Thursday, January 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20th

Technology lab today:
  1. typing
  2. science Brainpops
  3. Thank You letters
  4. Projects
  5. Autobiographies
Presentations:
Another impressive day of Animoto, powerpoints, and Prezi

Math:
Multiple Step multiplication with fractions.  
Tonight’s lesson is really some more serious style algebra.   We did two problems in the class that we counted had 5 different steps in order to solve.
Students were given 25 minutes to work on tonight’s homework.

Famous American reports..
We started discussing what the report was all about.
I will firm up the due dates and send home a hard copy.  For today, they were able to see what the requirements are.  

Lice -- Our entire school has this challenge.  So please check your child’s hair.  Also no jackets or clothing of any kind will be left here for the 3 day weekend.  They are coming in and cleaning out everything on Friday evening.  

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:

Theme 3 Projects are being shown and graded this week.  
Here is when your child is presenting:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtOH1AduQvi0dHR0TlR5S1o3Uy1zS2cxWmZCUTMwLVE&hl=en&authkey=COqAu-sI

Free-Write due Friday:
A free free write -- any topic

Math:
Page 284-285 (1-29 all) due Friday
Multiplication:
http://www.acoe.org/acoe/files/EdServices/Multiplying%20Fractions.swf
Division:
http://www.acoe.org/acoe/files/EdServices/Dividing%20Fractions.swf

We have locked down the field trip for ZEUM (www.zeum.org) on Tuesday, February 1st.
Students need to be here by 7:45 in the morning and we are shooting to return at 2:50.  Please note that it is a usually 2:05 return time that day.
Here is the permission slip:
http://www.box.net/shared/z3f4l6t8u4

Read an Autobiography Story from our L.A. book and create a mini poster about this person:  DUE ON FRIDAY.
You only have to read ONE of the stories and do one poster.
Langston Terrace on pages 574-578
Jane Goodall on pages 579-581
Bill Peet on pages 582-587
Alex Rodgriguez on pages 588-591

Your poster must have the following:
Clearly have the person’s name.
What important thing(s) has this person accomplished?
What three new facts did you learn about this person from the reading?
From another source other than the story (e.g. wikipedia, encyclopedia, book at the library) what three new facts did you learn a bout this person?
What three questions would you ask this person and why?
Poster may be done on-line as a prezi, as a powerpoint or done on typical poster paper (which I can get you).  
DUE ON FRIDAY  - not intended to become a 2 or 3 hour ordeal.  Child should spend no more than 45-60 minutes on this assignment.

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