Today in Core

Social Studies

• Intro to research
• NA group project work time

Language Arts

• Finish and edit color poem (prepare for wordle on Monday)
• Fun write Thursday

Cool thing of the day: Auditorium http://www.playauditorium.com/

bomomo

If you're interested in that crazy "cool thing of the day" that I shared today check it out here: http://bomomo.com/

Today in Core: January 27

Language Arts

• Color chip exploration and poem writing (2 poems due Thursday)
• Reading log due
• Next reading log is due Feb 3rd

Social Studies

• Native American slide packet is DUE
• Research 101: Native American group project research and work time

Remember! Comfy Cozy day on Thursday!

NO SCHOOL on Friday!

Eco Zoo

Check out this awesome Japanese website: EcoZoo http://ecodazoo.com/
You'll learn about conservation, sustainability, ecology and the environment! Enjoy!
The picture below gives you an idea of what the website looks like.

Harry Potter Theme Park

coming soon!!! http://www.universalorlandoresort.com/harrypotter/

Idioms

Have you ever heard someone say that "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" maybe you've even said it yourself! This my young friends is what we call an idiom.  Idioms are sayings that have a hidden meaning...we'll be learning about idioms next week, but until then, I wanted to share with you an interesting list of "modern and updated idioms" from Wired magazine.  Recognize where any of these might have come from?

• Hindsight is always 1080p.
• One #hashtag does not a trending topic make.
• Too many hosts spoil the podcast.
• That’s a hard act to unfollow.
• 140 characters to the wise is sufficient.
• The bandwidth is always greener on the other side of the firewall.
• E-mail, Twitter, and Facebook are three best friends and three worst enemies.
• People who live in glass houses shouldn’t check their address on Google Street View.
• A fool and his passwords are soon parted.
• He’s 10 bits short of a byte.
  

Read More http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/01/ten-updated-colloquialisms/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Fculture+%28Wired%3A+Culture%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher#ixzz0dfRi6LtF

January 25th...important for so many reasons...

1. Robert Burns
Today is Robert Burns Birthday, celebrated in Scotland and the world over by reciting the poetry of Robert Burns at supper time. In honor of this, each year in core we read a poem by Burns and write an ode to a favorite food. Learn more about Burns by clicking here

2. BUBBLE WRAP!!!
You know that packing stuff that pops when you pinch it? It's entertained us for years AND today is bubble wrap's 50th birthday!! celebrate by going to www.bubblewrapfun.com

3. What did we do in class today?

• Social Studies
• Chapter 5 TEST! (green note card is due with test)
• Native American slides

• Language Arts
• Robert Burns ode to Haggis
• In the style of Robert Burns write an ode to your favorite food
• Reading log is due on WEDNESDAY!

Have a GREAT Monday!

What's been happening in CORE?

Wow, I apologize for not  keeping you up to date!


The truth is that we have been working away at our writing assessment in Language Arts; while in Social Studies we've been reading and learning about natural resources in chapter 5.


What do you need to know?


1. reading log was collected on Thursday this week (not Wednesday as planned, due to my abscence)
2. Chapter 5 TEST will be on Friday, January 22nd
3. Hat day for Haiti is on Friday, January 22nd (bring $1 wear a hat)
4. Writing assessment MUST be finished by Friday, January 22nd


It seems that FRIDAY, January 22nd has become a very important day for us.

Today in Core: January 14th

Language Arts = Writing Assessment

During Social Studies we talked about levels of economic development and read Chapter 5 section 2.  See basic example below:

What happened in Core?!?! January 12th & 13th

Ahoy Core Mateys.

Miss class? Fall asleep? Hopefully you didn't fall asleep in class, in all honesty that would make me feel pretty sad because our class is pretty exciting at times...and of course I'd have to have a consequence for sleeping through something so incredibly, wondrously, thrillingly awesome.

Anyhoo.

January 12 (yesterday):

• Book Boxes were due and we heard some smashing (yes, smashing is a good thing) presentations about a wide variety of science fiction and fantasy books.  I was incredibly impressed with the use of literal and inferential comprehension demonstrated during the presentations yesterday. A job well done by all who presented!
• Writing Assessment 101: last day of reviewing the expectations for the district writing assessment

January 13 (today):

• Reading log due was today!
• New reading log was handed out and is due on January 20, 2010
• Heard quite a few awesome book box presentations by those students that had used a homework coupon yesterday.
• Writing assessment started
  

Today in Core: January 11th

Happy Monday to everyone.

Here's what you missed (if you were gone) or what you should have heard (if you were here) today:

Writing Assessment 101: tips, tricks and important info.

• How do you tell a narrative prompt from an imaginative one?! An expostory question from a persuasive? We discussed it and practiced today.
• Is it a good idea to end a story with "and then I woke up" or "the end" NOOOO! 
• Our writing assessment starts at the end of the week

Book Boxes

• Book box planning sheet is due TUESDAY
• Presentations will also take place on TUESDAY
• Remember to have 10 items and descriptions
• Squishy, creative brain bits preferred over "taking the easy way out"

Reading Log

• Due Wednesday, January 11th
  

Today in the world of CORE...Jan 8

Today we played sparkle

Today we finished reading chapter 5-1

Today I shared with you a slide presentation about natural resources.

Today was FRIDAY and it was FANTASTICALLY AWESOME. Just like my core students.

 HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

Today in Room 101...January 7th

Greetings.

I can't get over how fabulous you all are. I really enjoy our time together each day. Take a moment to reflect on your awesomeness today.

After you've contemplated your awesomeness, return in your mind to class today.

Today we did the spelling sort it.  We worked on the resolutions project (due tomorrow!).  We read chapter 5 section 1 (all about natural resources).

now take a deep breath. finish that homework and think about tomorrow.

Tomorrow we will play sparkle

Tomorrow we will finish reading chapter 5-1

Tomorrow I will share with you a slide presentation about natural resources.

Tomorrow is FRIDAY and it will be FANTASTICALLY AWESOME. Just like my core students.

See you then!

-Miss B

Today in Core: January 6th

Language Arts:

1. New Reading Log!!! This trimester the reading log is as much about WRITING as it is about READING.  In addition to recording 150 minutes each week of reading, students will be required to answer at least 2 reading response questions each week.  Parent signature is still required to receive full credit.  Magazines and newspapers are considered acceptable reading material and students are allowed to count up to 30 minutes each week of online reading (this includes social networking and email).

2. Today we journeyed to the library to check out a general fiction book. Minimum of 200 pages (or at your reading level), no series, books that are movies, books you've had read to you or read before, Twilight, Harry Potter, Series of Unfortunate Events, Lord of the Rings (while these are fantastic books, I want students to venture past them for this book project).  Book needs to be finished by Februar 6th.

Social Studies

Resolutions project is due FRIDAY 

Today in Core: January 4 & 5

Welcome back!!

I hope that you had a restful break.  It is nice to have time to relax but it is even better to be back with my awesome core classes!

Jan 4

Planner

New Year Around the World: notes

What is a New Year's Resolution?

Making Resolutions

Jan 5

Book Box reminders (Book Box due Jan 12)

Resolutions project work time (resolution project due FRI)

New spelling words!

This week's spelling words (click to enlarge):

What a decade!!!

Click the link below to check out a pretty cool look at the last decade.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/27/opinion/28opchart.html

From the New York Times