Walk Two Moons Book Chat

What do you think about the main character's name?

Why do you think Sal's mother left?


What did Mrs. Winterbottom mean when she asked, “Do you think I lead a tiny life” (pg. 86)? Do
you think she did? Why or why not?

Why is Sal's father the light of her grandparents' lives?

Robotic Water Research

http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/kids/index.html#arcadesport

http://www.epa.gov/cfl/cflrecycling.html

http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090331/full/news.2009.218.html

http://www.emagazine.com/earth-talk/concerns-about-farm-raised-fish

5th Grade Bios in Photo Story

Gerund Help

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/gerund1.html

Ancient Civilizations

http://www.loeser.us/ahist.html#egypt

Our Trip to Eibs Pond

prefix suffix flashcards

http://quizlet.com/379872/damaso-ultimate-greek-and-latin-prefixsuffixroots-cumulative-test-flash-cards/

5th Grade Dec Book Report due 12/21 or before

Choose a biography or autobiography. Read and complete the bio cube found at the link below.
Print and submit on or before 12/21.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bio_cube/

Remember you will be graded on content as well as language mechanics and spelling.

7th Vocabulary

http://quizlet.com/2201349/my-brother-sam-is-dead-flash-cards/

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html

5th Vocabulary

http://quizlet.com/7686573/in-the-year-of-the-boar-and-jackie-robinson-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/7951164/in-the-year-of-the-boar-and-jackie-robinson-flash-cards/

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/chinese-new-year/confucius-says-chinese-proverbs.html

8th Vocabulary

http://quizlet.com/690814/of-mice-and-men-all-vocabulary-flash-cards/

Reading, Grammar, and Math Help grades K-8

http://vclass.mtsac.edu/amla-51/Main%20Idea/Mainidea.htm

http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=3&que=1

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/main_idea_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm

6th Vocab

http://quizlet.com/7507838/vocabulary-behind-the-sealed-door-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/2512360/egypt-game-vocabulary-set-1-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/2512376/egypt-game-vocabulary-set-2-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/2512381/egypt-game-vocabulary-set-3-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/2514620/egypt-game-vocabulary-set-4-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/2525615/egypt-game-vocabulary-set-5-flash-cards/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/

Poe Vocab

http://quizlet.com/3665081/the-raven-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/4582621/the-tell-tale-heart-flash-cards/

Short Stories for Mood Book Report

Mood- Every story relates a certain mood. Make a collage of pictures that depicts the mood of your story. On the back or text box, explain the reasons for your selection and how the pictures show the mood of your short story. Be sure to include your title (punctuated correctly) and the author in your explanation. What is the theme of the story? Does the mood enhance the theme? How or how not? You may choose to glog it.

Use this website to read your story of choice online.

http://www.readbookonline.net/shortStory/

DUE Oct. 21

Use this link to view grading rubric.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&module=Rubistar&rubric_id=2102350&

Our Trout Experiment

http://www.troutintheclassroom.org/

New Voc Links Test 10/13

http://quizlet.com/532229/hatchet-vocab-ch17-epilogue-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/700069/giver-chapters-16-23-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/3557476/8th-grade-pigman-ch12-15-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/3480574/8th-grade-pigman-ch9-11-flash-cards/

Wilderness Survival

http://www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/wilderness-survival-quiz.html

Columbus Doors

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/columbus/colhome.html

http://www.columbusnavigation.com/cctl.shtml

Robotics Research

http://firstlegoleague.org/challenge/foodfactorproject

Click on Great Recalls and search web to answer the questions.

http://water.epa.gov/learn/training/wacademy/video.cfm#area

Check above for water information.

http://singularityhub.com/2011/07/18/new-tagging-system-traces-your-seafood-back-to-the-fisherman-who-caught-it-video/

Check above for tracking fish.

"HUMOR"phones

Students in grades 5-8 share their homophone and homograph jokes with us here. Click comments to view.

Day of Terror

Day of Terror

SchoolTube - Glogster Tutorial

For help creating your glog, check out this tutorial.

SchoolTube - Glogster Tutorial

Where the Red Fern Grows Glogs

http://sq69rok.edu.glogster.com/ozark-wildlife/

http://sk3p8br.edu.glogster.com/tree/

http://soqdujk.edu.glogster.com/glog-1779/

Publish Your Book Review Here

Use this link to publish your book reviews or simply become a follower of this blog and directly post your review here in the comment section. Perhaps your review will entice your classmates to read your book.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/write.asp

Be Fit NYC

Check out this link for free tennis,track, & more programs at your city parks.
www.nycgovparks.org/befitnyc/staten/programs/

5th Grade Life Cycle Kidspiration

Endangered Plant & Benefits of Greenhouse Glogs

http://szgqoye.edu.glogster.com/glog-6570-9899/

http://sv7sr8z.edu.glogster.com/greenhouse/

http://stt7e4f.edu.glogster.com/greenhouse/

7th Grade Gift of Age Glogs

http://sf6astm.edu.glogster.com/interview-with-nanny/

For help writing a news story

http://www.ehow.com/how_5516981_write-script-news-broadcast.html

Trip to Faber Park

Grades 5 and 7 traveled down to faber Park in order to learn about audio/visual advancements.

Voc Test

http://mytest.vocabtest.com/definitions.php?tid=77474

Hunting

What are your thoughts about hunting? Are you pro or con?

PS 57 on NY1

Our grant partner school makes the news!
http://statenisland.ny1.com/content/top_stories/137506/staten-island-s-p-s--57-recognized-for--going-green

Famous Women Speeches

Choose a speech from this link and state purpose, main idea, tone, style, intended audience, impact it had on you. Cite speech name, author, date delivered, and picture (cite pic source).
http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/Famous-Women-Speeches/

Robotics at Jacob Javits

NY Ciywide First Lego League Competition March 13.

Interview with Guiness Record Breaker

8th Grade interviewed Mr. Jerry T., the Guiness Book of Records Inductee for testing the first bionic eye prototype designed by Dr. William Dobelle.

Trip to SIUH for Robotic Research

Students in Grades 6 and 7 along with partner school PS57 visited SIUH. Presenters explained how technology has enhanced many fields with advancements in prosthetics, sonograms, vision and hearing screenings.

Pajama Day

Effects of Japan's Earthquake

http://www.weeklyreader.com/2/international/article/huge-earthquake-strikes-japan?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weeklyreaderfeed+%28Weekly+Reader+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Glogster

Wild Wolves?

Do you think that wolves should be released into Upstate NY in order to balance our ecosystem?

Our trip to Staten Island Advance

Robotics Competition

We're on our way!!!

See you in the city on the 13th!

Best of luck!