GO OUTSIDE AND LOOK UP!

 

The moon and Jupiter are shining bright together tonight. Notice, Jupiter is NW of the moon.








         Go Outside and Look UP!

Science Daily for Kids

This Week

Geography Links: 
Europe
Explore & More
What is life like in.....
Geo. Game
National Geographic


Reading Groups
We have been focusing on poetry and how Figurative Language helps us as readers better understand/comprehend what is happening within the text. Figurative Language metaphorically paints a picture in our minds as we read. AMAZING! Now we know as we read, to pay attention to detail.
Ask questions: "Why is the author using an IDIOM here?" Make connections: "That's a SIMILE!"
Infer: "This means..."
We are becoming fluent readers and implementing what we have learned in our writing. Reading is Writing and Writing is Reading, "Hey that's a metaphor!" :-)

Today's Firld Trip

Science is fun!

Thanksgiving

T is for Turkey!

Science mini lessons this week...

Earth may encounter a stream of debris in space, left behind by Comet Tempel Tuttle, early tomorrow morning (November 20).







Also: Observing psychology/social experiments via 60 Minutes (videos to the right)  ------------------->
in order to better understand how a mere question can be the start of a very interesting science project.  :-)

November 15-and on....

Reading Group-Vocabulary
4/5 Whole Group Math: Ongoing Cumulative Review & This week's emphasis: Long Division
Vocabulary: Divisor, Dividend, Quotient, Remainder
 Multiplication-learning facts, 2 by 1 digit, then two by one digit
1. Lattice Method
2. Partial Products Strategy
3. Magic Lines 
Science
Too bad it's cloudy tonight, we'll miss the meteor shower. Unless, it clears up early morning. If so, go outside and look UP!

Look at the night sky!

November is a cool month and it's not just because of 3 school holidays. This month depending on time and location,  you can actually see five planets in the sky! To read more about when and how to spot these amazing planets, check out the Earth Sky Link.Earth Sky

Election

Congratulations Mr. President

Obama 4 More Years~
Election Math
Election Results 

Let's Explore Our Solar System!

Virtual Universe 
National Geographic's Version
Create Your Own Game
NASA 

This week at school....

Reading Group: Reading about Food Chains & Web of Life through Reader's Theater.
A food web shows who eats whom within a habitat. Every animal needs food to live, whether it eats plants, other animals, or both. All plants and animals depend on one another to survive.
There are food webs in every ecosystem in the world, including the ocean.
Vocabulary: Microscopic, Organisms, Diatoms, Krill, Zoo-plankton  Algae, Nutrients, Herring, Codfish, Seal, Orca
Bear Essential News 

Has it fallen yet?

Web Cam-NYC Building
Question: With 90 mph wind speeds, will the crain stay in tact or fall? If it falls what direction will it fall and why? What devestating effects might it have on the surrounding area?
Post your hypothesis/thoughts in comment form below:
What do you think and why?

The Return of the Dragon & Hurricane Sandy

SPACE X Video Updates NASA According to the National Hurricane Center, Sandy remains a Category 1 which doesn't seem that terrible, but because Sandy has also drawn energy from a cold front, she has become a HUGE storm which will hit many eastern states. This is why she is also referred to as, "Frankenstorm".