In Room 32 this week we have been learning about the parts of the cigarette in Health. Did you know that cigarettes have rat poison and acid in them? They have 4,000 different ingredients! Never smoke a cigarette because it can cause cancer! Plus you will spend lots of money on them.Stay safe!
In preparation for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we learned about civil rightsRosa Parks started the Montgomery boycott in 1955. E.D. Nixon helped her case from getting arrested to becoming famous. She got scared one day before she got arrested because she found out that the man she was working for was in the Ku Klux Klan. That's why she got scared.The Ku Klux Klan is a group of white people who kill black people because they think they are better than colored people. They lynch them, burn them and sometimes bomb their houses. Lynch means to hang a person by a tree or something. It was a horrible time.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Friday, December 2, 2011
November 2, 2011
This week in Reading we did Literature Circles. We read certain parts of a book and wrote about something. There were six roles that you could chose from. They were Discussion Director, Passage Master, Creative Connector, Artful Artist, Word Wizard, and Super Summarizer. I was the Creative Connector. I had to make three text-to-self connection or text-to-world connections or text-to-text connection.
This week in Science we learned about fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are coal, oil and other types of energy that come from fiossils underground. They pollute the Earth. So let's try and stop it!
This week in Science we learned about fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are coal, oil and other types of energy that come from fiossils underground. They pollute the Earth. So let's try and stop it!
Global Warming is killing animals especially Polar Bears because there’s a blanket that covers the Earth. That blanket is getting warmer so the glaciers are melting and the polar bears are dying because they are drowning. The reason why is because people are using coal and other fossil fuels. It gets me so mad when people only think of themselves.
Friday, November 4, 2011
November 4, 2011
This week , in Science, we've been learning about energy.This week in particular we've been learning about sound. Did you know that your ears are like funnels? Our ears take the sound and use nerves to send the information to the brain. Then the brain will know or recognize what the sound is-like your best friend talking to you-like that. This happens so fast, yet so much happens in a lot less than a second! It also involves air molecules, but that's a different story.
This week in reading we read a book called "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," which you might know as the new movie "Hugo".The genre is Historical Fiction. Hugo lives alone.Why, you ask?Because all of his family members had died. Before you watch the movie read the book. I'm sure you'll like the book better.
This week in math we had our Chapter 3 test. We learned about prime numbers, (which have only 2 factors, 1 and itself) and square numbers, like 4. 2x2=4, and obviously the factors are the same. We also learned about Factor Trees. They start with a number and then you split the factors until they are all prime. Then you write the prime numbers to get the number sentence!
by Philip, Connor, and Zack
Friday, October 14, 2011
October 14, 2011
This week in Science we learned about energy. Electricity is transmitted in 2 forms. AC (alternating current) and DC (direct current). Direct current was the first way electricity was transmitted. DC can only travel in one direction, making many more wires necessary. However, AC, developed after DC, can travel in both directions, eliminating the need for a lot of that wiring. To understand how electricity is made, we must go much smaller. To the scale of atoms, to be exact. Atoms are made up of protons and neutrons bunched together to make the nucleus. Elections zip around the nucleus. Sometimes, one or more electrons may be pulled from it's nucleus, then jumping to another nucleus. These jumping electrons are what generates electricity.
In reading this week we learned about parts of speech. The two parts of speech we learned about are prepositions and conjunctions. Prepositions are words that show direction. Some examples are on, over, with, by, in, above. Some examples in sentences are: The cat sat on the fence. Or: The rabbit slept inside his hutch. Conjunctions are a joining word. Some examples are and, because, so, if, although. Some examples in sentences are: I went to buy dog food at the store but they didn't have any more. We also had spelling an vocabulary tests this week. For our parts of speech test next week we got a study sheets. On the test there will be nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions. Our classroom got a new "Time for Kids" it is about monarch butterflies. That is what we did in reading this week.
In writing this week we did our personal narratives.When people were editing their narratives they used a editing checklist.On that editing checklist you are supposed to read the paper backwards.We also did some other things in writing too.We did a writing prompt.We did that for a few hours.Each of us either wrote a rough draft or if we had time to do a final draft.The story we were supposed to write something that was great and tell why it was great.
In reading this week we learned about parts of speech. The two parts of speech we learned about are prepositions and conjunctions. Prepositions are words that show direction. Some examples are on, over, with, by, in, above. Some examples in sentences are: The cat sat on the fence. Or: The rabbit slept inside his hutch. Conjunctions are a joining word. Some examples are and, because, so, if, although. Some examples in sentences are: I went to buy dog food at the store but they didn't have any more. We also had spelling an vocabulary tests this week. For our parts of speech test next week we got a study sheets. On the test there will be nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions. Our classroom got a new "Time for Kids" it is about monarch butterflies. That is what we did in reading this week.
In writing this week we did our personal narratives.When people were editing their narratives they used a editing checklist.On that editing checklist you are supposed to read the paper backwards.We also did some other things in writing too.We did a writing prompt.We did that for a few hours.Each of us either wrote a rough draft or if we had time to do a final draft.The story we were supposed to write something that was great and tell why it was great.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
October 6, 2011
This week in class we learned about Kinetic and Potential energy. Potential energy is energy that is standing still or just not moving at all. Kinetic energy is energy that is moving energy. Other types of energy include sound energy, eletric energy, and lght energy. A car moving on a highway is Kinetic energy. When it stops at a gas staition, it shifts into Potential energy.
This week in writing we had to draft our own personal naritives. We had to add internal and external voice. It took us a few days to draft. We had lots of fun but had to work very hard.
This week in reading we wached 5 different School House Rocks. I could tell we loved them. We saw one about nouns, one about verbs, one about pronouns, one about ajectives, and one about adverbs. I can't wait to see the one about conjuntions.
By Alex, Elizabeth, and Jake
This week in writing we had to draft our own personal naritives. We had to add internal and external voice. It took us a few days to draft. We had lots of fun but had to work very hard.
This week in reading we wached 5 different School House Rocks. I could tell we loved them. We saw one about nouns, one about verbs, one about pronouns, one about ajectives, and one about adverbs. I can't wait to see the one about conjuntions.
By Alex, Elizabeth, and Jake
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
August 24, 2011
Hi everyone!
We will be using this blog to share what we are learning in our classroom throughout the year. The blog will usually be written by a team of students, but I will also occassionally provide an update.
I know you may be sad that summer is ending (and that you'll need to start getting up earlier for school), but I promise we're going to have a great year as we embark on your fifth grade journey together. I have been busy getting the classroom all set for your arrival next week! I can't wait to see you all again!
Mr. Weinstein
We will be using this blog to share what we are learning in our classroom throughout the year. The blog will usually be written by a team of students, but I will also occassionally provide an update.
I know you may be sad that summer is ending (and that you'll need to start getting up earlier for school), but I promise we're going to have a great year as we embark on your fifth grade journey together. I have been busy getting the classroom all set for your arrival next week! I can't wait to see you all again!
Mr. Weinstein
Friday, June 3, 2011
June 3, 2011
This week in Science, we made the Ball & Cup Desin Challenge. We split up into groups of four and were given four different balls, a ruler, a cup with a big hole in the side. Some teams did things like how far the ball pushes the cup or how fast the ball goes. The main idea is that the new fifth graders get to experement with variables. This will be used next year for the new fifth graders. Also, we are playing a new game on the iPad. It's called "Cut the Rope". It tested you timing and memory. It turns out we were actually learning while we were having fun.
In Math we are learning about probability and checks.We are also doing a 1,000,000 dollar project. We have to pretend to buy something,subtract it from 1,000,000 until we get to our next number.We have to use at least 500,000 dollars.We have to spend in between 500,000 dollars and 1,000,000 dollars.For example you can buy an iPad,car, house,sports team,pet,and much much more!!!
Room 32 has been working on Literiture Circles for the past few weeks.Some people are reading "Fifth of March"which is about a girl who is a servant for John and Abigail Adams during the Boston Massacre.Others are reading "Fever 1793" which is about a girl who lived during the Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793.A few people are reading "Out of the Dust"which is about a girl who lives during the Dust Bowl.Finally some are reading "Secret School"which is about a girl who has to teach a one-room-schoolhouse all by herself!We are also assigned jobs to write about the story.There is Super Summarizer,Disscusion Director,Passage Master,Creative Connecter,Artful Artist,and Word Wizard.They are really cool!Have you ever read any of these books?
In Math we are learning about probability and checks.We are also doing a 1,000,000 dollar project. We have to pretend to buy something,subtract it from 1,000,000 until we get to our next number.We have to use at least 500,000 dollars.We have to spend in between 500,000 dollars and 1,000,000 dollars.For example you can buy an iPad,car, house,sports team,pet,and much much more!!!
Room 32 has been working on Literiture Circles for the past few weeks.Some people are reading "Fifth of March"which is about a girl who is a servant for John and Abigail Adams during the Boston Massacre.Others are reading "Fever 1793" which is about a girl who lived during the Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793.A few people are reading "Out of the Dust"which is about a girl who lives during the Dust Bowl.Finally some are reading "Secret School"which is about a girl who has to teach a one-room-schoolhouse all by herself!We are also assigned jobs to write about the story.There is Super Summarizer,Disscusion Director,Passage Master,Creative Connecter,Artful Artist,and Word Wizard.They are really cool!Have you ever read any of these books?
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