Week of November 30th

PBS focus for December : Prudence

Parents

Research
Outlines were not completed. We will finish them Monday, Nov. 30th and then write a thesis statement. Tuesday, students will turn in their outline and we will go over them. I hope to have them returned by Wed., Dec. 2nd. so they can begin writing their paper. Since the dates have changed, please check the overview and planners for new deadlines. thanks

New Grandbaby.
Reece Patrick arrived Monday, Nov. 16th. He weighed 7lb. 11 oz. Everyone is doing great.

I hope everyone has a safe and restful Thanksgiving.
Thanks.
Ellen Marino


My beautiful Grandsons




Birthdays to Celebrate

November
Jazymn 11/26

This Week at a Glance:
Spelling: Unit 16
Notebook due and test Thursday

We finished The View from Saturday and will be reading some short stories from our Literature book.

Book reaction: Newbery award or honor book.
Criteria and rubrics will be handed out and discussed before holidays.
Due Thursday, Dec. 10th

RESEARCH: WE started outlines before the holidays and will write thesis statements. Students need to begin writing their research papers.

PLANNERS: Please check planners to help your child stay organized.

Thanks.

Can you solve this weeks Problem of the Week?

Email me how you solved it and the answer.
You can bring the solution to school if you want.
Let me hear from YOU!
Find out about the inventor of the week. Who is it?

Email me and let me know.

What Mathematician are you most like?


 

 

Links to check out
Mathematician Birthday Buddies
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Day_files/Year.html

Mathatician sites:
http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/periodictable/

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm

http://mathforum.org/~judyann/calendar/

MOS Sites

Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/

How Stuff Works

Science Fair ideas
http://youth.net/nsrc/webs.html

Science Fair Studio
A comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project!
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource
http://www.scifair.org/


The Exploratorium Learning Studio-Science Fairs
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/pathfinders/scifairs/


Steps to Prepare a Science Fair Project:
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/

This site will help you with your work cited
http://noodletools.com/quickcite/citbook.html

This site has some great problems. Let me know if you solved any of them.
www.figurethis.org

Find out which mathematician you are most like? Let me know who it is?
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/MathQuiz/

Check out the Inventor of the week! Let me know who it is. Check out the archives. Real interesting.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-archive.html

Origami websites:

http://www.origami-usa.org/

http://www.paperfolding.com/

http://www.origami.com/

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away!"

Problem of the Week

See if you can solve the problem. Email me your answer. I will be glad to email you back.-

One side of a baseball diamond is 90 feet. How many home runs does Cole need to hit so that he runs a mile?

Email the answer.-
Tell me how you figured it out.
I can't wait to hear from you.


ellen.marino@stpsb.org