We finally completed our Green Theme Project! The students worked so very hard all this week to make this happen.
Math homework: PWB lesson 18.3 and RT sheet 18.3 if you didn't finish in class.
At this time you should have Mon, Tues, Wed, and Thursday filled out on your reading log.
I sent home a yellow slip home to day about the Special education fundraiser for next week. They will be selling nachos with chesse and bottled water all for 3.00 dollars.
Don't forget vocabulary test tomorrow.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Hi!
Math Homework tonight: page 95 lesson 18.2 in practice workbook.
Field trip tomorrow. Make sure you bring a lite jacket and comfortable walking shoes.
No players or games. You may bring a camera and some souvenir money.
Field trip tomorrow. Make sure you bring a lite jacket and comfortable walking shoes.
No players or games. You may bring a camera and some souvenir money.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Great Day
Hey All!
We had a productive day! We took our test on Cephalopods, and we also started putting the finishing touches on our "Green Theme Projects". Some students still need gold spray paint. If any parent has an extra can of gold spray paint in their shed or garage, could you please allow us to borrow some?
We also had our weekly debate based on the question "If you were an employer, would you hire a convicted felon?" We had four students on the panel posing as owners of Walmart, University Mall, a Daycare, and The Piggly Wiggly store. These students were really engaged in coming up with reasons for their decisions of either hiring or not hiring a felon. This allowed the students to really think about their actions in life, and the importance of sound decision making.
We had a productive day! We took our test on Cephalopods, and we also started putting the finishing touches on our "Green Theme Projects". Some students still need gold spray paint. If any parent has an extra can of gold spray paint in their shed or garage, could you please allow us to borrow some?
We also had our weekly debate based on the question "If you were an employer, would you hire a convicted felon?" We had four students on the panel posing as owners of Walmart, University Mall, a Daycare, and The Piggly Wiggly store. These students were really engaged in coming up with reasons for their decisions of either hiring or not hiring a felon. This allowed the students to really think about their actions in life, and the importance of sound decision making.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Hey
Math Homework lesson 27.4
Reading Pwb page 147
Make sure you study for your vocabulary test tomorrow!
Reading Pwb page 147
Make sure you study for your vocabulary test tomorrow!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
HI
No homework for tonight!
In math we worked on finding the volume of 3 dimensional shapes
Science-learned more about HIV/AIDS
Make sure you read tonight because reading logs are due Monday
Bring Orange slip back signed by parent
***Britney, make sure you do page 174 in your practice workbook. We will be doing that in class tomorrow.*******
In math we worked on finding the volume of 3 dimensional shapes
Science-learned more about HIV/AIDS
Make sure you read tonight because reading logs are due Monday
Bring Orange slip back signed by parent
***Britney, make sure you do page 174 in your practice workbook. We will be doing that in class tomorrow.*******
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
HI
No Math homework
Reading PWB page 172
Today we are continuing our lesson on HIV/AIDS. The students are very inquisitive and there are some things that I as a teacher cannot discuss. Please allow your child ask the questions that I can't. Thank you for your support.
Students are to memorize the following steps for "How the Immune System Defends the Body Against Germs and Viruses"
-Germs invade the body and quickly begin to multiply
-The germs attack the body, causing illness
-The immune system fights back. Macrophages swallow some of the germs. Macrophages also signal the T Cells that the body is being attack
-T Cells signal white blood cells to produce antibodies. Antibodies help destroy some of the germs.
-Antibodies help to finally destroy all of the germs. The body is healthy again.
"How HIV Affects a Person's Immune System"
-HIV enters the body and attacks T Cells and Macrophages
-The viruses multiply inside the T Cells. The new viruses are released into the blood and can attack other T Cells
-This process goes on for many year, but the person shows no signs of HIV infection or illness
-As more and more T Cells are destroyed, the immune system is weakened
-The immune system and the body continue to grow weaker. The body cannot fight off germs. It begins to show symptoms of infection. The person will die without treatment.
Reading PWB page 172
Today we are continuing our lesson on HIV/AIDS. The students are very inquisitive and there are some things that I as a teacher cannot discuss. Please allow your child ask the questions that I can't. Thank you for your support.
Students are to memorize the following steps for "How the Immune System Defends the Body Against Germs and Viruses"
-Germs invade the body and quickly begin to multiply
-The germs attack the body, causing illness
-The immune system fights back. Macrophages swallow some of the germs. Macrophages also signal the T Cells that the body is being attack
-T Cells signal white blood cells to produce antibodies. Antibodies help destroy some of the germs.
-Antibodies help to finally destroy all of the germs. The body is healthy again.
"How HIV Affects a Person's Immune System"
-HIV enters the body and attacks T Cells and Macrophages
-The viruses multiply inside the T Cells. The new viruses are released into the blood and can attack other T Cells
-This process goes on for many year, but the person shows no signs of HIV infection or illness
-As more and more T Cells are destroyed, the immune system is weakened
-The immune system and the body continue to grow weaker. The body cannot fight off germs. It begins to show symptoms of infection. The person will die without treatment.
Vocabulary Words for this Friday's Test
Vocabulary Words Week 4-12-10
1. Cephalopod- Any mollusk having tentacles attached to the head, including the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus.
2. Coconut Octopus- Size of a lemon. Feeds on shellfish. Will hide anything including clamshells, coconut shells and old tin cans. When angry it puffs its self up and turns purple. (Lives Tropical Indian and West Pacific Oceans. (Lives- Tropical Indian and West Pacific Oceans. Depths of up to 590ft)
3. Blue-ringed Octopus- One of the most deadly creatures in the world. Four of theses species have been known to cause human deaths. Their saliva contains strong nerve poison that they use to paralyze crabs. There is no known antidote to their venom. (Lives- Australia to Japan. Depths up to 650 ft)
4. Mimic Octopus-lives in black sand plains in shallow waters. Has an amazing ability to change shape and color to look like other poisonous animals, such as banded snakes, flatfish, lion fish, stingrays, or jellyfish. It decides which animal to mimic based on which predator is nearby. (Live Papua New Guinea to the Red Sea. Depth up to 160ft)
5. Sand Octopus- Long thin body about the size of a thumb. During the day it buries under the sand, and makes a chimney through the sand to the surface so it can suck in water to breathe. It uses slime to hold the chimney together. At night it hunts for crabs, shrimp, and worms. (Live Southern Australia. Depth up to 160ft)
6. Day Octopus-Has skin that can be raised so it can look like coral or weed. Feeds on lobsters, crabs and fish and its home can be identified by the scattering of empty crab shells around the entrance. It can run along the sea floor using two of its arms lie legs. This way it does not look like a regular octopus, so can slip past its predators.( live in the Indian and Pacific. Depths of up to 650ft)
7. Striped Pajama Squid- Looks like a golf ball with stripes. Hides in the sand during the day, and comes out at night to hunt shrimp, crabs, and fish. When buried, the little fingers of skin above its eyes stop sand from falling into its gills. Its striped pattern warns fish that it is horrible to eat. If attacked, it squirts poisonous slime from glands under its body. (Live Australia to Papa New Guinea. Depth- up to 820ft)
8. Giant Cuttlefish-Males have long arms that look like flags. They stretch them out during color changing competitions. They are the largest cuttlefish species in the world and grow up to three feet long. Like all cuttlefish, they have a white chalky cuttlebone inside their bodies to help them float. Birds love eating and sharpening their beaks on cuttlebones. (Live- Australia. Depth- up to 330ft)
9. Broadclub Cuttlefish-Amazing at color change. It hunts by slowly swimming towards small shrimp and fish, while flashing zebra stripes up and down its arms- almost hypnotizing its prey before shooting high-speed tentacles out to grab them. It can hide from attackers by changing shape to look like a mangrove leaf. If shown a mirror, males will fight their reflection. (Live Australia to Fiji and Japan. Depth- up to 160 ft)
10. Chambered Nautilus-These types have been swimming in our oceans for 500 million years. Once, they reached 10 feet in diameter, and swam around sucking up trilobites and shellfish. Today only size small species exist, hiding on the deep, dark sides of coral reefs. They rise at night to hunt hermit crabs and eat dead animals. (Live- Tropical Indo-Pacific. Depth 160ft-2100ft)
11. Argonaut-Also called nautiluses; these octopuses spend their lives swimming around the blue water of the open ocean, never touching the sea floor. The females can grow up to 12 inches long, and make beautiful thin white shells in which to lay their eggs. If threatened, they will use the spike on their shell to ram predators in the nose. The males are less than an inch long and have no shells. (Live-Tropical and cool oceans around the world. Depth- 650 ft)
12. Species- A group of related animals or plants that can breed among themselves.
1. Cephalopod- Any mollusk having tentacles attached to the head, including the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus.
2. Coconut Octopus- Size of a lemon. Feeds on shellfish. Will hide anything including clamshells, coconut shells and old tin cans. When angry it puffs its self up and turns purple. (Lives Tropical Indian and West Pacific Oceans. (Lives- Tropical Indian and West Pacific Oceans. Depths of up to 590ft)
3. Blue-ringed Octopus- One of the most deadly creatures in the world. Four of theses species have been known to cause human deaths. Their saliva contains strong nerve poison that they use to paralyze crabs. There is no known antidote to their venom. (Lives- Australia to Japan. Depths up to 650 ft)
4. Mimic Octopus-lives in black sand plains in shallow waters. Has an amazing ability to change shape and color to look like other poisonous animals, such as banded snakes, flatfish, lion fish, stingrays, or jellyfish. It decides which animal to mimic based on which predator is nearby. (Live Papua New Guinea to the Red Sea. Depth up to 160ft)
5. Sand Octopus- Long thin body about the size of a thumb. During the day it buries under the sand, and makes a chimney through the sand to the surface so it can suck in water to breathe. It uses slime to hold the chimney together. At night it hunts for crabs, shrimp, and worms. (Live Southern Australia. Depth up to 160ft)
6. Day Octopus-Has skin that can be raised so it can look like coral or weed. Feeds on lobsters, crabs and fish and its home can be identified by the scattering of empty crab shells around the entrance. It can run along the sea floor using two of its arms lie legs. This way it does not look like a regular octopus, so can slip past its predators.( live in the Indian and Pacific. Depths of up to 650ft)
7. Striped Pajama Squid- Looks like a golf ball with stripes. Hides in the sand during the day, and comes out at night to hunt shrimp, crabs, and fish. When buried, the little fingers of skin above its eyes stop sand from falling into its gills. Its striped pattern warns fish that it is horrible to eat. If attacked, it squirts poisonous slime from glands under its body. (Live Australia to Papa New Guinea. Depth- up to 820ft)
8. Giant Cuttlefish-Males have long arms that look like flags. They stretch them out during color changing competitions. They are the largest cuttlefish species in the world and grow up to three feet long. Like all cuttlefish, they have a white chalky cuttlebone inside their bodies to help them float. Birds love eating and sharpening their beaks on cuttlebones. (Live- Australia. Depth- up to 330ft)
9. Broadclub Cuttlefish-Amazing at color change. It hunts by slowly swimming towards small shrimp and fish, while flashing zebra stripes up and down its arms- almost hypnotizing its prey before shooting high-speed tentacles out to grab them. It can hide from attackers by changing shape to look like a mangrove leaf. If shown a mirror, males will fight their reflection. (Live Australia to Fiji and Japan. Depth- up to 160 ft)
10. Chambered Nautilus-These types have been swimming in our oceans for 500 million years. Once, they reached 10 feet in diameter, and swam around sucking up trilobites and shellfish. Today only size small species exist, hiding on the deep, dark sides of coral reefs. They rise at night to hunt hermit crabs and eat dead animals. (Live- Tropical Indo-Pacific. Depth 160ft-2100ft)
11. Argonaut-Also called nautiluses; these octopuses spend their lives swimming around the blue water of the open ocean, never touching the sea floor. The females can grow up to 12 inches long, and make beautiful thin white shells in which to lay their eggs. If threatened, they will use the spike on their shell to ram predators in the nose. The males are less than an inch long and have no shells. (Live-Tropical and cool oceans around the world. Depth- 650 ft)
12. Species- A group of related animals or plants that can breed among themselves.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Homework 4-19
Math- Pwb page 143 and please try to bring in an empty box of cereal or fruit roll ups or any rectangular prism.
If you have not brought in any money yet for trip or end of the year activities, you may do so this week.
If you have not brought in any money yet for trip or end of the year activities, you may do so this week.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Hi
Don't forget to pay 40 dollars for all end of the year stuff by tomorrow.
NO hommework, but read!
Many students did not turn in reading logs on Monday.
NO hommework, but read!
Many students did not turn in reading logs on Monday.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Seven More Weeks Left
Hello Students,
For morning work we will be studying Octopuses and their close relatives, cuttlefish and nautilus. These are some incredible sea animals with amazing abilities, which helps them adapt to the environment.
For morning work we will be studying Octopuses and their close relatives, cuttlefish and nautilus. These are some incredible sea animals with amazing abilities, which helps them adapt to the environment.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Hello
Hi Parents and Students,
There will be no homework for tonight.
The April's newsletter went home today and I will provide a copy of it at the bottom of this post.
Math- this week we have been studying polyhedrons and polygons using shape. We also have be working with tessellations.
Reading- We are reading "The Watsons Go to Birmingham"
If you have any cross sections of tree stumps or trunks, I would greatly appreciate it if you would let me borrow a few! I would like to do a lesson on how long trees can live.
Hat Day tomorrow, so bring a dollar if you want to wear your hat.
************************Newsletter*************************************************
Dear Parents,
I am sure glad that testing is over!
We are in our first week of April, and I would like to share with you some important events that will be taking place this month.
The book fair started today and will end next Tuesday. If you would like to stop by anytime during school hours to make purchases or maybe even purchase a book from my wish list, you may do so
Our class will be going to the book fair on the following dates: 4/8 @2:00, 4/12 @8:00, and 4/13 @1:40. You may send money to school with your child so that they may purchase a book.
The following are random dates of information that you may find helpful to know:
• 4/9 hat day bring $1.00
• 4/23 Progress Reports
• 4/9 Relay for life T-shirt order forms due
• 4/28 UA Trip $15 due 4/16
• 5/24, 5/25 5th Grade Fun Day and Recognition Ceremony $20 Due 4/16
• 5/1 Relay For Life
• 5/21 Talent Show
• 4/9 Year book Signing will be after Wee-Tv
The students are doing an excellent job in meeting their last A.R. Goal for the year. As of right now the A.R. deadline is 5/20
Reading logs are due every two weeks. The next reading log is due 4/12. This is from weeks 4/5-4/16.
We are reading “The Watson’s Go to Birmingham” this week.
Please be sure to send your child to school with a snack each day.
I would like to personally thank all the parents who bought drinks and snacks during testing time.
Thank you for all that you do for your child and my student!
There will be no homework for tonight.
The April's newsletter went home today and I will provide a copy of it at the bottom of this post.
Math- this week we have been studying polyhedrons and polygons using shape. We also have be working with tessellations.
Reading- We are reading "The Watsons Go to Birmingham"
If you have any cross sections of tree stumps or trunks, I would greatly appreciate it if you would let me borrow a few! I would like to do a lesson on how long trees can live.
Hat Day tomorrow, so bring a dollar if you want to wear your hat.
************************Newsletter*************************************************
Dear Parents,
I am sure glad that testing is over!
We are in our first week of April, and I would like to share with you some important events that will be taking place this month.
The book fair started today and will end next Tuesday. If you would like to stop by anytime during school hours to make purchases or maybe even purchase a book from my wish list, you may do so
Our class will be going to the book fair on the following dates: 4/8 @2:00, 4/12 @8:00, and 4/13 @1:40. You may send money to school with your child so that they may purchase a book.
The following are random dates of information that you may find helpful to know:
• 4/9 hat day bring $1.00
• 4/23 Progress Reports
• 4/9 Relay for life T-shirt order forms due
• 4/28 UA Trip $15 due 4/16
• 5/24, 5/25 5th Grade Fun Day and Recognition Ceremony $20 Due 4/16
• 5/1 Relay For Life
• 5/21 Talent Show
• 4/9 Year book Signing will be after Wee-Tv
The students are doing an excellent job in meeting their last A.R. Goal for the year. As of right now the A.R. deadline is 5/20
Reading logs are due every two weeks. The next reading log is due 4/12. This is from weeks 4/5-4/16.
We are reading “The Watson’s Go to Birmingham” this week.
Please be sure to send your child to school with a snack each day.
I would like to personally thank all the parents who bought drinks and snacks during testing time.
Thank you for all that you do for your child and my student!
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