Happy NEW MOON!

Tonight is the darkest night in October. Happy NEW MOON everyone! 

What? WHY? On the day of new moon, the moon rises when the sun rises. It sets when the sun sets. It crosses the sky with the sun during the day.

HUH? Its lighted half is facing entirely away from Earth.

The image above is imaginary. It’s as if you flew in a spaceship to a place where you could see the night side of the moon. Imaginary? When the moon is new, its night face is facing us on Earth … and we can’t see the moon at this time.

Go outside and check it out!

Take a moment..

To reflect & think about your education. With so much opportunity, are YOU taking advantage?

Science at its BEST!

Red Bull Stratos is a scientific mission to 120,000 ft. Jumping from a stratospheric balloon "Fearless Frank" not only broke the record for the highest free fall jump, but in addition, surpassed his goal and jumped 128,000 feet from Earth!
For further details see: Red Bull Stratos

Falcon 9 Rocket

Launching "Dragon" a cargo carrying capsule to International Space Station (ISS) as part of a plan to send and receive back scientific research/experiments.

See the post with website link below to track its orbit. SO cool!!!

Check this out:

http://www.spacex.com/

Hope you are all enjoying your fall break. I'm in Florida with my family at the Magical Kingdom/Disney World. Kids had a blast today-I'm tired, they are NOT. Why? I don't know...

Focus on Human Body & Heath Food:

Scientific Investigation:

What are the effects of processed foods on growing bodies? Does it affect learning? 

1. What's Your Food IQ?
2. How does food affect your mood?
3. Affects of Soda

Optional: Join Fit MD to help keep track of your brain-happy food options.

Crazy teachers!

~Geography Fun-don't forget to study! Geography final is the last week of October. 
~Keep yourself busy by reading, practicing x-tables, IXL, RAZ and play outside!!! 

Enjoy your fall break!!! 

Want to virtually swim under some of the world's most beautiful oceans?
Google Maps

Check this out:

http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery.html#!/ocean

www.zooniverse.org/

Reading Groups:
Ongoing focus using Non-fiction/Expository text. This week, we are reading about Australia also known as  The Down Under & Great Barrier Reef-learning about reading strategies such as: Fluency-(rereading), Question-Answer Relationship (QAR), Vocabulary-Greek/Latin Roots, Prefix/Root/Suffix and Synonyms
Math: Whole Group-Daily Mountain Math Practice, Geometry Review, Vocabulary, Lattice Multiplication
Fourth Grade-Using a compass to draw concentric circles, three digit adding/subtracting practice 
Fifth Grade-Magnitude Estimates, multiplication with decimals
Writing: Summaries, paragraphs & Weekly letters/response
Science/Social Studies: Geography, Geographical Land forms/features, Current Events & Election
Up Coming: Substitute on both Thursday & Friday (teacher training), conferences/half days and fall break!

ENDEAVOR SHUTTLE!

 

Astronaut Mark Kelly requested Space Shuttle Endeavor to fly over Tucson on its route from Texas to California in honor of his wife former congress woman Gabby Giffords, a strong advocate for space flight. Endeavor logged 123 million miles in space and circled the Earth nearly 4,700 times! Today, our class lived history and what an exciting opportunity it was to see it at school!

Week of 17th-21

Reading Groups-Focus on Social Studies Content-Constitution Day, Branches of Government, Vocabulary Notebook Organization/set-up
Math
Fourth Grade-Probability, data sets, adding/subtracting (w/regrouping) practice
Fifth Grade-Magnitude Estimates & Probability
Sixth Grade-Reading/Writing Large Numbers, Stem and Leaf Plots
All Grade Levels: Focus on Statistics (Number Data Sets, Mean, Median, Mode, Range)
Math Experiments:
1. Thumb Tack
2. Spinner w/ Fractions
3. Reaction Time
Government: 3 Branches, Constitution & ongoing current events

Cape Horn

Geography: See Maps below to study..

Bering Strait

Aleutian Islands

Up-coming Events: Friday 9/21-Mrs. Smith takes Mrs. Cordell's Class to STARBASE, Picture Day on Monday September 24th, Beaar Essential News for Kids Young Reporter Program, After-School tutoring begins soon, Fall Conferences/Half Days- Tuesday October 2nd-Friday Oct. 12, *Report Cards Go Home AFTER Fall Break & Is Currently Pending (Technical difficulty)*