to be ordered. A new date for filming will be posted soon.

In Writing today, we checked to see if our pieces had all of the requirements to meet the standard for informational texts.

In Health, we wrote reports on car safety.

Due Dates

A note about due dates. A parent asked specifically about the due dates specifically for the electronic assignments (a good question to ask on this blog, btw, as everyone might need the information). The due dates more or less are guidelines, essentially place holders since there needs to be one. They correspond to classroom instruction and when it would be most valuable for the child to have the experience. They are simply a guideline. If you'll notice, the assignment actually stays up somewhat past the final date.

Reminder

Note: Please do not copy anything from the Benchmark site to turn in to class. If your child is asked to make annotations on the text, have them use the digital tools to write direct on the material. A main point of the exercises is being able to communicate effectively on a digital platform. Have your child experiment with the various tools to find what best works for them.

Work done on the Benchmark site does count on the progress report.

Also, please have speeches ready for Monday as well as appropriate attire for recording.

Students should be fluent with the following information:

• Where was Roberto Clemente born?
• What is he known for?
• What type of person was Roberto Clemente?
• What did he want to do (accomplish) for Puerto Rico?
• How did Roberto Clemente die?
• How was he honored?

Fifty-Fifth Day of School

Today we had our first lesson in digitizing our writing. Our process:

1. Open mymail account.
2. Open a blank document in Google Docs.
3. Increase the font size.
4. Use the shift key to capitalize.
5. When you come to the end of a page press the enter key 2x..

Additionally, right click on words which are underlined in red in order to find the correct spelling.

In Science, we used our liquid properties vocabulary to classify liquids and tell about them orally.

In Math we had our first timed math test. Six students achieved a perfect score.

Note: Please do not copy anything from the Benchmark site to turn in to class. If your child is asked to make annotations on the text, have them use the digital tools to write direct on the material. A main point of the exercises is being able to communicate effectively on a digital platform. Have your child experiment with the various tools to find what best works for them.

Fifty-Fourth Day of School

In Writing today, we got back on track with our procedural writing learning the revision process. The process is:

1. Reread
2. Act it out.
3. Add information if necessary.

In Visual Arts, we practice our skills of line making and combined them with 2 additional elements of art, color and shape, to decorate turtles with washable pastels.

Chapter 2 Second Checkpoint Test Results

Of the 21 students taking the test, 18 students passed with an adjusted score of 10 or better . The modal average was 14. Two students achieved a high score of 16.