November 8, 2011

Today we did a Quick Check in math over two digit divisors in division.  In reading, we partner read The Ch'i-lin Purse.  For social studies we watched a History Bill video called hard tack and salt pork.  For lunch, we had shrimp with hush puppies and mac and cheese.  For science we did pages 78-79 in our science book.  It is a chapter review.  In gym, we had to run the mile outside.  Some people also worked on their 4-H speeches.  The contest is Thursday.  We have a field trip tomorrow to the Andrew Johnson home in Greeneville. 

September 30, 2011

Today we did a reading test, puppet biography report, math multiplcation sheet.  We worked on our animal classification posters for science.  In social studies, we went over our test questions from yesterday.

Today we partner read "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere."  We went over a simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and personification.  Then we had to find examples of each in the poem.  Today we did mental math with multiplication.  We also have math homework.  We didn't do anything for English.  For lunch we had chicken and mashed potatoes and a cookie.  We had gym today also.  For science we had to pair up with somebody in our science groups and work on a plant cell paper together.  In social studies, we talked about what the purpose of the Constitution was.  And that was our day!

September 9, 2011

Today we had a math test about rounding and estimating.  In science, we talked about animal and plant cells. We even got to look through a microscope and look at pig blood.  For lunch we had turkey corn dog with curly fries, and today we had icecream day.  In social studies we acted like King George III and a colonist.  We had to tell King George why we were writing the Declaration of Independence.  In reading we read a poem in groups.  It was called "The Microscope."  Then,we had to go up in front of the class and read it outloud.  We also had art today, and we used chalk pastels. 

September 7, 2011

School pictures are tomorrow.
Midterms go home Friday.
Math test Friday.  Study guide sent home today.  Due back on Friday.

Ms. Janice, our instructional assistant, had a delicious surprise for us today!  She prepared stuffed patty-pan squash for our class to try today.  Some people really liked it, while others wouldn't try it.  The squash was grown in the garden at Rush Strong School! 

On September 17th, there will be a clean up day in the Outdoor Classroom at RSS.  After that, our class will plant some cool weather vegetables. 

September2,11

Today we had a reading test and a social studies test.We went in the outside classroom and filled up the bird feeders and we walked around.After we came back in we  pased out papers.We  went to lunch we had cheese sticks,apples,green beans and milk.We studied about our flingers on height.We went outside and played.We came back in and went to art we had to draw a landscape and went back over our drawing in GLUE who would think of glue.So today was fantastic.

September 1, 2011

Third time is a charm...is that how the saying goes?  Today was the third day we collected data for our flingers experiment.  I think we finally got it!!  We had to make a t chart and we put height, length, and the setting the flipper was set to.  We went to lunch and had steak an gravy, mashed potatoes, rolls and jello.  After lunch we did social studies. We learned about climographs.  Then we went outside.  We came back in and went to gym.  We played capture the noodle.  We lost, but we had fun. Then we came back in and got our backpacks. Then we got to go home.   I know school is not so fun, but today was.