Friday, May 25, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Final Week
Just a few notes for our final week of school-
First of all, we are almost done with all of our subject areas here at school. If there was any late work, I asked for it last week and yesterday. If it has not been turned in, I am sorry, but it is too late.
This week, we will be working on cleaning our room and getting it ready for the summer. We will also be cleaning out desks starting this afternoon. Please be sure to have a bag here at school so you can haul your things home!
This year, REPORT CARDS WILL BE MAILED. You should receive them next week. I will send home DQ envelopes today.
The FINAL CHAPEL SERVICE will be held at 8:30 am on Friday, May 25th
AWARDS DAY is on Friday, May 25th starting at 12:30 pm
GRADUATION is Friday night, May 25th at 7:00 pm
Three more days, then we are out for the summer!
First of all, we are almost done with all of our subject areas here at school. If there was any late work, I asked for it last week and yesterday. If it has not been turned in, I am sorry, but it is too late.
This week, we will be working on cleaning our room and getting it ready for the summer. We will also be cleaning out desks starting this afternoon. Please be sure to have a bag here at school so you can haul your things home!
This year, REPORT CARDS WILL BE MAILED. You should receive them next week. I will send home DQ envelopes today.
The FINAL CHAPEL SERVICE will be held at 8:30 am on Friday, May 25th
AWARDS DAY is on Friday, May 25th starting at 12:30 pm
GRADUATION is Friday night, May 25th at 7:00 pm
Three more days, then we are out for the summer!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Create your own Volcano
Directions
These are the basic Materials:
• Bottle, can be Snapple, plastic soda, just about any size
• A Cardboard box
• Scissors, Tape,
• A Plastic bag
First Lets Make the Volcano Shell
Start out with your box and your bottle. Use a corrugated box because it is nice and strong. Just about any bottle will do, plastic or glass. Cut the box to make a base, place the bottle on the base (this can be done however you think will work best) Cut a hole out under the bottle. This will be so you can easily take the bottle out for cleaning and reuse of the volcano. Now cover the bottle with a bag. This will keep the plaster or dough from adhering to it. Makes it much easier to get in and out. Now make your volcano shape using strips of cardboard from the excess parts of the box that you cut away. Tape them together, glue them, staple them. Do whatever is comfortable and easy for you. Stuff the frame with crumpled up pieces of paper or newspaper. This will give it strength.
Make the Volcano Shell
This is an easy method that uses materials around the house. In a bowl mix six cups of flour, two cups of salt, four tablespoons of cooking oil and two cups of water. You mix this up real well and it comes out a nice doughy material which will be perfect for your volcano shell. You can tinker with the ingredients a bit to get a consistency you are comfortable working with. Typically its good to add a little more water as you see fit. You then apply this dough to the diorama shell and let it dry. With this method you can also bypass the whole frame method that was on the previous pages. Just make sure you put a plastic bag over your bottle so it will be easy to remove.
You can also add some paint or food coloring to the dough if you want it to have a nice volcano like color. Or you can leave in natural so you can paint it later.
The volcano needs to be painted!
Take your time and exercise some artistic skills. (You can paint some red around the mouth of the volcano -This is called the crater- and run some red lines down the side. It makes a good effect.) Also add some little details like small trees and grass.
Now for the Ingredients for Making this Volcano Erupt
1. Take the bottle out of the volcano and fill it almost full with water
2. put 4 or 5 drops of detergent right into the water
3. Add Two Tablespoons of Baking Soda to the water
4. Put the Volcano over the bottle so it is in place and ready to go
5. Pour some vinegar right into the volcano bottle and watch it Erupt!!
These are the basic Materials:
• Bottle, can be Snapple, plastic soda, just about any size
• A Cardboard box
• Scissors, Tape,
• A Plastic bag
First Lets Make the Volcano Shell
Start out with your box and your bottle. Use a corrugated box because it is nice and strong. Just about any bottle will do, plastic or glass. Cut the box to make a base, place the bottle on the base (this can be done however you think will work best) Cut a hole out under the bottle. This will be so you can easily take the bottle out for cleaning and reuse of the volcano. Now cover the bottle with a bag. This will keep the plaster or dough from adhering to it. Makes it much easier to get in and out. Now make your volcano shape using strips of cardboard from the excess parts of the box that you cut away. Tape them together, glue them, staple them. Do whatever is comfortable and easy for you. Stuff the frame with crumpled up pieces of paper or newspaper. This will give it strength.
Make the Volcano Shell
This is an easy method that uses materials around the house. In a bowl mix six cups of flour, two cups of salt, four tablespoons of cooking oil and two cups of water. You mix this up real well and it comes out a nice doughy material which will be perfect for your volcano shell. You can tinker with the ingredients a bit to get a consistency you are comfortable working with. Typically its good to add a little more water as you see fit. You then apply this dough to the diorama shell and let it dry. With this method you can also bypass the whole frame method that was on the previous pages. Just make sure you put a plastic bag over your bottle so it will be easy to remove.
You can also add some paint or food coloring to the dough if you want it to have a nice volcano like color. Or you can leave in natural so you can paint it later.
The volcano needs to be painted!
Take your time and exercise some artistic skills. (You can paint some red around the mouth of the volcano -This is called the crater- and run some red lines down the side. It makes a good effect.) Also add some little details like small trees and grass.
Now for the Ingredients for Making this Volcano Erupt
1. Take the bottle out of the volcano and fill it almost full with water
2. put 4 or 5 drops of detergent right into the water
3. Add Two Tablespoons of Baking Soda to the water
4. Put the Volcano over the bottle so it is in place and ready to go
5. Pour some vinegar right into the volcano bottle and watch it Erupt!!
PLEASE NOTE: If we get the materials, and we have the time, we can do this in class. We talked today about bringing some of the things we would need to school. Basic supplies needed would be- flour, salt, and vinegar. The rest we could probably "scrounge" from around here.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Help Session
Today will be the last time we have help session. NO HELP SESSION THURSDAY or NEXT WEEK!
We are getting close to the end of the year...
Are you ready to be a fifth grader?
We are getting close to the end of the year...
Are you ready to be a fifth grader?
Monday, May 14, 2012
Reminders for Reading Class
The summary you are working on with your group is due on Wednesday, May 16th- this is to be typed and only one copy per group is required.
The questions you will responsible for doing on your own are due on Thursday, May 17th- these are to be handwritten and done as neatly as possible- remember I will use this as a Handwriting grade as well.
The questions you will responsible for doing on your own are due on Thursday, May 17th- these are to be handwritten and done as neatly as possible- remember I will use this as a Handwriting grade as well.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Field Trip Friday, May 11th
Jackson-Washington State Forest
We
will be leaving school around 9:00 a.m. Parents who are attending can meet us in our
classroom at 8:50ish.
Trail 1 - Rugged 1.0 mile
Starts at the CCC picnic/playground area and runs northeast to the old observation tower. From there, it turns north, and joins Trail 10 for a short distance, then angles off again. The last 1/4 mile traverses a steep slope to a scenic vista. Hiking legs and water are recommended. Take your time and enjoy the view! Allow 1 hour hiking time
Starts at the CCC picnic/playground area and runs northeast to the old observation tower. From there, it turns north, and joins Trail 10 for a short distance, then angles off again. The last 1/4 mile traverses a steep slope to a scenic vista. Hiking legs and water are recommended. Take your time and enjoy the view! Allow 1 hour hiking time
We
will be leaving school around 9:00 a.m. Parents who are attending can meet us in our
classroom at 8:50ish.
After
we arrive at the park, we will be hiking
to Pinnacle Peak
When
we complete our hike, we will eat lunch.
We will be eating Snappy Tomato
Pizza
Please
remember-
·
Dress appropriately for the
weather and for the hike. Be sure to have shoes
that you are able to walk in, as the trail will take 1 ½ - 2 hrs to complete.
·
You should bring a drink or
two. I would recommend water, but Gatorade or
similar drink would be fine. Please don’t bring any pop.
After
we finish lunch, we will play a game at the park, or we may hike another short
trail.
We
will return to school between 1:30 and
2:00 p.m. on that day. Parents who
are attending can then return home and we will do a few short activities in the
afternoon and possibly watch a movie!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
EXTENSION- E.C. MATH
Make a graph- even prettier than the one you made in class- to display the results of the survey here on our website. 10-20 points are possible. (You may even use a computer program if you like.) DUE THURSDAY, MAY 10th.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Final Draft of Research Paper is Due MONDAY, MAY 7th
Just a reminder! And here is what the rubric will look like:
______ (10 points)
Introduction (Thesis Statement 5 pts)
______ (15 points) Early
Life (topic sent. 5 pts; supporting sent. 10 pts)
______ (15 points) Adult
Life (topic sent. 5 pts; supporting sent. 10 pts)
______ (15 points)
Accomplishments (topic sent. 5 pts; supporting sent. 10 pts)
______ (15 points) Items
of Interest (topic sent. 5 pts; supporting sent. 10 pts)
______ (10 points)
Conclusion (remind of thesis 5 pts)
______ (10 points) Works
cited
______ (5 points) Title/Label
______ (5 points) Format
__________ Total points (100 points)
__________ Grade
Extra Credit- MATH
Make a graph- even prettier than the one you made in class- to display the results of the survey here on our website. 10-20 points are possible. (You may even use a computer program if you like.) DUE MONDAY, MAY 7th
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Final Draft Info
4th Grade Research
Paper Final Draft Information
- Due to ISTEP+ testing and
time constraints, we will be unable to do the final draft here at school.
- It will be DUE
ON MONDAY, MAY 7th
- Please remember to label
properly and include a title
- You may use a title page,
but it is not required (suggested,
though J)
- Use Times New Roman font and keep it at 12pt… except for title or title page
- Please double space the
final draft
- Please include page
numbers
- The Works Cited page (sources)
is to be included at the end of the report
- this page does not have
to be double spaced, but please use 12pt Times New Roman
- You can staple it, but
you could also use a folder or report cover/holder
- We will review these
things a few times this week
- If you do not have access
to a computer, please let me know ASAP so we can work something else out.
- We are ALMOST DONE so keep at it and let’s get this finished by next Monday.
Beginning Paragraph:
- grab readers interest
- intro topic
- thesis statement
- 4-6 sent.
Body Paragraphs
- Four total- each with
6-10 sentences
- Early Life
- Adult Life
- Accomplishments
- Items of Interest
- EACH paragraph is to have a topic sentence, and EACH paragraph is to have supporting sentences.
Ending Paragraph
- close the report
- remind of thesis
- Do one (or more) of these
three things-
- explain what effect your
person had on the world around him/her
- tell one last
interesting fact about your person
- leave the reader
something to think about
- 4-6 sentences
NOTE:
there will be 6 total paragraphs, with a minimum of 32 sentences, a maximum of
52
NOTE:
you will be graded on- content, sentence structure, grammar, and neatness
(format)
FYI
Field trip update- we have enough parent volunteers to drive and join us on our hike. Thanks to all those who have volunteered to attend ... more info to come.
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