Mr. Ferreirae's Blog 2.2

March 18, 2010
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Field Trip Day

Math Run

Calculation Nation

On your blog, I’d like you to write an 4 paragraph essay on today’s trip to Rutter.

Paragraph 1 – Introduction and description of our trip

Paragraph 2 – Things you are looking forward to at Rutter; what are you excited about

Paragraph 3 – Things you are not looking forward to; Things that you don’t like about Rutter

Paragraph 4 – Conclusion; wrap-up

The essay is due Sunday by 5:00pm

If you finish the essay, here is some more Extra S-V agreement

Homework

No math tonight

AR 60 minutes

Read “Most Beautiful Roof in the World”

Spelling 114-117

Study vocab, spelling, 504

Blog – Rutter essay

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March 16, 2010
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Mid-Week Action

We had a lot of fun yesterday making Voki’s for our blogs. The late class is also enjoying Scratch and doing some very cool things.

Math

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Social Studies 9.2 Quiz

Ancient Greece from the British Museum

More Greeks

Greeks from the BBC

Language Arts

Direct Objects

Subject-Verb agreement – factsheets, game, quiz

Extra S-V agreement

Homework

Math WB 164-165

AR 60 minutes

Read Social Studies 9.3

Read “Most Beautiful Roof in the World”

Comp WB 144-147

Study Spelling, vocab, 504

Show someone your blog, and have them leave a comment (I’ll see it and give you extra credit). If your parents leave a comment of my blog, it’s Double Extra Credit!

March 14, 2010
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Monday – More Sun Day

Formula Quiz

Probability – See if you can get through level 5

If you finish the math HW, do the Formula Quiz again until you get higher than 90%. After that, you can do any math on ThatQuiz.org.

SS 9.1 Quiz

Homework
Math WB 160-161
SS – Read 9.2 – study notes
AR 60 minutes
LA – Read “Most Beautiful Roof”

Play outside until it gets dark. Enjoy the sunshine!

March 11, 2010
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It’s Today

Probability

BBC probability – read, play, quiz

ThatQuiz probability

Language Arts

OC Test – pages 2-5, essay #1 only, pg 27

504.20 test – show me your score

CST questions – on the scantron – turn in to front table

Turn in your questions for “Protecting Wildlife”; really just turn in the answers – front table

Print out the first page only of your blog – put it on the front table

TFK – due Monday, front and back

Go to Tween Tribune – read – leave at least one comment

Let’s do the veteran level of the Student Blogging Challenge. Post about why people should read your blog. Leave a “trackback” which is a link back to the original blog post, which is here. You leave a trackback below your post on your dashboard in a box that says “Send Trackbacks”. Post the URL from above in that box.

If you still have time, review the first 2 challenges on the blog challenge, and add to or improve your blog in those 2 ways. The link to the blog challenge is here. Don’t start on the 3rd one; we’ll do that next week.

That should keep you busy. Stay on task!

March 11, 2010
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More work

Formulas

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Math – WS packet #64-80

SS – Read 9.2

AR 60 minutes

LA – Read “Protecting Wildlife”

Questions – due Friday

Study vocab, spelling, 504

March 9, 2010
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A New Day

Every day is a fresh start. Make the most of it; have your best day ever.

After your math test, you have workshop time. You may choose from the following activities:

  • Blogging – read, write, comment
  • Student Blogging Challenge – see yesterday’s post or go here
  • Math Moves U
  • BBC Games – choose math from any of the games

STAY ON TASK!

After Recess

SS 9.1 – computer notes on your blog; you can work with a group, partner or alone. Choose what’s best for you. If you finish 9.1, keep going and do 9.2

Language Arts

Blogging – read, write, comment

Homework

No math today

SS – read 9.2

AR 60 minutes

LA – Read “Protecting Wildlife”

Questions due Friday

Spelling 112-113

Comp 138-142

Write in your blog

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March 8, 2010
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Day before the Test

Math

Choose any “12″ activity from the tags section to the right.

We will go over the practice test, then do some problems similar to tomorrow’s test to get ready.

After Recess

You’re going to partner with someone from Mr. Lapachet’s class and help them make a picture. DO NOT DO IT FOR THEM! teach by using your voice, not your hands.

Mr Lapachet’s Pictures

Aviary.com

Language Arts

Let’s do the veteran level of the Student Blogging Challenge. Post about why people should read your blog. Leave a “trackback” which is a link back to the original blog post, which is here.

If you have free time, review the first 2 challenges on the blog challenge, and add to or improve your blog in those 2 ways. The link to the blog challenge in on the right.

Homework
Math – Study your notes for Wednesday’s test
Science – Living Wise H-I-J-K
SS – Read 9.1
LA – Read “Protecting Wildlife”

Questions – due Friday
Study vocab, spelling, 504

March 7, 2010
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Get to Work

Math
Study the Formulas

Take the Formula Quiz

Now, lets finish your packet for Chapter 12.

If you finish, doThatQuiz – check all the perimeter and area boxes, and volume for cube, prism, and cylinder.

If you need more, check any of the tags that begin with “12″. They will lead you to things we have done for Chapter 12 in Math.

Social Studies
We’re off to Greece!

Language Arts
Let’s do the veteran level of the Student Blogging Challenge. Post about why people should read your blog. Leave a “trackback” which is a link back to the original blog post, which is here

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If you have free time, review the first 2 challenges on the blog challenge, and add to or improve your blog in those 2 ways. The link to the blog challenge in on the right.

Homework
Math – Practice Test
Science – Living Wise H-I-J-K
SS – Read 9.1
LA – Read “Protecting Wildlife”
Study vocab, spelling, 504

March 6, 2010
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World Math Day Wrap-up

We had a lot of fun with WMD. Congratulations to Maria Box who led our class. Our class answered over 60,000 questions correctly. Great job, and isn’t math FUN?

235 Countries were represented during World Maths Day
11,456 Cities/Towns participated
56,082 Schools participated
1,133,246 Students participated
479,732,613 Questions were correctly answered
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