Today's spirit day is dress for the profession you want when you grow up. What do you want to be when you grow up? Why do you want that profession? What will you need, what excites you, what suggestions do you have for your future self and what wondering's do you have about your future profession?
Please take this survey for fifth grade graduation. Please take this survey seriously and answer every question with complete sentences.
As we enter the last quarter of your elementary career, take some time to reflect on the memories you have made here at Bemis. What are a few of your favorite memories from over the years at Bemis? Include at least one from fifth grade. Then tell what you are most looking forward to during the last quarter of elementary school.
Now that we have finished the first week of M-Step, what advice do you have for the third and fourth graders to help them do their very best on the M-Step? Think about what we learned from Jo Boaler, and what helped you do better on the test.
Yesterday was the first day of MSTEP. Now that you know what taking the MSTEP on the iPad's is like, what would you recommend to the third and fourth graders to help them do better on their upcoming test? Think about what helped you do better, and what you might do differently on the next test to make sure you are more prepapred.
During March Is Reading Month, our main theme is "Friendship". What book have you read about Friendship? What was the title? Who was the author? What friendship lessons were taught in this book? Did you like the book? Would you recommend it to someone? What makes you say that?
Today is February 29th. This day only happens once every four years. Use the internet to do some research on why we have a leap day. Then, respond to this blog with a paragraph teaching someone about why we have a leap day every four years and what makes them so important. Also, add some wonderings that you have into your paragraph.
Examine the picture of the Number The Stars book cover. Describe the cover of the book. Who do you think is on the cover? What do you think she is thinking about? Step inside her mind. What are her worries? What is she excited about? What wonders or questions does she have? What are her hopes and dreams?
Look closely at these two images of the Boston Massacre. The two images show different perspectives of what happened on that violent night. Please comment on this post with your thoughts about the Boston Massacre. What is your claim about what happened on March 5, 1770? What evidence can you use from the pictures to support your claim?
Please read the article about the layers of the earth and watch the short video about digging to the center of the Earth. Now imagine, you are building a machine to dig to the center of the earth. What types of materials would your machine have to be prepared to dig through? What are some of the extreme hazards your machine would face?
For this post, please write your own division story problem. Make sure to create a problem that requires some thinking! After you create a problem, look at someone else's problem and reply to their post with the correct answer. You can do it!
Now that we have begun book clubs, you know a little bit about your book. Please comment on this blog post with one word that represents what you have read so far. Then, explain what makes you say that.
You now know a lot of information about what it was like to live in Colonial Williamsburg. Comment on this post with a step inside about Colonial Williamsburg. Imagine that you are either a 10 year old boy or 10 year old girl living during Colonial times. Write a paragraph about your typical day. What would you do during the day? What chores would you have? What places would you go? What would you do in school?
Now that we've read MOST of Wonder, you can get a pretty clear picture of what life was like at Beecher Prep. If YOU were a student at Beecher Prep, who do you think you would be close friends with? Who would you not be friends with? How would you feel about Auggie being a student at your school?
What makes you say that??? Happy New Year! Please comment on this post with your New Year's Resolution for 2016. What is one thing you want to accomplish outside of school? What is your plan for making that happen? What is one thing you want to accomplish inside school? What is your plan for making that happen?
One of Mr. Browne's precepts is: Fortune Favors The Bold. Please respond to this post with at least 4-6 sentences that describes what this precept means to you. Why is this precept important? What connections can you make with this precept?
Now that we have read some of Via's section, please think about Via. Respond to this post with a Headline that represents the type of person Via is. Remember to make your headline, catchy, and something that really represents Via's qualities. Underneath the headline, respond with at least four-six sentences that describe why you chose this headline. How does it represent Via? What makes you say that?
Step inside Auggie's mind at the end of the first Auggie section.... Please respond to this post with 3 words that describe how you would be feeling if you were Auggie, 2 questions you may have at that point and 1 simile or metaphor you would use to describe your life in that moment.
Please watch the video below about the Europeans arriving in the 13 colonies. After watching the video, make a Claim about the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. Make sure to use lots of evidence from the video to support your claim. You can even use evidence from your text book to help support your claim!
Think back to the Science Fair.......
What went well? What didn't go so well? What would you change if you were do it all over again? What did you notice about other Science Fair presentations? Were there any connections to your own? Pretend that your parents sent you to a fast food restaurant of your choice with $25.75. They ask you to buy as many items as you can with the amount of money that you have. They want you to bring back food for the whole family! Look at the website below and figure out what restaurant you would go to and what you could buy with the amount of money that you have. Also, tell us how much change you would be bringing back to your parents. Yum!
Step inside the mind of a European Explorer. You are the captain of your voyage. You have just made it to the new world and claimed land of your own. What are the first few things you would do in this new land? What are the first things you would build? How would you react to Native people that already lived in that land?
Please click the button below to watch a video on a Scientific Experiment. Then, comment on this blog about what makes this experiment a "fair" experiment. Feel free to read and comment on others posts, as well!
Did Columbus really discover America??? Please watch this video... After watching the video, please respond to this blog post with something that you saw, something that you think and something that you wonder. We can't wait to read your responses!
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