Happy Reading

I'll see you all next week, or the week thereafter.
In the meantime, join Goodreads and let's share!

Miss you all so very much,

You Know Who

Yup Yup!

Hey No-Longer-5th Graders!

Has it really been months since I last wrote? Yikes...
Well, I just checked and there are 124 comments
on the last posting, so I best write more.

Party is happening on the week of the 16th of Dec, or...
perhaps we should make it the 17th since it is minimum
day? What do you all think?

Jordan, the party planner suggests the earlier the better
since some of you escape artists are off to an early
start on the holiday...nooo!

Comment, or write me via e-mail and let me know. I
want to be able to see all of you!

Miss you and can't wait to par-tay with my favorite
students ever!

Who is bringing music? Who is bringing food? Who is
bringing Veda? Who is bringing Rocky? Who is bringing
costumes and party favors?

See you soon and hope Science Camp was awesome,

Always,
Miss YKW

Jordan the Party Planner

401 Presents...a celebratory and well-needed reunion for the students of 401!

All are welcome. Details are tentative; however, Miss Lou and Jordan
would like to cordially you all to attend with food and games in a cold
winter day at the end of December.

Come one; come all!

Thank you Jordan and hope to see all of you soon. Yes, this is Miss Lou.
(Now do you believe him?!) Miss you all so much and hope your first month
of school has been a less than evil transition.

Please write me soon and tell me all about your first experience in the new grade.

Miss You Know Who!

Top 10 Things for Summer

Hello 6th Graders!

Are you ready for another four weeks of summer before IT begins?
Some of you are dying to hit the stores to load up on newly sharpened
pencils, spiral bound notebooks, red pens, highlighters, over-sized
binders and plastic boxes to keep all your special treasures in. While many
of you are still fully immersed in summer, without a thought about the upcoming school year.

Well, I hope you are taking full advantage. Here are a few simple, fun things
to do without guilt:

* Eat ice cream everyday.
*Play basketball until you can't see the ball anymore.
(You may want to bring a parent and a flashlight.)
*Go to Coyote Hills for running race down the hill.
(Bring knee pads, or maybe face pads.)
*Roll down a grassy knoll and count how many grass stains
you made on your clothes. (Don't wear white! And if you get
in trouble, you didn't hear it from me!)
*Swim until your skin gets all pruned and wrinkled.
*Mix your favorite drinks together until the liquid is black
and scare your brother or sister.
*Finish everything on your summer reading list.
*Write your own story. If you think it's brilliant, it probably
is…so send it to Stone Soup, or Highlights, or another one
of your favorite children's magazine or online website. (Make
sure you check with your parents first, and don't ever make a
submission if you have to pay for it!)
*Have a picnic at the park with your friends or siblings,
your favorite snacks, and books.
*Take pictures of funny faces. Have your friends take pictures
of your funny faces. Then post them all over your room.
*Invite your friend on a walk around the neighborhood.
Go together to the next friend's house and invite them
for a walk. Keep collecting friends in your neighborhood.
See how many can join you...(but don't get them mad by
eating all their food!)
*Eat ice cream everyday...ooops,…
I think I wrote that one already.

Click Here for more tips.

Stay cool, stay cool and miss you all!

Calling ALL 401 Students!

Hey Kiddies!

Remember me? It's the infamous Veda Bee. Yup, that's me!
Guess where I am now? It's humid and dense and I'm panting
like a dog right now. (Yeah, yeah, I know...)

I have traveled far and wide to get across country. My favorite
was camping in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, but now the
city is creeping me out with all its honking, confusing lights and
people EVERYWHERE! But this is what I must do now to
continue my journey in search of wisdom and truth. Yup! That's
me...

So what the heck are you all up to now? I wonder...Bryan and Debs
are in Oregon doing separate things...Bryan will be at the Olympics
soon, so I'm cheering him on. Go BBBBBRRRRYYY! And I hope
Debs doesn't come home with mosquito bites all over her face. That
ain't nice at all. So what happened to the other fantabulous 27-28
students? Too busy to write? Bored to death? Gone fishing?

Send pics and I will post them on this blog...well, still learning how,
so probably will have mama do that part. My paws are not
cooperating; maybe I need to get my nails trimmed. (Uh-oh, off
topic again,...) Where was I? Oh yes, I want to hear about your
adventures, so let's get together for a virtual reunion because I
miss you all. It's party time! Come on...what are you waiting for?

Check ya later, dudes!

Love,
The One and Only Veda Bee

Fantastic 401 Foursome

Hey Kids!

What are you up to now? It's summer and we still have many weeks
of freedom and fun ahead of us.

Are you taking advantage, or moping around in boredom?

Go play!

Miss you all...

Where in the World is Miss Lou?

Oh! I Forgot!

Here presents our last time together! Thanks Mrs. Shing! 

You always come to our rescue. 

Happy Summer 401!

TASK X: The Last Good-bye!

My dearest 401 Students,

You have been dear and wonderful. I will miss you deeply.
But you know all that. I give you all 1 million points for being
fabulous and making my 2007-2008 amazing.

Keep smiling!
Keep laughing!
Keep writing, reading and please remember to stay safe, healthy
and kind...yes, ALL of you.

Write me soon. Okay, are you ready for the last and final task?

A. Write a comment about this year that you most enjoyed. Then
write a funny experience you remember.

B. What is something you look forward to next year?

C. What will you miss about 5th grade?

D. I love and miss you alllllll!!!!! 401 Rocks!

Jordan Rocks!

The infamous fabulous Jordan caught Miss Lou's
mistake and will be receiving a BIG bonus point.

:) Go Jordan!

Thank you for saving the day!

Task IX: Current Events!

A. Find something fascinating about what your
country is currently going through.

B. Describe the school system and its curriculum.
Would you rather go to school in your country,
or do you prefer Room 401? (You will not be
graded low for your preference ;)

C. Write your favorite or most interesting fact
about your country.

D. Last Task is tomorrow, so look out!

Task VIII: Fashion Week

Welcome back to the third week of our Room 401
Global Project!

A. What is the typical dress/clothing of your country's
people? Are they casual, diverse and modern like Americans,
or do they have indigenous, traditional clothing? Describe
what you would see if you were to visit now.

B. Describe a costume or formal outfit you would wear
to attend a particular celebration or holiday. Is it common
to still commit to such occasions, or has it become outdated?

C. Would you like to wear your country's clothing on an
everyday basis? Why or why not?

D. If this pertains, what is a fashion no-no? For example,
in some countries, it is forbidden to walk around in shorts
or tank tops due to its strict religious practices. Or is it
rather free, like America? If rules are not followed, what
are the consequences for inappropriateness?

Sunbath in the City

Here is a bit of cuteness to add to
Samuel and Noah's pic.

This is Veda Bee's step brother Cody.
He is freshly groomed and shaved -
ready for a nice, hot summer.

Most of the time, they play well
together, but Veda gets intensely jealous when I give Cody attention.
She buries herself under my hands and growls at poor Cody. He
runs off with his tail wagging...what a great step brother he is to her!

Cute Noah & Buddy Samuel

We will certainly miss our buddies. Look at how sweet they look together!

Thanks Miss Gilbert for that day!

Check it out!

I want to give a warm (& loud) shout out to this
fabulous class. Not only do I get a chance to learn
something about 27 countries each day, it motivates
me to get out my dusty passport and travel once
again...it's been almost 3 months since I used it.

After Task 7 (which is below this posting), make
sure you check out the Extra Credit points students
have been receiving for the extra research: Daniel,
Ashank, Amanda, Cynthia, Andrew T., and Charlotte.

Yipppeee!

A. Here's another one...where did Miss Lou go the last
two times she needed her passport? (And no, Los
Angeles didn't count!)

B. One point for each student who needed his/her
passport during this school year. Which month and
where did s/he go?

One point for each country and one point for which
month traveled...one per student please.

Hehehe...Good luck!

Task VII: Tribute to Ms. Nwachukwu

A. Compare your country with Nigeria. What do
you have in common? What is uncommon?

B. Write a thank you to Ms. Nwachukwu for
what she did by these two specific things:

1) Write "thank you" in your language.
2) Comment one thing you learned about
Nigeria that she taught you.

Task VI: Flora & Fauna of Everything

A. Discover the flora and fauna of your country. (What the
heck is that?!? Well, do some research and find out! Must
I do EVERYTHING for you?

1) Describe the countries flower or tree in detail.

2) What are famous animals, birds and insects found
roaming in your country.

3) How does it compare with your country's flora &
fauna?

Tashakur!

Task V: Global Language Rocks

A. Name your language (s).

1) Explain the alphabet, tones/accents, or any other unique
elements of your language compared to English.

2) Give a bit of history - Any roots shared with other countries?
List similar languages. (For Example: Mandarin is similar with
Cantonese, Taiwanese, Shanghainese because the written is the
same in all three languages, only different in the speaking;
however, there is also the battle of simplified versus traditional
characters. Or Hindi with Tamil, Marati, Telegu in that they are
all Indian spoken languages, spoken according to region.)

3) Learn a phrase and write it correctly. Then translate it in
English and phonetics for us to learn. (You can write it using
English phonetics since you cannot comment using characters.)

4) Greet your friend in your new acquired language.

E.C. Global Language Challenge

How many language are in each continent?
Name the continent and list the language (s) spoken.

For example, if Pacific Ocean was a continent,
then you would write:

Pacific Ocean - Oceanese, Oceandi, Oceanish, etc...

(2 points each...and remember, one continent per
student)

Task IV: Where am I?

Welcome back to the second week of
our 401 Global Project! Thank you for
researching every night and posting with
interesting comments. Most of all, I enjoy
learning from your mini-lessons upon
each morning. And so it goes...

A. Where am I? Cite 2 sources to find a
detailed map, then using those sources,
complete the following questions.

1) Which continent is your country on?
2) What are your bordering countries?
3) What bodies of water touches your
shoreline? If none, what large lakes or
rivers run through, and to where does it
flow?

B. Climate - Briefly discuss your country's
climate. Compare it to Fremont's weather.
How does its location affect the weather?

C. You are finished. Please read your best
friends' comments and comment their
comment for comments' sake, you crazy
comment person you...

E.C. Photo Identification

Miss Lou took this photo on a rainy, but humid day. Can you guess
what country this man is from? What language does he speak?
Most importantly, is he REALLY an official official of the island?

Two points for each question. Limit one question per student
please. And don't ruin it for the potential second winner!

Who's Buddy?

What is the name is this cute bubble buddy? Who's buddy is it? Guess.

Buddy Balloons!

As tempting as it was, I thank everyone for following rules. Comment
about your buddy balloon, or should I say, balloon buddy. How did you
do? Did you make it to the finals, or did you get soaked? If you left the
field dry, perhaps you played too safe?

Thanks for the encouragements and for NOT throwing them at me.

Finalists

Oh yeah...Xuankang is on fire! Will Bryan drop his balloon? Who is Char
cheering for. Teresa and Phani watch in anticipation. Who will win?

Nameless Furry Fruits!

This is a photo taken from Thailand, yes...Bryan, that's your country.
Can anyone figure out what these two fruits are? First students to
find out will get 5 points extra credit for each fruit!

(One fruit per student, so don't guess both and ruin the chances for
your classmates... :)


Good luck and no cheating!

I love fruit!
_______________________________

Great job on the correct answer, Ashank and Charlotte!
You two are our fruit whizzes!

The fruit on the left is called a mangosteen. And the hairy,
scary fruit on the right is called a rambutan, or in Costa Rica
they are called mamos chinos.

Click on the name of that fruit in this posting to find out more.

Task III: Food Glorious Food!

A. Find 2 websites filled with recipes from your culture.

B. Choose one recipe that has link to history or culture. Explain
its cultural significance. Why do they eat this? When? How?

C. List your country's top spices, roots or sauces. Is this
common with American foods?

D. How do people in your country dine? Sitting on the floor? With
their hands? With chopsticks? Family-style or individual dishes
like in America? How many meals a day?

E. Write about the overall opinion of your country's foods
compared with American food. For example: Is it healther?
Spicier? Would you eat it daily? Why or why not? Is food
always available? Abundant or limited? Do you depend on
other countries for food source, or do you export to others?

http://www.time.com

Task II: Facts & Current Events

A: Find 3 different websites (Internet sources) to help you
for research. Site your sources in the proper format.

B: From all three sites, give the most accurate following
information about your country.

1. Population

2. Climate (Dry? Wet? Cold? Give weather and temperatures.)

3. Food (What is a typical meal?)

4. Economy (Find out what G.D.P. stands for and where
they fall in terms of power and money!)

5. Resources (For example: Do they grow corn? Produce
Oil? Corn? Rice? Fish?

6. Current relationship with U.S.A. (Good? Bad? Trade agreement?
War? Does America depend on your country for resources, or do
they depend on the U.S.A.?)

7. Find one current article in the news written about your country.
(It can be from a popular news site, magazine or newspaper cut out
(but make sure you bring the hard copy to school if you cut it out!)
Site properly and summarize in a few sentences. No plagiarism!

8. Read a friend’s comment and give him/her a compliment.

Task I: Country Capitals & Why-Abouts

A. Introduce your country and its capital in the appropriate way.

B. State specifically why you chose this particular country and where
it is geographically located in relation to where you live.

C. Write a few sentences about how Americans view your country.
What kind of perceptions do we have, or what are some stereotypes
we believe are true about your country.
For example: Do Americans visit your country
for vacation and touring, or do we fear your country due
to its chaotic political situation? Peaceful or violent? Fun
or scary? Would you like to visit? When? Why? To live?

D. From research online, or by speaking with people whom
have visited, are those American perceptions true or false?

Grammar, spelling and punctuation counts.

Good luck!

Miss L_ _

Warning!

Remember to read all posts.

Wishes are granted to those

commenting on the correct

posting.

Congratulations!

Thanks for visiting. Please read all the postings below before
you choose. Choose wisely. You are destined to that country
for the rest of this school year.

Good luck, my brave warrior.

Thank you for reading.

Always...
Miss Lou

Global Project: Day 1

Welcome to this global community! This is a place where students from Room 401 will be posting knowledge about their country. The main purpose for these discussions is to enrich our understanding of different countries in the world, to share what we have been researching and have an opportunity to ask any questions to fulfill our curiosity.

Our Country Project goals are:

To explore, understand and share the present and look into the future of the each of our assigned country in a geographical, political, historical, cultural, perhaps religious way.

To learn about each assigned country’s people, historical sights, foods, celebrations and climate.

To compare and contrast the difference between each country, explore similarities, and understand their development.

Let’s begin!

First Come; First Serve

Hey Kids!

What country do you want to explore? All you have to do is COMMENT below and your wish will be granted, or should I say...your country of choice will be assigned to you.

It's first come, first serve.

What are you waiting for? Hurry up!

:(....

Great apologies to Bryan and the other fabulous students of 401.
Miss Lou has been too busy and distracted by the joys of teaching
and life. Unfortunately, this blog has been neglected and has suffered
the consequences...

Please keep reminding me...just not in the middle of teaching.

Thank you!

enjoy this weekend and what a great obstacle you put on for our 2nd grade
buddies. Miss Gilbert and Room 301 had so much fun.

Until the next...

Always,
Miss Lou

May 30, 2008

Room 401 Track
Bring your Track T-Shirts! Thank you Andrew Tan
and Kevin for donating breakfast items. Yum!
Congratulations to Daniel, Tim, Samuel and Andrew T.
for running FIVE laps! Everyone rocks! I am proud of you!

Athletes of the Week: Kat Zhu! Samuel! Linda Horvath!
Deborah, Andrew T., Kevin, Johanan, Osi, Tim, Xuankang,
Felix, Teresa, Alyssa, Charlotte, Daniel, Bryan, Cynthia,
Jordan, Phani, and Jake…Hooray!

Dates to Remember:

‡ Monday, June 2
*Spelling Pre-Test #34

‡ Tuesday, June 3
*P.E. (1:55-2:55)
*Literature Plays Presents

‡ Wednesday, June 4
*9:30 Assembly
*Computer (10:30-11:20)
*Early Release! (1:15)
*International Night (7pm)

‡ Thursday, June 5
*Science with Mr. D (9:30-10:20)
*Unit 5, Lesson 4 Quiz
*International Night (7pm)

‡ Friday, June 6
* 401 Track (8:00!)
*International Night Assembly (9:30)
* Spelling #34 Quiz
*Math Test Chapter 21
*Last formal time with Buddies!

*Room 401 News*

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Thank you to Mr. Lai (Johanan's dad) for taking fabulous
Open House photos of our class. 401 parents rock!

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May Announcements:

Calendar
2 Crazy Hat Day
9 Last Day of STAR!
12-13 STAR Make-Up Day
14 Math Olympiad (6pm)
16 Favorite Person Day
22 Spring Concert
26 No School! Memorial Day
28 Early Release (1:15)
30 Sports Day

Thank you to: Deborah, Saurabh, Amanda, Ryan, Kevin, and their family
for all the delicious treats. It really helped everyone’s brain recover from
filling in those cleverly marked bubbles! And it continues!

Room 401 need healthy snacks:

-fruit, fruits and fruit!
-granola bars or cereal bars
-crackers, goldfish, bread
-juice or bottles of water
-cookies, cereal or anything else
-napkins, mini-Dixie cups

Thank you!

2008 STAR Testing Schedule

Mon. 5/5 Testing! (10:30-12:10)
Tues. 5/6 Testing! (10:30-12:10)
Weds. 5/7 Last Day! (10:30-12:10)

Last Week’s Spotlight: Samuel

Room 401 Track
Athletes of the Week: Phani, Daniel, Felix, Teresa, Osi, Andrew T,
Andrew H, Kevin, Charlotte, Alyssa, Cynthia, Deborah, Jordan, Bryan,
Johanan, and Jake…Wow!!!

Science: We have incredible guest teachers helping our class learn and
answer questions. Thank you to Professor Samuel, Cynthia, Ashank, Osi and Bryan!
You did a fabulous job!
Extra Credit: Remember to research on a chemical compound. (10 points)
Include a page report in your own words. Make sure to cite your sources!
If you have questions, check out the famous work of: Ashank, Claire, Charlotte
and Jason! Great job, kids!

Math: Chapter 18 and finding percent continues…Here is one to try!

Your family takes you to your favorite restaurant. Colorful balloons greet you at the
door with a giant banner. The sign says, “All-You-Can-Eat Special!” Your parents are
starving and decide the whole family will take advantage of this offer.
Adults: $9
Children (Under 12): $5

How much will your meal cost for your whole family? Remember to include the 8.25% tax. Don’t be cheap and forget the 15% tip! (Or did your server deserve 20%?)

How many adults in your family? _______
How many children under 12? _________

A)



B)



C)



D)


Amount: $____________

Dates to Remember:

‡ Monday, May 5
* Spelling Pre-Test #31
*Testing Continues…
*BizWorld Continues…

‡ Tuesday, May 6
*P.E. (1:55-2:55)

‡ Wednesday, May 7
*Computer (10:30-11:20)
*Science Chapter 10 Test

‡ Thursday, May 8
*Science with Mr. D (9:30-10:20)
*Last Day of Testing!!! Whoohoo!

‡ Friday, May 9
*Library! (11:20)
*401 Track (8:00!)
*Spelling #31
*Unit 5, Lesson 1
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“Nothing is impossible” (Or how the Chinese say, “Impossible is nothing.”)

“Get plenty of rest and treat yourself to lots of sunshine & ice cream!”

Miss Lou & Veda Bee (“Arf! I prefer bones!”)
_________________________________

Hey 401 Kids...

Upon research, I found a
fabulous On Nation site
for your project.

Click around to find out
if you CAN, or CANNOT
gain more facts and knowledge
about your state.

Let me know if it is
user-friendly,
informative,
appropriate
or just a waste
of your time and energy.

Keep this as a resource since we may have to do a
country report! That's right! AAaaaH!

Looking forward,
Miss Lou

April Calendar

Calendar

12 Bryan’s Birthday
14-18 Book Fair (Library)
16 Jason’s Birthday
17 F.A.M.E (1:55-2:55)

22 Open House in Room 401
24 NOYCE Math Filming!
27 Xuankang’s Birthday
28 FLEP Meeting
4/28-5/09 Monday STAR Testing

What's up in 401?

Congratulations to Bryan Sun!!! He currently holds the fastest national times in four events for Age 10 in swimming!!! We are very proud of you! Go Olympic champion! Canada 2010! Go Bryan!

Thank you to Mrs. Hernandez for joining us to the Symphony at Fremont Christian. Please come back soon for another!

The Book Fair is coming to town. We will be viewing a DVD in the library on Monday and making a visit on Friday, but you may purchase books before, after and during recess. Help support our library! It will run from April 14th-18th! Buy one; buy all!


Last Week’s Spotlight: Bryan
This Week’s Spotlight: Claire

Science: We have begun Chapter D9 on Chemical Compounds. Students will be getting together to continue their reports. How many elements make your chemical compound? What is it used for and is it toxic?!? Yikes…For extra credit, students will be making a compound project much like what we did for our elements over Spring Break.
Literature Circle: Each of you working hard together on understanding your literature on a deeper level. What is the difference between fiction and literature? Fiction: to entertain, perhaps to inform readers; literature: to entertain and inform in a way that makes an impact on the world in a better way

If you want to be an author, what kind of book/story do you want to write for the world? What kinds of books have you read?

Dates to Remember:

‡ Monday, April 14
* Spelling Pre-Test #28
* Book Fair DVD viewing (1:55-2:15)

‡ Tuesday, April 15
*P.E. (1:55-2:55)
*Miss Lou out (District Scoring)
*Be really kind to Ms. Hirsch
*Send good vibes/energy for your score

‡ Wednesday, April 16
*Computer (10:30-11:20)
*State Report Research cont.
*Miss Lou out (District Scoring)
*Be really kind to Ms. Hirsch (I’m watching!)
*Happy Birthday Jason!!! (I’m thinking of you!)

‡ Thursday, April 17
*Science with Mr. D (9:30-10:20)
*Math Chapter 18 Test
*Unit 4, Lesson 6 Quiz
*F.A.M.E. (1:55-2:55)

‡ Friday, April 18
*401 Track (8:00!)
*Spelling #28

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“You can’t catch me!”

401 Track Team motto. Wear your new bright yellow t-shirts every Monday and come run at 8! Healthy breakfast or monetary donations are welcome!
________________________________

* 401 Track T-Shirts Rock! *

Check out the back of our 401 Track t-shirts! Support us!

Our 401 Track T-Shirts are bright yellow for attention and safety. They look fabulous and if only we had them during the FP Dodge Ball semi-final game yesterday. (Maybe we could've won!?! But there is always next year.)

Thank you to all our amazing athletes this morning. We ran 3 laps around the school hardly panting out of breath, but returned with sweaty, beet red faces for a lovely breakfast of freshly baked cinnamon pastries from my local bakery. Yum! Thank you Cynthia, Kevin and Charlotte for the healthy fruit. See you all next week and don't forget to wear the shirts!

We still meet at 8 every Friday morning, so don’t forget. Thanks Andrew and Claire for your donations for the t-shirts! For all other 401 students, shirts will cost $10, for all other students or adults will be a $15.00 “donation” for our athletes. Buy one, buy for all! Support healthy lifestyle and fun weekly exercise!

Athletes of the Week: Daniel, Felix, Teresa, Osi, Andrew T, Andrew H, Kevin, Charlotte, Alyssa, Cynthia, Deborah, Jordan, Bryan, Johanan

401 News: April 4th Edition

April Announcements:

Spelling Bee! Congratulations to Daniel and Samuel for being a super speller. Daniel stepped in at the last minute to replace Cynthia. Thanks Hero Dan! Dan to the Rescue! Great job to all students who participated in the class bee and the school-wide Spelling Bee.

It’s not too late. Check out the Scripps National Spelling Bee words on the Internet web site to practice for next year. Link onto from our blog. Practice, practice, practice and don’t forget to include Latin root words!

Don’t be too sad, but Miss Lou was asked to score the District Writing Assessments on April 15th & 16th. I will do my best to give you all fours! Shhh! (Just kidding, but I’m sure you all did very well.)

Last Week’s Spotlight: Johanan
This Week’s Spotlight: Bryan (Congrats on Nationals in Pleasanton!)

Room 401 Track still meets at 8 o’clock in the morning, so don’t forget. Invite students from other class to join us! Again, a BIG group of 13 students (plus one parent and one sibling) showed up and to run laps around the school.Thank you 401 Track.

401 T-Shirts will arrive (hopefully) next week. Our slogan is “You Can’t Catch Me!” All athletes will be receiving one to wear each Friday morning. We are asking for $10 donations from anyone. Non-athletes can also have a shirt for a mere $10 fee.

Athletes of the Week: Daniel, Felix, Teresa, Osi, Andrew T, Charlotte, Alyssa, Jake, Deborah, Jordan, Johanan, Kevin, Amanda (& Andrew!)

Remember the STAR Test will be the last week of April. Please be here!

2008 STAR Testing Schedule

Mon. 4/28 Math I (10:30-12:10)
Tues. 4/29 Math II (10:30-12:10)
Wed. 4/30 ELA I (12:55-2:55)

Mon. 5/5 ELA II (10:30-12:10)
Tues. 5/6 Science I (10:30-12:10)
Wed. 5/7 Science II (12:55-2:55)

Science: Chapter D8 will be on Tues. Study over the weekend!

Literature Circle: Each group will be reading a different story for this month. Please work cooperatively together and come up with fascinating questions to challenge your mates!

Math: Chapter 16 Test on Monday! Do you know the difference between a improper fracation and a mixed fraction? Give me three examples to test yourself:

1.
2.
3.

Dates to Remember:

‡ Monday, April 7
* Spelling Pre-Test #27

‡ Tuesday, April 8
*P.E. (1:55-2:55)

‡ Wednesday, April 9
*Computer (10:30-11:20)
*Geography Country Cap Quiz 10!

‡ Thursday, April 10
*Science with Mr. D (9:30-10:20)
*Math Chapter 17 Test
*Unit 4, Lesson 6 Quiz

‡ Friday, April 11
*Spelling #27
*401 Track! (8:00-8:15am)
*Bryan’s Birthday! (April 12th)

_______________________

Wolverine Mascot Spells,

“Bee Cool and Don’t be a Drug-Freak!

Calendar

June

June Announcements:

Calendar

9-13 Family Life Education
11 Forest Park Basketball Game
12 Forest Park Baseball Game
16 Volunteer Tea-2pm (Early Dismissal)
17 Field Day (Early Dismissal)
18 Awards Ceremony (8:30)
18 Last Day of School! (1:15pm)

18 Last Day of School!

We will miss you, Joycelyn!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

And so do the Boys...

* Room 401 News *

March Announcements:

Calendar
14 Fri. Report Cards Sent Home
17 Mon. Charlotte’s Birthday!
21 Fri. Good Friday - No School!
24-28 Spring break – No School!
31 Mon. Back to School
Cesar Chavez Day!

*Report Cards were sent home today.
Please make sure you review the grades and comments with your child.
Keep the PINK portion only. Sign and return by Monday! Thank you!

Last Week’s Spotlight: Cynthia
This Week’s Spotlight: Who is Left?

Room 401 Track still meets at 8 o’clock in the morning, so don’t
forget. Invite students from other class to join us!

Athletes of the Week: Daniel, Teresa (and twin brothers!),
Joycelyn, Kevin, Felix, Welcome Johanan! Bryan, Jake and
Andrew T. are back…regularly?!

After the contribution to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society toward
the Leadership Penny Drive, I promised an ice-cream party. I hope
you didn’t get sick eating too much frozen diary & gummies.
Thank you for the donations! You Rock!

2008 STAR Testing Schedule

Mon. 4/28 Math I (10:30-12:10)
Tues. 4/29 Math II (10:30-12:10)
Wed. 4/30 ELA I (12:55-2:55)

Mon. 5/5 ELA II (10:30-12:10)
Tues. 5/6 Science I (10:30-12:10)
Wed. 5/7 Science II (12:55-2:55)

Thank you for wishing me a wonderful birthday on Wednesday!
I hope you liked the treats…though some were complaining!

Dates to Remember:

‡ Monday, March 17
* Spelling Pre-Test #24
*Research Project Begins
*Charlotte’s B-day!!!!
*St. Patrick’s Day

‡ Tuesday, March 18
*P.E. (1:55-2:55)
*9:30 Assembly

‡ Wednesday, March 19
*Computer (10:30-11:20)
*Spelling Test #24
*Geography Country Cap Quiz 8! (Make-up!)
*Early Dismissal

‡ Thursday, March 20
*Science with Mr. D (9:30-10:20)
*401 Track! (8:00-8:15am)
*Math Chapter 16 Test
*Unit 4, Lesson 4 Quiz
*Variety Show! 8:30/9:30
*Early Dismissal!!!!!!

‡ Friday, March 21
*NO SCHOOL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Bee's Words

“A true genius rearranges old material in a way never seen before.”

~Carol Fenner’s Yolanda’s Genius

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“A true genius sees life filled with hope, and rearranges old material in a way that makes the world come alive.”

~Veda Bee & Miss Lou

Deborah

Hi! My name is Deborah. I like playing badminton.
One of my favorite hobbies are reading. I am in Ms.
Lou's class in Forest Park Elementary. I have a little
brother named Zachary. My favorite color is sky blue.
My best friends are Katherine Cui and Cynthia Kuo.
Ms. Lou is AWESOME!

Ashank

Hi my name is Ashank ,
I live in Fremont,CA and study at Forest park elementary school . I believe 401 rules!!
I hold a group of 4 , Osi, Andrew Tan , Bryan Sun , and Felix .
Overall I like living organisms , and like to read and like to write and conduct experiments with my concocting brain . Very recently, I stood first in the 2007 Fremont Unified School District Science fair.
I'm very proud of my accomplishments and my future and plan to accomplish all of my goals in my life.

Katherine C.

Hi everybody! Um, I don't really know what to write now, so let me tell you some of my favorite hobbies. First of all, I like to swim but isn't really fast as my age, I also learn Chinese Folk Dancing. Good Bye for mow because I need to rush back to my seat to write my final draft of my Revolutionary War story. Good Bye! ( i really like sitting in the teacher's seat and typing whatever i want to.)

Phani

My name is Phani. My hobbies are swimming, running, golf,drawing...oh no! The bell! I must head off to lunch now, but will continue later.

Jake

Hi! I'm Jake. I'm 11 years old and live with my mom and dad.
My sister is 19 and goes to college. I like to play basketball
(sports in general), skateboard, and play all kinds of games. I like to
hangout with my friends and try to make new friends. I am very loyal
and stick to my friends at almost all costs. I try to be as kind as I can.
My friends are most of the boys in my class. I go to Forest Park
Elementary School. I try to always be as helpful as I can. I am a straight
A student and in GATE. I get pretty good scores on my tests,
and on the STAR. I am a strong boy physically and at writing and other
school subjects. I always try my best to stay calm, unless people do
something that enrages me. That is how I am.

*Room 401 News*

March Announcements:

Calendar
7 Fri. End of 2nd Trimester
13 Thurs. Tim’s Birthday!
14 Fri. Report Cards Sent Home
17 Mon. Charlotte’s Birthday!
21 Fri. Good Friday - No School
24-28 Spring break – No School

Last Week’s Spotlight: Deborah
This Week’s Spotlight: Guess Who?

401 Track meets every Friday morning at 8. Come join us!
A Fabulous turn out this week! Thanks for joining us and enjoying breakfast respectfully. Yum, yum...
Athletes of the Week: Daniel, Felix, Tim, Charlotte, Alyssa, Teresa, Osi, Andrew T., Joycelyn, Jake, Jordan, Saurabh (and sister!)

The District Writing Assessment: Terrific job on the challenging genre: Response to Literature. Though we respond to stories, paragraphs and literature books, we have never done a formal essay on this genre. In 10 years, Fremont Unified School District has never given this topic…but we did it! Congratulations for completing a difficult task. (Grr…6th graders got Persuasive! But who says that Life is Fair? Good luck next year on getting an easier genre. But you did VERY well for a hard assignment.)

What’s happening in 401?
Writing: Now that the District Writing is over, we can write other more interesting stories. However, our focus is on the tedious Practice Standardized tests. Ugh.
Science: The unit C7 test is finally done. Our next unit (D8) is on Physical Science: Elements & their combination. What are atoms, matter, protons and neutrons? What are electrons?!? If they are not magnets, why do they have positive and negative energies? Help!
Reading Language Arts: Unit 4 has begun and we are studying about the history of our United States of America.
Math: Find the factors for this number: 678498. How do you do it? What is this number divisible by?


Dates to Remember:

‡ Monday, March 10
* Spelling Pre-Test #23
*Fantasy/Fiction Writing!

‡ Tuesday, March 11
*P.E. (1:55-2:55)
* Practice Test ELA II
*Math-A-Thon 1:15-1:45 (in pairs)

‡ Wednesday, March 12
*Computer (10:30-11:20)
*Geography Country Cap Quiz 9!
* Practice Test Math III & IV
*Guess Who? Birthday

‡ Thursday, March 13
*Science with Mr. D (9:30-10:20)
*Unit 4, Lesson 3 Quiz
*Social Studies Unit Test
* Practice Test Science III & IV
*Tim’s Birthday

‡ Friday, March 14
*401 Track! (8:00-8:15am)
*Spelling Test #23
*Math Chapter 16 Test
*Practice Test Discussion
*Report Cards Sent Home

Bee's Words of Wisdom

Once upon a time, children used to read more. They played more songs, listened to more music, connected and conversed more genuinely with humans and animals, and with the sun; thus, children thought more for themselves and had a greater imagination and a closer relationship with nature – all before the evil intrusion of television, video games and YouTube.

~Veda Bee & Miss Lou

Jason

Hi! my name is Jason and I am a very addicted gamer .
My favorite subject in school is mathematics and it is a
myth that sometimes people say that Chinese people are math
experts. Also by the way, my "addicting" game that I play is
Maplestory. Miss Lou is my teacher and she is nice in some
ways and mean in some ways but if we're talking about that,
then she is nice almost all of the time. My best friend(s)
are Samuel and Daniel but mostly I can't decide who is a better
friend. My mom takes me on vacations almost 1-3 times to different
place every year. It is really amusing going to
fun places with my mom. Some fun times I had going on vacation
was when I went to Florida on one trip and we went to Disney world,
Miami, and I even took a cruise ship to the Bahama Islands. But
that was only ONE trip.
I even went to Yellowstone National Park and when we came back,
I missed all my friends on the tour bus, (the rest of the 'names'
I list will be weird (maybe even funny)) the bus driver, and even
the bus! I've been to Disneyland 15 times that my mom says
that she will never take me there again... and I've even been
to Yosemity National Park at least 13 times. Even my mom says she
knows the route of the inside of Yosemity like the back of her hands!
*.* < WOW I think that my family is a really
great family despite of my very rude/mean father, I am having a
very amazing life having to go on vacation, and playing with my
2 little siblings. =D

*Room 401 News *

March Announcements:

Calendar
4 Tues. District Writing Assess.
7 Fri. End of 2nd Trimester
21 Fri. Good Friday - No School
24-28 Spring break – No School

The District Writing Assessment is next week! For our last persuasive topic, students wrote with effective opinions, organization, and used creative as well as mature language to convince readers to listen with open minds. Fabulous pieces on “Should Forest Park School Enforce Uniforms?”- Come read them! Currently, we are publishing an expository piece on, “The Dangers of Smoking: Can we convince smokers to stop?” Read and learn what we have to say!

Next week, Room 401 students will begin our two-week practice for the California Standards Test. I know it may not be the MOST exciting activity to look forward to; however, it will help you to score high and feel confident when the test arrives.

Practice Test Schedule
Wed. 5 ELA I
Thurs. 6 Math I & II
Fri. 7 Science I & II

Tues. 11 ELA II
Wed. 12 Math III & IV
Thurs. 13 Science I & II
Fri. 14 Make-Up & Review

*Thank you to Mrs. Horvath or more accurantly, Mrs. Aeschbacher for teaching us all about “Schweiz” or Switzerland’s geography, history and language! We loved learning about the spoken Swiss German dialect. My only complaint…Why can’t you come back?!? Please, please….please!!! Danken.

Thank you for all those students that brought donations for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In our class alone, we raised almost one hundred dollars! Yeah!

Room 401 Track still meets at 8 o’clock in the morning, so don’t forget. Invite students from other class to join us!
Athletes of the Week: Daniel, Andrew, Charlotte, Alyssa, Joycelyn, Osi, Felix and Kevin


This week’s Spotlight:
Last Week’s Spotlight: Xuankang

What’s happening in 401?
Writing: Your writing piece brought tears to my eyes and I’m amazed at your abilities to write such brilliant expository and persuasive speeches. You will all do VERY well on the test next week!

Thank you Mrs. Aeschbaker!

Translate Swiss German:

A: Gruezi!

B: Huh? Oh…Gruezi, I guess…

A: Was ist das?

B: Uh…I think…Das ist Milch.

A: Good job! Ist das eine kreditkarte?

B: Nein! Das ist eine kase. Duh!

A: Nein, nein! Das ist eine kuh...mooo!

B: Grr…danken for teaching me. Give me schocolate now.

A: Here. Great job. Oh, and by the way…Die kreditkarte iste van der Bank.

B: Oh yeah? Well,…I have something to add to that! Das ist eine Uhr! So there!

A: I give up! I can’t teach you anything…

Dates to Remember

‡ Monday, March 3
* Spelling Pre-Test #22
*Last Day to Practice Writing!!! (Pray for a topic you are confident about…any?)

‡ Tuesday, March 4
*P.E. (1:55-2:55)
*District Writing Assessment!

‡ Wednesday, March 5
*Computer (10:30-11:20)
*Geography Country Cap Quiz 8!
*Practice Test ELA I

‡ Thursday, March 6
*Science with Mr. D (9:30-10:20)
*Unit 4, Lesson 2 Quiz
*Social Studies Unit Test
*Practice Test Math I & II

‡ Friday, March 7
*401 Track! (8:00-8:15am)
*Spelling Test #22
*Math Chapter 15 Test
*Science Practice Test I & II

“Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno.”

~Switzerland Motto

*Room 401 News! *

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

February Announcements:

Happy Birthday, Ashank! Thanks for the delicious cupcakes…have fun!!!

There seems to be an abundant amount of absences lately due to varying illnesses, family emergencies, appointments of sort, and such. Please make sure the office is aware of your excuse and let me know when you are ready to retake tests. Show me your completed homework, so you earn the credit for missing assignments! Most importantly, take care of your body, mind and soul so your physical body can be here at school…ready and willing to learn!

Keep bringing in your “unused” and generously donated pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters…and all generous monetary contributions to our Room 401 box. Thank you to all whom made extra effort to collect money from your neighbors, parents, parents’ co-workers, under your couches, car seats, behind your furniture….etc. Be creative! Our box is heavy with money to save lives! And remember: The GROUP that raises the most money will get an ice cream party at lunch with Miss Lou! Get creative!!! Did you make a box for your parents to bring to work, or neighbors/friends to fill?

Go Wolverines! It is sad to finally arrive at this point of the year when all the basketball games have finished its last victorious play. Fantastic players bounced from court to court, basket to basket in sweaty jerseys to play their best.

Forest Park Basketball Game Schedule:

No more games…. :(....

Keep practicing and until next year, young fans! Or at recess, I suppose.

This week’s Spotlight: Xuankang
Last Week’s Spotlight: Kat Zhu

What’s happening in 401?

Writing: Excellent job writing persuasive essays on soda and vending machines for schools. I always love brainstorming with all of you to learn ideas. Please make sure you give those respect letters to the person you addressed your feelings to. They are beautiful!

Science: Unit C7 is fascinating as the textbook has been updated since last year. The up-to-date knowledge about dwarf planets, the nuclear fusion as well as scary things such as “sunspots” are still being researched and updating today. Keep knowledge expanding. What can you find online to share with the class?

Talking: You are respectable and hard working students; I appreciate every one of you. I appreciate the respect all of you have given as well as earned as a class. Please continue to be courteous and let’s resume the name-calling, (and the candy stealing…ahem! Did you find a way to pay her back?!? Grrr…No, I didn’t forget.)

Dates to Remember:

‡ Monday, February 25
*YES, school on a Monday? Weird
* Spelling Pre-Test #21
*Happy Birthday, Ashank! (24th)

‡ Tuesday, February 26
*P.E. (1:55-2:55)

‡ Wednesday, February 27
*Assembly at 9:30
*Computer (10:30-11:20)
*Geography Country Cap Quiz 7!
*Early Dismissal (1:15!)

‡ Thursday, February 28
*Science with Mr. D (9:30-10:20)
*Unit 3, Lesson 6 Quiz
*Science Chapter C7 Test

‡ Friday, February 29! (Leap Year!)
*401 Track! (8:00-8:15am)
*Spelling Test #21
*Math Chapter 15 Test

Veda Bee's Words of Wisdom

Name-calling can be fun when I find fault in others,
but it sucks when it happens to me. No one is perfect. Not even me. I suppose I will focus instead on mastering the art of Zen, caring and kindness. And food and sleep.

Omm, Dudes.

~Veda Bee

(Thanks Coach for this Photo!)

Dear Room 401 Kids,

So I tried to upgrade to another blog site since I've been using this for over 3 years; however, it turns out that I like this better after experimenting around. Blogspot allows me to upload pictures faster...even though it does not have sound. Who needs it when we talk all day anyway?

I hope you like it and I will do my very best to update all the original info for this year.

Thanks for your patience and send me something to upload!

Miss Lou

Alyssa

Hello! :) My name is Alyssa. I am 10 years old and in Miss Lou's fifth grade class at Forest Park. I was born in Banton Rouge, Louisiana on August 12 1997. I enjoy swimming and ice skating.My favorite color is purple and I have a 4 year old little sister named Bella. My favorite show is Hannah Montana and my favorite movie is High School Musical 2. My favorite snacks are chips and my favorite drink is Coca Cola. Forest Park RULES!!!!! ;) Bye bye!

Felix

I don't know what to write.

Jordan

Hi. I'm Jordan Hernandez! Right now, I'm 10 right now. My Favorite sport is soccer and I love video games. My favorite subject is math I don't have time to type right now so this is it!!!!!

Charlotte

Hi! I'm Charlotte. I'm in Miss Lou's fifth grade class I go to Forest Park Elementary.
I enjoy swimming and ice-skating. I like the color pink, I was born in New York
but then I moved to Massachusetts my best friend is Yesenia. I like to watch
Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and my favorite movie is
High School Musical 2. I play the violin and I speak Chinese.
My parents are from Shanghai, China.

KatZhu

hi my name is Katherine but my teacher calls me Katzhu. I am pretty tall for my age
and have short black hair. I love a T.V show named Naruto. My Favorite peeps are
Gaara-kun and Sakura-Chan. I love to swimmingand playing tennis. My classmates
call me Piggy Piggy Moo Moo because my last name sounds like pig but my last name
is not pig!!! My favorite songs are Miracle and Bad Boy by Cascada. My teacher is very
nice and smart. I am happy to be her class.

Claire

Hi,my name is Claire. I have so many things to share.
My favorite hobbies are playing wallball and reading.
My favorite subject is math. My favorite teacher is Miss Lou.
She is the best!!!!! ^^

Xuankang

people think I'm a class clown, but I'm just a normal kid. People think I'm funny
and blah blah blah!-_- It's not like I want to, I can't help it. I get in trouble when i
try to act funny, so DON'T THINK I'M A CLASS CLOWN. IT'S HOAX.......=(

Johanan

Hi. I am Johanan, and I enjoy drawing. I do not enjoy telling
my personal information.

Cynthia

Hi! I'm a student in Miss Lou's fifth grade class. I enjoy dancing, swimming, and playing
tennis. I also like to read in my free time. My best friends are Katherine and Deborah.
Being in Miss Lou's class is very fun and I always have a great time learning and spending
time with my classmates.

AZT 12

Hello! My name is Andrew. I have many good friends. I love to play basketball, football, and many other sports. I go to Forest Park Elementary. My magnificent teacher is Ms. Lou. I am in my school basketball team, and I'm in GATE. I am also very athletic. My most favorite subjects are math, science, and P.E. My motto is "Failure is not an option".

Tim

Hi, my name is Tim. I am a student in Miss Lou's class.
My hobbies include reading and building with lego bricks.

Have fun reading this blog!

Amanda

I was born on September 23, 1997.
I have a little brother named Andrew who
I often play with when I am bored.
I like to do arts and crafts and dance.

Daniel

Hi, I'm Daniel. I like to play tennis and badminton. Each day I play piano for one hour.
Some of the music pieces are really hard to play. I also ride my bike around the
neighborhood to see what other people are doing. During school, at recess,
I play wall ball with my friends. I wish that we had more recess so we can get
more active during the day. I hope that I will have a great time for the rest of the
school year. Forest Park rules!!!! :-)

Andrew

I like to play with Legos and I lead a group with an amount of people.
In second grade, I hurt someone twice and he lost all memory of second grade.
Now, I don't fight physically anymore or hit people or hurt them.
I like eating spaghetti with no sauce. Sometimes I daydream and
make stories in the after noon, whether I'm in school or out of school.
I like having fun.

Ryan

At recess, I like to play wall ball. In the classroom, I like to free-time.
I like to eat snack at snack recess. I can do this weird thing with my elbow
but I don't know how to explain it, but I will show you if you ask me nicely.
My favorite sport is golf and baseball, I think. The cool in this classroom is
that we get to bring stuffed animals if we want and the monitor is kinda cool
because you can turn those lens to something. It just let's you see anything
or even people at the screen and it can get really BIG. I like karate!!!
One more thing...oh yeah, I made up a card game called "Armed Monsters"
...that's all.

Saurabh

Hi, my name is Saurabh. I live in Fremont, California with my mom, dad sister and 33 fish. I like to play soccer, baseball, and reading!!!! My favorite writer is Mark Twain.

Kevin

Marhaba! my name is Kevin Jin. I was barn in Kuwait, and I came from China,
I'm learning English(Miss Lou let me use dictionary), I like school in U.S. because
I have more fun.

Osi

Hi my name is Osinachi my friends call me Osi i go to Forest Park elementary
school and I'm in 5th grade Miss Lou's class the best 5th grade teacher.my best
friends are Felix, Bryan, Andrew Tan, Samuel, and Jake.

Bryan

Hi everyone, my name is Bryan Sun. I like to swim, play outdoors, and skateboard.I am ranked
12th in the whole United States. My close friends are Andrew, Osi , Felix, and Samuel. I am now in fifth grade and with my most favorite teacher, Miss Lou . I also get really good grade so my family are also really proud of me.


-Bryan

Samuel

Hello! My name is Samuel!!!!! I love to play basketball and it's a fun sport. :) I really care
about my grades because i want to have a BIG paying job when i grow up. My future goals
are to be a professor at Stanford University and a doctor. If i can, i want to be a piano teacher
if i have enough time. Miss Lou is very nice and she is the best teacher ever!!!!! :) Miss Lou's
5th grade class rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)