Order of Operations

Please use the provided paper to complete the following problem. You only need to view the video until the problem is solved.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RefjBCxkeLQ

MLK Day

 

Commemorating the life of a tremendously important leader, we celebrate Martin Luther King Day each year in January, the month in which he was born. August 28, the anniversary of Dr. King's 1963 I Have a Dream speech, is called "Dream Day." 

 

 Click below to complete your timeline of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life.

Timeline of Events in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Life

 http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html

Jamestown Colony Project

Jamestown Online Adventure

Congratulations! You have been selected to travel to the New World to establish a colony. The colonists that settled in Jamestown had a difficult time sustaining the colony. Almost half the settlers died due to poor choices in settlement location, management of resources, and quarrels with the Powhatan Indians.

The year is 1607. Your group is in charge of establishing a colony in the New World. You must make decisions about where the location of the colony is, how you get food, protect yourself from attackers and sustain the colony. The colonists of Jamestown made many poor choices that almost caused the colony not to survive. Will you do better than the real colonists?

You will have the opportunity to ask your fellow colonists for advice as well as Native Americans. Be careful, though, because some advice is better than others.

GOOD LUCK!

Directions:

1. log onto www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

2. Click on Start the Adventure! A new window will pop up and click Start the Adventure again.

3. Answer the following questions together AS A GROUP. You may get advice from the Native Americans or fellow colonists.

4. Once you have answered all the questions, click “Print Report”. Print 2 copies of the report – your group will keep a copy and I will need a copy.

5. You will use the report for the next part of the activity! Look at the results and compare your choices to what the real Jamestown colonists did.

HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD WEBHUNT

 

 CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO FIND THE ANSWERS TO THE CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD QUESTIONS.

1. In Belgian, children wait for St. Nicholas to arrive.

They believe he arrives on a ______________.

www.portharbor.com/santa/xsatrad.php#Belgian

2. What day do Christmas traditions begin in Germany?__________________

This is called ____________________.

http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-germany.htm

3. What are Christmas Crackers in Great Britain?

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-england.htm

4. When do Children in Italy hang their stockings?

______________________

What is the name of this

day?

___________________________

www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/italy.htm

5. What is the beautiful red, star shaped flower?

________________

Read the legend which originated in Mexico.

www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/christmas_symbols.htm

6. When does Kwanzaa begin?

____________________

How long does it last?______________

What are the colors of the candles?____________________________________________

www.theholidayspot.com/kwanzaa/sevendays.htm

7. What does “Tomte” do for families throughout the

year in Sweden?

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________
 http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-sweden.htm

8. What is Hannukah sometimes called ______________.

www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson040.shtml

9. In the past, Advent was used to teach Swiss children the virtue of__________________.

www.swissworld.org/en/culture/seasonal_customs/advent_and_christmas/

10. What are Pierniki in Poland?

____________________________________________________

What are Pajaki?

____________________________________________________

www.santas.net/polishchristmas.htm

JUST FOR FUN

11. Visit the North Pole.

www.northpole.com/

12. Christmas Sudoku

akidsheart.com/math/mathgames/sudoku/sudokuchistmsl.htm

13. Christmas Online Games

www.thekidzpage.com/christmas/games.htm

14. Build a snowman

www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/snowman_v4.html

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE CLASSROOM ROUNDS OF THE GEOGRAPHY BEE! DAVID N. WILL REPRESENT ROOM 107 AND VINCE V. WILL REPRESENT ROOM 109. MICHAEL M. WAS THE RUNNER-UP FOR 107, AND MATT G. WAS THE RUNNER-UP FOR 109.

DAVID AND VINCE WILL REPRESENT TEAM EXPLORER AT THE SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY BEE ON NOVEMBER 20TH!

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS

Island of the Blue Dolphins
Internet Fact Hunt

Directions: The colored and underlined words are links to web sites that provide the answers to the questions. Click on them to go to the web site. Find the answer. The website will open in a new window. Record your answers on your worksheet.

1.Karana harvests abalone for food and tools. What is an abalone? Have you ever eaten one?

She prefers red abalone. How large is a red abalone?

Which is larger - your hand or a red abalone?

2. People hunted the sea otters. How are sea otters unique among animals?

Why were sea otters nearly extinct?

3. Kelp grows in the sea around the island. How fast does kelp grow?

4. List two facts about cormorants.

5. One plant found on the island is the toyon bush.

What is it more commonly known as?

6. Karana tells you many distances in leagues. How far is that in miles?

If it is 3 leagues from you home to school, how far is that in miles?

7. O'Dell describes the sea elephant. Look at these photos.

Is this what you imagined from his description? Why?

8. Karana decides to hunt a male sea elephant (Northern Elephant Seal) for its teeth.

How much can one weigh?

FUN NIGHT

A frightening time was had by all at N.S.I.S. Fun Night. Team Explorer had some really creative and fun costumes. Check them out below!

Spring House- Pumpkin Patch

Due to the weather, the Spring House Pumpkin Patch has been rescheduled until tomorrow, Thursday, October 17th.  See you then!

Cause and Effect

In Language Arts, students are studying the concept of cause and effect. Today we reviewed that cause is WHY something happens, and the effect is WHAT happens.  We learned a lot of KEY WORDS that will help us identify cause and effect when we are reading.  Using these key words and what they know, students should watch the video on the side to see if they can identify the cause and effect.

Open House

Just a reminder! Open House is this Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. We are excited to meet you!!