Dear Parents,
We went to swim with the dolphins this week. Not really but we have had a really busy few days. First we have been working on learning about sound. We slammed tuning forks against the table and then put them in the water. You wouldn’t believe what happened. The water blew up all over the place. Did you know that sound can travel through water better then air? Or that tone can be changed by how tight you make a string. We have had a good time with all the different experiments. Next we have been working on multiplication. Many of us are doing very well because we spend time each night studying our facts. In conclusion, as you can see, we had lots of fun this week even though we didn’t swim with dolphins.
Sincerely
Your Kid
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Reading Lesson
Students have been reviewing how to activate background knowledge, sketch through the text, find the main idea, and summarize.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Final Exams
Students went through finals week. They had to complete tests in reading, writing, and math. I was impressed by the focous and effort each student exhibited.
Sound Unit
Students have begun to learn about what makes sound and the properties sound has. All of the students seem to enjoy the activities.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Georgia
The Georgia children had interesting lives I am going to teach you about them. The children had to make there own toys because they didn’t have stores back then. They also made up games so they could play with friends. Some of the games are called hopscotch and cats cradle. A lot of Georgia colonists children died. If they lived they would help there parents. They would help there parents grow crops and help them with farms. They also helped there parents in fields. In the fields they planted crops, and helped harvest food. Now you know how the Georgia colonists children lives were like.
Delaware
Delaware had some delicious, interesting foods. First they farmed many crops. Corn was a food that the Delaware people ate all the time. They ate corn, fried, broiled, and boiled. Corn was ground to flower and then made into bread. Colony people of Delaware ate peas that they grew. The peas were dried so they could use them later. Next Delaware had really sweet fruits. One of the really sweet fruits is an apple. Apples were squeezed and made into cider or cut up and put into apple pies. Apples could also be dried. As one can see Delaware ate many foods.
Rhode Island
If you want to learn about Rhode Island children read on. First the children in the
colonies had many jobs to do. If you were a girl you would learn how to sew,cook,clean and spin thread. This was so when the girls grew up they could take care of the household. Boys had different jobs to do. These jobs are fishing, working at a shops, and working in fields. Next I will teach you about what children did for fun. They went sledding and skating. Children went to school, learned about spelling and sang songs. As you can see Rhode Island colonies had great children.
If you like Rhode island food read on. First I will talk to you about seafood Rhode Island people ate. They ate lobsters, fish, clams, and oysters. These animals were cooked in a pan or a fire. Next I will talk to you about vegetables Rhode Island people ate. Rhode Island people ate beans, corn, turnips, herring, pumpkins, and carrots. The women would take the veggies and make stew out of them. As you can see Rhode Island had interesting food.
If you want to about Rhode Island clothing read on. First there were many materials to make clothes out of. . Clothing was made from sheep. They used the hair from the sheep. It is called wool. Next I am going to talk about women’s clothing. Dresses made of silk lace boys wore coats shits and pants to keep warms. As you can see Rhode Island clothing kept people warm.
Children of colony times helped in the family. First boys worked away from home. Boys went to sea to fish in the water. Boys worked at shops. Unlike boys, girls worked at home. They would sew and spin thread. The girls did house keeping and cooked. As you can see children worked.
Colonial people had many kinds of food. I will teach you about them. First they farmed. Corn was grown to make porridge and bread. They grew squash and pumpkin. Next they killed animals for food. They hunted bear. Men fished and caught crabs, clams and lobsters. As you can there were many types of food
colonies had many jobs to do. If you were a girl you would learn how to sew,cook,clean and spin thread. This was so when the girls grew up they could take care of the household. Boys had different jobs to do. These jobs are fishing, working at a shops, and working in fields. Next I will teach you about what children did for fun. They went sledding and skating. Children went to school, learned about spelling and sang songs. As you can see Rhode Island colonies had great children.
If you like Rhode island food read on. First I will talk to you about seafood Rhode Island people ate. They ate lobsters, fish, clams, and oysters. These animals were cooked in a pan or a fire. Next I will talk to you about vegetables Rhode Island people ate. Rhode Island people ate beans, corn, turnips, herring, pumpkins, and carrots. The women would take the veggies and make stew out of them. As you can see Rhode Island had interesting food.
If you want to about Rhode Island clothing read on. First there were many materials to make clothes out of. . Clothing was made from sheep. They used the hair from the sheep. It is called wool. Next I am going to talk about women’s clothing. Dresses made of silk lace boys wore coats shits and pants to keep warms. As you can see Rhode Island clothing kept people warm.
Children of colony times helped in the family. First boys worked away from home. Boys went to sea to fish in the water. Boys worked at shops. Unlike boys, girls worked at home. They would sew and spin thread. The girls did house keeping and cooked. As you can see children worked.
Colonial people had many kinds of food. I will teach you about them. First they farmed. Corn was grown to make porridge and bread. They grew squash and pumpkin. Next they killed animals for food. They hunted bear. Men fished and caught crabs, clams and lobsters. As you can there were many types of food
South Carolina
I will share with you the shelters in the South Carolina.
First they had wood houses. They made the wood houses out of tree wood
and tree bark. Next they had straw houses. They made the straw houses out of straw that comes from dry grass, seeds , water, clouds and god. Next we made
brick houses out of cement, melted rock, rocks, nature. In conclusion you can see the South Carolina Colony had three different materials used to make houses.
Can you imagine using horses instead of tractors to farm. Read on to find more information about the food that the South Carolina colony ate. First we farmed corn, beans, and lots of other foods. The fields were planted by horses pulling wagons full of seeds and fertilizer. It took them weeks to even make four fields. Over years they had planted many different crops and the crops made lots of food. Next they hunted in the woods, deer and they fished for lots of different kinds of fish. They fished salmon, halibut, and trout. The people in South Carolina cooked the fish and ate it. In conclusion you know what the South Carolina colony ate
Clothing worn in the South Carolina colony was very interesting.
First the women’s clothing was very fine. Women in upper class had very fine clothing made of animal skin and expensive fabric. Women in middle class had knitted clothing that people made. The lower classes women made their own clothes out of animal skin, cotton, and wool. Next men in upper class also wore interesting clothing. The men in upper class wore breeches. Breeches are short pants. To make clothing they used cotton or flax from sheep. The women spun the wool. In conclusion you knew how we made the clothing and what kind of clothing South Carolina people wore.
First they had wood houses. They made the wood houses out of tree wood
and tree bark. Next they had straw houses. They made the straw houses out of straw that comes from dry grass, seeds , water, clouds and god. Next we made
brick houses out of cement, melted rock, rocks, nature. In conclusion you can see the South Carolina Colony had three different materials used to make houses.
Can you imagine using horses instead of tractors to farm. Read on to find more information about the food that the South Carolina colony ate. First we farmed corn, beans, and lots of other foods. The fields were planted by horses pulling wagons full of seeds and fertilizer. It took them weeks to even make four fields. Over years they had planted many different crops and the crops made lots of food. Next they hunted in the woods, deer and they fished for lots of different kinds of fish. They fished salmon, halibut, and trout. The people in South Carolina cooked the fish and ate it. In conclusion you know what the South Carolina colony ate
Clothing worn in the South Carolina colony was very interesting.
First the women’s clothing was very fine. Women in upper class had very fine clothing made of animal skin and expensive fabric. Women in middle class had knitted clothing that people made. The lower classes women made their own clothes out of animal skin, cotton, and wool. Next men in upper class also wore interesting clothing. The men in upper class wore breeches. Breeches are short pants. To make clothing they used cotton or flax from sheep. The women spun the wool. In conclusion you knew how we made the clothing and what kind of clothing South Carolina people wore.
Kids in Maryland
Did you know what the Maryland’s people
kids did for a living? First there were not many kid’s in Maryland because there were not many women in Maryland. The kids who survived had to help on the farm and plant vegetables and the children’s dads showed them how to hunt. Another thing the kids did was play games. The boys played basketball and baseball. They also played tag and marbles. As you can see the kids in Maryland had to work on the farm.
kids did for a living? First there were not many kid’s in Maryland because there were not many women in Maryland. The kids who survived had to help on the farm and plant vegetables and the children’s dads showed them how to hunt. Another thing the kids did was play games. The boys played basketball and baseball. They also played tag and marbles. As you can see the kids in Maryland had to work on the farm.
Massachusetts
Colonial’s people had many types of food. I will teach you some of them. One way the Colonial people got their food was they hunted a lot. Some of the animals they hunted were deer, quail and partridge. They usually hunted in the forests. The colonist had farms for food and crops. They raised cows and pigs to eat. The cows and pigs were made into salted hams and jerky that kept without being refrigerated. Sometimes they picked goose berries, strawberries, plumes, walnuts, chestnut, and hickory nuts. As you can see the colonies had lots of food.
The colonist had lots of clothing. I will teach you about them. Men in the colonists had interesting clothing. At first the men bought clothing from England. The boys had 4 common colors they are blue, green, and red. Now I will tell you about the women’s clothing. The women made the clothing and while spinning fiber into yarn a woman reads a book. The woman wore dresses and bonnets. As you can see the colonist had lots of clothing.
The colonist had lots of children. I will tell you about them. First they had schools. Way back then they got to pick if they wanted to go to school or not. The teachers had to teach the kids writing and reading. Now I will teach you about the girls and boys lives. The boys worked in the fields or workshops the girls had housework. The girls and boys did not have a lot of time to play or read at home. As you can see the colonists had lots of kids who did many activities.
The colonist had lots of clothing. I will teach you about them. Men in the colonists had interesting clothing. At first the men bought clothing from England. The boys had 4 common colors they are blue, green, and red. Now I will tell you about the women’s clothing. The women made the clothing and while spinning fiber into yarn a woman reads a book. The woman wore dresses and bonnets. As you can see the colonist had lots of clothing.
The colonist had lots of children. I will tell you about them. First they had schools. Way back then they got to pick if they wanted to go to school or not. The teachers had to teach the kids writing and reading. Now I will teach you about the girls and boys lives. The boys worked in the fields or workshops the girls had housework. The girls and boys did not have a lot of time to play or read at home. As you can see the colonists had lots of kids who did many activities.
New Jersey
I will tell you about what was like to be a kid in colonial in New Jersey. First colonial children helped their parents with chores and other stuff. Boys helped their fathers in the field and building roads and ditches. The children helped their parent with life stock. They helped by feeding cows, chickens, and pigs. It was the most important jobs that they did. Next I will tell you about the girls who helped their mothers. Girls helped make soap and candy and other stuff. The colonial children helped their parents with a lot of chores.
I will tell you about what they wore for clothing. First in New Jersey they had upper class clothing. Upper class clothing was very expensive. Upper class women wore clothing of silk and velvet. Men wore silk shirt short pants called breaches. This expensive clothing was usually bought. Second they wore lower class clothing. Women wore dresses made of flax and wool. Flax is a plant and wool comes from a sheep. Dresses and breeches for men were made of linen, wool and leather. As you can see women and men wore interesting clothing.
Colonial people had many kinds of food I will teach you all about them. First I will tell you what they grew. New Jersey colonist grew much of there own food like potatoes and beans. They grew turnup, carrots and cabbage these colonists also grew rice, wheat and corn wheat and corn was gnound into flour then made into bread. Next colonist ate many animals. They hunted animals like bear and deer in the forest. Rabbit and squirrel some times were caught in traps. Colonial people had interesting food that they hunted and grew. .
I will tell you about what they wore for clothing. First in New Jersey they had upper class clothing. Upper class clothing was very expensive. Upper class women wore clothing of silk and velvet. Men wore silk shirt short pants called breaches. This expensive clothing was usually bought. Second they wore lower class clothing. Women wore dresses made of flax and wool. Flax is a plant and wool comes from a sheep. Dresses and breeches for men were made of linen, wool and leather. As you can see women and men wore interesting clothing.
Colonial people had many kinds of food I will teach you all about them. First I will tell you what they grew. New Jersey colonist grew much of there own food like potatoes and beans. They grew turnup, carrots and cabbage these colonists also grew rice, wheat and corn wheat and corn was gnound into flour then made into bread. Next colonist ate many animals. They hunted animals like bear and deer in the forest. Rabbit and squirrel some times were caught in traps. Colonial people had interesting food that they hunted and grew. .
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Colonial Virginia
Colonial Virginia
Do you want to learn about colony times? By reading this essay you will learn about colony times in Virginia. You will learn about the food they ate, making a living, clothing and children in the colony.
Colony people had many types of food I will share them with you. First they farmed many kinds of plants. The colonist used corn for most of their food. Corn was roasted and sometimes made into corn porridge. The people in Virginia ate squash and pumpkin .Next they ate animals from the woods and seas. One thing they ate was bear and fish. Some times the colonist ate clams, crabs and lobsters. As you can see we ate many types of food.
Besides food Virginias had to make a living. One way they made a living is women had jobs. What the women did is spinning, weaving and knitting. They also had to weed huge gardens. Next I will tell you about men’s jobs. They had to make furniture for the house. Men made tables, bowls and chairs. Besides making tables, bowls and chairs men made beds, brooms and spoons. Now you know about Virginia’s colony making a living.
Now I will tell you about clothing. Firstly I will tell you about women’s clothing. Women had to make clothing for girls and boys. Girls wore dresses. They also raised sheep to make clothes. Sheep’s wool was made into yarn and wore into clothes. Next I will tell you about mans clothing. Boys sometimes would weave clothes. Boys would take sheep to fields to cut off the wool. Now you know about clothing in Virginia.
Last I will tell you about children in Virginia. The children had many rules for table manners. Children could not sit they had to stand. Also when supper was bad children could not say no. Kids also had to wait on their parents. Next, I will tell you about children’s school. The first school boy’s and girls went to was Dame School they had a special kind of book called a Horn Book. At school kids did not drink water they drank beer. Now you know about Virginia’s cool kids.
Now you’ve learned about some food they ate, making a living, clothing. And children now you know that Virginia was hard d workers.
By
Ali
Paulina
Do you want to learn about colony times? By reading this essay you will learn about colony times in Virginia. You will learn about the food they ate, making a living, clothing and children in the colony.
Colony people had many types of food I will share them with you. First they farmed many kinds of plants. The colonist used corn for most of their food. Corn was roasted and sometimes made into corn porridge. The people in Virginia ate squash and pumpkin .Next they ate animals from the woods and seas. One thing they ate was bear and fish. Some times the colonist ate clams, crabs and lobsters. As you can see we ate many types of food.
Besides food Virginias had to make a living. One way they made a living is women had jobs. What the women did is spinning, weaving and knitting. They also had to weed huge gardens. Next I will tell you about men’s jobs. They had to make furniture for the house. Men made tables, bowls and chairs. Besides making tables, bowls and chairs men made beds, brooms and spoons. Now you know about Virginia’s colony making a living.
Now I will tell you about clothing. Firstly I will tell you about women’s clothing. Women had to make clothing for girls and boys. Girls wore dresses. They also raised sheep to make clothes. Sheep’s wool was made into yarn and wore into clothes. Next I will tell you about mans clothing. Boys sometimes would weave clothes. Boys would take sheep to fields to cut off the wool. Now you know about clothing in Virginia.
Last I will tell you about children in Virginia. The children had many rules for table manners. Children could not sit they had to stand. Also when supper was bad children could not say no. Kids also had to wait on their parents. Next, I will tell you about children’s school. The first school boy’s and girls went to was Dame School they had a special kind of book called a Horn Book. At school kids did not drink water they drank beer. Now you know about Virginia’s cool kids.
Now you’ve learned about some food they ate, making a living, clothing. And children now you know that Virginia was hard d workers.
By
Ali
Paulina
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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