Current Events Research

"How's the stock market doing, I wonder?" Michael reads on and on about what next to invest, but tries to avoid writing the summary.
Colin, Karen, Ramola and Alvin share the space...or are they wandering in space. Hey guys! Wake up and do some work!
"Who me?!?" Katie looks up. "You want to put MY picture on the blog....ugh."
"I am just going to igore Andy and pretend that he doesn't exist. I love being friends with Emma. I am just going to ignore all other distractions. This is comfy!" Nithya thinks to herself while resting on Emma's cozy back. Of course Emma doesn't mind. "I love being friends with you too, Nith!" she responds.

* Room 401 News! *

January Announcements:
Thank you Margaret and her family for donating items to our store! Thank you Yanglan and her family for all the fabulous books for our class library. We are currently reading a LOT and Miss Lou is proud of all your group work this week.

Ms. Liu thanks you for all your thoughtful going-away cards. She loved them!

In the Spotlight: Nicole

What is happening in 401?

Math-Chapter 26 is all about shapes on a deeper and more geometrical level. Know the difference translation, reflection and rotation on a 4-quadrant graph.
RLA-It seems we love making questions with our groups. Excellent job on your critical thinking and intuitive skills! I love that all of you are participating more in class—especially when the students are conducting the discussion. If you send me 5 fun facts about Puerto Rico, I will post them on the blog for EC points!
Science-Unit C, Ch. 1 and 2 will be given together on Tuesday. Study guide is due on that day. We will resume Chapter 3.
Literature Circle: Fenner’s, Yolanda’s Genius
Friday Presents: Persuasive Speeches!

Garden Project Announcements:
*Thank you Dana for bringing in the hoe. We are starting to rid the weeds and pour the soil. Please stay away from those beautifully delicate tulips that are about to bloom!

Self-Discovery Writers: For the next couple of weeks, our group will continue to create their own writing projects on the reoccurring themes in 5th grade.
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Dates to Remember:
‡ Monday, January 29
*Geography Country Cap Quiz 1
*Continue Chapter 26

‡ Tuesday, January 30
*Science Unit C, Chapter 1 & 2

‡ Wednesday, January 31
*8:30 Assembly
*Math Chapter 26 Test
*Minimum Day 1:15 Release

‡ Thursday, February 1
*Unit 3, Lesson 4 Quiz

‡ Friday, February 2
*Spelling/Vocabulary Quiz #19
*Author Purpose Speeches

*Check out Nicole’s latest creation! Ask her if you want to help and you can also send her pictures to post on the website. Thank you Nicole and her dad! www.myschoolrocks.org

Say “hello” to your family from me AND “hello” to your virtual world. ~Miss Lou

If you have any announcements that you would like to add, comment below!

Carol Fenner's "Yolanda's Genius"

"True genius rearranges old material in a way never seen before."

1. Who quoted this saying and what does it mean to you?

2. What conclusion did Yolanda make when she agreed with this quotation?

3. Give examples of genius inventions, well-written books, ideas, conclusions or other modern-day advances that pertain to this quotation?

E-mail or make a comment below. Write your student number if you do not want to include your name.

Our Class Rocks

Unit 3, Lesson 3: The West Side (with Juan Moralez)

Thanks to all the RLA groups for presenting such insightful (and some playful) questions to the class.

Can you remember any questions you might have thought that was thought provoking and connects the the main theme of Heritage?

Extra credit points for typing an answer below under the "Comment" page.

Have Fun!

http://myschoolrocks.org

Thank you to Spotlight Nicole for helping us take photos and upload information and pictures on a blog she and her father created.

Check it out!

Country Capitals Challenge!

Guess what is coming up???

*For each Monday quiz, know the spelling, country capital, location (and continent) as well as its official language.

Extra credit will be given for one more trivia fact about that particular country or capital given to you on the back of the flash card.

Good Luck!

Monday, January 29th, 2006
1. Buenos Aires, Argentina
2. Canberra, Australia
3. Brasilia, Brazil
4. London, England (Britain)
5. Ottawa, Canada
6. Santiago, Chile

Monday, February 5th
7. Beijing, China
8. San Jose, Costa Rica
9. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10. Quito, Ecuador
11. Cairo, Egypt
12. Paris, France

Tuesday, February 13th
13. Tokyo, Japan
14. Nairobi, Kenya
15. Mexico City, Mexico
16. Maputo, Mozambique
17. Wellington, New Zealand
18. Abuja, Nigeria

Tuesday, February 20th
19. Berlin, Germany
20. Athens, Greece
21. Reykjavik, Iceland
22. New Delhi, India
23. Jakarta, Indonesia
24. Rome, Italy

Monday, February 26th
25. Oslo, Norway
26. Islamabad, Pakistan
27. Lima, Peru
28. Manila, Philippines
29. Moscow, Russia
30. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Monday, March 5th
31. Pretoria & Cape Town & Bloemfontein, South Africa
32. Seoul, South Korea
33. Madrid, Spain
34. Bangkok, Thailand
35. Ankara, Turkey
36. Hanoi, Vietnam

Monday, March 12th
37. All seven continents and six bodies of water
38. Know where all the above capitals and countries
are located in the continents.
39. Extra Credit-Know Miss Lou’s city of birth.

Monday, March 19th
40. Random country capital test!
41. Know the official languages for all 36 countries!
42. Know one trivia fact per country given on the back of the study card.
43. Extra Credit-Learn 7 more countries and capitals. (One per continent)

Monday, March 26th
44. Random country capital test!
45. Know the official languages for all 36 countries.
46. Know one trivia fact per country given on the back of the study card.
(Repeat from last week is accepted.)
47. Extra Credit-Learn (or remember) 7 more countries and capitals.
(One per continent. You may repeat from last week.)

Geography!

You just received the first set of country capitals. You will need to know the first SIX for next Monday. The following countries will be:

1. Argentina
2. Australia
3. Brazil
4. Britain
5. Canada
6. Chile

Please know the proper spelling, country capital, location (and continent) as well as its official language. I would suggest that you highlight the necessary information needed, or memorize all the facts about that particular country. Don't lose your flash cards...you should put your name on each one and keep them safe!

Good luck.

Yikes!

What are these students doing in this picture? Can somebody please explain before the visitors of this blog think Room 401 has been captured by aliens and force to worship the King Almighty, Master of Sharpened Pencils? Or perhaps they must think that Miss Lou was the one captured by martians, hypnotized by the leader of Orion's Belt. Her evilness has taken over the classroom and now force students to bow down to her with lots of gold and diamonds.

Or perhaps this is not the whole truth because no one can actually exist on Orion's Belt. Can you tell me what
REALLY happened, and while you are on the subject of informing us true facts, please give us a few fun facts about then infamous Orion's Belt.

Much Appreciated,
Elf from Outerspace

Amazing Izabel

What was Izabel doing in this picture?

* Room 401 News! *

January Announcements:

The 401 Student Store is beginning again. Miss Lou got a Costco card
and will be buying goods with the money earned to make enough for…in hopes,
a projector soon!

Thank you for the formal jury duty letters this week. If only I got a hold of them
beforehand, I would have been able to get excused. Ugh.

In the Spotlight: Natasha

What is happening in 401?

Math-Chapter 25 Test will be given next week due to the unexpected jury duty incident.
Chapter 26 has begun!

RLA-We will continue our unit on Heritage. We will be reading about history, culture, food
and experiences from other countries and origins. Unit 3, Lesson 3 will begin next week.

Science-Unit C, Chapter 2 has begun!

Current Events Announcements:
*No…announcements? :(

Garden Project Announcements:
*Still waiting for tools…we need to start raking because the weeds are starting to take over again.
Yikes!

Self-Discovery Writers: For the next couple of weeks, our group will be creating their
own writing projects on the reoccurring themes in 5th grade. The following topics chosen
from our group are: friendship, fantasy, humor, non-fiction and responsibility.
Good Luck and thank you for your writing ideas and short stories.

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Dates to Remember:

⋄ Monday, January 22nd
*Respect Week Begins
*Continue Chapter 26

⋄ Tuesday, January 23rd
*Walk to School Day!!!
*Chapter 25 Test

⋄ Wednesday, January 17th
*Social Studies U4 pop quiz?

⋄ Thursday, January 18th
*Unit 3, Lesson 3 Quiz
*Science U3, Ch 1-2 Pop Quiz?

⋄ Friday, January 19th
*Spelling/Vocabulary Quiz #18
*Author Purpose Speeches
*Respect week…continues…

*Check out Nicole’s latest creation! Ask her if you want to help and
you can also send her pictures to post on the website.
Thank you Mr. Hu and Nicole! www.myschoolrocks.org

Eat more fruit and stay away from junk…yeah right, huh?
Ok…how about…drink more water?
~Miss Lou

RLA Plays

Excellent job: Justin, Perry, Kevin C., Eric, Andy, Colin...eh-hem...and Alvin?)





What an amazing performance by our two brave groups that performed magnificently today. If you remember, quote a phrase from the play.


Exellent job: Cindy, Leigh Anne, Margaret, Yanglan, Katie, Vivian, Levina and Izabel!

Room 401 News!

This bulletin was written by Nithya, Ramola and Shilpa. Thank you!

December Announcements:
Special thanks to the family of Katie Wu and Nicole Hu for more book donations! Happy Birthday Colin on December 18th. Thanks Sravya’ s dad for donating a laptop and a new printer.

In the Spotlight: Emma Luu


Current Events Announcements:
*We need more news from others!!
Please turn it in ASAP. And we have a new member, Leigh Anne Tang. Thanks for joining!


What's Happening in Our Classroom?
Building Community: We have just finished our 1st persuasive essay on whether students should have homework or not. SHOULD WE?? OR NOT??

This week we learnt about the stars from our reading book. What are nebulas, black holes, dwarf stars? Can you remember?
In Math we had our chapter 24 test. Today we tried tough new math problems.

Self-Discovery Writers: Thanks Izabel and Leigh Anne for bringing in some snacks for us. We had some great discussion during our lunchtime meeting.


Dates to Remember:

⋄ Monday, December 18
*Geography: Final Test

⋄ Tuesday, December 19
Field Trip to see the Christmas Carol

⋄ Wednesday, December 13
Early release

⋄ Thursday, December 20
Winter Break Begins


*Student Store will resume after the winter break. We would appreciate more generous donations.

*Check out the cool new class website. www.myschoolrocks.org

*Though Miss. Lou truly appreciates your gift , she would prefer donations for good causes such as the Sri Lankan athlete she is supporting.

* Some students in 401 have amazing improvisation talent.
Self-Discovery Writers: Thanks Izabel and Leigh Anne for bringing in some snacks for us. We had some great discussion during our lunchtime meeting.


Dates to Remember:

⋄ Monday, December 18
*Geography: Final Test

⋄ Tuesday, December 19
Field Trip to see the Christmas Carol

⋄ Wednesday, December 13
Early release

⋄ Thursday, December 20
Winter Break Begins


*Student Store will resume after the winter break. We would appreciate more generous donations.

*Check out the cool new class website. www.myschoolrocks.org

*Though Miss. Lou truly appreciates your gift , she would prefer donations for good causes such as the Sri Lankan athlete she is supporting.

* Some students in 401 have amazing improvisation talent.

The Committee works hard...

while others choose to stay inside the safe air-conditioned classroom.

More Pics from the Garden Project

Yes, still trying to get rid of that stubborn mini tree, but avoiding the iris bulbs.

Garden Project

Fabulous work, you all! Whoohooo! What should we do next?

Study Trip: Sneak a Peek!

Our Student Store

I am so proud of all that has contributed in making the 401 Student Store such a great success! So far, Perry and Andy has counted up more than $122!

Remember, 40% of the proceeds go to charity. (20% goes to The Tigger House in Kabul, Afghanistan and 20% goes to purchase high jump shoes for an athlete in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Math Challenge: How much will each charity cause go to so far?

20% of $122 = A, where A represents = $ to Afghanistan
20% of $122 = S, where S represents = $ to Sri Lanka
or
40% of $122 = B, where B represents = $ going to charity
B divided by 2 (number of causes) = $ for each cause

How much will be kept to purchsse resources (or spent on field trips!) for the class?

and...

$122 - (B) = X, where X represents the $ we get to keep!!!

I love finding X, don't you?

Unit 1: Projects

Can you name the members of each group and what story they wrote a play (or magazine) about for our Unit 1: Cooperation and Competition Projects?

Vote for your favorite!

401 TAGBOARD

Sincere apologies for not updating this blog. So, here we have it...the new and improved 5th Grade version of My School Rocks!

Now that we have it up and running (not to mention that we can FINALLY access it at school and without a password...oh yeah!), your fearless leader (that's me) needs your help to upload and write for the next postings.

The tagboard no longer works, which might be better (for you evil doers...grr); however, you can certainly make Comments to answer questions and state your opinion in regards to each posting your classmates (or teacher) posts. We need your suggestions, comments, intellect, creativity and boredom to make this new site a success.

Got it!

(Now let's get clicking...what are you waiting for? I said, "Let's go!")

Hello?

Spotlight: Karen

Since Karen did not get her famous name on the 401 News, I have uploaded the event on today's posting.

Does anyone remember what week Karen was Spotlight? Help! Karen? Hello? Anyone?

Sob!