Dec. 15-19th

Greetings Families,

We our wrapping up our body systems unit and we are working on finishing up our class novel with a focus on literary response and analysis.  Because we are in between things we will not be having vocabulary this week.  We will be having a winter celebration in Room 12 on December 19th from 1:00 - 2:00.  The kids  will be creating various crafts at three different stations.  One will be oragami supervised by Ms. Sara, one will be a snowman food craft supervised by Ms. Stephanie and  third will be fingerprint snowmen.  We would love to have extra helping hands and guests if you would like to come by!


Thank you so much, 
Mrs. Sara

vocab- body systems

Body Systems Vocabulary

1. tissue- a group of cells that work together to do a certain job

2. organ – a group of tissues that work together to do a certain job

3. digestive system- the organ system that breaks down food into chemical nutrients the body can use. The stomach and intestines are 2 of its main organs.

4. excretory system- the system that removes wastes from the body.  It is made up of the kidneys and the bladder.

5. circulatory system- a group of organs that transports needed materials in your blood throughout the body.  It is made up of the heart, veins and arteries.

6. respiratory system- a group of organs and tissues that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between your body and the environment.  Its main organs are the lungs.

7.  nervous system- the system that transmits information, in the form of electrochemical impulses, throughout the body. It is made up of  the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

8. brain- an organ that controls body activities, movement, thought, memory and emotion.  It receives and interprets impulses from the entire body.

9. heart- an organ of the circulatory system that pumps blood throughout the body

10. stomach- a baglike organ of the digestive system that has strong muscles that mix food with digestive juices.

11. kidney- an organ that filters out the wastes from our blood, helping to excrete them from out body. (humans have 2 kidneys)

12.  lung- an organ that helps the blood absorb oxygen.  (we have 2)

13. capillary- a tiny blood vessel that helps materials exchange between the blood and the bodies cells

14. artery- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

15. vein- a blood vessel that carries blood from different parts of the body back to the heart.

16 nerve- fibers of neurons that carry sensory and motor information throughout the body in the form of electrical impulses (how the body sends signals back to the spinal cord and to the brain).

MONDAY- fill out body charts with definitions under the words or on a separate paper if needed

TUESDAY- write the definitions of words that were not on the chart

WEDNESDAY- crossword

THURSDAY- Study (need to know definitions and be able to find where body parts are on a diagram like the one in your homework).

FRIDAY- Test

Intro to colonies

Introduction to Colonies Vocabulary

1. colony- a land ruled by another country

2. slavery- the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders

3.  raw material- a resource that can be used to make a product

4.  stock- a share of ownership in a company

5.  Jamestown- the first English settlement in the “new world” (Virginia to be specific) 1607

6.  cash crop- a crop that people grow to sell

7.  indentured servant- a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America

8.  established church- a church established and supported by the government

9.  royal colony- a colony owned by a monarch (King or queen)

10.  pilgrim- a person who makes a journey for religious reasons

11.   Plymouth Colony -the colony established in Massachusetts by the Pilgrims in 1620.

12. Wampanoag- Algonquian-speaking North American Indians who formerly occupied parts of what are now the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.  Corn (maize) was the staple of their diet, supplemented by fish and game. The tribe comprised several villages, each with its own local chief, or sachem.
13. Mayflower  - the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton, England to the New World in 1620.

Tuesday:  definitions             

Wednesday: use the words in a sentence.

Thursday: sketch a picture to show the meaning of each word and  study

This week.... November 24th

Greetings families,

We have a short week this week- just Monday and Tuesday in class...
We will have short funnish math assignment for homework tonight...turkey expressions (number expressions) and a logic problem on the back.

Tomorrow is a Mar Vista Spirit Day- Pajama Day!

A reminder that the Making the World a better place research articles were due today.  They will be accepted late (with 5% taken off for each school day late).  We have begun presentations and will try to finish tomorrow...but might have to sneak some after our Thanksgiving break.

I hope that you will enjoy the extra days off with your family.

Thank you,
Sara

homework week of 11/17

Reading and Vocabulary Homework

We started work with Scholastic News in class today.  Students are to use this issue (“Playing for Pride” is on the cover) for homework this week.

Monday:  Finish Reading the issue and complete Brain Busters.

Remember to write your name.

Tuesday:  Choose an Article to write about. 

Write the topic, main idea and supporting details.  You may use this map to help you.

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main idea 3=

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Wednesday:  Write the vocabulary words from the issue and their definitions

 (hint:  there are 5 of them and they are bold and their definitions are on the page).

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Thursday:  Journal Jot…Write your opinion/thoughts/ideas about one of the articles you read- be sure to use evidence from the article to support you claim.

Friday:  Turn in all work from the week

body system research homework

Body Systems Research

We have begun work on our body systems group project.  Your child has been assigned to  one of the following groups: Respiratory System, Digestives System, Circulatory system, Excretory System, Nervous System.  Please use this sheet to do more research  on your body system. You may a use a book or the internet- links on my blog and listed below.  .

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/

http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/how_the_body_works_interim.html

http://www.kidsbiology.com/human_biology/index.php

http://discoverykids.com/?s=body+system

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/31-health/337-human-body.html

Body System: __________________________________________________________________

What is the purpose of this body system?

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What are the body parts used in this system?

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Describe how this body system works?

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Draw a model/diagram of the organs related to your body system:

10.6.14 Thursday Class assignment

 Earlier today you should have chosen choose an explorer as your subject for a fun “bonus” poster sketch in you social studies notebook.

This "poster" should include   1.  a sketch of explorer  2. map of area they explored    3. facts about them/their voyage    

Giovanni Caboto

Amerigo Vespucci

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Ferdinand Magellan

Juan Ponce de Leon

Hernando Cortes

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Hernando de Soto

Giovanni da Verrazano

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

 In the computer lab, now you are going to make at least a 2 slide google presentation about your explorer. (including an image of your explorer and a map of the area they explored and facts) 

*in the computer lab Wikipedia is a great spot for pictures

*enchanted learning is a great spot for maps  (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/)

Homework week of 11/3

Independent Reading and Vocabulary Work

This weeks homework is going to look a little different…    *no quiz this week

*Monday also includes morning girl name reflection handout as homework.

Tuesday- Thursday=  During the week, find 5  words in your independent reading that are strong vocabulary words or are words you don’t know the meaning of.  Write the word, the sentence it is used in and its definition.  Make up your own sentence for each vocabulary word that helps to show/explains the meaning. (you may use this page or a separate page)

Vocabulary Word
1.	Definition:
	Sentence in book:
	Sentence created:
2.	Definition:
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	Sentence created:
3.	Definition:
	Sentence in book:
	Sentence created:
4.	Definition:
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5.	Definition:
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skeletal system vocab

Skeletal System Vocabulary

Monday:  Match the following  scientific bone names to their common names

Tuesday: Draw and label a skeleton that shows all of the bones (can be of any animal that has all of the bones)

Wednesday: crossword

Thursday:   Study… test will be a skeleton to be labeled with scientific names

1.  cranium =________________________________

2.  mandible =________________________________

3.  clavicle =________________________________

4.  scapula =________________________________

5.  sternum =________________________________

6.  humerus =________________________________

7.  radius and ulna =________________________________

8.  vertebrae =________________________________

9.  coccyx =________________________________

10.  femur =________________________________

11.   patella =________________________________

12.   tibia and fibula =________________________________

13.   ribs =________________________________

14.   carpals =________________________________

15.   tarsals =________________________________

16.  phalanges =________________________________

backbone         collarbone             jawbone               hand bones    tailbone            fingers/toes          thighbone (upper leg)           skull          feet bones         chest bone            upper arm bone          knee cap   lower arm bones             lower leg bones           shoulder blade       pelvis/hipbone

Morning Girl vocab

Morning Girl Vocabulary

1. ______________________________ -lines of short hair that grow directly above the eyes

2. ______________________________ - in a soft, careful way; with kindness; kindly;

3. ______________________________ - to stay, stay on;  to stay the same or in the same place,    

                                                                    position, or situation; to last or endure; to continue

4. ______________________________ - proposed or offered an idea; recommended

5. ______________________________ - the daily rise and fall of the ocean level because of the  moon's 

                                                                    pull on the Earth

6. ______________________________ - the time in the morning when daylight first begins

7. ______________________________ - causing suffering or pain

8. ______________________________ (of a tree)- one of the larger branches of a tree

9. ______________________________ - a group of trees

10. ______________________________ - small, glowing pieces of coal or wood (in a dying fire)

11. ______________________________ - to wander; to be carried along by water or wind

12. ______________________________ - to demand

13. ______________________________ - the middle; center; being surrounded by something

14. ______________________________ - a large, rounded rock

15. ______________________________ – to force open; to look into something excessively

16. ______________________________ -  to hold on to; to understand

17. ______________________________ - to shake;  to move suddenly

18. ______________________________ -  to make

Word bank:

midst        insist      demand        assemble        cruel         suggested           dawn        brows  grove        tide         boulder        remain           gently         limb             embers            grasp/grasped  twitch        pry/pried           drift

Monday- write the word next to its definition and study the definitions!

Tuesday- use 10 words to create a news paper article that tells about an accident.

Wednesday- sort/group your words into at least 3 categories. Write how you sorted/grouped your words.

Thursday- Study for vocab. test

Homework the week of October 13th

Students are to record either their own personal waste or family's waste.  

This can be done for 1 day, 2 days, 3 days or 4 day!  Whatever is most  convenient!

Students do not need to empty trash... just check off items as they are thrown away or recycled...  You may record: trash/ recycle/  compost if you do not just have  trash.

The purpose is for students to see how much they are using and ?throwing away or recycling"  and to think of ways they might reduce their waste!

Waste Audit   For Home 

Total number of persons accounted for in data below:_______________________

“garbage” material	# of items
Plastic grocery bags
Plastic baggies
Plastic water bottles
Plastic lid/cap
Plastic soda bottles
Plastic spork/fork/ knife/spoon
Plastic straw
Plastic wrapper
Food wrapper
Cardboard trays
Other cardboard box
Napkin/tissue/ paper towel
Paper (binder paper/printer paper)
Milk carton
Juice box
Capri sun container
Metal “tin” can
Aluminum can
Glass
Food items:
Other items: