There is so much going on in the world right now! One exciting thing is American Idol. There are only 9 contestants left. Did you hear that Michael Starver got kicked off? He just couldn’t pull it off.
And on America’s Best Dance Crew, Quest Crew took it to the stage, and got the votes that they needed to win!! How exciting is that? But Beat Freaks also did very well, as they were named the finalists!! Another exciting moment!
Another exciting thing that just happened was the Kids Choice Awards! Did you hear that iCarly won best t.v. show for Nickelodeon, Twilight won best book, and Miley Cyrus won best female singer, and cried when she won it. And, did you see what the Rock looked like when he had Miley Cyrus’s dress on? That was ha ha hilarious! Did you watch Will Ferrel set a new record by going down the longest slip n’ slide, not with water, but with………. you guessed it, SLIME!!
The biggest thing in sports this time of year is the NCAA basketball tournament, which is now down to the final four! In the elite eight, 1st seeds Loui Ville aand Pitt lost. The final four leave UNC, Villanova, Michigan State, and Connecticut. Who will bring it all home? You’ll have to stay posted to find out!!
Don’t you agree that the world is so exciting at this time?!
By,
Rachel, Molly and Caroline
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Review
Book Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The Last Straw
This week I reviewed the third book in the hit series Diary of a Wimpy Kid has made its appearance. Greg Heffley wants to make his father proud, if only he could do something that he is capable of not the silly sports his dad wants to see from him. Frank Heffley wants Greg to be wiped into shape, but Greg is able to get out of the sports his father signs him up for then Frank tells Greg he will send him to military school! Will Greg get out of this one?
This is a witty, well thought out book with great cartoons of course! Critics rave “Move over Harry Potter there’s a new hit children’s series and there’s nothing fantasy about it.” I hope this isn’t the end of the series. Next week check to read my next review.
The Last Straw
This week I reviewed the third book in the hit series Diary of a Wimpy Kid has made its appearance. Greg Heffley wants to make his father proud, if only he could do something that he is capable of not the silly sports his dad wants to see from him. Frank Heffley wants Greg to be wiped into shape, but Greg is able to get out of the sports his father signs him up for then Frank tells Greg he will send him to military school! Will Greg get out of this one?
This is a witty, well thought out book with great cartoons of course! Critics rave “Move over Harry Potter there’s a new hit children’s series and there’s nothing fantasy about it.” I hope this isn’t the end of the series. Next week check to read my next review.
Recently, in science class, we have been doing sound experiments. Our latest experiment was the Horn experiment. This experiment involved taking a paper towel roll and talking into it to a partner. We covered up the end of the roll first, with a piece of felt and then, with a piece of tin foil. Our partner recorded how well he/she could hear with each item on the end of the roll. The felt muted the sound better because it was heavier and the tin foil absorbed the sound.
Another experiment we did was the Tuning Fork experiment. A tuning fork is an object that is used to tune a guitar. Each pair of partners had a tuning fork, a paper cup of water. They were allowed to use any items that were on or in their desk or anything that they were wearing. Each person recorded their type of experiment and the prediction of what would happen in the experiment on a piece of paper. The partners would take turns using the tuning fork. Some kids banged the fork on their shoe. The fork vibrated extremely fast. Some would hit it on their desk and then hold it to their ear to see what sound it would make. The fork made a low “oooh” sound.
The final experiment we did was the Water in Bottle experiment. We divided our class into groups and poured a different amount of water into each bottle. We tapped all of the bottles with the end of a pencil. All of the bottles made a different sound. We learned that the amount of water in each bottle changed the pitch. When we put more water in the bottle, the pitch was lower. When we put less water in the bottle, the pitch became higher. Learning about sound is very interesting and fun!
Jake, Connor, and Jonathan
Another experiment we did was the Tuning Fork experiment. A tuning fork is an object that is used to tune a guitar. Each pair of partners had a tuning fork, a paper cup of water. They were allowed to use any items that were on or in their desk or anything that they were wearing. Each person recorded their type of experiment and the prediction of what would happen in the experiment on a piece of paper. The partners would take turns using the tuning fork. Some kids banged the fork on their shoe. The fork vibrated extremely fast. Some would hit it on their desk and then hold it to their ear to see what sound it would make. The fork made a low “oooh” sound.
The final experiment we did was the Water in Bottle experiment. We divided our class into groups and poured a different amount of water into each bottle. We tapped all of the bottles with the end of a pencil. All of the bottles made a different sound. We learned that the amount of water in each bottle changed the pitch. When we put more water in the bottle, the pitch was lower. When we put less water in the bottle, the pitch became higher. Learning about sound is very interesting and fun!
Jake, Connor, and Jonathan
Reading
Hello in room 15 we are reading a book called “Tangerine,” it is a story of a boy named Paul. Paul has a brother named Erik. To Paul’s parents Erik is the perfect child but is he? Through the story Paul finds out things about Erik that makes him think having Satan as a brother would be better than Erik. So far we are in the middle of the book but it’s already starting to be an amazing book filled with adventure, and mystery.
The way Edward Bloor writes creates characters’ with vivid personalities. And also the words put such an amazing image of the characters, and scenes in the readers mind. Tangerine is such an amazing book that is a great read aloud. I really am starting to love it and I bet if you read it you will too.
Sam
The way Edward Bloor writes creates characters’ with vivid personalities. And also the words put such an amazing image of the characters, and scenes in the readers mind. Tangerine is such an amazing book that is a great read aloud. I really am starting to love it and I bet if you read it you will too.
Sam
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Switch to Blogger
Hello Everyone,
I have had to move our blog from edublogs to blogger due to the sudden addition of advertisements to our blog pages. We just had a recent technology showcase at school and were able to discuss our options. One solution was to make a switch. So here we are. We have the same purpose, just different web space.
Sincerely,
Ms. S
I have had to move our blog from edublogs to blogger due to the sudden addition of advertisements to our blog pages. We just had a recent technology showcase at school and were able to discuss our options. One solution was to make a switch. So here we are. We have the same purpose, just different web space.
Sincerely,
Ms. S
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)