Invention Convention

On Thursday this week in the block, we had our Invention Convention day. We all had so much fun. We all laughed and laughed.

Invention Convention is when we are all required to make something with a partner that you can make with a 2 liter pop bottle or bottles. There were so many different projects.

We had blush blowers, feet protectors for wearing shoes, glow in the dark bowling, bubble blowers, purses, and many others. Hopefully there will be some pictures posted of this day.

It was a lot of fun.

Happy Birthday Daniel

Today is Daniel's birthday and we sang to him in the block today, we even made him get up in front of the class.
Happy Birthday Daniel from all of us, we hope you have a great birthday. We are glad that you in our class, it makes it a little more interesting with at least one guy in the class.

Have a great DAY!!!

Homework Assignments for 02/24/09-03/02/09

Tuesday-practicum

Wednesday-Language Arts- Biography Lesson
Plan on having seven in a group
bring both rubrics
Make sure to have two copies of your lesson plan

Management- Work on theorist reports.

Thursday-Social Studies- No class

Science- Jingle with 2 liter pop bottles invention- Invention Conventions

Friday- Practicum or reading conference( 8-4)

Monday- Math- game presentations
Lesson Plans for Ch 8 &9
Have a great week!!!

Stress Reliever!

I wanted to mention Maggie Moo's Ice cream shop that opened about a week ago. It is a lot like coldstone, but better. I love it! So if your ever stressed out or just feel like icecream I recommend trying it out if you haven't already! =)

Another crazy day

Yesterday we had another crazy day in the block. In Social Studies we all shared our favorite book and a little about it. We also received many other fun ideas to do with students in Social Studies when we teach.

In the afternoon, we had Science and it was a very crazy day. We had some of our groups teach lesson plans on Science. One group had us make thermometers(not real), they were used to help us get the idea of how to tell the temperature. We also actually measured the temperature of water in groups. It was fun.
In different group, we made Oobleck. It was a blast. All of us really enjoyed playing in it and making a mess. I am sure any student in elementary school would love to do this. We will all have to remember this idea and get the recipe to add to our files.
The last Science group had us make our own toothpaste. It was very interesting. I think we all learned a little more about toothpaste and what it takes to make it clean our teeth. It was very fun but some of the toothpaste definitely had something to be desired. It was fun to invent our own kind and our own flavor. I hope we have a few pictures because there was definitely some awful looking faces after trying the toothpaste.

What a fun and interesting day. Hope everyone enjoys the weekend and your new practicum assignment.

Thank You!!!

Thank you for the basket of baby stuff that you guys gave to Baby Rocklond. Everything is so cute, and it meant a lot that you guys would do something like that for me. this is a picture of Rocklond who is now a month old. He is wearing one of the outfits that you gave to him.
Thanks,
Lindsey

Homework Assignments for 02/17/09-02/20/09

Tuesday: last day of first practicum placement-check in with teacher for second placement, make sure you are keeping up on journal entries

Wednesday: language arts: NO class today-unless you need help on your biography project (due Feb. 25), management: newsletter FORMAT due and chapters 6-10 readings

Thursday: social studies: bring favorite trade book, send postcards if you haven't already, science: teams 7 & 8 teach?, be working on invention convention (due Feb. 26)

Friday: start second practicum placement

Happy Birthday Nikki

Nikki, We all hope your birthday is great. All day yesterday I kept forgetting to get a picture of you so I could post one of you on this post but I forgot. Sorry!!!

Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Nikki, Happy Birthday to you!!!!

We all hope you had a great 21st birthday!!!

Social Studies Final

I know that the Social Studies Final is the last thing on our list of things to worry about right now.

However, I found this web site that helped me learn USA Geography.

The site is designed to be a game that really works like an assessment. Before it allows a player to move on to the next level the player must get a passing score.

I just thought I would mention it now so if by some miracle you have a few minutes you could squeeze in a game or two that would help with studying for the final.

Great for us as teachers

You never know when someone
May catch a dream from you
You never know when a little word
Or something you may do
May open up the windows
Of a mind that seeks the light

The way you live may not matter at all,
But you never know--- It might.

And just in case it could be
That another's life, through you,
Might possibly change for the better
It seems it might be worth a try
At pointing the way to the right
Of course, it may not matter at all,
But then again--- it might.
Helen Lowrie Marshall

Science Books List

Okay here's a quick and easy way to make this list.
Here's an example of the information you'll need

6th Grade, Standard 5.3
"The Fungus That Ate My School" Dorros, Arthur.
ISBN: 9780439755399

All you have to do is click here to fill out the form.
Then, if you want to see the results, check the ongoing list here.
That's it!

(just as a reminder, you can check the core requirements at this website:
The Utah Core Curriculum for Science)

Leave a comment or ask me if you have any questions
Have a great day!

Homework Assignment for 02/10/09-02/16/09

Tuesday- practicum- Work on Journal.

Wednesday- Language Arts- Shoe story( Narrative writing)
Part 5- Writing/ one page typed describing your own writing program
Management- Chapter 4 &5 Review due

Thursday- Social Studies- Show and tell
Have the book Abraham Lincoln read
Science- Assignment #3 teams 6 & 7 teaching
team 6- Mallory Nelson, Analee, Kathy
team 7- Brook, Ann, Whitney

Friday-practicum-Work on Journal.

Reminder: Math presentations game on Feb 23
Karina Ashley Mallory Nelson
Analee Rebecca Ann

No School on Monday February 16th**** Yeah!!!

Challenges

This is how I feel some days, how about you???

Free drinks

Last week was another crazy week but one thing that sticks out in our mind is Thursday morning. Mark Marriott( our Social Studies) professor told us all to follow him down to the store at the Sharwan Smith Center and he was buying us all drinks. This isn't something that happens every day and we don't just have a few in the class. He bought drinks or a treat for all 32 of us. I was impressed. I think we are all enjoying his class, and we are actually learning along with it.


Don't you all think that it would be nice if all college professors bought free drinks???? I know in the classes that I have had, I have never had any professor buy drinks for the students.
Thanks, Professor Marriott, ( Mark, Mr. Marriott). We appreciate it.

Something to think about for all of us

This is definitely so true. I hope you all think this is as funny as I did, but also true. Keep it up. We can do it!!!!

Homework assignments for week of 02/02 thru 02/09

These are the dates that assignments are due for this week:
02/03: Practicum work on journals
Make sure to sign up for an observation time and check schedule
02/04: Language Arts: Handwriting to pg 77
work on biography projects due on 02/25
Management: group parent letters due
02/05: Social Studies: Bring favorite song to share or a song that has to do with you.
Be reading Abraham Lincoln's biography
Science: teams 3 & 4 teach: Stacy, Karli F., Karen
Team 4- Laura W., Rachael, Ashley
02/06: Practicum: work on journals
Make sure to sign up for an observation time and check schedule
02/09: Math article review due( look in syllabus for format)
Read chapter 4&5