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December 5th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

We’ve been looking at the Occupy Movement in our class and we’d like you to share your opinion with us. Please go to our survey and tell us if you think the protesters have the right to occupy public places indefinitely. Check back here to see the results in a week or so.

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

October 25th, 2011 by · No Comments · Math

Try this link to practice your work with decimals. Keep track of your scores in your notebook. Don’t forget the date.

Anti-Bullying

October 23rd, 2011 by · No Comments · Bullying

Check out this site and answer the following:
Did you learn something?
Was it fun?
Do you think it will change how kids think about bullying?

Inventions

May 30th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Explore this website, reading carefully, and learn more about Leonardo DaVinci and his inventions. Record your guesses along with the right answer.

Ancient Civilizations

May 30th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Learn about one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world (one person per civilization) and prepare a presentation for the class about it. You will need a poster with a map showing the location, one or more pictures of your ancient wonder, and a brief write-up about it. You should be able to speak for 2 minutes without referring to your notes.

Snack Exchange

May 30th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Use this nutrition link to find a healthy snack recipe to bring for exchange on Thursday, June 2nd.Try to choose things that don’t include gelatin or nuts and if it is something that needs to be kept cold, bring it in a cooler then ask in the office to put it in the refrigerator.

Lever Practice

May 9th, 2011 by · No Comments · Physics, Uncategorized

When you have completed at least 3 rooms carefully from last week’s site, go to get some practice balancing a lever. Write down any strategies you learn about balancing in your notebook.

Medieval Activity

April 18th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Go to the link at  Think Quest  for more medieval activities.

Coat of Arms

April 11th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Use this site to create your own coat of arms. When you are satisfied with it, print it out.

April 6th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Find out more about Project Love and the countries where children are being helped by going to this link:

Project Love

Comment on how our school is participating in Project Love.