Complete the activity here: http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5/reflection-rotation-and-translation
Please spend some time exploring the following links on the PBS website.
1. Timeline of the Revolution 2. Chronicles of the Revolution 3. Perspectives on Liberty Please add a comment and type up 4 things you learned about the American revolution. Please use complete sentences. Hi class,
This is the video I wanted to show in class today. We ran out of time but I'm glad we have a blog so that I can share the video with you anyway! Here is the link: https://vimeo.com/40000072 This video is "a story of 9 year old Caine, who spent his summer building an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad's used auto part store, and a community that came together to make his day. Caine's Arcade has inspired millions, and launched a movement to foster creativity and entrepreneurship in kids..." - Vimeo I want you to remember that you can have a lot of fun even if you're not traveling or going somewhere fancy for spring break. Use your imagination and creativity! You can have fun anywhere as long as you want to. Please comment below and tell me what you think or how you felt about the video! A local author, Sue Cowing will be visiting Hale Kula on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Her book, You Will Call Me Drog, is on the Nene List (the state recommended reading list for students in grades 4-6). Here are instructions on how you can access the e-book online.
1. Go to the library website: http://halekulalibrary.weebly.com/ 2. Click "Destiny Quest" picture on the left side. 3. Type in "You Will Call Me Drog" in the search bar. 4. Click the second copy with the small "e" on the bottom right corner. 5. Click the "Read Online" button on the right. 6. Click "Contents" on the left menu bar. 7. Make sure you are on full screen mode. On your Internet browser, there should be a "View" button at the top. Click "View" and click "Enter Full Screen." Please take some time to read the book over spring break! That way, you'll be ready to talk about the book with Sue Cowing. You can ask her questions about what you read! Happy spring break and happy reading! :) I hope all of you enjoyed our field trip to Honolulu Theatre For Youth! We watched a play based on the book Call it Courage. Here is a short description of the play from the HTFY website: Ruthlessly bullied, young Mufatu sets out on an epic adventure to find his courage. This world premiere production set in ancient Polynesia is one of the first and greatest stories of a child finding the hero within. Please answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences. Pay careful attention to 1) capitalization, 2) punctuation, 3) spacing, and 4) numbering.
1. Why did Mafatu fear the sea? 2. Why did Mafatu want to escape to another world? 3. At the beginning of the story, would you describe Mafatu as a coward? Why or why not? 4. Do you think Mafatu's experiences on the island would fill his father with pride? Why or why not? 5. Why did Mafatu think the island contained eaters-of-men? 6. How did Mafatu become courageous? 7. Why did Mafatu want his father to be proud of him? 8. How did Maui answer Mafatu's prayer? Why? 9. How did Tavana Nui react to his son's return? Was it what Mafatu expected? 10. What was your favorite part of the field trip? Why? * BONUS* We ate lunch outside of a famous Hawaiian landmark this afternoon. What was the name of the place and what makes it so important? Remember class rule #1: Always do your best! Today, we learned how to convert our Science Fair data into a graph format using the "Create A Graph" website.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx HOMEWORK: 1. Please work on making graphs from your data charts at home. 2. Save your graph! Either e-mail it to you or your parents OR download it to your computer. 3. Update your "Science Fair" Weebly page with your graph. 4. Print your graph so we can use it to glue on your display board. "The Eagle Eye Award can be given to any student at Hale Kula who is caught doing something positive for someone else. It can be a simple act of kindness, an act of citizenship, or just for doing the right thing without being told. Any staff member can nominate a student for this award. We are starting this blog to recognize students who have earned an Eagle Eye Award." - Mrs. Iwase
Check out the blog: http://eagleeyeaward.blogspot.com/ I'll be keeping an eye out to see if I can nominate anyone in our class for the Eagle Eye Award! Please comment on this post if you think a student from our class deserves to be nominated. Please include specific reasons why you think this person should earn the Eagle Eye Award. Thank you!:) - Ms. Park Please comment on this entry using COMPLETE SENTENCES.
1. Who is Fred Korematsu? What do you know about him? Tell me his story. 2. Imagine you were Fred Korematsu. How would you feel? Would you have done anything differently? 3. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7th, 1941. Share one thing you learned today about this historic event. 4. We visited the USS Arizona Memorial. Do you think memorials are important? Why or why not? 5. What was your favorite part of the field trip. Can you explain why? 6. What could have been better about the field trip? Please share your suggestions and the reasons behind them. Here are the notes we took today for multiplying mixed numbers. You have worksheet 1 as homework for the weekend. Please refer to these notes if you need extra help!
Steps 1. Turn the mixed numbers into improper fractions. 2. Multiply fractions straight across. 3. Turn the improper fraction into a mixed number again. 4. Simply/reduce the fraction part if you can. |
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