April 30, 2014

Homework
Math sheet 98
Reading Log
Project Sweet Talk Work

Today was our April Award Celebration.

May 22nd is our celebration for Fairfield's 250 Birthday.  This is the day that we will share Project Sweet Talk.  I am out tomorrow so I have asked the students to be extremely well behaved.  I compare a substitute teacher to having company in your home.  I will be with Mr. Stebbins, Mrs. Wood, and Mrs. Sargent learning about Personalized Learning Plans.

April 29, 2014

Homework:
Math sheet # 97
Reading Log
Any work that can be done for Project Sweet Talk

We walked and ran on the path today.  It is beautiful out so some of us went again at 2:00 and did another mile.
May 22nd is the day for our 250th Birthday celebration of Fairfield.

April 28, 2014

Hi everyone!  I hope you all had a a good week with your children.  I was ready to send mine back to school today!
Homework for tonight is work on the book project due Friday.  Reading log for tomorrow is extra credit.  There is no math homework.

April 17, 2014

Homework:
Math Sheet #95
Reading Log
Written report draft is due by tomorrow due to the snow day
Next book project is due May 2nd

Tomorrow is Spring Fling for those who are caught up with their work.  This is an afternoon of activities for middle school.

Vacation is next week.

April 15, 2014

Homework:
Math sheet 94
Reading Log
Report due this Friday
Next book project due May 2nd
Here are the kids working on their lab write ups from the electromagnet lab.

Friday is the last day before vacation.

April 14, 2014

Homework:
Math sheet 93
Final copy of report is due this Friday
Reading Log due tomorrow
Next book project is due May 2nd
Private Browsing:
Today we talked about how some browsers have private tab settings where you can open a tab that does not show up on your internet history.  Mrs. Hill and I explained to the students that to be on a private page is a serious technology violation that would result in the immediate loss of technology and require a conference with Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Wood, BFA technology staff (they work with Mrs. Hill on our technology), and me.  The big question was, "If it's private how would you know?"  We explained that, as in all things, digital citizenship requires honesty, respect, and responsibility. Just because you might not get caught does not make it okay to do.
I am providing some links to let you read about this if you wish.
Mozilla    and     Chrome
We haven't had any issues with this (that we know!!) and a lot of the kids already knew about private browsing.  We reminded the students that unlike footprints in the snow, dirt, or sand your digital footprints stay with you forever!  
Reminder:
This is the last week before vacation.  I hope you enjoy the warm weather for tonight!

April 10, 2014

Homework
Math sheet # 92
Reading Log
Written Report - notes are due tomorrow and final copy is due next Friday.
Next book project is May 2nd.

Some of us went out to the sugar house today to review the boiling process while the 8th graders were gathering.  This allowed the kids to look in the pans and touch things without getting burned. 

The last day of school before vacation is Friday, April 18th.

April 9, 2014

Homework

Math sheet 91

Report notes are due by Friday. Final copy if report due the following Friday. 

The next book project is due May 2nd. 

Reminders

Last day of school before vacation is April 18th. 

Here are some pictures of science class. I am doing this on my phone so the pictures will not all be where I put them while doing this post. 

April 7, 2014

Homework:
Math sheet 89
Reading Log due tomorrow
Project Sweet Talk reports are due by Friday.  Students should be working on them at home.
Today's Highlights:
I love this time of year when the students are really independent learners.  Here are some pictures of Project Sweet Talk time from today.

April 3, 2014

Math sheet 87

We visited the sugar house to see boiling in process. Mr. Baxter also let us taste se syrup. 

Meograph Test April 3rd

Meograph test

April 2, 2014

Homework
Math sheet #87
CNN is due tomorrow
Read and record on log

The video is an imovie made by the group who interviewed Ryan and Sam Howrigan.  The groups have a choice between the imovie, photostory, or meograph for their technology projects.

April 1, 2014

Homework:
Math sheet #86
CNN question set - due Thursday
Reading Log
A lot of kids still need their checklist of due dates for Project Sweet Talk signed. Some also need the Project Sweet Talk handout signed.

In math we are learning about ratios and ratio tables.  This will lead us to proportions.  Ask your child to explain the problem Fruit Salad to you.

A fruit salad consists of blueberries, raspberries, grapes, and cherries. The fruit salad has a total of 280 pieces of fruit. There are twice as many raspberries as blueberries, three times as many grapes as cherries, and four times as many cherries as raspberries.

How many cherries are there in the fruit salad?

Vacation is coming up in about 2 1/2 weeks.  It seems like we just got back from the one in March since it has snowed so much!  I am ready for the warm weather.  In fact I am going to go for a run right now.  Finally I got this done before I left school!