Arrggh, I Wish Everyday Was PIRATE Day!

The reason for our Pirate Day was to learn some important facts about our natural resources, how to treasure them, and to have some FUN at the same time!  We were lucky to have our Maddox be chosen from the audience to have a part in the pirate play that was being performed.  He was a natural without any rehearsal time.  Here's a picture of him with the other main characters of the play aboard the pirate ship.  And check out a few pictures of us getting piratey!

The stars of the show

Galley hands

Shipmates

Meet our mates!

Catch of the Week
(Here's what's ahead:)

Social Studies– Students will understand and explain how the Columbian Exchange impacted the N.A. and the Europeans both positively and negatively.

Reading– Read articles on “Buddy Bench”, continue WONDER focusing on new vocab (see below) and comprehension questions (check notebook) .

Know the definitions and practice using them in sentences!

Justified-right, necessary

Dissed-insulted, put down

Neutral-impartial, not taking sides

Hypocrite-phony, fraud, double dealer

Knickers-short pants, usually buttoned or gathered at the knee

Fiddle-fidget, play with, jiggle

Zydeco-Cajun dance music which originated in Louisiana

Hysterically-uncontrollably, wildly

Tics-twitches, spasms

Immaculate-spotless, perfect, clean

Overprotective-controlling

Manic-overexcited, hyper

Monologue-one person speech, soliloquy

Theorems-formula, statement

Sentence-punishment, prison term

Language– Learn the difference in format between a friendly letter and a letter to the editor. Test quotation marks.

Math-Continue subtracting with regrouping using larger numbers and across zeros.  Be able to use base 10 blocks to demonstrate. This Friday will be our first FAST Facts Division test.  Time is running out to memorize those multiplication facts.

Science– We will practice classifying organisms into groups, understanding the differences in plants (flowering and non-flowering) and animals (vertebrate, invertebrate).

 

This week we practiced finding evidence to prove character traits in the book, WONDER.

Each group selected a character and had 45 minutes to find evidence of character traits for their character.  There was a "secretary" to record what the group found.  Groups were graded on their productivity.  Check out our "working pictures"...scroll to the last picture to find the most productive group!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 little fish told me a secret: If you can get your mom or dad or grandmother or grandfather to comment on our blog you can earn up to $5 in FUNNY MONEY in that week.  Last week Connor and Jonathan were the very happy recipients!
What's FUNNY MONEY?  Well, it's not real money, but you can use it  as extra points on any test.  You are kidding me?  NO, it's true.  Just ask Connor or Jonathan!