Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The field trip day.....

We went to the Lawrence Livermore Labratory today and everything went super smooth.  Thank you again for the seven parents that volunteered to drive!!   Your time and safe driving was highly appreciated.  

The kids then had PE after we returned from the field trip.    Field trip + PE = glorious day.  

Tonight’s homework:
‘Write a thank you letter to Mr. Williams and Mr. Beck.
Introduction paragraph - mentioning they came on Tuesday, January 18th and the scavenger hunt (CSI) in the visitor’s center and then the laboratory time.
One paragraph where they mention 2 to 3 specific examples of things that they learned or enjoyed during their time in the visitor’s center and doing the CSI competition.  
One paragraph where they mention 2 to 3 specific examples of things that they learned or enjoyed during their 90 minutes in the laboratory with Mr. Williams.  
Final paragraph where they can again say thank you and mention how the field trip may have inspired them, encouraged to learn something new, and anything else that thought about or learned on this field trip.

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard
Homework for the week:

Thank you letter is due Wednesday

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

Free-Write due Thursday:
“There are just too many.........”

Math:
Page 279  (1-33 all)  due Thursday
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.
Eloise Greenfield 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