Painted Ladies are Emerging

Just in time for Earth Day, one of our little painted ladies has emerged from its cocoon! Corrine was the first one to spot it. We can't wait for the other 3 to emerge!

Homework for Friday 4/20

What is Adaptation?
Unit 10
Lesson 1 Quiz

Questions 1-5

Read for at least 20 minutes!

Thursday 4/18

1. Grizzly Spirit Friday tomorrow-wear red and show your grizzly spirit!
2. FCAT Explorer
3. Read! :o)

A few things our class needs :o)

We are out of or low on a couple things and if you happen to go by the store anytime, we'd be so grateful for the following items:
**Paper towels
**Band-aids
**Febreeze or other air freshener sprays

Thanks in advance! :o)

Wednesday 4/18

Just One More Day This Week!

1. Continue your math review time, keep those topics fresh in your mind
2. Tomorrow is BLUE day, don't forget to wear your blue to show our TEAM SPIRIT!
3. Lorax & Airport permission slips and money due soon. One payment of $10 is fine
4. I hope you'll all participate in the FCAT lunch next week, it's only 4 bucks! :o)

Tuesday 4/17

Math Review: Don't stress tonight, just calmly review all the topics we've covered this year. The grid I gave you is a cool way to demonstrate everything you've learned. It's meant to be a study guide, not a nightmare! If you are feeling overwhelmed, go outside and play. I just want you to peek at all the topics we've done; no fear, no stress!!! You're not LEARNING anything new, you're just making sure it's all FRESH in your mind!!! :o) xoxoxo

PS: You can email me if you need help! :o)    bergschneiderm@leonschools.net

Monday 4/16

1. Go over the math problems you missed today and finish the packet if needed
2. Get outside and get some fresh air!
3. Go to bed early and get at least 9 hours of sleep :o)
4. Wear RED tomorrow to show our team spirit and unity!!

Homework for Thursday 4/12

1. Court Case paragraph reflection "The Case of the Missing Lunch" Mary Peabody vs. Virgil Goodman
Did this help you understand the process better?
2. Math workbook lesson 7 (choose 4) and the usuals. We will likely have chapter 10 test tomorrow. There is one easy lesson on volume remaining. Study those formulas!
3. Unit 9 "Test" on Changes in the Environment. This is not a test, it is more of a review. You may use your resources and ask for guidance :o)

***DON'T FORGET: It's FCAT Freaky Friday tomorrow! Dress wacky and prepare for a fun day of learning!:o)**

Homework for Wednesday 4/11

1. Math workbook page 277, pick 4 and the usuals
2. Drought questions sheet
3. Civics Interview
4. FCAT Explorer-Science is the priority

Homework for Tuesday 4/10

1. Math workbook lesson 1 page 269, 2-8 even and the usuals. ALSO lesson 3 page 273, 2-8 even and the usuals.
2. Due Thursday: Interview an adult about the 5 main Civic Duties (voting, jury duty, following laws, paying taxes, and volunteering). Your questions may be fact or opinion based. You may type up your interview or make a presentation based on your questions and responses. See this link for interviewing tips, or see this link too.
3. FCAT Explorer. I hope you will be an FCAT Superstar and be invited to the pizza party in a couple weeks :o)
4. Read

Homework for Monday 4/9

1. Science questions sheet
2. FCAT Explorer........!!!!!!!!.....!!!!!
3. Read for 20 minutes, of course!

Homework for Friday 4/6

1. Math workbook lesson 11 AND the CHAPTER REVIEW in your text book :o)
2. Book club: chpt 3 & 4 activity and ready 5 & 6

Homework for Thursday 4/5

1. Math workbook lesson 10, all
2. Science FCAT vocab weekly page due tomorrow
3. Read for 20 minutes
4. Fun Station share night is tonight!! :o)

Homework for Wednesday 4/4

1. Math lesson 8, all
2. "Rough Going"
3. STUDY for your science test! You get an extra day :o)
4. Get your report cards signed

Homework for Tuesday 4/3

1. Science test on chapter 8 tomorrow, be sure you've finished your brain power.sum it ups. We'll do the chapter review tomorrow before the test
2. Math lesson 7, all
3. Read! Last nine weeks to MAKE YOUR GOAL! :o)

Homework for Monday 4/2

1. Math lesson 6 on quadrilaterals, all
2. Finish filling in the pages in your human body book and we'll add the finished details tomorrow!
3. Read, of course!

Homework for Friday 3/29

1. Math workbook lesson 5, classifying triangles, all
2. No spelling pre-test Monday
3. Finish at least 4 of the systems in your human body book. Use color, be neat and learn/teach the facts! :o)
4. Read!

Homework for Thursday 3/29

1. No math homework UNLESS  you haven't finished your first page in your morning work packet.
2. "Home on the Range"
3. Spelling test tomorrow
4. Science vocab week 4 DUE tomorrow!

Homework for Wednesday 3/28

1. Math workbook page 243-244 & 247-248
2. Get a great start to the LAST EVER AR period!! Read! :o)
3. Sea World things
4. FCAT Science Vocab Packet

Homework for Tuesday 3/27

1. Your Name in acute & obtuse angles-just like I showed you in class. One or two angle measurements for each letter. Don't forget to name each angle with three different letter (ex:
2. Get your human body book signed
3. Spelling words 3 times each
4. Strange & Weird Organism mini-project due tomorrow (please bring green rubric back!)

Photo Challenge #1

I know MaryAllen is hard at work this week on her photo challenge! Check out this cool picture she sent and be sure to read her caption which explains the science connection she made.

This picture shows a honey bee on a pistil of an azalea, which causes pollination

Science/Math/Grammar Is All Around Photos

I've been looking all around me this week to see learning in action! Here's one I'm really excited about...look hard...see those two tiny glowing dots?? The one on the left is Jupiter and the one on the right is Venus, how cool! Follow this link to learn more...Venus and Jupter Align

PS: If you email me a photo with an explanation this week, it might just get posted! :o) Happy Hunting!

Homework for Thursday 3/15

1. FCAT Science packet page 3 due tomorrow
2. Read :o)

Homework for Wednesday 3/14

1. Weird organism project rubric (fill out the bottom and GET it signed by your parent)
2. Math test on chapter 9 tomorrow!!
3. Read! 2 more days to make your goal :o)
4. FCAT Science vocab packet due Friday-quiz on Friday, too

Homework for Tuesday 3/13

1. Science test corrections (EXPLAIN the answer on a separate sheet, diagrams are great!) & get it signed
2. Math workbook page 231-232 all
3. Read!! :o)
4. Sea World permission slips, asap; money not due until mid April
5. Bring your dollar to support the American Cancer Society for Friday's fun "Hats Off!" day
*6. Research ad choose 2 or 3 "weirdest" plants or animals you can find for our fun research project

Homework for Monday 3/12

1. Make up 5 of your own metric conversion problems! :o)
2. Read! Just 4 more days to make your 3rd AR goal!
3. Reading Packet: Working on the Railroad

Homework for Friday 3/9

1. Metric conversions sheet
2. Science vocab quiz on Monday
3. Forces test on Monday-study on thinkcentral site!
4. Read for as much as your can!! :o)

Homework for Thursday 3/8

**Wear your class shirt tomorrow**
1. Math workbook page 229-230 all PROVE IT! Show how you move your "decimal" or add zeros
2. Science test tomorrow on unit 7! STUDY STUDY STUDY. Finish your chpt review if you haven't already.
3. SPELLING TEST on -ent -ant tomorrow
4. Science vocab page 2 due tomorrow!!

Homework for Wednesday 3/7

1. Forces, Forces, Everywhere!!! 2 GOOD and detailed real-world examples each (IN YOUR LIFE) of *gravity, friction, balanced forces, and unbalanced forces**
2. Math workbook page 227-228, all. PROVE IT the way I've showed you about 57 times now :o)
3. FCAT science vocab page 2 due Friday

Homework for Tuesday 3/6

1. Math workbook page 225-226, all
2. Finish Making a New Nation Social Studies Inquiries
3. Read for 20 minutes! :o)
4. Science FCAT Vocab due Friday

Homework for Monday 3/5

1. Sort your spelling words with 2 colors -ANT and -ENT and do your words three times each. Feel free to be creative with the sort! Quiz tomorrow on these endings.
2. Math lesson 7, page 223, all SHOW YOUR WORK for credit!!!
3. Be working on the 2nd page of science vocab, due Friday

Homework for Friday 3/2

1. FCAT Science vocab quiz on Monday
2. Spelling pretest "Bill Pickett"
3. Read, of course!
4. Be working on FCAT explorer-try to be finished by April 14 (only 5 weeks!)

Homework for Thursday 3/1

Happy March! Spring is on it's way!
1. Science lesson one questions
2. Math lesson page 219, 2-18 choose 8 and the usuals AND page 221-222 ALL :o)
3. *****Science FCAT vocab packet check #1 is tomorrow! Be sure you have the whole front and back first page complete.****

Homework for Wednesday 2/29

1. Leap Year writing fun! Two choices: *Research and show (any way you want!) the life of someone who is a leap year baby! or *pretend that you were born on leap year and discuss what it's like to have one birthday every 4 years*
2. FCAT Science vocab packet
3, Smiley math due Monday

Class Picture

Our class picture will be on Tuesday, March 6, at 8:50. Please be sure to come to school that day, being in the class picture is important :o)

Wow!! That's a humungous class! How many students did this brave teacher have?

Amazing Site that Shows the Powers of 10!

Check out this amazing presentation that powers you just how big we are..and how incredibly small we are! Remember, the metric system is so useful because every unit is separated by a power of 10, or "times 10". How many millimeters are in a centimeter? And how many centimeters are in a decimeter? How about decimeters in a meter? See? It's all 10. Cool times 10!! :o)

http://htwins.net/scale2/

Homework for Tuesday 2/28

1. Work on your FCAT science vocab packet!
2. Math workbook page 217-218 all
3. Read for 20 minutes!

Homework for Monday 2/27

1. Finish science classwork and complete the Benchmark review and quiz lesson 2
2. Spelling Test tomorrow!!!!!
3. Start working on FCAT Science vocab packet-it's due on Friday :o)

Oldie but Goodie!

Looking through my photo albums tonight, I came across this great picture. What a fun and spirited class we have!

Cloud Challenge Results

A couple students worked hard last week to capture cool cloud photos and research the name of the cloud formation. Great work cloud hunters! Can you identify the clouds below??

From Dongha

From Dongha

From MaryAllen

President's Day Project

In honor of last Monday's holiday, President's Day, we've been hard at work on something a little different. Instead of the typical Presidential biography, we wanted to present their lives in a more modern way.  Each group made their own "Presidential Facebook Newsfeed" by picking 12 presidents and writing a hypothetical "Status Updates"they might have posted. There's even comments from other presidents! Some groups below are hard at work, some are smiling for the camera, and some are even posing for their own presidential profile picture! Check out how our projects turned out!

Joshua and Nicholas

Mikaela & Taj

MaryAllen & Lexi

Mark & Sam

Carter, Shane, & Abdallah

Marhee & Jackson

Griffin, Dongha, & HanKook

Lauren, Abigail, & Tristen

AlexRae & Sophia

Homework for Friday 2/24

1. Measuring in parts of an inch "MIT School of Engineering" application. Be PRECISE
2. Read for 30 minutes, at least!
3. Have a great weekend!

Homework for Thursday 2/23

1. Make a little "circuit"; remember it is a model, it does not have to actually light up! Just show the wire, the battery, and the light bulb. Optional, add a "switch" and a "conductor". It cannot be JUST drawn, please use yarn or other neat object to build your "circuit"
 

2. Smiley Face math due tomorrow :o)

Homework for Wednesday 2/22

1. Math workbook lesson 2, all
2. Read for 20 minutes!
3. Great night for online learning!

Homework for Tuesday 2/21

1. Math homework chapter 9 lesson 1, you may use your Measurement Book you made in class :o)
2. Finish your Civics review tonight! That means you MUST bring your Civics book home
3. Nice afternoon for the cloud challenge!
4. Smiley math due Friday
5. Family Book Fair Nite Tonight! See you there!!

Cool Cloud Challenge!

Gorgeous example of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ clouds I saw yesterday afternoon! Do you remember the types of clouds? This week, take a picture of a cloud type, email it to me, tell me the type, and get featured on the blog! Happy cloud hunting :oD

Homework for Monday 2/20

1. Science Chapter Review page 277-280. You may ask an adult for help and use your book :o) Do well! Test tomorrow**
2. Spelling words 3 times each
3. No math homework tonight

*Smiley Math due on Friday :o)

Homework for Friday 2/17

1. "It Happened Here" comprehension practice
2. Pink learning log due Monday
3. Read for at least one hour! You still have 11 days to make your 12 point challenge :o)

Amos is looking for a few good books to win the 12 points competition!

"Crawl into a great book!" Amos declares!

Homework for Thursday 2/16

1. Science practice pages 256-260. Be thoughtful and thorough!
2. Math workbook  201, choose 4 computation problems and the usuals! And our chapter 8 test is tomorrow! Do you need to do extra practice pages??? Take the initiative!
3. Spelling test tomorrow.

Homework for Wednesday 2/15

1. 2 pages of science questions. Check out the digital lessons if you need help!
2. Math wkbk page 199; choose 4 computation problems and the ones we ALWAYS do, of course!

Homework for Tuesday 2/14

1. Math workbook page 197, choose either scenario (1-3 or 4-6) and the multiple choice
2. Happy Valentine's Day!

Fun with StAtiC eLeCtRiCiTy!

We were just "buzzing" with excitement in Cottage O today! The learning was so "electric!"

Click here to learn more about static electricity after enjoying a couple "shocking" photos from today!

The winners of our "most shocking" hair-do contest! 

Carter's hair really made us "jump!"

Homework for Monday 2/13

1. Spelling Words 3 times each
2. Math "Making Change" workbook page, choose 4 AND the usual problems
3. Valentine's Day delivery tomorrow :o) xoxo

Homework for Friday 2/10

1. Math page 191, 2-12 choose 4, and the usuals AND page 193, 2-12 choose 4 and the usuals
2. If you want to bring Valentine's for the entire class for Tuesday, please do!
3. Speaking of, I am in need of white lunch bags or (better but expensive!) white bags with handles. THANK YOU!
4. Read a lot this weekend! Curl up with a good book

Homework for Thursday 2/9

1. Problem solving page from our lesson today (page 346). Workbook page 189, # 3, 6, 9, 12 and the problem solving and multiple choice
2. Spelling Test tomorrow! I expect everyone to get a 100% :o)
3. Read for 20 minutes-achieve your goal!

Request from the Library!

As part of our non-fiction challenge, we are encouraging 3-5 students to write a book review (1-2 paragraphs) about a non-fiction book they enjoyed.  We put the review with their picture on the shelf next to the book.  And time permitting, we may put them on the news talking about the book.  We have a blue form available in the media center.

If you have a student or students you think might be interested, you can let me know or talk to them about it and send them my way.

Mrs. Anderson & Mrs. Gibson

Homework for Wednesday 2/8

1. Math- just like we did in class, WRITE one example of each decimal of each place value
2. Read for 20 minutes!
3. Are you working on FCAT Explorer?
4. Find 5 things in your house that use electricity! You can type it, have pictures, make a powerpoint, etc! Have fun and BE ELECTRIC! :o)

Homework for Tuesday 2/7

1. Signed progress reports DUE tomorrow for a small homework grade; ALL make up MUST be attached to the progress report and turned in tomorrow (this is your last day for partial credit!)
2. Math homework...look for FIVE examples of decimals in your life tonight! You can ask your parents if they can think of an example of REAL WORLD decimals :o)
3. "The Party" comprehension practice

Homework for Monday 2/6

1. Math test tomorrow. If you do the extra practice pages, you will get extra points on your test tomorrow!! DO them :o)
2. Spelling words 3 times each (creatively, of course!)
3. Read for 20 minutes! Make those 12 points for February!

Homework for Friday 2/3

1. This weekend, make sure you have all your 55 rules filled out in your Ron Clark journal. Also be sure that you have the reflection boxes complete. Then, write a paragraph reflecting on this whole experience...Here are some suggested ideas to discuss: What rules meant the most to you? How have you seen a change in yourself? Have you noticed a change in your peers? Why is it important to live our lives by these standards? If you have a rule, what would it be? Are these rules that are just for children? And so on! There is a lot to think about :o)
  ***Remember that on the first day of our rules I said that the movie would be a reward for those students who take this project seriously. I sincerely hope that everyone gets the reward of watching the movie next week!***
2. Lesson 10 (choose 4 computations) for math :o)

1. Math workbook lesson 9 (must do at least 4 computation problems)
2. Science is all around!! Find TWO examples of each of the EIGHT types of energy we've learned about (light, thermal, chemical, mechanical, potential, kinetic, sound, electrical)
3. Spelling test tomorrow!!
**Skate Night is tonight!! What a great place to observe and record lots of types of energy! ;o) **

Homework for Wednesday 2/1

 1. Finish your science notes from today and do the Brain Power/Sum It Up in chapter 5, lesson 1 (242-244)
2. Math word problems that I gave you (sorry for the couple of 's' es that got left off, that's what happens when you rush!)
3. Read! Get your February bookmark! Remember the competition is to get 12 points from February 1-February 29 :)