What a GREAT day at school

Dr. Seuss Dioramas by Mariah and Abi
To learn more about dioramas click here. I think it would be fun to do the shoebox diorama in reading next month. What do you think? If you have any shoe boxes at home that you would like to donate to our class that would be fantastic!

We had special visitors that made us all smile:)

 ♥Looks like Thing 1 and Thing 2 might know how to shuffle♥

Ms. Davis and Dylan both had CRAZY hair.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

Wear your favorite hat to school tomorrow to honor Dr. Seuss on his birthday. If you don't have a favorite hat then come with crazy hair! It will be fun to see what everyone looks like tomorrow. Click here to check out Seussville for games and other activities. You can also watch some really great videos. The Lorax also opens MARCH 2nd at the theater.

 

Snow Day Today

Surprise, it's March 1st and it's a snow day! Who will visit the blog today? Maybe you will play Sumdog from home! Or sing the ELPA and the OAKS chant. Whatever you do today, be safe & have fun.

Family Math Night This Thursday

Come for math fun on Family Math Night tomorrow evening at 6 pm. We hope to see everyone there.

Ducks vs. Beavers

Valentine's Day Party

We're having a Valentine's Day party on Tuesday, February 14th. See you there! 

February 13, 2012



There will be no school on Monday, February 13th. We will see you on Tuesday.



Improper Fraction to Mixed Number

Check out the new video about fractions on the math page!

We are starting to think about OAKS (Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) assessment!

OAKS CHANT
We know how to take a test,
We know how to do our best.
Listen carefully, then we do,
What the directions tell us to.
Do not hurry, do not rush,
Doing our best our teachers gush.
Check our answers to make them right,
I am smart and I shine bright!
Read the stories, read the lines,
Remember always take your time.
Take the time to think and plan
Tell yourself, “Yes I can!”
I will show what I can do,
I will show it all to you.
The OAKs test is what we take,
Reaching high for scores we make.
We know our stuff, yes we do!
Reading, math and science too!
We will do our very best!
We’ll score high on our OAKs tests!

ELPA Chant (English Language Proficiency Assessment)

ELPA CHANT
We know how to take a test,
We know how to do our best.
Listen carefully, then do,
What the directions tell you to.
Do not hurry, do not rush,
Do not speak in a low hush.
Say your answers right out loud,
You are smart and you are proud!
Read the stories, read the lines,
Remember always take your time.
Take the time to think and plan
Tell yourself, “Yes I can!”
I will show what I can do,
I will show it all to you.
ELPA is the test we take,
5’s the score we want to make.
We know English, yes we do!
And we want to prove it, too!
We will do our very best!
We’ll score high on the ELPA test!

No School Tomorrow

Due to flooding all Salem Keizer schools will be closed on Friday, January 20th. Please take care and be safe.
Mrs. Green & Ms. Davis

The best snuggie EVER!!!!!!

Happy New Year 2012 from Mrs. Green and Ms. Davis!!!!

Day 3

We definitely observed changes during day 3 of the experiment!

Day 2

What observation did you notice on day 2?

Egg and Vinegar Experiment-Day 1

One raw egg, 80-140 ml of vinegar, and one plastic cup.

A hypothesis is similar to an educated guess. It is a preliminary answer to the question you have asked that you will test to see if it is seems to be true. All you need to do to form your hypothesis is to take your original question, and turn it into an answer. For example, you might hypothesize that: rainbows appear as a result of water in the earth's atmosphere "bending" the light from the sun.

Keep in mind that it doesn't matter whether your hypothesis is "right" or "wrong". What you are trying to do here is form a hypothesis that you can test through an experiment. The results from your experiment will tell you whether the hypothesis was correct or not. So don't fuss too much over the wording. The most important thing is to just make sure that it is testable.

Please use the sentence frame to help you write your hypothesis. Post below.

If ______________, then ________________.

Check out Funbrain for math and reading activities!

Conferences

Conferences are November 21 and 22. We look forward to meeting with each and every one of you and answering any questions you may have about your child.

Please call to reschedule if you are unable to attend.

Ms. Davis and Mrs. Green

Reading Homework Celebration

Students that turned in 90% or more of their reading homework this grading period will be celebrating next week! How should we celebrate? Ice cream? Extra recess? If you would like to share your ideas, post a comment. We will vote early next week! 

Grading Day

No school on Friday, November 4, 2011. Have a great weekend!