Read Lancelot, Guinevere, and Elayne ( page 94-115) carefully, making post-it note reminders of important plot elements in this chapter. You will have a postcard show-what-you-know quiz on this chapter tomorrow (10 March).
Project requirements
1. All work must be done neatly in pencil and/or colored pencil. 2. Duplicate locations on to your blank map. 3. In blank space, neatly write important facts with an accompaning meaningful symbol. For example, if you write down a detail about the California redwoods, draw a little redwood tree besides your writing. Keep map in the history section of your binder. Ex. 2, pages 121-122 in workbook
Math challenge: Mr. K was recently seen walking down the street in his magic dance tutu, practicing dance moves that are nearly impossible to duplicate. He turned 45 degrees clockwise and then made a 3/4-turn counterclockwise. He was then facing South. Where was he facing before he made the turns? 1. Read Excalibur page 75-81. Add a noticing or a question as a reply to Edmodo.
2. Review Sitton spelling words 164-192 Optional: There is room for more discussion on the previous Edmodo Arthurian assignment War and Love p.61-74. I noticed that many of you asked questions, which have yet to be answered. So feel free to add to that forum. Can you turn a 7-piece isosceles trapezoid into 2 equilateral triangles by moving 3 pieces? Also, what kind of angles do you notice in your home? Does one room have more angles than another? Is one kind of angle more commonly used than any other angle, i.e., more acute angles than obtuse angles?
1. Respond to War and Love p.61-74 on Edmodo
2. Study Sitton spelling words and ay/ai/a_e patterns Due Wednesday- Exercises 16, 17, and 18 in workbook.
1. Show someone in your family the chromatology test using part of the ransom note, and then find another black pen to compare the color patterns.
2. Practice Test B, improper fractions and mixed numbers Read The Story of King Arthur page 10-15. Come to class prepare with one question and one noticing.
Ex. 8, page 82, and Ex. 9 page 85
Math challenge-A recent outbreak of puddingheaditis was reported to have occurred in Mr. K's math class, no doubt spread by Mr. K himself who is rumored to have brains made up of a rare tapioca pudding. Sadly, 1/4 of the students have come down with chocolate puddingbrainitis, 7/12 are suffering from vanilla puddingbrainitis, and the remaining 4 students have swirly puddingbrainitis which is incurable. How many students are in the class? Mystery talk! share with your parents the math mystery you had to solve today.
Math challenge problem: As many of you know, Mr. K is a world renowned ribbon collector because there are few things in this world cooler than a ribbon. String is cool, too, but ribbons are just incredible. So naturally, Mr. K has a ribbon bag called Bag P (Most 48 year old math teachers have some kind of ribbon bag.), and inside are 36 ribbons! Hard to believe, but hold on. 2/3 of the ribbons in Bag P are....(suspense building)....RED! Now don't pass out from excitement, but Mr. K also has another bag of ribbons called...Bag Q, and it has 60 ribbons (Now you know why he is world-renowned.)! Hold on now because 5/12 of the ribbons in Bag Q are...RED! So which bag has more red ribbons, and how much more than the other bag? 1. Math- Ex. 7 page 79-80
2. Science: Whale Research 3. English: Read over spelling bee words. Highlight the parts you don't know. 4. Practice Geography Quizzes, particularly #5 and #1 (scroll down to top 10 quizzes on the lower left of site). 1. Study Round 1 and 2 Spelling Bee words in this way: highlight any vowel & consonant patterns, words within words, or anything else you want to remember about a word. For example, in the word "issue," the "ss" makes a "sh"sound, so the "ss" should be highlighted. Here's another example: the word pomegranate has the word "gran" in the middle and ends with "ate." Studying this way is more personal and more effective.
One big reminder: when studying, your level of focus is utmost importance. Highlighting without intentionality will not garner the desired results, so pay attention to how you working though this assignment. 2. Telling homework: Share your field trip (as well as what we have been learning in history this week) with your parents. Here are some words to help you in your discussion: Sebastian Vizcaino, New Spain, Mexico, Portugeuse whalers, Italian fisherman, Junipero Serra, the original Presidio of Monterey, the Presidio Royal Chapel, ranchos or land grants, the purpose of a constitution, the original preposed size of California, the connection between California statehood and the Gold Rush, the differences between the Catholic and Protestant churches, Martin Luther, the printing press, the importance of the book written about Marco Polo's journeys, and why the Spanish and other Europeans wanted to find an ocean route to Asia. Mr. Kramer has lost his marbles again. 1/3 were blue and 4/9 were green. What fraction were neither blue nor green? Does he have enough marbles to outwit a well-educated hamster?
Unbeknownst to most people, Martians invaded Earth back in 1979 when Mr. Kramer's hair was parted down the middle and he sported great wings. Heroically, Mr. K. used his hairy wings to save Earth and defeat the green invaders, but in the process he took several laser gun blasts to the head. The first blast took out 2/9 of his brain, while the second blast messed up his hairstyle. Can you prove that after the first blast Mr. K still had more than half of his brain? What weighs more, 1/2 pound of iron or 1/2 pound of Mr. K's hair? Please explain. 1. Math: Ex. 5 pages 75-76
2. RAA 3. Practice Spelling Bee words 4. One more field trip to Colton Hall and Presido Chapel tomorrow. Wear layered free-dress and bring a pocket snack. Tomorrow we will go down to Carmel Beach and conduct a clean up effort of our favorite stretch of sandy land.
We will return before lunch. Please wear layered free-dress and bring your snack and water bottle along in a backpack. Dear Parents,
We would like to invite you to come see our Johnstown Flood Drama. When? Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 2:30. (This is the day after MLK Jr. Day.) Where? Grade 4 classroom Hope you can come! Mr. Kramer bakes a cake and gives some to two of his 4th graders. To Fred, he gives 2/5 of the cake, and to Lisa he gives 1/10 more than he gave to Fred. What fraction of the cake remained?
1. In your blue journal, write in cursive at least a half page reflection of what you learned at Point Lobos today. Make sure to include several of these topics: marine mammals, birds, land animals, Point Lobos/California history, plants, algae, geology, and flowers.
2. Carefully review your spelling bee words. Highlight any word patterns you find. For example, the word "available" has an "ai" pattern and is also an "able" word. So I would highlight those features. Please review entire document three times. The first round of the spelling bee is next Thursday, 22 January. 1. Finish your poem. Post on Kidblog.
2. RAA Field Trip tomorrow. See details on previous post. |
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