Oreo's Friends

March Madness

2010-03-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

Ask Me About

Math problem solving using Google presentations
Cave of Falling Water
Sled Pull Science lab
Gail Gibbons
Farmer Ken
Using Netbooks

FEBRUARY!

2010-02-06T05:42:00.000-08:00

Ask Me About....
My new guided reading book I will begin Monday!
How I am doing with learning my multiplication and division facts.
Using Google documents and presentations.
Using Netbooks to work in class.
Vermont facts I have learned.

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday February 12th. Students may bring cards or a healthy snack for each other if they chose. :)

2010!

2010-01-08T10:02:00.000-08:00

We have had a busy week!

ASK ME ABOUT.......

What book am I reading independently?
What day is my letter due to Mrs. Sullivan?
What do I need to write in my letter?
How do I pick a book that is just right for me?
What did I learn about firewood from our farmer?
Multiplication facts that I know and do not know.
Playing Multiple Turn Over.

PLEASE HELP ME PRACTICE MY MULTIPLICATION FACTS EVERYDAY!

Twas the Week Before Vacation.....

2009-12-15T10:03:00.000-08:00

HELP!!! We need to learn our multiplication facts! Each of us has an envelope that has facts for us to focus on. Please remind me to practice them everyday at home.

Celebrate! Our marble jar was filled and we are able to explore the Arctic. We are reading the book Arctic Tale and we will be watching the movie before vacation. We learned many things about the animals that live on this part of the globe.

Polar Bear Facts: Did you know that a polar bear can smell something 40 miles away? Did you know that polar bears are followed by arctic foxes? The foxes eat the polar bear leftovers! Polar bears can be 10 feet tall and weigh over a thousand pounds. Polar bear cubs stay with their mothers for about 2 years. Male polar bears will kill cubs to eliminate competition. Polar bears can mate with other large bears such as grizzly bears.
Walrus Facts: Did you know that walrus babies are cared for by their mothers and another female walrus? Walruses eat a diet of clams. Walruses can sleep while bobbing in the water. Walruses have two tusks that they use to crack clam shells and to defend themselves. Walruses are more graceful in the water than they are on land.

ASK ME ABOUT
My reading book ( Miracles on Maple Hill, Justin Morgan)
Math Problem Solving
Guidance class - we have been talking about stress
Bracelet Sales
A Gift of Writing
Bird Beak experiment
Editing work

A note from Mrs. Sullivan: Enjoy this special time of year with your friends and family. I hope you all have an enjoyable vacation and I look forward to seeing everyone in 2010!

This is the week before Thanksgiving

2009-11-20T09:26:00.000-08:00

We have had a busy week! On Tuesday a college student from UVM came to our class to talk about nutrition. We talked about how important it is to have a healthy breakfast to begin each day. Some of us made posters showing healthy breakfast choices.

This week we wrapped up our guided reading groups. We all read something about our solar system. When we return from vacation, we will begin new groups!

To end our unit on the solar system, we made posters that showed all the planets, our moon and the sun. We also had to write about a change that happens in our solar system. Some changes are seasons, day and night and Pluto not being a planet. Ask me about something I have learned about our solar system!

During math class we used the Smartboard to practice rounding numbers and breaking numbers apart. The Smartboard gave us a chance to move numbers around and explore numbers in a hands on way. Math class flew by! Some of us went on Study Island to practice our computation. Mrs. Lumbra joined us to give us some test taking strategies. When we return from vacation we will begin learning multiplication and division. Mrs. Sullivan would like us to continue to practice the subtraction strategies we learned.

Friday was our vocal music concert! We sang four songs and even played a song on the drums. Oreo thought we looked and sounded great!

One thing we are proud of is our contribution to Operation Holiday Homecoming. Our class has organized patriotic braclet sales with all profits to bring soldiers home for the holiday season. We have been busy collecting orders, inputing data into a spread sheet and distributing bracelets.

Have a peaceful and joyful Thanksgiving!
Oreo's Friends

This Week in Review ( 11/9 - 11/13)

2009-11-13T10:25:00.000-08:00

This week has been a busy week! Here are a few of the highlights!

In Art class we began making mosaics. A mosaic is a design made out of wood or tiles.

Mrs. Cioffi used Skype to call us. We talked to her class using our web camera. We could see her class and she could see us!

Oreo's Friends will be selling Patriotic Bracelets to support Operation Holiday Homecoming. We are hoping to raise money to help family members return home for the holiday season. Look for our notice in next week's Wednesday Weekly.

We went to a special puppet presentation called "Caps For Sale". We laughed as we watched different monkeys steal caps from the hat sellers. Ask me about my favorite part.

In math class we have worked on more than(>) and less than(<) which helps us with subtraction strategies. Ask me about a subtraction strategy ( using a number line, break a number apart or traditional algorithm). We are also working on using different problem solving strategies.

In reading we are all reading books that are about the solar system. Some of us have read Space , Midnight on the Moon, Moonwalkers, and The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System.

We all choose to write a paragraph this week on something that changes in our solar system. Some things that change are night and day, years, seasons and we even talked about how Pluto changed from being a planet to a dwarf planet. Ask me the three things that make a planet a planet.

We built paper clip models to represent the diameter of each planet. We will display them in the hall so you can see them when you come for parent conferences.

Oreo has had a great week. He enjoyed spending one evening at MVU's 40th Skit Night. :) He looks forward to many more adventures with his friends!

The Fossa

2009-10-19T16:30:00.000-07:00

The fossa is a cat-like carnivore on Madagascar. The fossa preys on small animals like lemurs, rodents and reptiles. They hunt at night for their food. Fossas are interesting creatures.

Aye-Aye

2009-10-08T08:43:00.000-07:00

Madagascar is the only island that has aye-ayes in the world. An aye-aye is a mammal in the lemur family that lives in the rain forest of Madagascar. It spends most of its time in trees. An Aye-aye has large eyes, black hair, big ears and a long, bushy tail. They are threatened by fossas, which are cat like animals. Did you know that an aye-aye's middle finger is long so it can tap on a tree and get bugs to eat? An aye-aye is a very interesting animal.
Written by: Emily, Gabby, Ashley and Caroline

Madagascar

2009-10-08T08:24:00.000-07:00

We filled our marble jar with respectful , responsible and caring behavior. Between NECAP testing we are exploring the African island country, Madagascar. Read our posts to find out what we have learned.

Welcome

2009-10-08T07:34:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our blog!