Jan29

Post of the Week!!

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Post of the Week!!

This week our class was given the assignment to write a creative story using at least 5 spelling and/or vocabulary words.  Each story was unique.  I chose Ben’s story as our post of the week.  He made a funny story about a thunderstorm and the 4th of July.  See below.

The Wackiest Fourth of July “Thunderstorm” Ever

Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in Uncategorized

The Wackiest Fourth of July “Thunderstorm” Ever

(Starring Bobby, Joe, Dad and Max the Dog and set in a Fourth of July party)

                Bobby, Joe and Dad were setting out the homemade food by the campfire that they have in their backyard.   Max tried to distract the boys from eating by pulling on their shoelaces.  While that was happening, Dad was setting up the fireworks, and then, it started raining watermelons!  The boys took off their sweatshirts and put them over their heads so they wouldn’t get splattered.  They took Max upstairsso he would not get hurt chasing after the watermelons. Dad saw a giant vine that had grown onto thehighway and was “raining” down the watermelons.  Dad shouted, “There’s a vine on the highway!” through the loudspeaker.  Bobby and Joe set off the fireworks, and they destroyed the giant vine.  In the meantime, Max had gotten out of the house and eaten some of the watermelons, which gave him astomachache.  The boys grabbed their laptops to blog about the wackiest Fourth of July “thunderstorm” ever.

Click here to go to his blog and leave him a comment.

Nice work Ben!

Jan21

Hadera-Eiron Partnership 2gether

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Hadera-Eiron Partnership 2gether

This week students in the Southeast United States and in the Hadera-Eiron region of Israel celebrated Jewish Peoplehood Day.  To celebrate, Kitot Dalet and Hey students brought items from their homes which represent their Jewish identity.  Some students also brought items which show their connection to Israel.  The items ranged from Kindergarten Shabbat challah covers to heirloom necklaces and Tefilin, Israeli snacks, and even two Torah scrolls.

Jan21

Parsha Presentation – VaEra

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Parsha Presentation – VaEra

Yoni gave an excellent summary in Hebrew of Parshat VaEra.  Next the students were divided into groups and each group received a Bingo card.  Yoni read questions about the Parsha and the students had to find the answer on their Bingo card.  The activity was fun, interactive and challenging.

Jan20

Science Heats Up in the Lab

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Science Heats Up in the Lab

We had two students choose to blog about our recent visit to the Science Lab.  Please read their extra credit posts and go to their blogs and post a comment.  Thank you Jamie and Rebecca for your excellent reflections.

Science Rocks!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by jamieb

 

Today  we went to the science lab to do a science experiment!  Our goal was to watch ice change state. Our class was divided into groups of 3, 3, 2, and 2. I was paired with Rebecca! The science experiment was to put ice in a beaker and put it on the hot plate with a thermometer in it.  Every three minutes, we would check the thermometer, and write the temperature down on our  log.

When we put the ice in the beaker, it was 22 degrees. After a while, we saw that it had melted! At that point, the water inside the beaker was about 92-95 degrees. Ours was the first  water to boil, it was 213 degrees! When we left the science lab, the water was about 219 degrees!

Can you believe that ice can boil? Ice turned from a solid, to a liquid, to a gas! When the ice melted, it turned to water which is a liquid. From the liquid, it boiled and made steam which is a gas! Well, that was our time at the science lab!

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Science Lab!

On Thursday, my class went to the science lab.  We discussed the three states of water.  Now that I come to mention it, you are probably wondering what the three states of water are.  Well, here they are!  The three states of water are liquid, solid, and gas.   Water can be a liquid by being itself.  It can be a solid by being ice.  It can be a gas when it is being boiled.   When water is boiling, it becomes so hot that it turns into a gas.  When we were in the  science lab, we were all divided into teams.  I was with a girl named Jamie. (She is a girl in my class.  She is one of my best friends.  Anyway, we put 300 ml of ice into something similar to a cup.  We put all that ice in the cup on this thing that my science teacher calls the hot plate.  ( sort of like a plate on the surface of an oven except smaller)  We put a thermometer inside the cup and every 3 minutes we would check the thermometer. Jamie and I started at 22 degrees F and ended at 219 degrees F. I thought that learning about the particles inside a liquid, gas, and solid was fun.      I thought that was fun because we got to act out how they move and I learned something new.  The particles inside a liquid don’t exactly move freely, but they don’t stay together like a solid .  The particles in a solid stay close together.  The particles in a gas stay away from each other and they bump into things. The best part was that I got to watch how the water boils! This was one of  the best days of my life.  Please Comment!!!

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Jan20

Post of the Week!

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Post of the Week!

This week our class learned about persuasive writing.  We read examples in class and discussed how to formulate their own piece of persuasive writing.  Everyone started with a graphic organizer and drafted a paper to either explain why  5th graders need cell phones or why they don’t.  I chose Evelyn’s post for this week.  She did an essay in support of cell phones and one against.

Why A 5th Grader Should Have A Phone!

Should a 5th grader have a cell phone or not?  I think They do because…. well, here are 5 reasons why they should have a cell phone. If there is an emergency, and they can’t find there home phone, what should they do? Get a cell phone! If they forgot something in their mom or dad’s car, that is important, what should they do? Get a cell phone!  If their mom or dad is late to pick them up, again, what should they do? Get a cell phone! If they’re bored half to death, and they’re parents are using their phone, (so, that means they can’t play on it) , what should they do? ______________!  If their computer isn’t working, when they need to look something up, what should they do? GET A CELL PHONE! Therefore, I think they need a phone.

Why A 5th Grader Should NOT Have A Phone!

Here are some reasons why they shouldn’t have a cell phone. The reason why they shouldn’t have a cell phone is first, if they are playing on their phone, and are too lazy to do homework, what should the parents do?  Second, either take away their phone, or not even get a phone for their daughter or son at all! Also, the phone might be expensive. If they are not responsible to take care of their cell phone, why should their parents get them a cell phone? Last, they shouldn’t have a cell phone because they might break it, and there goes about $200. There are some reasons why they shouldn’t have one.

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Jan15

Parsha Presentation – Shmot

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Parsha Presentation – Shmot

Rebecca gave a very detailed summary of Parshat Shmot.  She prepared a word search that corresponded to content questions about the Parsha.  The classes were divided into 5 groups and worked in teams to find all the answers.  The activity was fun and challenging.

 

Jan13

Way to go Jonah!

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Way to go Jonah!

This week’s “Post of the Week” goes to Jonah.  He wrote a detailed description of our second nine week book report project.  He gave a great synopsis of his book without giving away too much information.  Click here to go to his blog and comment on it.

Check out everyone’s blog posts about their recent book report.  They all did an outstanding job!  Some students made mobiles, some made dioramas, one student made a timeline, one student made an iMovie, one student made a book jacket, and Jonah wrote an obituary.

Jan12

Parsha Presentation – Vayechi

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Parsha Presentation – Vayechi

Ben prepared a power point presentation about the Parsha.  The presentation began with a bullet point overview of the Parsha.  Ben felt that the two most lessons from the Parsha were that you don’t have to be the oldest to be successful and instead of revenge you should forgive the person who hurt you.  Next Ben’s presentation included a game with hints about Jacob’s 12 sons.

Jan12

Parsha Presentation – Vayeshev

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Parsha Presentation – Vayeshev

Jamie gave a summary of the Parsha and then all the students played monkey in the middle.  Jamie changed the game to ‘Yosef in the pit’ since the Parsha was about Yosef’s brothers throwing him in the pit because they were jealous at him.  Yosef’s brothers were jealous because of his dreams and his colorful coat.  The student in the pit  had to answer a question about the Parsha before they were allowed to leave the pit.

Jan4

We are ALL Bloggers Now!

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We are ALL Bloggers Now!

The whole class has their own blogfolio.  Today each student started  their “About Me” Page.  It was truly amazing watching each student proudly think of what he/she wanted to share about themselves.  They are all so unique and creative and many of them have already chosen a theme.  This will be a great learning experience for all of us!  They will continue to improve in their writing, expression, reading, grammar and spelling.   Please remember that we are in the very early stages, and many students are still finishing their “About Me” page.  Be sure to click on their individual blogfolios and leave comments. They will be  encouraged to write more and comment on others, as well.