Today students learned how to write various fractions. They learned about numerators and denomentors and how to properly express a fraction in words.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Fractions
Today students learned how to write various fractions. They learned about numerators and denomentors and how to properly express a fraction in words.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Weekly Letter Home
Dear Parents,
Did you know you need to send in box tops? Why you ask? Well if our class brings the most box tops we can win a party. So please send box tops. Other than box tops are week has been very full.
First we have continued to work on our colonial project. We are making poster to show how the colonists met their survival needs. Did you know that life would not be able to survive sun, water, and plants?
Second our class has been busy learning about how to multiple. Some of us passed our x7 tests. It is important that we keep studying. We have also been learning about division and how to subtract by two which is really easy.
Finally we are making our own cartoon so that we can create a story. It has been fun and we are enjoying figuring out how to make our comic.
All in all we have had a busy week working on math, writing, and our colonial work.
Sincerely,
Your Box Tops Child
Did you know you need to send in box tops? Why you ask? Well if our class brings the most box tops we can win a party. So please send box tops. Other than box tops are week has been very full.
First we have continued to work on our colonial project. We are making poster to show how the colonists met their survival needs. Did you know that life would not be able to survive sun, water, and plants?
Second our class has been busy learning about how to multiple. Some of us passed our x7 tests. It is important that we keep studying. We have also been learning about division and how to subtract by two which is really easy.
Finally we are making our own cartoon so that we can create a story. It has been fun and we are enjoying figuring out how to make our comic.
All in all we have had a busy week working on math, writing, and our colonial work.
Sincerely,
Your Box Tops Child
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Georgia
1755
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful Georgia colony and enjoy the good life. Our colony has a wonderful climate, lots of jobs, and is in a great location.
When you come to Georgia there are many jobs you can do to make money. If you want to have a lot of money grow tobacco and be a farmer. Tobacco can be sold to people so they can smoke it or chew it
You will love our wonder full weather. Summer time is always very warm you can grow great crops, swim, and fish during our warm days. In winter, it hardly ever snows so you won’t have to worry about cold weather.
Our colony is easy to find. It’s by the Atlantic ocean so you don’t get lost. But just in case it’s located by South Carolina and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Try not to go to the south of the Georgia colony or you will run in to the Spanish.
When you come to Georgia prepare for allot of hardships You have to get your food and the water sometimes is bad. So be careful. To get your food you can grow your food or shoot animals like ducks. A food you can grow is corn. Corn can be made into bread.
So in conclusion come to our colony because it has many jobs, the weather is wonderful, and it is in a good location.
Sincerely,
Sir Callesen Kodi
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful Georgia colony and enjoy the good life. Our colony has a wonderful climate, lots of jobs, and is in a great location.
When you come to Georgia there are many jobs you can do to make money. If you want to have a lot of money grow tobacco and be a farmer. Tobacco can be sold to people so they can smoke it or chew it
You will love our wonder full weather. Summer time is always very warm you can grow great crops, swim, and fish during our warm days. In winter, it hardly ever snows so you won’t have to worry about cold weather.
Our colony is easy to find. It’s by the Atlantic ocean so you don’t get lost. But just in case it’s located by South Carolina and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Try not to go to the south of the Georgia colony or you will run in to the Spanish.
When you come to Georgia prepare for allot of hardships You have to get your food and the water sometimes is bad. So be careful. To get your food you can grow your food or shoot animals like ducks. A food you can grow is corn. Corn can be made into bread.
So in conclusion come to our colony because it has many jobs, the weather is wonderful, and it is in a good location.
Sincerely,
Sir Callesen Kodi
Friday, January 16, 2009
Letter Home
Dear Parents,
Once again we have been extremely busy. Our brains are overflowing with our new knowledge.
First of all we learned about multiplication. We have been learning how to multiply by seven. For example 7 times 2 equals14. This is the same 7 + 7. We all need to practice our new facts every night in order to be awesome at them. At lunch we have practiced our facts by playing a free online video game called Times Attack.
Also most of us have finished our colonial letters and we are now talking about how the colonist survived. We are researching how they met their basic needs like getting food, shelter, water, and clothing. Each of us are going to make a poster exampling what we find. Our letters that are complete are posted on our blog. They are really good.
Another thing we are doing is a photo point. Our snow pile continues to shrink but we are having fun going out and taking its picture every morning. The photo point will be posted on our blog once we are done.
Finally in writing we are learning about how to write dialog. We have to use quotation marks to show when people are talking.
Anyway you should be aware that I am really tired and need to veg out all weekend because my brain hurts.
Chow
Your Awesome Brainy Child
Once again we have been extremely busy. Our brains are overflowing with our new knowledge.
First of all we learned about multiplication. We have been learning how to multiply by seven. For example 7 times 2 equals14. This is the same 7 + 7. We all need to practice our new facts every night in order to be awesome at them. At lunch we have practiced our facts by playing a free online video game called Times Attack.
Also most of us have finished our colonial letters and we are now talking about how the colonist survived. We are researching how they met their basic needs like getting food, shelter, water, and clothing. Each of us are going to make a poster exampling what we find. Our letters that are complete are posted on our blog. They are really good.
Another thing we are doing is a photo point. Our snow pile continues to shrink but we are having fun going out and taking its picture every morning. The photo point will be posted on our blog once we are done.
Finally in writing we are learning about how to write dialog. We have to use quotation marks to show when people are talking.
Anyway you should be aware that I am really tired and need to veg out all weekend because my brain hurts.
Chow
Your Awesome Brainy Child
New York
1621
Dear Sir,
Come to are beautiful New York colony and enjoy the good life.
When you come to New York colony there are many jobs to make money. One of the jobs to make money is to farm. You can farm corn, tobacco, rye, wheat, or vegetables. If you aren’t interested in farming you can be a ship maker, clock maker, printer, barber, or tanner.
The weather in my colony is great but sometimes cold. In the winter it is a temperature of 25 and the lowest temperature is -10 degrees so bring warm cloths for the winter. In the Summer it is often milled and pleasant.
My colony is really easy to find and you will never forget where it is located. My colony is located in fort orange Albany in the Middle Atlantic colony. Its location has mountains plains and rolling hills. There are many other colonies around us like the Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
Now I am going to tell you about the dangers. One of the dangers is the Iroquois tribe. The last danger is the water and the food. The water can be poison and the food can be hard to find scarce.
I told you what my New York colony is like. Remember you will find many jobs to make money, bring worm cloths for the winter, and are colony is easy to find.
Your colonial friend
Sincerely,
Cole Edward.
Dear Sir,
Come to are beautiful New York colony and enjoy the good life.
When you come to New York colony there are many jobs to make money. One of the jobs to make money is to farm. You can farm corn, tobacco, rye, wheat, or vegetables. If you aren’t interested in farming you can be a ship maker, clock maker, printer, barber, or tanner.
The weather in my colony is great but sometimes cold. In the winter it is a temperature of 25 and the lowest temperature is -10 degrees so bring warm cloths for the winter. In the Summer it is often milled and pleasant.
My colony is really easy to find and you will never forget where it is located. My colony is located in fort orange Albany in the Middle Atlantic colony. Its location has mountains plains and rolling hills. There are many other colonies around us like the Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
Now I am going to tell you about the dangers. One of the dangers is the Iroquois tribe. The last danger is the water and the food. The water can be poison and the food can be hard to find scarce.
I told you what my New York colony is like. Remember you will find many jobs to make money, bring worm cloths for the winter, and are colony is easy to find.
Your colonial friend
Sincerely,
Cole Edward.
Conneciut
1636
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful Connecticut colony and enjoy the good life! Our wonderful climate lots of jobs, and is an easy to find place.
When you come to Connecticut there are many jobs you can do to make money. You could be a fine ship maker, blacksmith, farmer, silversmith, a Yankee peddler or a clock maker. There are also doctors, weavers, shoemakers, and cabinet makers.
The climate here in Connecticut is very nice. But you might want to bring something warm because of the rain. Winters here are usually long with heavy snow. Spring is short. You are in luck when summer comes around because it’s gonna be hot and humid!
Before I tell you about what to bring to wear I will tell you about fall. Here in Connecticut usually fall nights are extremely cold. You will need to bring long sleeve shirts, and pants for fall and winter. For spring and summer you probably want to bring short sleeve shirts and shorts.
Connecticut will be easy to find. Connecticut is located in New England. South of this beautiful colony is the Atlantic Ocean. North of us is the Massachusetts colony and to the west is the New York colony.
There are some things we have to do for survival. We are extremely afraid of the Native American tribe called the Pequot. But don’t worry they do not live very close. Men here work very hard in fields and forests, and tend all of there live stock. We also have to produce our own food, clothing, and tools.
Now you know all of the information you need to know. Remember there are lots of jobs, a great climate, except for in fall and winter, and Connecticut is easy to find. Hope to see you soon in the easiest harbor to find the mystic harbor!
Sincerely,
Your friends, Renee Hansen and Paige Warner in Connecticut.
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful Connecticut colony and enjoy the good life! Our wonderful climate lots of jobs, and is an easy to find place.
When you come to Connecticut there are many jobs you can do to make money. You could be a fine ship maker, blacksmith, farmer, silversmith, a Yankee peddler or a clock maker. There are also doctors, weavers, shoemakers, and cabinet makers.
The climate here in Connecticut is very nice. But you might want to bring something warm because of the rain. Winters here are usually long with heavy snow. Spring is short. You are in luck when summer comes around because it’s gonna be hot and humid!
Before I tell you about what to bring to wear I will tell you about fall. Here in Connecticut usually fall nights are extremely cold. You will need to bring long sleeve shirts, and pants for fall and winter. For spring and summer you probably want to bring short sleeve shirts and shorts.
Connecticut will be easy to find. Connecticut is located in New England. South of this beautiful colony is the Atlantic Ocean. North of us is the Massachusetts colony and to the west is the New York colony.
There are some things we have to do for survival. We are extremely afraid of the Native American tribe called the Pequot. But don’t worry they do not live very close. Men here work very hard in fields and forests, and tend all of there live stock. We also have to produce our own food, clothing, and tools.
Now you know all of the information you need to know. Remember there are lots of jobs, a great climate, except for in fall and winter, and Connecticut is easy to find. Hope to see you soon in the easiest harbor to find the mystic harbor!
Sincerely,
Your friends, Renee Hansen and Paige Warner in Connecticut.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
New Hampshire
1623
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful New Hampshire colony and enjoy the good life. There is many different things in New Hampshire
When you come to NH there are many jobs you can do to make money. For example you can make money by farming, fishing, shipbuilding or trading. If you choose to be a trader you can trade lumber and fish If you farm you could grow squash and pumpkins. .
The weather in NH is wonderful. The summers are short and cool. Winters are long and cold so bring warm clothes. My favorite time of the year is fall.
It is easy to get to our colony. Travel to the North and to New England and you will find are colony. To the North you will find New Hampshire and to the west is New York to the South of our colony is Massachusetts.
Here in New Hampshire we have hardships and Dangers. Some of are hardships are build shelter and to prepare to get sick by not clean water and prepare to hunt for food
Now you now about the New Hampshire colony. Thank you for coming to our colony.
Sincerely,
Claire Clements
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful New Hampshire colony and enjoy the good life. There is many different things in New Hampshire
When you come to NH there are many jobs you can do to make money. For example you can make money by farming, fishing, shipbuilding or trading. If you choose to be a trader you can trade lumber and fish If you farm you could grow squash and pumpkins. .
The weather in NH is wonderful. The summers are short and cool. Winters are long and cold so bring warm clothes. My favorite time of the year is fall.
It is easy to get to our colony. Travel to the North and to New England and you will find are colony. To the North you will find New Hampshire and to the west is New York to the South of our colony is Massachusetts.
Here in New Hampshire we have hardships and Dangers. Some of are hardships are build shelter and to prepare to get sick by not clean water and prepare to hunt for food
Now you now about the New Hampshire colony. Thank you for coming to our colony.
Sincerely,
Claire Clements
Virginia
1607
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful Virginia colony and enjoy the good life! Our colony has a wonderful climate, lots of jobs, and is in great locations. When you come to Virginia there are many jobs you can do to make money. One of our busiest businesses is farming tobacco in fields. Then we load the tobacco onto ships and send the tobacco to Europe. You can also make lumber, glass, barrels, boats, and tar.
Next I am going to tell you about the climate. Winters are usually mild. There are often hot summers. Virginia’s rainfall averages near 40 inches per year with 50 or more inches in the higher elevations of the mountains and in the southeast. So in the winter you could just wear normal clothes and in the summer bring regular clothes and you should also bring rain clothes for when it rains.
Now I will tell you where we are located. It is not very hard to find us. Virginia is on the Atlantic coast. Eastern Virginia is a low coastal plain and central Virginia is a plateau. To the north of Virginia is Maryland and to south of Virginia is North Carolina. The lat, and long, of Jamesville is 36˚ 69 N, 83˚ 10 W.
But you should be aware of the hardships. I will tell you some of the hardships there are. There is Native Americans that start wars and in the winter we have to store lots of food. Beware of diseases like yellow fever, small pox, measles and even the bubonic plague.
Once again sir, Virginia has a wonderful climate, lots of jobs, in great locations, and has some hardships. So, I hope you find this letter well and I look forward to seeing you in Jamestown.
Sincerely,
Layne Henson and Rose Willms
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful Virginia colony and enjoy the good life! Our colony has a wonderful climate, lots of jobs, and is in great locations. When you come to Virginia there are many jobs you can do to make money. One of our busiest businesses is farming tobacco in fields. Then we load the tobacco onto ships and send the tobacco to Europe. You can also make lumber, glass, barrels, boats, and tar.
Next I am going to tell you about the climate. Winters are usually mild. There are often hot summers. Virginia’s rainfall averages near 40 inches per year with 50 or more inches in the higher elevations of the mountains and in the southeast. So in the winter you could just wear normal clothes and in the summer bring regular clothes and you should also bring rain clothes for when it rains.
Now I will tell you where we are located. It is not very hard to find us. Virginia is on the Atlantic coast. Eastern Virginia is a low coastal plain and central Virginia is a plateau. To the north of Virginia is Maryland and to south of Virginia is North Carolina. The lat, and long, of Jamesville is 36˚ 69 N, 83˚ 10 W.
But you should be aware of the hardships. I will tell you some of the hardships there are. There is Native Americans that start wars and in the winter we have to store lots of food. Beware of diseases like yellow fever, small pox, measles and even the bubonic plague.
Once again sir, Virginia has a wonderful climate, lots of jobs, in great locations, and has some hardships. So, I hope you find this letter well and I look forward to seeing you in Jamestown.
Sincerely,
Layne Henson and Rose Willms
Rhode Island Letter
1663
Dear Sir,
I myself would like to ask you if you and your family would like to move to Rhode Island. If you would I will tell you some information to live here.
First you need to be careful of the water. The water must be clean before you drink it. Narragansett’s live near the great swamp. The Narragansett’s are indies. The great swamp is by the bay. The Narragansett Bay.
Now I am going to tell you where we are located. Rhode Island is located west of New York and north of Connecticut and is also south of Plymouth. Plymouth is in Boston.
Next I need to tell you what types of weather to be prepared for. The warmest weather is in July and August. The weather gets in the 80s but the coldest weather here is in the 30s and is in the month of January. You can bring shorts and t-shirts for summer and spring. And sweat shirts and sweat pants and a coat for winter and some boots too.
When you move to the Colony it will be easy to find a job. The jobs you can do is farm tobacco. When you are done growing the food sail it to England you can make a lot of money. If you do not want to do that job you can be a carpenter. The carpenters make all of the houses and barns and docks also ships and fences you can also make stores.
So- now you know how to live on Rhode Island. Hope to see you soon!
Your colonial friend,
Alexis Nicole
Dear Sir,
I myself would like to ask you if you and your family would like to move to Rhode Island. If you would I will tell you some information to live here.
First you need to be careful of the water. The water must be clean before you drink it. Narragansett’s live near the great swamp. The Narragansett’s are indies. The great swamp is by the bay. The Narragansett Bay.
Now I am going to tell you where we are located. Rhode Island is located west of New York and north of Connecticut and is also south of Plymouth. Plymouth is in Boston.
Next I need to tell you what types of weather to be prepared for. The warmest weather is in July and August. The weather gets in the 80s but the coldest weather here is in the 30s and is in the month of January. You can bring shorts and t-shirts for summer and spring. And sweat shirts and sweat pants and a coat for winter and some boots too.
When you move to the Colony it will be easy to find a job. The jobs you can do is farm tobacco. When you are done growing the food sail it to England you can make a lot of money. If you do not want to do that job you can be a carpenter. The carpenters make all of the houses and barns and docks also ships and fences you can also make stores.
So- now you know how to live on Rhode Island. Hope to see you soon!
Your colonial friend,
Alexis Nicole
Friday, January 9, 2009
Weekly Letter
1/09/2009
Dear Parents,
Did you know the snow is melting fast. We are measuring the snow melt by setting up a photo point. Photo points are one of the many interesting things we did this week. First of all today many of us completed painting our colonial maps. Some of us even finished labeling them. The map shows the land forms that are found in our colony. The maps are made out of dough made from flour and salt. You mix the flour and salt together with water and it makes dough that dries hard after a few days. We also have been working on our colonial letter. We had to research the location, climate, hardships, and jobs found in our colony. Then we are writing a letter to convince someone in England to come and live in our colony. Many of us are typing the letter on the computer and a few of us have already placed the letter on our blog. Now you know we have set up a photo point, made a dough map, and wrote a colonial letter. Wow what a lot of work.
Sincerely,
Your Colonial Timer
PS
Our blog has some great pictures of our work.
www.watervilleclassof2018.blogspot.com
Dear Parents,
Did you know the snow is melting fast. We are measuring the snow melt by setting up a photo point. Photo points are one of the many interesting things we did this week. First of all today many of us completed painting our colonial maps. Some of us even finished labeling them. The map shows the land forms that are found in our colony. The maps are made out of dough made from flour and salt. You mix the flour and salt together with water and it makes dough that dries hard after a few days. We also have been working on our colonial letter. We had to research the location, climate, hardships, and jobs found in our colony. Then we are writing a letter to convince someone in England to come and live in our colony. Many of us are typing the letter on the computer and a few of us have already placed the letter on our blog. Now you know we have set up a photo point, made a dough map, and wrote a colonial letter. Wow what a lot of work.
Sincerely,
Your Colonial Timer
PS
Our blog has some great pictures of our work.
www.watervilleclassof2018.blogspot.com
Look at What We Are Learning
Today was busy learning how to develop a photo point, painting our maps, and writing out colonial letters. Students enjoyed learning how to use digital cameras and reviewing how to read compasses and GPS.
Come To South Carolina
1/9/1670
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful South Carolina. When you come to South Carolina, there are many different jobs you can do to get money. Be ready to work. No work, plus no eat, equals starve and die. If you are rich, you can farm and be very rich! You can be a rice, indigo or cotton farmer. Rice is the most important!
If you are cold and don’t own a blanket, here, it is very warm in South Carolina. WARNING: DO NOT BRING BLANKET IN SUMMER! Bring a blanket for winter! We also have short and mild winters.
Need a map? I can be your own personal map. We are South from North Carolina and North of Georgia. We are in the southern colonies. We need you to sail across the Atlantic Ocean too. Make sure you dock at Charleston.
Now be careful with these! We are very low on food supplies. And we don't have much fresh water. Make sure you bring a year supplies of food and water. Please oh please come to South Carolina … NOW!!! (No reward)
Sincerely,
Miles Robert
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful South Carolina. When you come to South Carolina, there are many different jobs you can do to get money. Be ready to work. No work, plus no eat, equals starve and die. If you are rich, you can farm and be very rich! You can be a rice, indigo or cotton farmer. Rice is the most important!
If you are cold and don’t own a blanket, here, it is very warm in South Carolina. WARNING: DO NOT BRING BLANKET IN SUMMER! Bring a blanket for winter! We also have short and mild winters.
Need a map? I can be your own personal map. We are South from North Carolina and North of Georgia. We are in the southern colonies. We need you to sail across the Atlantic Ocean too. Make sure you dock at Charleston.
Now be careful with these! We are very low on food supplies. And we don't have much fresh water. Make sure you bring a year supplies of food and water. Please oh please come to South Carolina … NOW!!! (No reward)
Sincerely,
Miles Robert
Come to North Carolina Colony
1650
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful North Carolina colony and enjoy the good life. It is worth the ride over the sea.
When you come to North Carolina there are many jobs to make money. For example one of the jobs is farming tobacco. That is my favorite farming job! We got the tobacco from the Indians that we traded with. We grow lots of tobacco. We even let our kids have tobacco. If you’re not interested in that then you can be a gunsmith. A gunsmith requires the skills of a blacksmith. It also takes a long time because you have to carve the shape of the gun out of wood.
Next I will tell our climate. The climate is mostly warm. You won’t have to worry about the winter we don’t get much snow. The climate also has a lot of rain the average is 50in. I think this climate is wonderful remember bring the right gear so you don’t freeze to death.
Now I will tell you about the location. It is easy to find. North Carolina is surrounded by Virginia and South Carolina. Be sure to tell the captain this 35 46N 78 38W in the southern colonies.
Finally beware of the hardships. Listen up cause if you don’t your toast. One of the hardships was Native Americans. I do not like it when they fight with us. Other hardships are swamps with snakes and alligators. Beware of the snakes!
Now you know all of the information you need to know when you come. As you can see it will be easy to get money, find the location and you know to bring the right gear for our climate. Remember about the hardships.
Sincerely,
Thomas Petersen
Dear Sir,
Come to our beautiful North Carolina colony and enjoy the good life. It is worth the ride over the sea.
When you come to North Carolina there are many jobs to make money. For example one of the jobs is farming tobacco. That is my favorite farming job! We got the tobacco from the Indians that we traded with. We grow lots of tobacco. We even let our kids have tobacco. If you’re not interested in that then you can be a gunsmith. A gunsmith requires the skills of a blacksmith. It also takes a long time because you have to carve the shape of the gun out of wood.
Next I will tell our climate. The climate is mostly warm. You won’t have to worry about the winter we don’t get much snow. The climate also has a lot of rain the average is 50in. I think this climate is wonderful remember bring the right gear so you don’t freeze to death.
Now I will tell you about the location. It is easy to find. North Carolina is surrounded by Virginia and South Carolina. Be sure to tell the captain this 35 46N 78 38W in the southern colonies.
Finally beware of the hardships. Listen up cause if you don’t your toast. One of the hardships was Native Americans. I do not like it when they fight with us. Other hardships are swamps with snakes and alligators. Beware of the snakes!
Now you know all of the information you need to know when you come. As you can see it will be easy to get money, find the location and you know to bring the right gear for our climate. Remember about the hardships.
Sincerely,
Thomas Petersen
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Colonial Maps
Students are learning about land formations and after completing a land form book are creating doe maps which represent their colonies. These maps will contain the various land forms they have learned about.
Monday, January 5, 2009
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