Painted Sky is having a “Nature Shop”
You are going to visit our online Nature Shop!
http://paintedskynatureshop.blogspot.com/
When you are working at the Nature Shop you will have many different jobs. Your goal is to try and help our customers- spend all their money- get all the items they want- be happy!
1. You have a kindergartener with $10 to spend. Kindergarteners like LOTS of things so they want to get at least 5 items. Help them pick out the at least 5 things they could get for under $10. They can get more than 5 and you want them to spend as much money as you can.
2. There is a 5th grader that has $25. The have already pick out some items. Estimate how much they have spent so far so you know how much more they can spend. Here what is in their basket- wind chime- shell bracelet- $15 bookendsEstimate how much money do they have left to spend?
Now help them pick out items to help them spend the rest of their money.
3. One of your friends from 3rd grade is shopping. They have $15 to spend. So far they have …- A grab bag- sand animal- bottle of silverEstimate how much money do they have left to spend?
Now help them pick out items to help them spend the rest of their money.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Computer Lab
Today we will study the rock cycle
go to this website and follow the durections
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/index.htm
go to this website and follow the durections
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/index.htm
Friday, January 9, 2009
Week of January 5, 2009
Welcome back! We had a great week filled with lots of new learning!
We began practicing cursive writing every morning. This has proven to be quite a challenge for some of us! We will continue to practice it every day and I am sure that it will get easier!
We began a new behavior sheet this week. We have been focusing on Character Counts as a school, so the new behavior sheet reflect how the students think they did each day in the areas of Character Counts! It has been meaning for the students to reflect on areas that they showed character as well as areas in which they need to improve. Please sign and return the sheet on Monday.
Students began bringing home their Read 4 Today for homework. We have been going over it in class each morning.
In reading we began a unit on geology. We learned about the three types of rocks and how each one was formed. We sang songs to work on reading fluency. We also read informational text to learn about man-made structures that have been built from rocks!
Spelling lists came home on Wednesday. The test will be January 14th. We also learned about homophones.
During writing this week, we practiced writing topic sentences. We worked with our partners and table groups to write topic sentences for a list of details. Today, we wrote a paragraph that contained a topic sentence.
In unit study we did a fun experiment on "Mock Rocks". The students were able to pretend that they were geologists and "pick" apart the rocks. They found that the mock rock, just like real rocks was made of many different minerals. We are in the process of trying to identify all of the minerals in our mock rocks!
Students are bringing home a Rock Scavenger Hunt assignment today. Have fun looking for rocks!
Report cards are also coming home today!
We began practicing cursive writing every morning. This has proven to be quite a challenge for some of us! We will continue to practice it every day and I am sure that it will get easier!
We began a new behavior sheet this week. We have been focusing on Character Counts as a school, so the new behavior sheet reflect how the students think they did each day in the areas of Character Counts! It has been meaning for the students to reflect on areas that they showed character as well as areas in which they need to improve. Please sign and return the sheet on Monday.
Students began bringing home their Read 4 Today for homework. We have been going over it in class each morning.
In reading we began a unit on geology. We learned about the three types of rocks and how each one was formed. We sang songs to work on reading fluency. We also read informational text to learn about man-made structures that have been built from rocks!
Spelling lists came home on Wednesday. The test will be January 14th. We also learned about homophones.
During writing this week, we practiced writing topic sentences. We worked with our partners and table groups to write topic sentences for a list of details. Today, we wrote a paragraph that contained a topic sentence.
In unit study we did a fun experiment on "Mock Rocks". The students were able to pretend that they were geologists and "pick" apart the rocks. They found that the mock rock, just like real rocks was made of many different minerals. We are in the process of trying to identify all of the minerals in our mock rocks!
Students are bringing home a Rock Scavenger Hunt assignment today. Have fun looking for rocks!
Report cards are also coming home today!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Computer Lab 1/6/09
Welcome back!
I hope you had a great vacation!
Tell me three things that you did over Winter Break!
I hope you had a great vacation!
Tell me three things that you did over Winter Break!
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