Wednesday, January 18

January 18, 2012
By Mr. Jamesbarry

Good Afternoon,

5th Graders:
Please start with 10 minutes of MasterKey.
Then proceed to work on animating your scene for your explorer.
You have 2 weeks to finish this stage of the production.

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4th Graders:
Please begin with 10 minutes of MasterKey.
We’ll then start a week long project in Animationish, which I’ll describe for you in class.

Friday, January 13

January 13, 2012
By Mr. Jamesbarry

Good Afternoon,

5th Graders:

Please begin with 5 minutes of writing about the scene you are developing.
Please tell me your goals for this week, and any scene changes that might be happening.

After writing we will make sure you are sharing your document with me on Google Docs.

You’ll have the remaining time to animate your scene.

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4th Graders:

Please start with 10 minutes of MasterKey.

Following typing we will be returning to our ish Words project.
Today is the last day for this project. We’ll be stopping our work a little early so you can share your animation with me.

Thursday, January 12

January 12, 2012
By Mr. Jamesbarry

Good Afternoon,

5th Graders:

Please begin with 5 minutes of writing about the scene you are developing.
Please tell me your goals for this week, and any scene changes that might be happening.

After writing we will make sure you are sharing your document with me on Google Docs.

You’ll have the remaining time to animate your scene.

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4th Graders:

Please start with 10 minutes of MasterKey.

Following typing we will be returning to our ish Words project.

Wednesday, January 11

January 11, 2012
By Mr. Jamesbarry

Good Afternoon,

5th Graders:

Please begin with 5 minutes of writing about the scene you are developing.
Please tell me your goals for this week, and any scene changes that might be happening.

After writing we will make sure you are sharing your document with me on Google Docs.

You’ll have the remaining time to animate your scene.
Work hard and work fast!

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4th Graders:

Please start with 10 minutes of MasterKey.

Following typing we will be starting a short new project in Animationish called “ish Words”

Ms. Jen’s Food Web Book

January 11, 2012
By Mr. Lauer

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3545884/Epub%20books/Food%20chains%20and%20webs.epub

Food Chain and Food Web Sites

January 11, 2012
By Mr. Lauer

A. Read the information on both of these websites:
http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-web-chain.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/food.htm?tqskip=1

1.  What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

B. Read the website and answer the questions afterwards:
http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm

Make sure you click on the link “interconnected food chains” so you can play and make a food web, too.

1.  Why are there more herbivores than carnivores?
2.   Why do most food chains have at most 4 or 5 links?

C. Answer all of the questions on “Identify the Food Chains”
Write the answers on a separate piece of paper.
http://www.cas.psu.edu/DOCS/WEBCOURSE/WETLAND/WET1/identify.html

D. Play all the games on
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/foodweb_play.htm

E. Do all 4 “Build your own food web” on
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm

4th and 5th Grade May 2011 Walk and Bike Challenge Survey

4th and 5th grade students: Please use the survey link below to note your mode of transportation to or from school.

4th and 5th Grade Daily Survey

Rainy Day Recess

Grades 3, 4, 5
You can choose to create something in SketchUp or explore Google Earth, or create something in GarageBand...or Doozla or Scribbles...

Grades K - 2
Math Games in Blue Folder.... or Doozla or Scribbles...