Wednesday, April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012

News Crew Club

Congratulations to the News Crew Club!  They made this video today at clubs practically all by themselves!  They even learned how to edit and split clips to make videos using iMovie.  I am so proud of them!  Keep it up! There will be more to come soon!  


Talent Show (tentatively scheduled for May 24th)

Sign up for the School Talent Show begins soon!  Start preparing now and getting your "ACT" together! Auditions will be the week before the Talent Show during school with Mr. Knutson.

Science Fair 

Everyone did an amazing job getting ready for the science fair!  Your presentations were amazing!  I am so proud of each one of you!

Dates to Remember:
Early Release Monday, April 30
No School Tuesday, May 1

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Homework Tonight!!!

Comment on This Blog Post
Earn 10 BONUS Points for Science!!!

Your homework tonight is to answer this question at the bottom of this blog post.

How to respond:

  1. Scroll down to the bottom of this Blog Post where it says "Post A Comment". 
  2. Type your response in the "Enter Your Comment..." box (Example: Write your Initials - I will do my presentation on __________)
  3. Click "Publish"
Please Note:  You may have to create a username or LogIn in order to submit your answer.  Please ask your parents to help you either comment on their account or create your own account.  Make sure that you DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME ON YOUR COMMENT.  Please use your initials ONLY!  


Question #1:

When is your Science Fair Presentation?

Friday, April 13, 2012

April 13, 2012

Creche Update
Our class currently has 27 items!  Keep up the good work!  Our class is collecting beans, rice, sugar, gel alcohol, tomato sauce, crayons, dish and floor towels, trash bags, colored paper, coloring books, and used toys and clothes.

Science Fair
Everybody did a great job typing their science project Title, Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, and Procedure!  Make sure that the rest of your project is typed and put on your board by Wednesday, April 18th.

Monday, April 17
Written Reports Due
6-9 Sentences describing (in your own words) what you learned from your science experiment.  HINT:  This paragraph can be very similar to the section of the printed page with your science project on it called, "What's Going On?"

Wednesday, April 18
Completed Science Boards Due in Class


Thursday, April 19
Class Presentations - Group 1: AnAx, IyMa, TS, OJ, RA, EM, AlAl, CG
(Bring the rest of your project with you to present)


Friday, April 20

Class Presentations - Group 2: SM, SN, PK, IyMo, LF, JX, AI, LA
(Bring the rest of your project with you to present)


7:00 - Evening Science Fair - Elementary Students are to bring a "Salgadinho," or finger food for the Science Fair.  
Winners will be announced at this time!

Weekly Bible Verse Due Tuesday, April 17
Ephesians 2:1-2
"Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.  You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world."



Here is the silly video I showed you guys in class!  I hope you like it.  It shows that we have a silly side, as many of you already knew about Miss Swanson, Miss Raquel, and I!
 

Our Class Celebrating a Birthday!  

The Boys in our Class

The Girls in our Class! 


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 Update

Parent Conference 
Wednesday, April 4 & Thursday, April 5

Make sure that you schedule a parent conference with me for Wednesday and Thursday.  You will receive 3rd Quarter report cards!  



Creche Donations
Our school is collecting items to donate to the Creche, just like last semester.  Last semester, we collected  174 items!  The winning class will receive a movie and popcorn party, but remember we are not collecting items to win a party, but to "love our neighbors."  You can also send toys and clothes in good condition!


Here are some of the items we are collecting:

  • beans
  • rice
  • sugar
  • gel-alcohol
  • tomato sauce
  • crayons
  • colored paper
  • coloring books
  • trash bags
  • dish & floor towels



Science Fair


Last week, I passed out a sheet of paper for your child to use as labels for their science board. They must include the following sections on their foam board:

  • Title (Completed in class)
  • Purpose (Completed in class)
  • Hypothesis (Completed in class)
  • Procedure (Due Monday, April 10th)
  • Results/Data (Needs a graph, photos, drawings, etc)
  • Conclusion 


Remember the following deadlines:  


Monday, April 10
Written Procedure Due 


Monday, April 17
Written Report Due
6-9 Sentences describing (in your own words) what you learned from your science experiment.  HINT:  This paragraph can be very similar to the section of the printed page with your science project on it called, "What's Going On?"  


Wednesday, April 18
Completed Science Boards Due


Thursday, April 19
Presentations - Group 1: AnAx, IM, TS, OJ, RA, EB, AlAl, CG
(Bring the rest of your Science Fair Display to present)


Friday, April 20
Presentations - Group 2: SM, SN, PK, IM, LF, JX, AI, LA
(Bring the rest of your Science Fair Display to present)


Friday, April 20
Evening Science Fair
Winners Announced


Here is a new video from Reading Month and International Fair.