We Made the Patch!

Click here to view the article about our movie in the Port Jefferson Patch!  You can also view the video interviews that Ms. Sampson did with us!

Karaoke

Here is the link for karaoke!

A+ in Spell Casting Trailer

Wednesday Homework

Homework for tonight...

• Reading packet
• Skinny Book pp. P203-P204
• Xtramath

Thursday Homework

Homework for tonight...

• Reading packet
• Math review page
• Persuasive Essay
• Xtramath

Tuesday Homework

Homework for tonight...

• Reading packet
• Math review page
• Math- skinny book page P233
• Xtramath

Monday Homework

Homework for tonight...

• Reading packet
• Math review page
• Math- skinny book page P235
• Xtramath

Monday HW

Reading Packet

Math Practice Book P141-P142

Math sheet

Xtramath

Reading Packet

Math Practice Book P139-P140

Xtramath

Monday Homework

• Reading Packet
• Math Practice Book P135-P136
• Vocab- Dictionary Definitions
• Xtramath

Words Free As Confetti

“Words Free As Confetti”

Mora, Pat

Come, words, come in your every color.

I’ll toss you in storm or breeze.

I’ll say, say, say you,

Taste you sweet as plump plums,

bitter as old lemons,

I’ll sniff you, words, warm

as almonds or tart as apple-red,

feel you green

and soft as new grass,

lightweight as dandelion plumes,

or thorngray as cactus,

heavy as black cement,

cold blue as icicles,

warm as abuelita’s yellowlap.

I’ll hear you, words, loud as searoar’s

Purple crash, hushed

as gatitos curled in sleep,

as the last goldlullaby.

I’ll see you long and dark as tunnels,

bright as rainbows,

playful as chestnutwind.

I’ll watch you, words, rise and dance and spin.

I’ll say, say, say you

in English,

in Spanish,

I’ll find you.

Hold you.

Toss you.

I’m free too.

I say yo soy libre,

I am free

free, free,

free as confetti.

Today's Meet

Monday Homework

Reading- packet

Math- Skinny Book pp. 125-126

Xtramath

Tuesday Homework

Reading- packet

Math- Skinny Book pp. 123-124

Vocabulary- Visual representations

Xtramath

Today's Meet: February 25th

Click here to find the Today's Meet room for this afternoon's activity.

Just a reminder, here are our basic rules for Today's Meet:

1. Use your first name.  No last names, no nicknames.  The two Josephs can use Joe Mi and Joe Mac.
2. There is no talking during a Today's Meet session.  All communication is done in the Today's Meet room.
3. Use the @ symbol (shift key + 2) to speak to someone.  For example, if you want to say something to Mr. St. Pierre you would start your writing with @StP- and then type your message.
4. Each message can be 140 characters only.
5. All comments and questions in the Today's Meet room must stay on topic.  No comments or remarks that draw your peers off task.

Today you will be watching a short video on the Holocaust titled "Holocaust: A Dark Moment in Human History".  This video will give you some background information that should help you to understand the book Number the Stars a bit better.  We will start that book this week.

Click here to access the second video that we will be watching today.  It will help us deal with one of the themes that we will discuss in Number the Stars.

Here are the questions we will be answering and discussing in Today's Meet to accompany these videos today:

1. What type of government did Germany have under Adolf Hitler?
2. What does the word "persecuting" mean?
3. In 140 characters or less describe what the Holocaust was.
4. Is it ever okay to lie?
5. Share what your thoughts are after viewing these two videos?  Are you looking forward to the book Number the Stars?

** You may wish to use some of the following abbreviations in your writing today to save characters in Today's Meet. **

NTS- Number the Stars

Holo- Holocaust

AH- Adolf Hitler

Ger- Germany

gov't- government

Save the Date!

Mr. St. Pierre's class will be premiering our 2013 movie on Tuesday evening, June 18th.  Check back regularly for more details!

The Christopher J. Malvetti Fund

This coming June, when we premiere our class movie in the Comsewogue High School auditorium, we will be charging admission to all those who wish to view it.  Tickets will cost $2 per person or $5 for a family.  All students in our class and their immediate family will get in for free.

I have decided to charge money for this event in order to raise money for various local charities.  Last year we raised over $500 for the Comsewogue for Children Foundation.  This year all proceeds collected will go to benefit The Christopher J. Malvetti Fund.  You can read about the fund by clicking on the link.  This is a charity close to the hearts of our class, as Christopher Malvetti's sister is a substitute in our school and has been a tremendous help in our classroom.  More information on the date and time of our premiere will be forthcoming.

Adding Unlike Denominators

Equivalent Fractions

Birthday Cake!

LCM Snowball Fight!

In honor of today's math lesson on finding the LCM and this weekend's impending blizzard, try out this LCM snowball fight!

Reading- Unit 7 Math- p. 241 in textbook (FAT BOOK) Vocabulary- In Your Own Words Xtra Math

Tuesday Night Homework

Reading- Unit 6 Math- P117-P118 Vocabulary- Visual Representations Xtra Math

Geography Practice Games

Check these out!

**Please note the different reading homework that begins this evening.** Reading- Unit 3 paired passages packet... complete all ten questions, including number 10. Math- Practice Book pages P105-P106, Vocabulary- Own Words, XtraMath

Tuesday Homework

**Please note the different reading homework that begins this evening.** Reading- Unit 2 paired passages packet... complete all ten questions, including number 10. Math- Practice Book pages P103 and P107 Vocabulary- Visuals XtraMath

Monday's Homework

**Please note the different reading homework that begins this evening.** Reading- Unit 1 paired passages packet... complete all ten questions, including number 10. Math- Practice Book pages P101 - P102 Vocabulary- Dictionary Definitions XtraMath

Thursday Homework

Reading- Read for thirty minutes and then make once choice from menu to complete in your Reader's Notebook. Vocabulary- "In your own words" and study for tomorrow's quiz XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Reading- Read for thirty minutes and then make once choice from menu to complete in your Reader's Notebook. Math- P97-P98 Vocabulary- visual representations XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Tuesday Homework

Reading- Read for 30 minutes + one choice that you complete in your Readers Notebook. Math- P93 and P94 Vocabulary- Dictionary definitions XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Reading- Read for thirty minutes and then make once choice from menu to complete in your Reader's Notebook. Vocabulary- study Math- Practice Book pp. P89-P90 XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Wednesday Homework

Reading- Read for thirty minutes and then make once choice from menu to complete in your Reader's Notebook. Math- P87-P88 Vocabulary- own words XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Tuesday Homework

Reading- Read for thirty minutes and then make once choice from menu to complete in your Reader's Notebook. Math- P85-86 Vocabulary- visual representations XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers

Monday Homework

Reading- Read for 30 minutes + one choice that you complete in your Readers Notebook.  
Math- P83 and P84
Vocabulary- Dictionary definitions
XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Thursday Homework

Reading- Read for thirty minutes and then make once choice from menu to complete in your Reader's Notebook.  
Vocabulary- study
XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Wednesday Homework

Reading- Read for thirty minutes and then make once choice from menu to complete in your Reader's Notebook.  
Math- P77-P78
Vocabulary- own words
XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Tuesday Homework

Reading- Read for thirty minutes and then make once choice from menu to complete in your Reader's Notebook. 
Math- P71 and ( not through!) P73
Vocabulary- visual representations
XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Monday Homework

Reading- Read for 30 minutes (from your book club book) + one choice that you complete in your Readers Notebook.  
Math- P67 and P69
Vocabulary- Dictionary definitions
XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Thursday Homework

Reading- Read for 30 minutes  + one choice that you complete in your Readers Notebook.  
Math- Pages P65-P66
XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!

Wednesday Homework

Reading- Read for 30 minutes  + one choice that you complete in your Readers Notebook.  
Math- Pages P63-P64
XtraMath- go until you are prompted to "sign out" and make sure you click "sign out"!