Math
Today, we went over problems #42-#60 in our PSSA practice packets. Like before, after every question, you either checked it off or changed your answer to the correct one. After we got through all of those problems, we decided to finish the rest of the packet in class. The teacher gave us time to do it, then she asked for the correct answer. After doing that, we worked on luckily, our last open ended question. It practiced rotations, flips, and translations, or slides. After you drew the correct motion, you had to explain why it is correct. They were easy to me because we have practiced these motions before so I knew what to do. After that, we finished our vocabulary packet. There were about four pages we needed to complete. My group and I only got to get 2 pages done. As for the rest, we had to wait for the teacher to review it with us. After completing those packets, class was over.
Language Arts
Today, we worked on our Character Changes and Think About Themes pages for our Literature Menu. For the Character Changes page, we had to draw a picture of what a character might have looked like in the beginning of the book. We also had to give an explanation. Then we had to draw another picture. This one showed how a character might have looked like in the end. It also needed an explanation. For the first picture, I drew Claudia with an angry expression and thoughts around her showing how many chores she has to do. Then, I drew Claudia happy with confetti and blowing trumpets. For the Think About Theme page, we just had to answer some questions on the book's theme and we also had answer opinion questions on the theme. It was easy.
Science
Today, we took our test. There were questions on all the vocabulary words, and questions on plates. There was also one question where we had to explain how earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains are alike. I answered that they are the same because they all form from plate movement. After the whole class finished testing, we watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy video. He talked about magma turning into lava and earthquakes. He gave us some experiments to try out. One of them needs a long pencil with a flat eraser, a ball of clay, a marble, and plastic bottle caps. You set a ball of clay on a table. You shove the pencil into the clay ball and surround the clay with your plastic bottle caps. You then place a marble on your flat eraser. Then you give the table a bump and from where ever the push, or “earthquake” came from, that's where the marble will fall. It looks interesting. I want to try it.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thursday, 03/12/2009
Math
Today, we reviewed questions #1-#41 in our PSSA Practice Packet. After every question, you either checked it off to show that you're correct, or you change your answer to the correct one. After that, we worked on an open ended question. These get boring after a while. Luckily, there is only one left after this one. We're probably doing it on Friday. After that, we worked on a couple pages in our Vocab packet. There was a page where we had to match the definition to the correct word. There was also a page where we had to fill out a crossword puzzle. For each line, across, or down, there was a matching vocab word. It was pretty easy. The packet is kind of fun.
Language Arts
Today, we watched the presentation for camping. They showed us what food we will eat, what games we'll play, what challenges we will complete, and what our cabins look like. From the looks of the presentation, I'm dying to go camping. There is a basketball court, a volleyball court, and a lot more. The people around were whispering how excited they are. In a couple weeks, we'll have camping.
Science
Today, we reviewed the homework sheet that we received. We quickly went through the questions saying the answer to get it done as fast as we could. We then answered some questions on the board by deciding if the statement was true or false. After that, we played a game. A person starts out holding a toy monkey. The teacher asks the person a question and if they get it right, they toss it to someone else. If you don't get it correct, you throw it and they answer the question you have. It was easy. I only got one turn. It was fun holding the toy. It was fuzzy.
Today, we reviewed questions #1-#41 in our PSSA Practice Packet. After every question, you either checked it off to show that you're correct, or you change your answer to the correct one. After that, we worked on an open ended question. These get boring after a while. Luckily, there is only one left after this one. We're probably doing it on Friday. After that, we worked on a couple pages in our Vocab packet. There was a page where we had to match the definition to the correct word. There was also a page where we had to fill out a crossword puzzle. For each line, across, or down, there was a matching vocab word. It was pretty easy. The packet is kind of fun.
Language Arts
Today, we watched the presentation for camping. They showed us what food we will eat, what games we'll play, what challenges we will complete, and what our cabins look like. From the looks of the presentation, I'm dying to go camping. There is a basketball court, a volleyball court, and a lot more. The people around were whispering how excited they are. In a couple weeks, we'll have camping.
Science
Today, we reviewed the homework sheet that we received. We quickly went through the questions saying the answer to get it done as fast as we could. We then answered some questions on the board by deciding if the statement was true or false. After that, we played a game. A person starts out holding a toy monkey. The teacher asks the person a question and if they get it right, they toss it to someone else. If you don't get it correct, you throw it and they answer the question you have. It was easy. I only got one turn. It was fun holding the toy. It was fuzzy.
Tuesday, 03/10/2009
Math
Today, we practiced another open ended question for the upcoming PSSA test. It practiced theoretical and experimental evidence (I think). Theoretical evidence is based on what is most likely to happen. For example, if the question asked you to find the probability of you rolling a two on a six sided die, your most likely answer would be 1 out of 6. If it were experimental, things would be different. Here is what your answer would look like:
Work Explanation
#1= happened 35 times I added up all of the “number of times rolled” to
#2= happened 40 times get the denominator of my answer. Then I took
#3= happened 25 times the amount of times the die rolled on 2 to get my
#4= happened 10 times numerator. Then 40 out of 150 is my answer
#5= happened 25 times because 2 landed 40 times out of 150 total times.
#6= happened 15 times
Out of 150 times= 40 out of 150
That's how an open ended response should look like.
Language Arts
Today, we finished reading chapters 9 & 10. After that, we finished the whole book!!! Here is a quick summary. Claudia and Jamie look through Mrs. Frankweiler's files for the file of Angel. They check the file for Balogna, Italy and find a file containing info and the sketch of Angel. It was true that Michelangelo made Angel. Mrs. Frankweiler awarded Claudia by giving her the sketch of Angel to keep. Claudia and Jamie also got a ride home. They met their family and reunited. A thing that hit many of us is that throughout the story, they actually gave you clues to make it easier, they just put them in difficult spots. My opinion is that this book was kind of slow. It didn't have much action and the fast paced story line that I like. I give it an overall 6.5 out of 10.
Science
Today, we filled the rest of the fill in the blank sections. Then we filled in the inquiry questions. The teacher assigned each table group a question. My group had: How come not many volcanoes form around us? Our answer was because other plates are far away from us so they cant form volcanoes with us. After all of the questions were done, we highlighted the questions or words we needed to study for the test. We needed to know all the vocab words, the volcano chart, the chart about different plate movements, some parts of the fill in the blanks sections, and some inquiry questions. The test is on Friday.
Today, we practiced another open ended question for the upcoming PSSA test. It practiced theoretical and experimental evidence (I think). Theoretical evidence is based on what is most likely to happen. For example, if the question asked you to find the probability of you rolling a two on a six sided die, your most likely answer would be 1 out of 6. If it were experimental, things would be different. Here is what your answer would look like:
Work Explanation
#1= happened 35 times I added up all of the “number of times rolled” to
#2= happened 40 times get the denominator of my answer. Then I took
#3= happened 25 times the amount of times the die rolled on 2 to get my
#4= happened 10 times numerator. Then 40 out of 150 is my answer
#5= happened 25 times because 2 landed 40 times out of 150 total times.
#6= happened 15 times
Out of 150 times= 40 out of 150
That's how an open ended response should look like.
Language Arts
Today, we finished reading chapters 9 & 10. After that, we finished the whole book!!! Here is a quick summary. Claudia and Jamie look through Mrs. Frankweiler's files for the file of Angel. They check the file for Balogna, Italy and find a file containing info and the sketch of Angel. It was true that Michelangelo made Angel. Mrs. Frankweiler awarded Claudia by giving her the sketch of Angel to keep. Claudia and Jamie also got a ride home. They met their family and reunited. A thing that hit many of us is that throughout the story, they actually gave you clues to make it easier, they just put them in difficult spots. My opinion is that this book was kind of slow. It didn't have much action and the fast paced story line that I like. I give it an overall 6.5 out of 10.
Science
Today, we filled the rest of the fill in the blank sections. Then we filled in the inquiry questions. The teacher assigned each table group a question. My group had: How come not many volcanoes form around us? Our answer was because other plates are far away from us so they cant form volcanoes with us. After all of the questions were done, we highlighted the questions or words we needed to study for the test. We needed to know all the vocab words, the volcano chart, the chart about different plate movements, some parts of the fill in the blanks sections, and some inquiry questions. The test is on Friday.
Monday, 03/09/2009
Math
Today, we worked on the PSSA packet. We went through a couple problems and practiced doing the example open-ended question. It made us find the greatest common factor (G.C.F.) of 18 and 24. Then it wanted us to explain how we did the process. There were many parts to it. There was also a part where we had to find the least common multiple (L.C.M.) of 18 and 24. Then, like before, we had to explain how we did it. We also had to find the common prime factors of both 18 and 24. They were 2 and 3. We had to explain that process too. After that, we practiced using PSSA problems used in the past. Today's were mostly about finding points on a graph and problems dealing with bar graphs. We then got a PSSA practice packet to fill out for homework. We got to start doing some of the first few problems. By Thursday, we must have problems 1-41 done. It'll be so easy.
Language Arts
Today, we went to the library to work on a sheet about Michelangelo, the person who may have made the Angel Statue in The Mixed Up Files. There were questions where we had to find the dewey number (the call number), and the title of the book/video. After a couple questions like that, we had to write down an answer and two supportive reasons for the question—why might Michelangelo be an easy person to get along with or not? I wrote down that he wasn't because he has a small amount of friends and lots of enemies. I also wrote that he likes to stay in his house and paint rather than playing with friends. After filling out the first page, we picked a book to check out. I didn't get anything though. I couldn't find anything I liked.
Science
Today, we filled in the section about volcanoes for the lesson. First of all, volcanoes form when plates, or chunks of Earth's crust push together and rise up. Magma, the melted rock underneath Earth's crust is called Lava when it rises to the surface. Volcanoes are used to spew the lava. We also learned about things called hot spots. They are special spots for magma to rise. After we finished the section, we watched a video that basically had the information we had but occasionally something new popped up. It was cool how they captured all of those videos of volcanoes.
Today, we worked on the PSSA packet. We went through a couple problems and practiced doing the example open-ended question. It made us find the greatest common factor (G.C.F.) of 18 and 24. Then it wanted us to explain how we did the process. There were many parts to it. There was also a part where we had to find the least common multiple (L.C.M.) of 18 and 24. Then, like before, we had to explain how we did it. We also had to find the common prime factors of both 18 and 24. They were 2 and 3. We had to explain that process too. After that, we practiced using PSSA problems used in the past. Today's were mostly about finding points on a graph and problems dealing with bar graphs. We then got a PSSA practice packet to fill out for homework. We got to start doing some of the first few problems. By Thursday, we must have problems 1-41 done. It'll be so easy.
Language Arts
Today, we went to the library to work on a sheet about Michelangelo, the person who may have made the Angel Statue in The Mixed Up Files. There were questions where we had to find the dewey number (the call number), and the title of the book/video. After a couple questions like that, we had to write down an answer and two supportive reasons for the question—why might Michelangelo be an easy person to get along with or not? I wrote down that he wasn't because he has a small amount of friends and lots of enemies. I also wrote that he likes to stay in his house and paint rather than playing with friends. After filling out the first page, we picked a book to check out. I didn't get anything though. I couldn't find anything I liked.
Science
Today, we filled in the section about volcanoes for the lesson. First of all, volcanoes form when plates, or chunks of Earth's crust push together and rise up. Magma, the melted rock underneath Earth's crust is called Lava when it rises to the surface. Volcanoes are used to spew the lava. We also learned about things called hot spots. They are special spots for magma to rise. After we finished the section, we watched a video that basically had the information we had but occasionally something new popped up. It was cool how they captured all of those videos of volcanoes.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Friday, 03/06/09
Math
Today, we played a game of Simon Says, but this time, it was Miss V. Says. If she says, “Translation left,” we slide to the left. If she doesn't say Miss V. then you're out of the game. I got out in the middle of the game. We then took our quiz on the PSSA vocab words like the four types of angles, different shapes, and parts of a prism, and more. It was easy because most of the words were worked on a lot. Acute, obtuse, right and straight angles were practiced already. That's why it was easy. After the test, we worked on a worksheet that practiced reflections and translations of a shape on a grid. It was easy. My whole group finished in a flash. I'm anxious to see what my score is for the vocab test. I hope I got an A.
Language Arts
Today, we worked on our Predicting Outcomes worksheet for chapter 9. We make predictions for chapter 9, based on what we learned from the previous chapters. After that worksheet, we read chapter 9. It was very long. We didn't even finish it yet. It's about when Claudia and amie meet Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. She lets the kids try to find the file about the Angel in her many drawers of files. Claudia and Jamie start searching through. After reading, we saved just enough time to review the test. I only got about 3 questions wrong. For the open ended, I got a ¾. I got shocked but I soon thought it was good enough. Just as we finished checking, class was over and we moved on.
Science
Today, we filled in the Fill in the Blanks section for Plate Tectonics. That just means how plates work. First of all, plates are just gigantic chunks of Earth. Now, there are three ways plates can move. They can go up to form mountains, they could pull apart from each other, or they could go one on top of the other. Also, there are two types of crust. The Oceanic Crust and the Continental Crust. When new crust starts to rise, the two types of crust spread apart and the new crust fills in. There's a model that you can make to represent what really happens. It's fun, easy, and all you need is tape, two pieces of paper, a can/shoebox, and scissors. Cut one rectangles in the can/shoebox then put both pieces of paper in the hole. Then from the outside, tape the paper down on the ends. Then, when you push the paper up, it looks like the pieces of paper or “crusts” are moving apart.
Today, we played a game of Simon Says, but this time, it was Miss V. Says. If she says, “Translation left,” we slide to the left. If she doesn't say Miss V. then you're out of the game. I got out in the middle of the game. We then took our quiz on the PSSA vocab words like the four types of angles, different shapes, and parts of a prism, and more. It was easy because most of the words were worked on a lot. Acute, obtuse, right and straight angles were practiced already. That's why it was easy. After the test, we worked on a worksheet that practiced reflections and translations of a shape on a grid. It was easy. My whole group finished in a flash. I'm anxious to see what my score is for the vocab test. I hope I got an A.
Language Arts
Today, we worked on our Predicting Outcomes worksheet for chapter 9. We make predictions for chapter 9, based on what we learned from the previous chapters. After that worksheet, we read chapter 9. It was very long. We didn't even finish it yet. It's about when Claudia and amie meet Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. She lets the kids try to find the file about the Angel in her many drawers of files. Claudia and Jamie start searching through. After reading, we saved just enough time to review the test. I only got about 3 questions wrong. For the open ended, I got a ¾. I got shocked but I soon thought it was good enough. Just as we finished checking, class was over and we moved on.
Science
Today, we filled in the Fill in the Blanks section for Plate Tectonics. That just means how plates work. First of all, plates are just gigantic chunks of Earth. Now, there are three ways plates can move. They can go up to form mountains, they could pull apart from each other, or they could go one on top of the other. Also, there are two types of crust. The Oceanic Crust and the Continental Crust. When new crust starts to rise, the two types of crust spread apart and the new crust fills in. There's a model that you can make to represent what really happens. It's fun, easy, and all you need is tape, two pieces of paper, a can/shoebox, and scissors. Cut one rectangles in the can/shoebox then put both pieces of paper in the hole. Then from the outside, tape the paper down on the ends. Then, when you push the paper up, it looks like the pieces of paper or “crusts” are moving apart.
Thursday, 03/05/09
Math
Today, we took our quiz. There were problems where we had to use algebraic expressions, problems where we had to find the greatest common factor (G.C.F.), and problems where you had to find the least common multiple (L.C.M.). It was easy. I studied a little bit, but I knew how to do those problems. We worked on them a lot so I remembered how to easily. The teacher also gave the people who missed the lesson the review on different shapes. She quickly went through them for the kids. We then got to work on the final set of flashcards. I finished the vocab words in class so I had no math homework! Again, I drew pictures to show what they are. I'm not expecting yet another set of vocab words to study. The PSSA test is coming up so we probably don't have any more. We'll have to wait for next week.
Language Arts
Today, we took our Section 4 test. There were questions about homophones, antonyms, and synonyms. There were also questions on proper and common nouns. As always, there were also questions on figurative language, main idea, supporting details, and everything else. This time, we also had an extra challenge. A writing prompt!!! We had to list two reasons why the museum doesn't know yet if the statue is made by Michelangelo. I listed that they still have possibilities to choose from, and they are still inviting experts to study the statue. I hope I get a score of 4 because if I do, the teacher will make me a paper crown!!! It's going to be awesome.
Science
Today, we completed a section of Fill in the Blanks. It was about the different layers and what they were made of. It was easy. The teacher just told us the answers while reading the paragraphs instead of reading the textbook, then writing in the answers. Oh, also, the rest of the mini presentations were completed. One of them was on the Richter Scale, the scale used to measure magnitude. After all that, we watched a Bill Nye The Science Guy video. It is so funny. There was a music video made by “Magmadonna.” It was so odd. There was info on lava and the layers and other stuff that we already had. It was just so hilarious watching all the random interruptions.
Today, we took our quiz. There were problems where we had to use algebraic expressions, problems where we had to find the greatest common factor (G.C.F.), and problems where you had to find the least common multiple (L.C.M.). It was easy. I studied a little bit, but I knew how to do those problems. We worked on them a lot so I remembered how to easily. The teacher also gave the people who missed the lesson the review on different shapes. She quickly went through them for the kids. We then got to work on the final set of flashcards. I finished the vocab words in class so I had no math homework! Again, I drew pictures to show what they are. I'm not expecting yet another set of vocab words to study. The PSSA test is coming up so we probably don't have any more. We'll have to wait for next week.
Language Arts
Today, we took our Section 4 test. There were questions about homophones, antonyms, and synonyms. There were also questions on proper and common nouns. As always, there were also questions on figurative language, main idea, supporting details, and everything else. This time, we also had an extra challenge. A writing prompt!!! We had to list two reasons why the museum doesn't know yet if the statue is made by Michelangelo. I listed that they still have possibilities to choose from, and they are still inviting experts to study the statue. I hope I get a score of 4 because if I do, the teacher will make me a paper crown!!! It's going to be awesome.
Science
Today, we completed a section of Fill in the Blanks. It was about the different layers and what they were made of. It was easy. The teacher just told us the answers while reading the paragraphs instead of reading the textbook, then writing in the answers. Oh, also, the rest of the mini presentations were completed. One of them was on the Richter Scale, the scale used to measure magnitude. After all that, we watched a Bill Nye The Science Guy video. It is so funny. There was a music video made by “Magmadonna.” It was so odd. There was info on lava and the layers and other stuff that we already had. It was just so hilarious watching all the random interruptions.
Wednesday, 03/04/09
Math
Today, we looked at different types of shapes. There was a hexagonal prism, a cube, an octagonal prism, a triangular pyramid, a square pyramid, a sphere, and more. We also practiced counting the sides, edges, and vertices of a prism. It was easy. I liked doing it because the prisms tried to confuse you with the many lines. We also received the packet for words 13-22 or something like that. We even got to do them in class this time. I was able to finish the words so I don't have to complete them at home. The teacher allowed us to draw pictures to show what the vocabulary word is instead of writing the whole definition. As long as I was able to understand the picture, I could draw the definitions out.
Language Arts
Today, we finished the appetizers for the Literature Menu on Section 4. They were on figurative language and your senses. One was on finding the right metaphor for the blank of each question. I remember one of them said, “The man was a monster in disguise.” It was an easy activity. The senses were a little harder. You read a sentence and whatever senses you think have been used, you write them down. I was really confused on this. It was tough to determine if the sense was used or not. We finished though and then we were finished our menu. We also got time to work on our Coat of Arms. There is a shield divided into four pieces. In each piece, you had to draw a picture resembling something about a character. I chose Jamie and I showed that he likes money, he is tricky, he is a fast thinker, and that he is adventurous. It seemed fun and a it looked like a great opportunity to use my art skills.
Science
Today, we took our landform test. It was easy. We had to match the question with the right answer, then pick 3 types of erosion and explain how they work. Then, you're done. It was easy. Next, each of us were assigned a different vocab word to present and teach to the class. My partner and I got Outer Core. The outer core is made of liquid iron. It's the 2nd layer from the center of the Earth. On top of it is the mantle and the crust, which is the layer we stand on right now!!! The whole class was taken up with presentations. We didn't even finish. There are a couple left to go. They will finish tomorrow.
Today, we looked at different types of shapes. There was a hexagonal prism, a cube, an octagonal prism, a triangular pyramid, a square pyramid, a sphere, and more. We also practiced counting the sides, edges, and vertices of a prism. It was easy. I liked doing it because the prisms tried to confuse you with the many lines. We also received the packet for words 13-22 or something like that. We even got to do them in class this time. I was able to finish the words so I don't have to complete them at home. The teacher allowed us to draw pictures to show what the vocabulary word is instead of writing the whole definition. As long as I was able to understand the picture, I could draw the definitions out.
Language Arts
Today, we finished the appetizers for the Literature Menu on Section 4. They were on figurative language and your senses. One was on finding the right metaphor for the blank of each question. I remember one of them said, “The man was a monster in disguise.” It was an easy activity. The senses were a little harder. You read a sentence and whatever senses you think have been used, you write them down. I was really confused on this. It was tough to determine if the sense was used or not. We finished though and then we were finished our menu. We also got time to work on our Coat of Arms. There is a shield divided into four pieces. In each piece, you had to draw a picture resembling something about a character. I chose Jamie and I showed that he likes money, he is tricky, he is a fast thinker, and that he is adventurous. It seemed fun and a it looked like a great opportunity to use my art skills.
Science
Today, we took our landform test. It was easy. We had to match the question with the right answer, then pick 3 types of erosion and explain how they work. Then, you're done. It was easy. Next, each of us were assigned a different vocab word to present and teach to the class. My partner and I got Outer Core. The outer core is made of liquid iron. It's the 2nd layer from the center of the Earth. On top of it is the mantle and the crust, which is the layer we stand on right now!!! The whole class was taken up with presentations. We didn't even finish. There are a couple left to go. They will finish tomorrow.
Tuesday, 03/03/09
Math
Today, we worked on matching graphs to their correct data. If your data compared two people's distance in running for ten seconds, and one graph had two lines comparing each other, that graph would probably be correct. Sometimes, the more choices you have, the harder the choosing gets. I had little trouble in this. It got confusing at times but overall, it was pretty good. We completed a couple pages of this lesson in our math journal. We also were given Vocab words 1-12 to work on and study for our upcoming PSSA Vocab quiz. I wonder how many we have to do. I hope it's over soon.
Language Arts
Today, we spent the class working on our side dishes on the Literary Menu for section 4 of From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler. My group worked on the Sensory Chart and the Metaphor & Simile page. On the sensory chart, we had to find 5 sentences, one for each sense. The sentence had to mention the type of sense. It was tricky finding the sentence for sight. Even if the activity was tough, my group and I were able to come through and complete the page. On the metaphor & simile chart, we had to list 4 similes and 4 metaphors. The similes were easy to spot since we could look for them in the entire book. The metaphors were really tough though. It was always “There is like or as.” or “It's not comparing anything.” It was so frustrating. The good thing was, we finished each activity with ten minutes left in class.
Science
We were soooooooooo lucky because our test was pushed back to tomorrow. The assignment for the day, was to write two questions. One on lesson one and the other on lesson two. It was soooooooooo easy. We then played a game where two people come up and the teacher picks a question to ask. The first kid to put their hand up can answer the question. The boys won 5 to 4. After the game, we watched a video about two aliens who learn about Earth's different landforms. It was creepy but they gave some good facts and cool pictures. I gave it a 2.5 out of 5. The aliens were weird. At first, he didn't like crust on bread. When he learned about the Earth's crust, he suddenly liked crust. Weird but creative.
Today, we worked on matching graphs to their correct data. If your data compared two people's distance in running for ten seconds, and one graph had two lines comparing each other, that graph would probably be correct. Sometimes, the more choices you have, the harder the choosing gets. I had little trouble in this. It got confusing at times but overall, it was pretty good. We completed a couple pages of this lesson in our math journal. We also were given Vocab words 1-12 to work on and study for our upcoming PSSA Vocab quiz. I wonder how many we have to do. I hope it's over soon.
Language Arts
Today, we spent the class working on our side dishes on the Literary Menu for section 4 of From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler. My group worked on the Sensory Chart and the Metaphor & Simile page. On the sensory chart, we had to find 5 sentences, one for each sense. The sentence had to mention the type of sense. It was tricky finding the sentence for sight. Even if the activity was tough, my group and I were able to come through and complete the page. On the metaphor & simile chart, we had to list 4 similes and 4 metaphors. The similes were easy to spot since we could look for them in the entire book. The metaphors were really tough though. It was always “There is like or as.” or “It's not comparing anything.” It was so frustrating. The good thing was, we finished each activity with ten minutes left in class.
Science
We were soooooooooo lucky because our test was pushed back to tomorrow. The assignment for the day, was to write two questions. One on lesson one and the other on lesson two. It was soooooooooo easy. We then played a game where two people come up and the teacher picks a question to ask. The first kid to put their hand up can answer the question. The boys won 5 to 4. After the game, we watched a video about two aliens who learn about Earth's different landforms. It was creepy but they gave some good facts and cool pictures. I gave it a 2.5 out of 5. The aliens were weird. At first, he didn't like crust on bread. When he learned about the Earth's crust, he suddenly liked crust. Weird but creative.
Friday, 02/27/09
Math
Today, we worked on finding areas. The teacher made a floor plan consisting of whole and partial filled squares. We had to find the area. One way to find it is to multiply the length times the width but it would be kind of hard. Another way is to count the squares inside the box. One full box equals 1. A half filled in box needs two to become a whole. If you had 7 whole boxes and two partial filled boxes, your area would be 8. We worked on a worksheet about this and made our own floorplan for our friend to figure out. It was fun and easy.
Language Arts
Today, we went to the library to work on a worksheet about the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There were questions about the book we're reading called From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and also questions about collections in the museum. Some questions asked about a certain object and some asked about a certain collection. My favorite question was about what collection would I go to. I picked the drawings and prints collection. The pictures fascinated me. I picked it because I could get some inspiration from some objects.
Science
Today, we finished our study guide. We only had to fill in the different types of erosion. We got to do it by ourselves then review it as a class. Some of the basic ones were Ice and Plants. Ice erodes when water gets into cracks and freezes into ice, expanding the rocks. The same thing goes for plants. The roots get into cracks, smashing and expanding the rock. It was interesting how different types of erosion works. My favorite is Ice. I wonder what it's like to see ice in the cracks of rocks. It would be cool.
Today, we worked on finding areas. The teacher made a floor plan consisting of whole and partial filled squares. We had to find the area. One way to find it is to multiply the length times the width but it would be kind of hard. Another way is to count the squares inside the box. One full box equals 1. A half filled in box needs two to become a whole. If you had 7 whole boxes and two partial filled boxes, your area would be 8. We worked on a worksheet about this and made our own floorplan for our friend to figure out. It was fun and easy.
Language Arts
Today, we went to the library to work on a worksheet about the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There were questions about the book we're reading called From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and also questions about collections in the museum. Some questions asked about a certain object and some asked about a certain collection. My favorite question was about what collection would I go to. I picked the drawings and prints collection. The pictures fascinated me. I picked it because I could get some inspiration from some objects.
Science
Today, we finished our study guide. We only had to fill in the different types of erosion. We got to do it by ourselves then review it as a class. Some of the basic ones were Ice and Plants. Ice erodes when water gets into cracks and freezes into ice, expanding the rocks. The same thing goes for plants. The roots get into cracks, smashing and expanding the rock. It was interesting how different types of erosion works. My favorite is Ice. I wonder what it's like to see ice in the cracks of rocks. It would be cool.
Thursday, 02/26/09
Math
Today, we learned about using algebraic equations. We practiced using expressions and in & out charts. In the in and out charts, there was an in column and an out column. You had to find out how the number changed. Change in and out into variables. For example, in is i and out is o. The way it changes is times 5. You would write i x 5=o. Pretty simple, huh? For equations, there was a problem like this:
Ali was x feet tall. Ali's grandpa was 50 inches taller than Ali. How tall is Ali's grandpa?
You would write x+50. That's an expression. There is no answer or equal sign. It was pretty easy to practice it. We also have a quiz tomorrow to let us practice for the PSSA test that is coming.
Language Arts
Today, each table group went to one center for section 's center rotation. My group went to the prefixes center. There, we had to fill out the sheet in our menu called the Unlock Prefixes and Root Words page. It was easy. We just had to find words with a prefix and root word then guess the definition. I found a lot of themin under two minutes. It was actually fun. We also had to complete pages 69, 70, and 71 in our books. They were about prefixes. We had to find the right word for the sentence they were giving. For example: “The cars drove over to the ____________.” The blank would be intersection. Easy, huh. We finished all the pages just in time to leave for the next class.
Science
Today, we got to do a new lab. We made a landform out of dots of clay. My partner and I made a short little mountain. For the experiment, we each took turns taking out dots and when the person finished, the other opened their eyes and checked to see if there was a difference. The teacher said each dot taken off is worth 1,000 years. It took us 4,000 years to notice a difference!!! When we finished that, we filled in the questions asking about the experiment. On the last question, she asked if we liked it. I liked it a lot. It was fun, and it was like a little game. She should totally pass it on to the other kids coming next year.
Today, we learned about using algebraic equations. We practiced using expressions and in & out charts. In the in and out charts, there was an in column and an out column. You had to find out how the number changed. Change in and out into variables. For example, in is i and out is o. The way it changes is times 5. You would write i x 5=o. Pretty simple, huh? For equations, there was a problem like this:
Ali was x feet tall. Ali's grandpa was 50 inches taller than Ali. How tall is Ali's grandpa?
You would write x+50. That's an expression. There is no answer or equal sign. It was pretty easy to practice it. We also have a quiz tomorrow to let us practice for the PSSA test that is coming.
Language Arts
Today, each table group went to one center for section 's center rotation. My group went to the prefixes center. There, we had to fill out the sheet in our menu called the Unlock Prefixes and Root Words page. It was easy. We just had to find words with a prefix and root word then guess the definition. I found a lot of themin under two minutes. It was actually fun. We also had to complete pages 69, 70, and 71 in our books. They were about prefixes. We had to find the right word for the sentence they were giving. For example: “The cars drove over to the ____________.” The blank would be intersection. Easy, huh. We finished all the pages just in time to leave for the next class.
Science
Today, we got to do a new lab. We made a landform out of dots of clay. My partner and I made a short little mountain. For the experiment, we each took turns taking out dots and when the person finished, the other opened their eyes and checked to see if there was a difference. The teacher said each dot taken off is worth 1,000 years. It took us 4,000 years to notice a difference!!! When we finished that, we filled in the questions asking about the experiment. On the last question, she asked if we liked it. I liked it a lot. It was fun, and it was like a little game. She should totally pass it on to the other kids coming next year.
Wednesday, 02/25/09
Math
Today, we reviewed what a coordinate grid was. It's a graph with certain points that form something. Those points have something called an ordered pair. There are two numbers. The first shows how far over you go on the grid, and the second number shows how far up you go in the grid. An example is 6,7. I went six over and seven up. It was easy. The fun activity we did was we drew a picture using a coordinate grid. I managed to get an oddly shaped peace sign. Some parts looked good while some looked demented. When we finished the picture, we wrote down the ordered pair for each point. After that step, we traded with a friend and tried to figure out what there's were. My partner's picture was a bird. My partner didn't get my peace sign right. Some parts weren't correct, but I think I wrote them wrong. I wish we could do it more often. We also tool a math survey. There were questions about math where your choices were Yes, No, and Maybe. I don't think I circled No a lot. I usually put down Sometimes.
Language Arts
Today, we received our Literature Menu for section 4 of the book, From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. We got to work on the discussion questions for chapters 7 and 8, and the best part is, we finished them! We completed all of them in one class. It was awesome. I also completed the wordles except for one of them. It looks like a running house. The wordles were just extra credit though. There was also an extra credit activity where you had to draw three things that described a character. I did Jamie. So far, I have only done one. It's about how picky he is about preserving money. I drew a cab and Jamie near it saying, “No, Claudia!” I'm trying to think of what else to draw.
Science
Today, we finished filling in the chart. Like always, the teacher assigned each group a certain landform. My group got the mighty volcano. I did the intro, the definition, and drew the little picture. My classmate did a list of examples. Our picture turned out pretty good. It looked fantastic from far away for some reason. There were the volcano, the mountain, the plain, the hill, the glacier, the glacial grooves, the sand dunes, the sand spits, the barrier islands, the mesa, and the canyon. It was fun teaching the class and learning from others at the same time. There was also a chart about different types of erosion. Moving water, ice, wind, and other kinds of erosions were in the chart.
Today, we reviewed what a coordinate grid was. It's a graph with certain points that form something. Those points have something called an ordered pair. There are two numbers. The first shows how far over you go on the grid, and the second number shows how far up you go in the grid. An example is 6,7. I went six over and seven up. It was easy. The fun activity we did was we drew a picture using a coordinate grid. I managed to get an oddly shaped peace sign. Some parts looked good while some looked demented. When we finished the picture, we wrote down the ordered pair for each point. After that step, we traded with a friend and tried to figure out what there's were. My partner's picture was a bird. My partner didn't get my peace sign right. Some parts weren't correct, but I think I wrote them wrong. I wish we could do it more often. We also tool a math survey. There were questions about math where your choices were Yes, No, and Maybe. I don't think I circled No a lot. I usually put down Sometimes.
Language Arts
Today, we received our Literature Menu for section 4 of the book, From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. We got to work on the discussion questions for chapters 7 and 8, and the best part is, we finished them! We completed all of them in one class. It was awesome. I also completed the wordles except for one of them. It looks like a running house. The wordles were just extra credit though. There was also an extra credit activity where you had to draw three things that described a character. I did Jamie. So far, I have only done one. It's about how picky he is about preserving money. I drew a cab and Jamie near it saying, “No, Claudia!” I'm trying to think of what else to draw.
Science
Today, we finished filling in the chart. Like always, the teacher assigned each group a certain landform. My group got the mighty volcano. I did the intro, the definition, and drew the little picture. My classmate did a list of examples. Our picture turned out pretty good. It looked fantastic from far away for some reason. There were the volcano, the mountain, the plain, the hill, the glacier, the glacial grooves, the sand dunes, the sand spits, the barrier islands, the mesa, and the canyon. It was fun teaching the class and learning from others at the same time. There was also a chart about different types of erosion. Moving water, ice, wind, and other kinds of erosions were in the chart.
Tuesday, 02/24/09
Math
Today, we took our Unit 8 test. We needed to know how to find equivalent fractions, compare fractions using <, >, and =, marking points on a line plot, adding/subtracting mixed numbers, and multiplying mixed numbers & fractions. It was kind of easy. Multiplying mixed numbers & fractions was pretty challenging for me. When I finished, I looked over my answers then handed it in. I then received another study card packet. We had to complete words #11—#21. It was very easy. Write the definition next to each word.
Language Arts
Today, we read section 4 of From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Claudia and Jamie send their letter in this section. When they get their reply, Claudia doesn't seem satisfied. She thinks it was too nice. There was no sarcasm or anything mean. I don't know why she's all down. They decide to leave the place and go to the bus station. Right when they are about to purchase a ticket, Claudia says that she wants to go to Farmington, Connecticut which is where Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler lives. They take a bus to a certain city where from there, they will go on a bus to Farmington.
Social Studies/Science
Today, we took our Settlements test. There were questions on which settlement is the sentence describing and on the back, we had to choose four colonies and write down why they were created. I chose Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New Netherland, and one more I forgot. After that, the test was over. Then we shifted gears over to Science. We started our Unit on landforms. In lesson one, there were only two vocab words. There was also a chart where we had to write the definition, write an example, and draw a picture about kinds of landforms. There was a mountain, a volcano, a plain, a hill, a glacier, and many more. I still need to finish the chart. I finished the vocab words easily.
Today, we took our Unit 8 test. We needed to know how to find equivalent fractions, compare fractions using <, >, and =, marking points on a line plot, adding/subtracting mixed numbers, and multiplying mixed numbers & fractions. It was kind of easy. Multiplying mixed numbers & fractions was pretty challenging for me. When I finished, I looked over my answers then handed it in. I then received another study card packet. We had to complete words #11—#21. It was very easy. Write the definition next to each word.
Language Arts
Today, we read section 4 of From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Claudia and Jamie send their letter in this section. When they get their reply, Claudia doesn't seem satisfied. She thinks it was too nice. There was no sarcasm or anything mean. I don't know why she's all down. They decide to leave the place and go to the bus station. Right when they are about to purchase a ticket, Claudia says that she wants to go to Farmington, Connecticut which is where Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler lives. They take a bus to a certain city where from there, they will go on a bus to Farmington.
Social Studies/Science
Today, we took our Settlements test. There were questions on which settlement is the sentence describing and on the back, we had to choose four colonies and write down why they were created. I chose Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New Netherland, and one more I forgot. After that, the test was over. Then we shifted gears over to Science. We started our Unit on landforms. In lesson one, there were only two vocab words. There was also a chart where we had to write the definition, write an example, and draw a picture about kinds of landforms. There was a mountain, a volcano, a plain, a hill, a glacier, and many more. I still need to finish the chart. I finished the vocab words easily.
Monday, 02/23/09
Math
Today, we received a study guide for our Unit 8 test. We had to find equivalent fractions, compare fractions using <, >, and =, marking points on a line plot, adding/subtracting mixed numbers, and multiplying mixed numbers & fractions. There were a couple pages. It was pretty easy. My whole group worked as a team and we blazed through the entire packet. The teachers then explained how to do the flash cards. There were two columns. The one on the left had words in them. The one on the right was empty. You had to fill in the proper definition for each word. It was pretty easy and simple. For homework, we had to do cards #1—#10.
Language Arts
Today, we took our test on section 3 of From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. There were questions on antonyms, synonyms, proper & common nouns, inferences, figurative language, main idea, and supporting details. I scored a 22 out of a possible 25 which is an 88%. Not as good as good as what I was hoping for. I was hoping to get in the 90's at least. I tried but I came close. Very close. There were some tough questions where there were two answers hard to decide from. Next time will hopefully be better.
Social Studies
Today, we filled out the chart for the final two settlements. New France and New Netherland. In the chart were questions that compared the two settlements. They were on the country that arrived, what time period they arrived in, what the climate was like, what kind of people arrived, who did they interact with, did they succeed or fail and more. There was also yet another writing prompt. It was the same as the other two but this time, we had to choose between New Netherland and New France. I chose New Netherland mainly because their climate makes it good for farming and growing crops unlike New France's cold climate which makes farming and growing crops difficult. I also chose it because I wanted to make money and trade valuable items. I also like their diversity. I can learn about different cultures.
Today, we received a study guide for our Unit 8 test. We had to find equivalent fractions, compare fractions using <, >, and =, marking points on a line plot, adding/subtracting mixed numbers, and multiplying mixed numbers & fractions. There were a couple pages. It was pretty easy. My whole group worked as a team and we blazed through the entire packet. The teachers then explained how to do the flash cards. There were two columns. The one on the left had words in them. The one on the right was empty. You had to fill in the proper definition for each word. It was pretty easy and simple. For homework, we had to do cards #1—#10.
Language Arts
Today, we took our test on section 3 of From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. There were questions on antonyms, synonyms, proper & common nouns, inferences, figurative language, main idea, and supporting details. I scored a 22 out of a possible 25 which is an 88%. Not as good as good as what I was hoping for. I was hoping to get in the 90's at least. I tried but I came close. Very close. There were some tough questions where there were two answers hard to decide from. Next time will hopefully be better.
Social Studies
Today, we filled out the chart for the final two settlements. New France and New Netherland. In the chart were questions that compared the two settlements. They were on the country that arrived, what time period they arrived in, what the climate was like, what kind of people arrived, who did they interact with, did they succeed or fail and more. There was also yet another writing prompt. It was the same as the other two but this time, we had to choose between New Netherland and New France. I chose New Netherland mainly because their climate makes it good for farming and growing crops unlike New France's cold climate which makes farming and growing crops difficult. I also chose it because I wanted to make money and trade valuable items. I also like their diversity. I can learn about different cultures.
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