Doors decorators!

This is our door that we made for the door decorating contest.  We all drew door ideas. Then Ms.  Mathes picked one.   Our idea for the door came from VIivian and Kinley.  Ms.  Mathes picked it because a lot of kids drew hot chocolate pictures. The class voted in colors for the cup and the background. Then we split into groups. Some groups made the cups; some groups made the marshmallows; and some groups made the snowflakes. 

Ready for reading

To end our fluency study we read a picture book to the class with a partner. We read books that had a Lot of punctuation. Everyone did a great job changing their voice for punctuation and the mood of the characters. 

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Abc 17 News: Where the news comes first

Today we went to the KMIZ news station. First we all got into groups.  Once that was done we we went into different places. Some people went downstairs to the green room where we put on a green blanket that made us look invisible. The people upstairs in the control room could not see the parts of us covered with the green blanket. Then we rotated I went up stairs to the brain. The Controls room controls a lot of channels like METV, FOX, ABC, KMIZ. They told us about what they do.Then we learned about advertising and how they do news stories. 

Snowboarding marshmallows

On Friday we where working on the door decorations. We are doing marshmallows sliding in to a cup of hot chocolate. This is what we have made so far.

Science

Yesterday in science we talked about the food groups like grains, protein, fruits, dairy, and vegetables.  We learned that half of your plate should be fruits and vegetables. You need to eat from all of the food groups because each group gives you different nutrients your body needs.  

Ragweed

For read aloud we are reading Ragweed by Avi.

This is Ragweed. He is 4 months old. He wants an adventure so he leaves his country home to find one.

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This is Silversides. She is going after Ragweed because she thinks that cats are first, people are second, and mice are third. Silversides made a club that spells F.E.A.R. They call it fear because felines stands for the F enraged stands for the E, about stands for the A, and rodents stands for the R.

This is Graybar.  He is a street cat.  He was the only cat that went to Silverside's club because he does not like mice.

This is Blinker. Blinker is a white mouse.  He was raised in a laboratory and then he went to a pet shop.  Then he got taken home by a girl.  One night he sneaks out.

Music Tuesday

Yesterday we went to a choir concert and heard some of the 5th graders singing Christmas carols.  They sang it to us because it was a practice and they are going to have a real performance on Thursday for the parents.  It will be in the cafeteria.  They sang songs like "Jingle Bells" and they sang songs that you do with your family and they sang silly songs and serious songs. 

Germy situation

On Tuesday we made up our own germs. We made them out of what our teacher gave us like pipe cleaners, paper, puffballs, and other things. Then we wrote facts about our germs. The facts were things like how do you get cured when the germ is  in your body.  People would write like you have to eat candy to get rid of the germ and you get the germ by eating healthy stuff.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING

1.  Mill Creekers have rung Salvation Army bells outside Macy's the last 4 or 5 years.  Interested classes sign up for half an hour blocks.  This year we are ringing bells on Saturday, December 14th.  I signed our class up to bell ring at the Macy's west doors from 1:00-1:30.  This is totally voluntary.  Friends and family members are welcome.  The more the merrier!

THE PENGUIN PATCH (a new event at Mill Creek)

1.   On Friday, December 6th all students will go and preview the items available at the Penguin Patch shop.    

2.    December 9, 10, & 11 classes are assigned shopping times.  Our class time is 11:30 on Tuesday, Dec. 10th.  Students that have  money from our class will  shop at the Penguin Patch in the commons at that time.

3.    Thursday and Friday will be shopping days from 8-10 for  students that forgot their money on their day during the week. 

Ewwwwwwww

Today we looked at the germs we grew.  We put them in a dark place and below are the results. 

The germs that came from the bottom of people's shoes and the toilet handle and the computer keyboard grew but not everybody's germs grew

Today we learned about your body  defenses.  Some are cilia in your throat that if you swallow then it will take care of it and if it passes your cilla  then there is your  stomach acid   and if it gets past that then you have your white blood cells which they will not get passed that.

Glow germs

    Today we put Glow Germ (fake germs) on our hands. It was a test to see if you washed your hands good.  This is what it looked like under the black light before we washed our hands.  

Then we washed our hands and put them back under the black light again. 

When we washed lots if people forgot to wash their finger nails and wrists.  We learned to wash your hands really well -- especially  around our nails and wrists. You should sing the ABCs while you wash your hands. You should wash with soap and warm water and dry off. 

Germs

One of our classmates was wondering if we could grow germs. So in class yesterday we used petri dished with agar in them to grow germs.  We all went to different places and rubbed Q-tips on places that people touch every day like keyboards and faucet handles. Then we rubbed the Q-tip in the agar.  Then we closed  the lid and gave it to Ms. Mathes and she put it in a dark, damp, warm place because that is a germ's favorite place. 

Reading is Fun!!!

Today the principal came to our class and read Max's Words. Itwas about a kid that got jealous because his friends had collecton of coins and stamps so he wonted a collecton so he decided he wonted to collect words. He cut words from newspaper.   Then he cut out words he did not know. Then he cut words that meant something to him and words that he liked. Then when he showed his friends and they where amazed so they wanted to trade them even when they where almost to 500 stamps and coins.

Feld trip

Today we went to the planetarium and learned about the body and a litte about what it takes to be an astronaut.  We learned that your body has cells that fight off viruses.  To be an astronaut you have to go through multiple tests. They have to spin around in a machine to get used to the G forces in space. They also have to ride in the "vomit comet". You have to have years  of training befor you get to go to space.  When you are in space you have to work out to keep your muscles strong so you can walk when you get back to earth. 

Spelling

Every week we have 3 days to work on spelling we have to cut out words or pictures then we glue or write into groups that look or sound the same. For example, long I words in one column and short I in another. Then we turn it in then we get a piece of paper that has questions that we have to fill out about our words. 

Math Thursday

Today in math we learned about multiplying by 9's. We learned that 9x7= 63 but if you don't think that is right, you can just add 6+3 and if it =9 that means it's the right answer.  All the multiples of 9 the digits add up to 9.

Game day Wednesday

Today was game day. Game day was only for people who got no referrals to the office from lunch, the classroom, recess, and specials. We couldn't bring electronics or games that were loud ( you might already know that). We only could play for 45 minutes. We thought that it was special because we might not do this again.  There were games like Trouble, Monopoly, and Sorry. It was fun! 

Reading Tuesday

Today right now we are reading. We're all reading different books and we have orders of who has to write responses about their book. To know the book is perfect we use the 5 fingers. This is what you do. You read the first page. If you don't know the word you put up a finger. If you don't know 2 words it's a good fit. If you don't know 3 or more words it's too hard.

Read aloud Monday

Today in read aloud we made pictures about the book. The one who the class choose out of the ones Mrs.mathes chose is the one that will go up on the wall. But you can only have your picture's up on the wall 2 times. We talked about what lessons we learned from Small Steps. The lesson we learned was that you should never give up. 

Math Friday

Today in math we did mazes and coloring sheets all on multiplying 6's. We also marked the patterns on 6's on a hundreds chart. For the coloring sheet we used the hundreds chart to help us (below.) we noticrd that 6s are all even and that 6a are doubles if three. Some of their multiples are the same. 

Keyboarding Thursday

Last week we started Keyboarding. Keyboarding is where we are trying to get to level 70 but nobody is on that level yet. We are learning to keep are hands on the home keys. So far the level 24 is where you start shift keys. We'll be doing keyboarding until winter break.

Read Aloud

Today in read aloud we are still reading Small steps. Peg is a 12 year old girl who got polio in case you forgot. She is in sheltering arms ( that is a hospital for people who have polio) , but she got moved to a university hospital, because Peg couldn't breath we'll and she needed an iron lung and sheltering arms didn't have a iron lung and because her polio case was too extreme. Peg's case was so extreme that she thought she would die, but after she drank a milkshake( which Polio patients aren't aloud to drink)  and suddenly her temperature lowered and Peg lost 2 out of 3 kinds of polio. She was still paralyzed but one day she wanted to itch her self and she actually moved her arm and fingers. Later in the book she returns to sheltering arms and she was moved into a room with 4 other girls. She was  strong enough to be in a wheelchair and soon enough she was in walking sticks. 

Math Tuesday

Today in math we are still doing multiplication. We are learning how to solve hard problems like 4 times 35. We would spit it up so we would have 2 times 35 and the answer to that question we would double it and that would be the the answer. 

Hand Writing Monday

Today in the morning we did handwriting. We practiced writing the letters Qq, Vv, Xx, Zz,Jj, Rr, Nn, Mm, and Pp. We also copied sentences. We have been focusing on print words. We are close to writing cursive. 

  

Guest Readers

Here are our guest readers Marvin Foster and Shelby Ringdahl.

The Pledge on KOMU

Here is the website link to see when our class saying the pledge will air.

The website is ready for you to view:

http://www.komu.com/pages/dailypledge/

Please check the Daily Pledge On-Air Calendar to see when your school's classrooms are scheduled to air. Remember that these segments will air in the morning during the 6:30-7 o'clock hour of KOMU 8 News Today. Fear not, if you are unable to record your school's performance, it will be archived on the website the day after airing so that it may be shared with friends and family. 

Be sure to check the calendar frequently, as it is subject to change.

Trick or treat Thursday

Today we are just reading and having fun. Here are some kid Comments about today.   Today we  colored and Listened to Halloween music. We also had Orange Julius and Doughnuts. We also dressed up in our favorite costumes. Ms Mathes's dog, Onomatopoeia (Pia), came for the fun day. We could bring a pillow to relax and read. We had Miss Missouri (Shelby Ringdahl) and and Mizzou Defensive Lineman #94 Marvin Foster come read to us. We got autographs. Today was the best day ever. 

Math Wednesday

Today in math we were skip counting by 2's and 4's. We also wrote what we noticed about skip counting. We used marker on the hundreds chart and colored in the multiples of 2 and then the multiples of 4. We noticed that if you count by 2 and 4 their multiples are always even and we noticed that 2 is half of 4.

Read aloud

During read aloud the teacher is reading Small Steps.  Small Steps is an autobiography about a girl named Peg  Schultz who gets Polio. Peg was 12 years old when she was struck with polio.  There are 3 kinds of polio. There is spinal, respiratory, and bulbar polio. Spinal is when you are paralyzed.  Respiratory is when you can't breathe well. Bulbar is when it is hard to talk and swallow. Peg had all three kinds.  Now we are at the part where Peg is starting to get better.

Writing Monday

Today in writing we went on the computer to type our stories. We typed the story we revised and edited. Once we were finished typing the story we printed the story and made sure that it made sence and the letters were right.

Cube Friday

Today in math we snapped cubes together by 5s to 50 and and 10s to 50.  Then we compared them. 5 is half of 10. Two 5s make ten so 2x 5 =10. 

Health class

Today we went table to table and wrote on paper and answered questions about health like what causes diseases, and How can you prevent yourself from getting diseases, and Name some Diseases. We are strating Germs and diseases/ Heath class. 

multiplication Wednesday

Today in math we made a page for a class multiplication book.  We did this off of Each orange had 8 Slices. We wrote a Halloween story problem. Then We wrote on the back of the page what the answer is and we wrote different ways on how to solve the problem like we did repeated addition, an equation, and skip counting. 

Read aloud

During read aloud we were reading Alvin Ho. Alvin is a second grader and he is scared of everything and he is trying to make friends. At the end he made a friend named Flea. We learned from Alvin that if someone asks you to do bad things they are probably not a true friend. Since we finished the book yesterday today we drew pictures of the story. 

TV Monday

Today was a exciting day because we said the Pledge of Allegiance on KOMU. We had to say it twice and we had to say it loudly. 

Crazy Feet Day

Today our class had crazy feet day because we earned 100 compliments. . We could take our shoes off in class and wear crazy socks and slippers. 

puff mobiles

Today in science we did puff mobiles.  Puff mobiles are things we made only out of 5 lifesavers, 2 regular straws, 4 colorful straws, tape, and a piece paper. We tried to go as far as you could by blowing for only 5 seconds. The longest distance any puff mobile could go was 230cm. We noticed that if you had a sail, it would go longer distance.

Starting Multiplication

Today we made  charts of skip counting. We looked at a picture of a grocery store..  We had to figure out how many items there were by skip counting or adding. We wrote on big paper. We put comments on our posit notes. This will help in multiplication.

 

Read aloud Wednesday

We have been reading Alvin Ho. The problem is that Alvin Ho is trying to make friends, but it is hard for him because he is scared of everything and can't talk at school.  What we read today is where Alvin had to go to piano lessons because he broke dad's toy. We also have read Cabin Creek Mysteries:  The Secret of Robber's Cave, The Third Grade Detectives, Secrets of Droon, Stink, and Sophie the Awesome.

Fast math Tuesday

Today in school we did fast Math. Fast math is when you type math answers in under a second. First we start out in addition, then subtraction, multiplication and finally you do division. During fast math we also play math games to increase our skills in math.

Jeopardy Monday

Today in science we played jeopardy to review what we have learned about force. There were questions about magnets,simple machines, demonstrate or show, definitions and experiments. We would  answer the question with our groups.

 

Writing Friday

Today in writing we wrote to our parents about this week in school. We could write about science, math,reading, writing, and read aloud. We had to write about 5 sentences about a topic you choose. 

Writing Wednesday

Today in writing we have been working on being descriptive. We used similes,5 senses, vivid verbs and show not tell to add description to our writing.  Show not tell means that you are showing that you're mad not telling that your mad and we marked places in our stories to see if we had similes, vivid verbs, show not tell and 5  senses I our writing. 

International Walk to School Day

Just a reminder that tomorrow (Wednesday)  is "International Walk to School Day".  Meet at Boone County Bank at 7:40 if your child  would like to walk to school.

Catapult Tuesday

Today in science we made catapults. We went in different stations and There were 4 stations. One of them was to see if you could knock the cups down and we used targets to see if you could get the most points and we tried to see who can get the fuzz ball the farthest with the catapults. We learned that every lever has a  fulcrum and it's main job is to lift loads.

Pop there goes the rock

We used pop rocks for writing.  We had to come up with descriptive words for how it tastes,smells, looks,sounds and how it felt in your mouth.  We came up ideas for similes like the pop rocks were popping like mini bombs. 

Math Monday

Today in math we did 3 digit subtraction. You have to borrow when the number on the bottom is bigger than the number on top.   We used addition to check if our answer was right.   When we started subtracting last week we used place value blocks to help us.