Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Elijah


“Red Things”

Red  things are: cars, bikes, and clothes. I like red I have red shoes. My dad likes red and my mom likes red too.

I like red I have red shoes. Red shoes are good shoes. The Miami Heat and the Trail Blazers have red.

Red shoes are good shoes . My dad and my mom got them for me. My backpack is red that is why I like red.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Look at the new page

Hi everyone!

I created a new page to prepare for the math OAKS test. I looked at the most difficult test questions for the OAKS test and made a video on how to solve each of the questions.

Look at the top, and click on the OAKS sample test page.

You should watch each video 2-3 times! Make sure you PAUSE to think about what I am saying. I will also give you the handouts in class to help you prepare for the test.

Ms. Luria

Friday, February 15, 2013

Marquis


“Mr. Luther King Jr.”
            I have two dreams for the world. Homeless people need food. I want to give homeless people my shoes. I want to build houses for homeless people. In twenty years I want to be a basketball player.
            Homeless people need food. Food we don’t eat, I will give them. Homeless people need clothes. I can sell old stuff and get money to buy them a lot of clothes.
            My second dream is to be a player in the NBA basketball. I want to play as small forward and power forward position. I want to play for the Thunders’. I have to work hard every day for this to happen.

Ella


            I have two dreams for the world. Everyone will stop getting bullied. My second dream is that children and animals will not get abused or get hurt anymore.
            I have a dream that everyone will stop getting bullied. People all around the world are getting bullied. But why people think that other people are stupid, stinky, gross and dumb. So tell a parent or a guardian and if that doesn’t work then tell the bullies that you don’t like the way they are treating you.
            I have a dream where children and animals will stop getting abused and hurt. Kids and animals are being abused and hurt all the time. Some kids are miserable and animals too. People try to help every day. I can be one of these people, and you can too.

Eleanor


            Imagine a world where animals lived peacefully. I have two dreams for the world, my first dream is that people are nice to animals. My second dream is that there is world peace.
            My first dream is that people are nice to animals. Each time we cut down a tree we should plant another one. The world needs animals so we shouldn’t  hurt them. We shouldn’t eat or capture animals.
            My second dream is that there is world peace. If there is world peace, people will not die in wars. Fighting is not good so we shouldn’t do it. We shouldn’t waste our resources on weapons.

Adelle


            Imagine a world where everyone is fighting. I have two dreams for the world. One, that there are no more wars. Two, that people would stop polluting the Earth, so global warming stops, but to do that we need to work together.
            There should not be any more wars. If there are no more wars then people would stop getting hurt. People lose their homes because of fighting. Most people lose their lives because of wars.
            People should stop polluting the Earth so global warming. Half of the animal world is dying because of polluting. Very soon we will not have rain and snow because the heat is trapped down here. Maybe we will not have any animals at all.
I hope these dreams come true.

Elena


“Dreams”
            Imagine a world where people could go to school for free. I have two dreams for the world. My first dream is that everybody can go to school. My second dream is that everyone has enough money for their family.
            I have a dream that everyone can go to school for free. Everybody should learn how to read and write to have a job. If school was not free al lot of people would be poor. If the school was free a lot of people would become richer.
            I have a dream that everybody has enough money for their family. If people did not have enough money, they would not have a home and die. If people had a home and enough money they would have food and a home. I think that everybody should have enough money so they would not have any problems.

Lexi



“Dr. King”

Imagine a world having most people homeless. I have a dreams for the world, I have a dream that people will give food to the homeless. My second dream is that people will build houses and homes for everyone.

I have a dream that people will give food to the homeless. Some people give cans  and even clothes to a shelter. Some kids even donate old clothes and shoes that don’t fit. Some people go all over the town to give to the homeless.

My second dream is that people will build houses and homes for everyone. Not everyone has a home. Some people sleep on the street. I wish that everyone has a home to sleep in. Not everyone is homeless, but everyone should have a home. I hope this will come true.

Make your own comics project

Here is a fun project that you can do with your children at home. This is the make your own comics project. Feel free to try it out with everyone. You might even enjoy making some of your own comics!

Make Your Own Comics Project



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Monday, February 4, 2013

Aaron


Aaron
“The knight and the Dragon”
            Narrator: Once upon a time there was a king and queen sitting on the throne.
            The king: That dragon was been here for 110 years.
            Dragon: (get up, flies covver to the castle and starts breathing fire)
            Wizard: (He casted a spell and made a forcefield)
            Narrator: The wizzard tried to keep it up as long as he could. Unfortunately, he couldn’t hold too much longer. The Wizard get the knight immed at ciyana the knight suited up.
            King: The dragon is getting away, you must follow that dragon!
            Knight: I will do my king.
           Narrator: The king smiled at the knight and the drawbridge opened. The knight faced off the dragon, and the knight won the face off but the dragon is still alive.
            Dragon: ( goes back to the castle and starts to breath fire)
            Narrator: The kn ight tried to take him out for good, but it didn’t work
            King: Take him out once and for all!
            Narrator: So maybe the dragon is dead or not but their people are safe.
“The End”



Cory


Cory
“Moving Party”
            Once there was a family that was moving. They had one day to move their stuff  away.
Dad: Hurry up we are in a rush. Get the couch.
Boy: I’m on it dad. The couch is too heavy I need help to carry it.
Dad: I’ll help you son.
Boy: Ok dad, thanks.
Dad: You are welcome son.
Girl I need to get my turtle dad.
Dad: Ok but hurry were in a rush.
            Finally, they were at their new house sitting by the fire place. Staying warm and resting from those long day of warm because they moved to a different house. But sooner or later they’ll have another “Moving Away Party”. The children are throwing the party and their kids are waiting outside.
“The End”


Decorey


Decorey
            I have a bird and he talks. He was: red, blue, orange, yellow, and green. He was a parrot.
            I have a bird and he talks. He would say, “De’ Corey I want some food!” He also likes music.
            My parrot is smart. He knows his name. Once, I would call his name and he would say, “what?”


Evan


Evan
Narrator: Once there was a family whose cat kept falling out the window.
Cat: (falling out the window) meooow!
Mom: Oh no you fell out the window again.
Dad: (Yells from offstage) Did the cat fall out the window again?
Son: (Walks on stage) Can we get a regular cat now?
Girl: (talks to son) If you want a cat get it yourself!
Mom: Someone sounds grumpy.
Cat: Meow ( Say that as you walk off stage)
Girl: We’ve tot to get window screens.
Mom: We should all save our money for window screens.
Dad: That’s a great idea!
Narrator: So they started saving and in a few weeks they had enough money.
Son: Can we go buy our window screens now?
Mom: Yeah! (Everybody walks off stage and stays there)
Narrator: So they installed the window screens and the cat never fell out the window again.

Adelle


Adelle
“The High School Graduation”
NARRATOR: “Once there was a 17-year old girl named Anne Shea. Anne was going to graduate from high school in a week then. Anne thought people would not throw a party for her because she never gets a birthday party, no, nothing at all. But she was just about to find out she was wrong.”
ANNE: “Mom, Jz was in my room again!”
JZ: (Anne’s brother) “No I was not!”
ANNE: “Yes you were!”
JZ: “No I wasn’t!”
MOM: “Stop it both of you!”
MOM: “Go to your room Jz. You know you can’t go into Anne’s room.” “Anne you know Jz is younger than you so stop bugging him.”
ANNE: “but..”
MOM: “No buts. Conversation closed.”
NARRATOR: “Anne watched Jz walk to his room. Before walking in he turned around and glared stuck out his tongue. Then he stomped into his room.”
ANNE: “You are a big pile of dirt!”
JZ: “Maybe  I am.”
NARRATOR: “A week later, in mid summer Anne was upset because she was graduating the next day...”
ANNE: “Mom, can I have a graduation party?”
MOM: “I don’t think so.”
NARRATOR: “The next day, it was Anne’s last day at High school.”
MOM: “Anne you have someone at the door for you!”
ANNE: “Mom why do you always have to snoop into my room? Anyway who is it?”
MOM: “Someone, “You’ll find out just go to the door.”
ANNE: “Okay, are you sure they want me and not Jz, dad or you because I never get that many people around here who want to see me.”
JZ: “Anne  it’s  Olivia and Mary they want to tell you something that is very surprising!”
MARY: “Anne please come down quick, Olivia has something to say.”
OLIVIA: “Anne you aren’t getting a graduation party?”
ANNE: “I know, I never get parties.”
NARRATOR: “An hour later”
ANNE: “Mom where are you taking me?”
MOM: “You’ll see soon enough.”
MOM: “Here we are.”
NARRATOR: “Anne heard music and yelling. The yelling was from Mary, Olivia, and Janny. They were saying: “She’s here, she’s here, hide everyone!” Anne walk around into the room it was empty except a turntable, chairs, tables, food, stage, and disco lights.”
ANNE: “What is this place?”
MOM: “Here she is! Come out all of you!”
NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY: “Surprise! Happy graduation!”
ANNE: “Thank you,  thank you, thank you so much. I have never had a party in my life!”
MARY:”Oh Anne, I’m so sorry, me and Olivia were lying. You did get a party.
JANNY: “We are going to tell you (Olivia and Mary too) how your dad skipped work and your grandparents came all the way from California.”
OLIVIA: “It was your dad’s idea, he put a lot into the party.”
ANNE: “Thank you!”
NARRATOR: “And from that day on Anne got birthday parties and parties on the holiday’s”


Friday, February 1, 2013

Super Improvers Wall


As I mentioned in the earlier post on homework, effort has a big impact on achievement. So, in the classroom, we use something called The Super Improver Wall! The whole idea of the wall is to celebrate and reward improvement!

  As your child makes improvements (in anything) they can get a star. The students can get stars for improving in behavior, test scores, kindness, behavior with a substitute teacher etc. They love to get stars. They do not earn a star every time they make an improvement! (Think intermittent reinforcement.)

Here are some things children can earn stars for:

  • Improving scores on a vocabulary quiz
  • Doing extra credit during reading time
  • Participating with gestures during mirror
  • Tutoring another student on some tricky math problems
  • Working well with their partners
  • Turning in HW (a child who frequently forgets)
  • Improving scores on Super Speed Math

Every time they get 10 stars, they move up a level.  Another time I'll share the different chants we use in the classroom. When a student has ten stars, a student helper moves their card so it is vertical. That lets me know that the child is ready to move up a level.

The students really like to take home the index cards with all of their stars. I then make a big deal of letting them choose the color their name will be written on for the next level. We have a solar system theme going on.

Here is a picture of last year's wall!


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