Just to remind you - tomorrow we will be taking a reading comprehension test on our expository fiction selection this week, Rockin' and Rollin'. I really enjoyed your educational posters. I can easily see the work that you put into them. What impressed me the most was how well you cited your source for information that did not come from our text. You researched and found information on the web, clearly stating the site that your information came from. Great work! Click here to hear the audio version of our selection of the week.

Also, we will be taking a spelling test tomorrow on contractions, study up.

Tomorrow we will continue on to chapter 24 in our math text exploring more complicated geometrical concepts such as congruency, symmetry, perimeter, area, and volume.

Have a great night and here is the classwork for the day:

I apologize for being out and not getting a post through yesterday, but Nadia needed a bit of my attention. She was quite sick at daycare and needed to say home yesterday. So, I got to be a stay at home daddy to my little girl. There is not much more to add to that for today, other than that our science review activity today will count as a test grade. You all worked very hard on it today in class. I was very impressed how you used your resources to find the correct answers. Great work!

Here is the classwork for the day:

Below is the homework for the day and a copy of the directions for our English assignment.

Happy Birthday, Eleanore!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you. In honor of all you do for your children I would like to share this "oldie but a goodie" movie with all of you moms. It still cracks me up, I know as a teacher I relate well to the singer! Enjoy and enjoy your day, you deserve it!

~Mr. M

Happy Birthday, Braden!!
and not to forget:
Happy Birthday, Sadie!!

Today in science we learned a bit more about how thermometers and thermostats work. At some point tonight, take a look around your house and find your thermostat. What kind is it? Is it digital? Does it have coil? Ask mom or dad, they can help you.

Tomorrow we will be taking our comprehension test on Alejandro's Gift. You should all have brought home your text books to read it again, or if you want, head on over to this thread in Club Geek and listen to the audio version.

Lastly, we will be having a spelling test tomorrow, be sure to study up!

Oh, I almost forgot!! Tomorrow is the last day that we will be collecting coins for diabetes. If you have any spare change, send it on in to donate to a good cause!

Here is our science writing from today:

Here is our classwork for the day:

Yesterday and the day before we studied 2D and 3D figures learning that they have sides/angles and verticies/edges/faces, respectively. If you would like more practice with 2D shapes and the line segments that make them up, head on over here. There will also be work with lines and angles. Have fun! If you would like to review 3D shapes, click here. Kids, remember to ask your parents a question!

By the way, here is our science work. I was impressed with your ability to write solid sentences with great content. Some of the skills we took with us from English class include comma separated values, the article "an, subject/verb agreement, and the use of present tense verbs. Great work!

Here is the classwork for the day:

Today, kids, we got to become gamblers in spelling. When it came time to do your sheet, you got to choose to write your colorful words three times each on the back, or just do the front. If you chose to just do the front, you agreed to write each error 100 times. Ooooohhhh, what a gamble. You were also instructed to take it home and have a friend double check it for you. Be careful and be thoughtful. Good luck!

Here is the classwork for the day:

Sling Fire has been added to our science game section of Marchionda.org. It is the second version of one of our classroom favorites, Sling. Head on over to our science games area to play Sling Fire. Why is this in the science game section? Great question. Sling is a lesson in physics, or the science of how things move in nature. But, whatever, its a cool game.