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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Students are expected to keep the agenda supplied by the Pine Glen PTA complete and up-to-date. Time is given at the beginning or end of each class session for students to update their agendas and put work into their homework folders.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I will do my best to post weekly homework on the class website: <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/bpsk12.org/pgroom209/homework">https://sites.google.com/a/bpsk12.org/pgroom209/homework</a>. This will be posted once a week and therefore is only tentative. <i><b>Changes in schedule, a need to spend additional time on a topic, or other situations may arise which impact the homework assignments and will not be reflected on the website.</b></i></span><br />
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<br />Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-2520831566969971492011-09-22T18:15:00.001-04:002011-09-22T18:15:24.116-04:00In search of...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Latitude, longitude, landmasses and bodies of water, the students of PGRoom209 were hard at work this week scouring maps and globes as part of our unit on Geography skills. Don't forget that we have a quiz on Geography and our brief study of the United States Constitution* on Tuesday, September 27th.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* We did a brief overview of the Constitution in honor of Constitution Day (September 17th). We will learn more after we study the American Revolution in the spring.</span>Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-56092530309085582122011-09-16T23:41:00.001-04:002011-09-16T23:41:57.307-04:00Numbers Great and Small<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">I hope you are enjoying the summer, I can't believe we start school in less than two weeks. I am looking forward to meeting you and hearing all about the interesting and fun things you did over vacation. I have had a great summer spending time with my children (my daughter, Sarah, will be leaving for college soon!) and revisiting Chicago, one of my favorite US cities. The entire Grade 5 team has been busy getting the classrooms ready. We have many exciting plans for the year and are eager for it to begin.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<ul><li>1 dozen #2 pencils</li>
<li>Pink Pearl or pencil-top erasers </li>
<li>1 or 2 chapter books of your choice for independent reading</li>
<li>A water bottle marked with your name on it - essential for hot days</li>
<li>3 containers of disinfecting wipes (not baby wipes) - we go through a lot of these!</li>
<li>3 boxes of tissues</li>
<li>2 Jumbo Book Covers (such as Book Sox) or paper grocery bags for covering books</li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Finally, the most important thing for you to bring to our class on the first day is a smile! I am looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday, September 7th.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Sincerely,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Ms. Marcus</span>Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-7889169610684978232011-06-10T15:21:00.000-04:002011-06-10T15:21:29.637-04:00Heat Wave!We finished off the week with a scorching Thursday and Friday. A heat wave hit the Northeast on Thursday with temperatures hitting 96 degrees outside and 84 degrees in Room 209. While the outside temperatures dropped to comfortable levels outside on Friday and we were able to bring some relief to the hallway, the classroom started and ended the day at a very humid 81 degrees.<br />
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I'm so proud of all of Room 209 for continuing to work hard under uncomfortable conditions and for supporting each other.<br />
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Thanks to an anonymous donor, we were able to end Friday on a sweet and cool note with Richie's Italian Ice. Deeeeeeee-lish!Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-66956498709826387892011-06-07T12:53:00.000-04:002011-06-07T12:53:00.114-04:00You Light Up My Life!We are deep into our learning about electricity and having a great time working our way from very simple circuits to parallel and series circuits and building our own switches.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Studying a flashlight to see how it works.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can we figure out how to make the bulb light?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With a little help from our friends...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How many light bulbs can we light on a parallel circuit?</td></tr>
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<i>I fell out of my bed because there was thunder outside my room! I decided to go downstairs and sleep in the family room for the night until the power came on. (Eric A.) </i><br />
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<i>I remember that when I was about 3 years old my aunt used to baby sit me. We had a big bay window near the kitchen table. Every time there was a thunderstorm she would watch them and show me the lightning. After that I wasn't as scared about thunderstorms. Now, I love to watch lightning flash and thunder roar. (Alexandria)</i><br />
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<i> I remember a few years back in my old town when we had a flood. The streets were like rivers. They were flowing really fast and we couldn't go outside because it was so severe and dangerous. (Kailey)</i><br />
<i>I remember in Kindergarten when there was such a big storm that the power went out at school. I was so scared! (James)</i><br />
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<i>When there is thunder and lightning and the power goes out it is pitch black. it is pretty scary but not that scary. When the power goes out it kind of makes you jump. (Andrew)</i><br />
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<i>One day it was thunder and lightning outside and my dog was outside so I was scared that he was going to get hit. (Jazmin)</i><br />
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<i>When it is raining really hard in my house you hear the raindrops echo through the house. It is so cool but scary at the same time. (Chris)</i><br />
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<i>I remember when I was about 5 years old there was a storm and I got very scared. I ran into my room and went to my bed and put my covers over my head and put my stuffed animals in with me.</i> <i>(Teresa)</i><br />
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<i>When I hear a thunder storm, I feel very tired because the rain makes a very quiet, settled sound and the darkness makes me feel like I'm about to go to bed. (Justin)</i><br />
<i>I think storms are really cool. With flashes of lightning tearing through the sky. And giant crackling sounds of thunder. (Arman)</i><br />
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<i>The sky was really dark and seemed as if it would storm forever. The hail felt as if it would dent the roof of the van. The wind was howling and the trees looked as if they would fall over and there were branches on the ground. (Sarvesh)</i><br />
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<i>Hurricanes can be 600 miles around! They have an eye and scientists use dropsondes to get data and do research. Hurricanes can cause a lot of damage. (Thomas S.)</i><br />
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<i>When I was 10 years old, I was in India with my brother. It started to rain so we went outside with our umbrellas. We played until lightning started. At first, I didn't know that my brother had already gone inside so I had to look all over the apartment complex with my friend. Finally, when we came home we saw my brother watching TV on the couch! (Arya)</i><br />
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<i>Once when I was a very young girl there was a thunderstorm in the summer and all the windows were open. The power went out and my mom and dad were at work. My grandma didn't know how to close the windows so we hung towels up in them. It was getting late so my sister, brother, grandma and I slept in my grandma's bed room. We were too scared to sleep alone. (Jeenal)</i><br />
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<i>A couple of days after I got my dog as a puppy, there was a thunder and lightning storm. The thunder came and my dog hid in a corner whining. He was so scared he had his tail between his legs and he put his ears down. You could tell he was scared. (Eric B.)</i><br />
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<i>When it is raining and thundering and lightning I get scared to use electronics. Most of the time I play board games in my room and keep a distance from electronics. (Thomas H.)</i><br />
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<i>I love snow storms because when the big white snowflakes fall it looks so magical. I like when it's a whiteout also because then all you can see is white. The best part of snow storms is that if it's not too bad you can go outside in the storm and play because snow is light and fluffy. (Meghan)</i><br />
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May 30th Memorial Day - No school :-(<br />
<i>May 31st Teresa's birthday!</i><br />
June 2nd Field Day<br />
June 3rd Cedardale<br />
J<i>une 4th Siri's birthday!</i><br />
<i>June10th Eric's birthday!</i><br />
<i>June 12th Alexandria's birthday!</i><br />
June 16th Moving Up Ceremony<br />
<i>June 19th Justin's birthday!</i><br />
June 22nd Last day of school if no more snow days ;-)Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-29206414859381824392011-04-07T11:17:00.000-04:002011-04-07T11:17:49.416-04:00Multiplying Fractions by a Whole Number<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, we learned that we already knew how to multiply fractions by whole numbers! It's amazing what we've been doing without even knowing it all this time. Each time we had figured out a fraction of a whole number (for example, 3/4 of 12), we were actually multiplying (3/4 x 12/1). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In Math, we worked on problem solving, showing our solutions by using a drawing app. We then imported the drawing into a word processing app and explained our reasoning. Wow! There were some amazing results and we really focused on how we showed our solutions. For the first time in all my years of teaching, the class asked if they could skip recess and keep working on math! I was thrilled, but still made everyone head out for some exercise and fresh air.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps the most exciting part of this day was that the adults in the classroom were learning as much as the students. We discovered new uses for the iPads, figured out which apps worked best for accomplishing different tasks, and how we might use them better if we are lucky enough to have a "next time." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our thanks to Pine Glen's own Mr. Callahan and Mr. Villano from the middle school for allowing us this wonderful learning opportunity.</span><br />
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Today the 3rd and 5th graders went to the electricity show hosted by Mr.Papadonis and Ms. Pavlicek. The 5th graders used this show to review for the science MCAS. During the show they did many experiments and saw the Van de Graaff generator. In this picture there is a smaller version of the Van de Graaff generator. This demonstrated static electrity and what it does to people's hair as shown in the picture. They also learned about Ben Franklin's inventions and Mr.Papadonis also recreated Ben Franklin's experiment.The kids had lots of fun while learning about electricity.<br />
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Guest Bloggers: Teresa and SarveshPine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-2551399458913658962011-03-05T15:53:00.000-05:002011-03-05T15:53:16.556-05:00MCBA Voting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1hM_s5EQ2nrc4P7Qz1HHyFc-KOvWsYwdVvY5Yr_YdIpB1B8-Ogbs5v22Krrz_KiVD7NTSEyhmx16MP9a_Dkquw03XkOcONfqhQA2Y4QjlzUgFSRgh4cVbaUgvI_Hng6GJ7COd_k4GfuF/s1600/2011-03-04_14-44-35_616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1hM_s5EQ2nrc4P7Qz1HHyFc-KOvWsYwdVvY5Yr_YdIpB1B8-Ogbs5v22Krrz_KiVD7NTSEyhmx16MP9a_Dkquw03XkOcONfqhQA2Y4QjlzUgFSRgh4cVbaUgvI_Hng6GJ7COd_k4GfuF/s320/2011-03-04_14-44-35_616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>On Friday, the 5th grade voted for their favorite MCBA book. In order to qualify as a voter, students needed to have read a minimum of 5 books from the MCBA list. We had a record turn-out this year, with several students having managed to read all 25 books!<br />
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Pine Glen Librarian, Mrs. Ogren, facilitate the voting in the library. Later, voters came together to have a pizza lunch and discuss the books. There was a wide range of interests and preferences across the grade level. <br />
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When the votes were counted, we ended in a tie! <i>Alabama Moon</i> and <i>No Talking!</i> each received 7 votes. Vote totals for each book were sent to the MCBA program at Salem State University who will post the final winner when the votes from across the state are totaled.Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-84116088180986232232011-02-15T17:10:00.000-05:002011-02-15T17:10:07.669-05:00Math Olympiad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzq99LBNZkqtkBqt_x2i0x9ii4FPYtRjrZXTLmxEBPwnCEtnA6oWfwwL6eb1aUeQQbGGwpt6_7DRvN1eiiZ79ARPuzOPg6anKj-O2ISTg4SQ09s_jwqzOgc8klmNKHkL10ahhJ2lqnK8h/s1600/IMG_0222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzq99LBNZkqtkBqt_x2i0x9ii4FPYtRjrZXTLmxEBPwnCEtnA6oWfwwL6eb1aUeQQbGGwpt6_7DRvN1eiiZ79ARPuzOPg6anKj-O2ISTg4SQ09s_jwqzOgc8klmNKHkL10ahhJ2lqnK8h/s200/IMG_0222.JPG" width="200" /></a></div> This week, I had the privilege of acting as substitute for Mrs. Beaulieu in Math Olympiad. What an exciting time! I was amazed by the complexity of the problems and the "out of the box" thinking of our 5th graders. <br />
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This is a summary of an interview with Officer Sheppard, a D.A.R.E. Officer:<br />
He said that D.A.R.E is important because you can build something big from it. Officer Sheppard also said that he wanted to be a D.A.R.E. officer because it is easier to teach kids to make wise decisions. <br />
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This year the 5th graders will be having a D.A.R.E. graduation, focusing on the subjects that they have learned. Stay tuned for more information on the D.A.R.E. graduation!Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-7162025388285314872011-02-11T08:42:00.000-05:002011-02-11T08:42:57.850-05:00Music and Technology - Call it Love!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eZOWqA7nPyrLDfFytfYfiZyeCGJvQtbFJRCnKN0MlU6nqMSk69_oGVsN0hAgVCy4QwhR15pK7bVZjHT7aIw19LC8V2dsewRzBL8e89iEHqXHN3AzEDSWu-1_u8Oy9UrwPhrN1K3zKCpB/s1600/main7s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eZOWqA7nPyrLDfFytfYfiZyeCGJvQtbFJRCnKN0MlU6nqMSk69_oGVsN0hAgVCy4QwhR15pK7bVZjHT7aIw19LC8V2dsewRzBL8e89iEHqXHN3AzEDSWu-1_u8Oy9UrwPhrN1K3zKCpB/s320/main7s.png" width="320" /></a></div>It seems that technology has become integrated into every aspect of school life - appropriate, as it has become part of our everyday lives outside of school, as well. Next week, Room 209 will use MuseScore, an online music composition and notation program as part of Music class. You can check it out here: <a href="http://musescore.org/">MuseScore</a> Thank you Mrs. Agati, Mrs. Rzasa, and Mr. Callahan!Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-2867336284657895972011-02-09T16:10:00.000-05:002011-02-09T16:10:25.136-05:00Guest Post: Art<div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: 16pt;">In room 209 we have been working on clay coil pots in Art class. Ms. Fallon was kind enough to let us interview her before art class! We learned a lot about Ms. Fallon. Some of those interesting facts are that she spent a year in Italy as a painter and a student! Also she made her favorite sculpture of a life size papier-mâché model of a lion! Do you know another art teacher that can do that? Ms Fallon learned all different techniques and all of them helped her to do much more on other projects. One of the last things that we want to say is that her favorite kinds of paints to work with are: Paint Acrylic, Gouache paint.</span></div><br />
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</tbody></table>It seems that the weather is the topic on everyone's mind these days. Snow days, delayed openings, and early releases have made for an exciting but confusing January.<br />
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Concerns about the missed sessions of our skating program and what will happen about the end of the school year have come up repeatedly.<br />
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</tbody></table>A notice is going home today regarding the skating program. The two sessions missed will be made up next Thursday and Friday, February 10th and 11th. Please send back the permission form at the bottom of the notice so that your child may attend these sessions.<br />
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</tbody></table>We are in no immediate danger of attending school in July. Nor are there any plans currently for reducing the February or April vacations. Superintendent Eric Conti has discussed this on his blog <a href="http://ericconti.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/the-last-day-of-school/">here</a>.<br />
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</tbody></table>The Patch recently posted an article, <a href="http://burlington.patch.com/articles/the-making-of-a-snow-day">The Making of a Snow Day</a>, which describes how the Superintendent comes to a decision regarding school closings. Please understand that <i>individual schools do not make decisions regarding school schedules and/or closings.</i> <br />
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I hope this addresses some of the concerns parents and students have had this week. Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-90701314460764612792011-01-25T13:26:00.000-05:002011-01-25T13:26:40.821-05:00Seismic Waves<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Every so often it turns out that a great idea doesn't quite work out in the classroom. Today, we tried to look at a website that featured an interactive 3-D seismic wave simulation, only to be disappointed when the pages wouldn't load. Of course, as soon as our Science block was over, everything worked beautifully! </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/seismic/seismic-waves-simulator.htm">Seismic Waves Simulator</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(You will need Shockwave in order to see this animation)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm posting the link here in hopes that students and families will take a look. Be sure to play around with the types of waves and the different views. Zooming in allows you to see the P Waves as longitudinal waves, S Waves as transverse waves, and Surface Waves which act as both longitudinal and transverse waves.</span>Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-81812401790933150932011-01-24T09:22:00.000-05:002011-01-24T09:22:16.424-05:00What do you do on a SNOW DAY?<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This winter has already brought lots of snow, two snow days and a 2-hour delay. And a look at the forecast says we are not done yet!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My son, Noah, leads the way.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On Friday, after the snow stopped, my son, Noah, introduced me to the joys of snowshoeing. We are fortunate to live near conservation land where the combination of forest and meadow create beautiful scenes whether walking, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. Our family has also used the two snow days thus far this year to learn play much-loved board games and learn new ones as well as put together jigsaw puzzles in 2- and 3-D.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How has your family used the snow days?</span>Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-11108118771208050512011-01-17T19:34:00.000-05:002011-01-17T19:34:09.522-05:00Data, Graphs, and Probability<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUxRFVeI9JLowN2psr19uZz3lU6IwnYQN7Wv5Yds-K8Q2c2QgqPHVvFuifimezcNVXfB-pNIe4V1BqgDBtOUN_rg0QNTTq1uROdx31Vi3tJgHsR5EI3nE0STsd0WvXZ2ICk3H4CpYt0FL/s1600/IMG_0175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUxRFVeI9JLowN2psr19uZz3lU6IwnYQN7Wv5Yds-K8Q2c2QgqPHVvFuifimezcNVXfB-pNIe4V1BqgDBtOUN_rg0QNTTq1uROdx31Vi3tJgHsR5EI3nE0STsd0WvXZ2ICk3H4CpYt0FL/s320/IMG_0175.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We have begun our unit on Data, Graphs, and Probability. On Friday, we worked in small groups to look at one way to collect and display data by making line plots. By collecting data on our favorite season and the season when we were born, we focused on the difference between fact and opinion. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">While we are years away from learning how to determine adequate sample size and margins of error, 5th grade students can understand the concepts in a general sense. Students brought up the difference in results found by different groups and the danger of generalizing small group results to the greater population. We also learned that we need to be careful when we interpret results.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CIK1n4EI3ezbQYS88Bes_zroqP7nL6y6nUSauBQ0mnHoGP1tVXpPKebd5cKIFk-vqXea-b4ScTv7YBeDU4LrLQ2YYg_UenfuSQ3uz3YYcwiomGiEd-XKQ2nv7vUurKpy3y55Jv9kLhpd/s1600/IMG_0179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CIK1n4EI3ezbQYS88Bes_zroqP7nL6y6nUSauBQ0mnHoGP1tVXpPKebd5cKIFk-vqXea-b4ScTv7YBeDU4LrLQ2YYg_UenfuSQ3uz3YYcwiomGiEd-XKQ2nv7vUurKpy3y55Jv9kLhpd/s320/IMG_0179.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Finally, we will spend some time on probability, looking at experiments, favorable outcomes, and how to calculate mathematical expectations. Look for your student to move from expressing probability as <i>impossible, less likely, equally, more likely, and certain</i> to using fractions.</div><blockquote style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As always, students should continue to practice their multiplication and division facts to keep up their fluency. A good exercise at home is to see if your student can name all of the factors of a number.</span>Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-28448602934548971452011-01-14T13:58:00.001-05:002011-01-19T12:39:50.331-05:00Waves!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What do slinkies, ropes, and wet tennis balls have in common? </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDbgPGckq86um4iU4stvlwJ8PMg4T3L5Oxcgv_hNlkBL7qAAsjjwOvKCMp6TME9y3FmVbSjJU00Rnsu8-8SmSz5THeuRQoxDVpQdnT1Db_zNcSnc7AqYtqHv4VtehNxYjbM3yXbfBulzb/s1600/IMG_0171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDbgPGckq86um4iU4stvlwJ8PMg4T3L5Oxcgv_hNlkBL7qAAsjjwOvKCMp6TME9y3FmVbSjJU00Rnsu8-8SmSz5THeuRQoxDVpQdnT1Db_zNcSnc7AqYtqHv4VtehNxYjbM3yXbfBulzb/s200/IMG_0171.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They can all be used to model waves! Room 209 is studying waves in preparation for learning about sound and light. Using a slinky, we modeled longitudinal waves and looked for compressions and rarefactions. With ropes, we learned about transverse waves, noting the crests and troughs, and experimenting to change the amplitude, frequency, wavelength and speed of our waves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later, we rolled tennis balls across paper, watching them bounce off the wall. By wetting them first, we were able to track their path going to and from the wall. From this we determined that the angle of incidence and angle of reflection were equal! Now that we know what happens when waves come into contact with a smooth, solid surface, we can't wait to find out when they encounter other surfaces and even other waves. We will continue to work on our unit on waves and then apply what we've learned to sound and light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a model of constructive and destructive interference, check out the applet here: <a href="http://phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?wcprefix=cgp&wcsuffix=5013&area=view&x=0&y=0">PHSchool Interference</a></span>Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-77377197650989132612010-11-18T23:03:00.000-05:002010-11-18T23:03:34.981-05:00Thank you!Today, Room 209 received a wonderful surprise... new books! Thanks to the generosity of Burlington families and friends who purchased books at the Barnes and Noble fundraiser earlier this year, 10 books from the Massachusetts Children's Book Award (MCBA) list were delivered to our room today.<br />
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It was wonderful to see the students crowding around the table, vying to be the first to read the new books. Many of our students have already read the five books required in order to vote in the spring for the MCBA winner and now continue to find the list a rich source of captivating books.<br />
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Thank you to Steve Levin, librarian at the Francis Wyman School, for organizing the Barnes and Noble fundraiser and fulfilling our "wish list!"Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254939631700660842.post-26033031628140000562010-11-05T13:01:00.000-04:002010-11-05T13:01:40.168-04:00Let's Go Learn!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Learning doesn't need to stop when students get on the bus! And the technology at Pine Glen doesn't stay at Pine Glen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One way we use our new "Bob-carts" in the classroom is by practicing and extending our math and reading learning. Students use a website, <a href="http://www.letsgolearn.com/">www.letsgolearn.com</a>, in order to engage in lessons specifically selected based on their performance on the Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment (DORA) and the Diagnostic Online Math Assessment (DOMA).</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><b>Unique Reader</b></i> and <i><b>Unique Math</b></i> are accessible to our students through any internet-connected computer. Computer time and stations are limited in school and <i><b>students are encouraged to log on from home and use some of their homework time to reinforce their math and reading skills.</b></i> Each student has his/her own individual user name. Online time and lesson progress will show up on teacher accounts so we know how your student progresses through the program. </div>Pine Glen Room 209http://www.blogger.com/profile/00592229267834614130noreply@blogger.com0