Weston

Last weekend when I went camping it took me five hours to get there. We were mostly driving through the forest. When we got there we got the last spot. First we checked out the beach. Then we set up camp. Then we started a fire. Then we went to sleep.

The next day we went on a hike. It took almost all day. Then we went to an RV park. I really liked camping!

Wallace

Today in science we did two experiments. Our first experiment was on the force of gravity. Our second experiment was called “cleaning pennies part two.”

First we did an experiment on a force called gravity. We also learned about friction. Ms. Sarah did a fun experiment with friction. It was so awesome to look at. I wonder what it would be like to have no gravity!

Second we did the “cleaning pennies part two”. We put pennies into a jar. We put coffee in one, which was kind of weird. Another had just vinegar. It was so, so fun!

Sadie

One day a light blue lady tripped on a lump in the sidewalk. The lump was a big, hard piece of garbage with a few hissing cockroaches in it. The light blue lady screamed and jumped into a trash can with a family of raccoons living in it. 

The light blue lady screamed again and the trash can fell over into a building, and the light blue lady bumped her head. It really hurt. She had to go to the hospital to get stitches. The hissing cockroaches followed her to the hospital. They hid all around the room.

Sophia

I was living in our grandmother’s house and all summer we have been looking for a house for ourselves. We did find one. It needs a lot of work! When we first went to look at it… Well, it looked terrible! There were weird shelves with weird things on them. There were two scraggly chairs and a dirty fridge with weird magnets. (One of the magnets made sound. It said, “no smoking…fewee!”)

We knew that the people who lived there smoked, so it was weird. There was also a disgusting bathroom, and boy did it smell! But, everybody has a different style.

Oh! There was an upstairs, but it was pretty gross. There were so many more weird things and old pictures. There was a very big, very furry carpet, popcorn ceilings with asbestos! My mom wanted me to see what would be my room. I peeked in but I had seen and smelled enough. I screamed, “EEEK!”

I plugged my nose and ran down the stairs, then outside! Now you should realize this was a long time ago. Thankfully!

Wren

This is a 2 euro from Croatia . This coin has gold and silver. This coin is thick. While U.S. coins are one color this is two. I hope someday I can visit Croatia

Update from Ms. Luria

Dear Families,

On Monday homework should be turned in and new homework will go out. 

If you would like an easy volunteer thing to do from home, please read some writing from our students and write comments on their writing. The comments are moderated by me, so they will not show up immediately.  Kids like to know that adults are reading what they publish on the blog. Over time, every child will get a piece published on the blog! 

Weekly Volunteer times still available: 

• Tuesday between 10:45 - 11 to do writing conferences with students (I'll show you how to do that). 
• Tuesdays between 1:45 and 3 to do science experiments with students - help set up the experiment, help clean up and general help with the experiments
• Wednesday between 10 - 11 to either help with a reading group or do writing/reading conferences with students
• Fridays between 10 - 11 to either help with a reading group or do writing/reading conferences with students

This week's focus:

Reading-

*We are reading our first Oregon Battle of the Book selection. Ask your child about the story? Who is telling the story? How do they think JJ is going to escape?  

*We read non-fiction pieces about school uniforms and practiced asking questions as we read text.
*We also did our first Spanish reading selection to practice our close reading skills and to learn more about English grammar. 

Writing-

*Many students published their first three paragraph science essay. Everyone finished and edited at least a one paragraph essay. You will see copies of the essays next week with the take home folder. Some of them have been posted on the blog. 

    

Math-

*Students did individualized lessons depending on their own personal skill level - this ranged from learning to add lists to using the commutative property of multiplication. 

*We learned to count by 4's. 
*If you child cannot do 100 subtraction facts in 5 minutes, please make sure they are practicing every night on a worksheet or online at runmoby.com. The online site is better because it targets math facts your child has yet to memorize. 

Social Studies and Science-

*We did two difference science experiments this week - one about cleaning pennies and the second one about gravity and friction. We also learned about succession planting in the garden. 
*Students planted lettuce and observed the germinating radishes. 

Important note: Please wear gym clothes on Fridays.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Patrick

Worms

The best animal is a worm because:  they make soil for plants, they feel their way through the ground and they’re fun to play with. 

But why do they need slime to survive?  Because it moisturizes them.  If worms stay in the sunlight too long their slime dries up and they have no more moisture and they die.  It’s really sad.  L

That’s why worms are the best animal in the world!