Merry Christmas from Music

Magnetism

The Magnetic Earth Here´s a website to begin learning about the Earth´s magnetic field. This NASA website includes information, movies and pictures about magnetism, the magnetosphere and how Earth´s magnetic field shields the planet from solar storms. http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/educator/Earth79.html Here's a video that shows how a compass works:

Organizing Ideas for Our Essays

This Week's Quote by Olivia

Education is the key to unlocking the golden door of freedom.

~George Washington Carver

Evidence for Our Essays

Visiting Author

We were VERY fortunate to have our visiting author, Rukhsana Khan, present to our school. She is an inspiring and talented writer and story teller. 

What were some of your thoughts following her talks?

What's going to change for you as a writer?

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This Week's Quote

Confidence is not about being always right, but always knowing what to do when things go wrong. ~Author Unknown

What does this mean to you? How does it apply to our classroom?

Collecting Evidence for Essays

Students know that they MUST support any claim they make whether in RLA, Math, or Science and Social Studies. Today we collected quotes, statistics and stories from others to support our essay claims.

Tabitha Sale Next Week!

Mini-stories for Essays

Addition and Subtraction of Decimals

Want to see the amazing thinking we do in class? Watch how students approach addition and subtraction (and sometimes multiplication) of decimals in a real world problem of purchasing take-away food for their family.

Magnetism

Today's Question: Does the force of magnetism go through materials? Watch to find out!