Panda #25

Directions:  Please correct these sentences.

1)  The speed limit on the brige is forty miles per hour.

2)  I would like to wach that movie with you, but my wach says it's 5:00 p.m.

3)  They were the only ones who knew where they were going.

4)  Ms. Bhopla tot 3rd grade for 2 months.

5)  The elf joined the other elfs at parade.

6)  The brother or sister went to the birthday party with a fancy gift.

7)  They bringed a blue sticker, multi-colored pencil, and five erasures.

8)  Its not going to rain today.

9)  Will you by me a sandwich with no mayonnaise, and lots of vegetables?

10)  Two many people don't pay attention to directions.

11)  Who dose the dancing, prancing and all around laughing?

12)  Those knifes are used to cut vegetables into bite size portions.

 

Panda #24

You need to know multiplication facts by memory.  So practice them.  Remember in 3rd grade, it is important to know these really well.

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For example, you need to know 1 x 2  all the way up to 12 x 2.   Please practice writing them, using flash cards (you can make flash cards with scratch paper), or just practice orally.

I will be giving you a short quiz.

 

Smart Tiger #1

Directions:  The following pictures are also links to math pages.  Please click on each link, then read the lesson and examples.  Then, complete the problems.  Keep all of your Blog assignments together, so that we may review them and correct them together.  Remember:  reading and writing are a priority.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panda #23

During our last tutoring session we talked about words with the ch/tch spelling.  Please write the following sentences and correct the words that have ch or tch.

1)  The wach has two hands and tells us the time.

2)  The cherry will taste delicious with butterscoch ice cream.

3)  Mrs. Fields has just baked a huge bach of cookies.

4)  Before you do any P.E. you must stresh your muscles.

5)  In the story The Wizard of Oz, the wicked wich of the East melts away.

6)  The man likes to wach birds.

7)  The leaky pen left a bloch of ink all over the paper.

8)  A bucher is someone who cuts meat for a living.

9)  In the game Ultimate Frisbee, it takes a lot of skill to cache the frisbee.

10)  The doctor said I have to wear an eye pach until my left eye gets better.

11)  She put too mutch water in the tub.

12)  The lady wore a gold tchain around her neck.

13)  Please sit down on that green tchair.

14)  You may pay for your food with either cash or tcheck.

15)  Before we go to the beach, let's pack a towel and sunscreen.

 

Panda #22

Read the following directions before you do anything.  This assignment is to help you research your project.

Go to http://www.google.com  and search for 3 different information pages that have information on your project topic:  The American Lady Butterfly.
 
When you find the website, write down the website address.  You can find the website address in the browser.  The brower is the gray box at the top of your computer screen.
 
DO NOT write down the website address for Wikipedia.
 
Here is an example of what it should look like:
 
American Lady Butterfly:
http://www.sevenwings.org/flying/butterflies-ladies-pretty.html

Panda #21

I mistakenly took your planner home.  I will bring it back when I see you next week.  Keep checking the blog for assignments.  If you don't have any assignments, I expect you to read.

Your assignments for today:

1)  Journal
2)  Complete the redos.
3)  Essay prompt:   What advice would you give your sibling about being successful in school.  Write 5 paragraphs using this outline:

Paragraph #1: Topic sentence, and Introduction Paragraph. It must contain the main ideas that you are going to write about in the rest of the essay.

Paragraph #2: This must contain your first supporting detail and examples.

Paragraph #3 and #4: Supporting details and examples.

Paragraph #5: Conclusion with your final sentence that summarized the whole essay and tells your reader your final thoughts.
4)  Math.  Click on the links below.  Complete the problems.  If you do not understand the problem give your best answer, then move onto the next one.  We will review them together.  Be sure to read the top of the page before you do the problems.  The top of the page has the lesson, and examples.

 

Panda #20

In this assignment you will continue practicing learning about poems and what they mean. Please write about your feelings, your thoughts, and what you think the author is trying to write about in the poem.  Write at least one half of a page.  Include the title and the author at the top of the page.

Kindness

Six days till Solstice, and in the news there is nothing about kindness;
The war machinery grinds away, lives in the balance teeter and shake,
And far away the soft river sand shifts under the weight of my hooves.

Ghandi walked forever and a day for salt; well, salt, yes, but something
Else, a lesson about kindness that danced over the heads of most,
The dry-haired masses only gathered to call out, 'More! More! '

My cat killed many mice, it's true, but some she let go, ignored, just
Watched while they escaped like the flatulence of the terrified. She could
Easily have slain them all; perhaps she was just exercising some kindness.

My father-in-law is 103. At dinner, his hand shaking, he will reach across
The table with trembling chopsticks to pass someone a tidbit, tasty,
Something he knows is wonderful and gives away out of kindness.


Who are you now, James? Where are the dreams of so many years ago?
At Solstice the world changes; Summer, and the Sun grows weaker, more so

Everyday, and slowly the air cools in the wake of the Sun's kindness. 

James Lee Jobe

Panda #19

This is a math assignment.  If you click on the links below, you will see math questions.  There are two pages of money math questions, and two pages of word problems.  Click below to see them.  Please complete the problems, and show work.  Showing work for math is very important.  Remember to do your journal daily, and read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panda #18

Fractions:

1)  When you cut a whole into two EQUAL parts, each part is called a ____________.

2)  Doug and Sarah wanted to save for a trip to the zoo.  Doug saved $10, and Sarah saved $20.  What was the total amount that they had saved together?  If Doug saved 1/3 of the cost, how much did Sarah save?  Hint:  you put the saved amount over the total saved amount.

3)  What is 2/3 subtract 1/3?

4)  What is the name of the top number in a fraction?  What is the name of the bottom number in a fraction?

Correcting Sentences/Grammar/Punctuation:

Please read these sentences and rewrite the sentences with all of the corrections.

1) trent asked what time does the lunch start should I bring anything

2) we will have cake when dinner is finished mother said to emily

3) im gonna be in thud grade next year remarked susie

4) i hopes you will be in my class joana said to alyssa

5) have you ever saw a owl pellet under a tree

6) we watch hour football teem pray against the mustangs until 430

7) my grandmother will be 87 in septhember robin told ted

8) it took her tree weeks to learn the dance routine

Past tense/grammar:

Please change the following words into the past tense form.  Use each past tense word in a sentence.  Be sure to be creative when you are writing, use the dictionary to help you, be descriptive with many adjectives, make it interesting.

fight, play, bring, sing, thank, deliver, jog, read, watch, see, blow, know, win, think, drive,
give, pay, freeze, send, feel, felt.

 

Finn and Jake #15

This is a comprehension strategy assignmnet.  There is a math assignment after it.  Please do these assignments in order.  Thanks.

Directions:

1)  One of your assignments in your planner was to read two pages in the book about Lassie the dog.  If you have not done that, please make sure you do it today.  It is important for you to read a lot now and this summer to be a strong 4th grade reader.

2)  When you are done reading those pages, please go back and write down the words that you don't understand.  It does not matter how many words you write down.

3)  Look for each of those words in your big dictionary, and write down the best definition.  If you can't find it in your big dictionary, then try your pocket dictionary.

4)  Re-read the first two pages and when you get to the words that you wrote down, check the definition and then try to understand the sentence.

Math assignment:

Probability:

1)  What is the best estimate of 432 + 397 +  111?  Remember to round the numbers in the problem, THEN figure out the answer.

2)  If Ms. Bhopla left her house to take Sophie for a walk at 9:30 a.m. and got back at 1:15 p.m., how long were they gone?

3)  What is the value of the 7 in each number:  120,795    27, 581   62, 174    and    761, 345

4)  Draw a table that describes the following information:

The 4th graders' favorite school supplies are staplers, hole punchers, sticky note pads, and index cards.  Here are the number of students that like the tools:  11, 13, 9, and 4.

 

Panda #17

Please write what you think this poem means.  Mention the title.  Why do you think the author writes that the winds "say" something?  In real life, the wind cannot speak.  What are your thoughts about the wind managing to speak?

WHAT THE WIND SAIDThe delta winds blows up the Sacramento River,
taking the edge off of the summer heat.
This wind makes the tree tops dance,
and it tells us this, "This life isn't everything.
There is more, just beyond the sky."

JAMES LEE JOBE
DRAFT#1 13JUNE


Here is another poem by Mr. Jobe.  Please read it, and write what you think the poem is about, and why he uses different words and phrases to describe the mood of the poem.  Is the mood sad?  Is the mood angry?  Is the mood happy?  What is the mood?

TRAVELERS, WALKING

We are travelers, walking

A long road to the full moon.

We can't see ahead

And we won't look behind.
Stupidity is both binding
And blinding.
We are travelers, walking
Until we are weary,
Searching for the light.
We might call it moonlight,
But really it is our own salvation
That we seek.

JAMES LEE JOBE

DRAFT#1 26APR13

DRAFT#2 12JUNE13

Finn and Jake #14

If your sentence includes you and and another person, you must put the other person first.  It's like being respectful, and making the other person more important.

Directions:  Combine the sentences into one, and use the correct order of people.  You will use either I or me.  Write the complete new sentence.

Example:

I went to the grocery store.  My mom went to the grocery store.

My mom and I went to the grocery store.  Notice that "My mom" comes first.  Also, when you rewrite the sentence, read the sentence using the "I" alone to see if it makes sense.  I went to the grocery store, makes sense.

1)  The movie seemed scary to John.  The movie seemed scary to me.

2)  Sophie likes popcorn with a little salt.  I like popcorn with a little salt.

3)  I went out to see where the noise was coming from.  The principal went out to check out the noise.

Correct these sentences, and write them with the corrections:

1)  Me and Jacob would like a red pen to correct our mistakes.

2)  I and the dog are ready for our run.

3)  Me and the teacher decided that it was time for another break.

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Directions:  Think of a word that has "ie" or "ei" in it that answers the description below.

1)  The person who leads a tribe.

2)  The daughter of your sister.

3)  A section of pie.

4)  How you feel about an opinion.

5)  When something belongs to many people, you say it is _________s.

6)  The subject that studies life.

7)  The whole number that comes before 9 and after 7.

8)  Life forms that come from other planets that have big heads, funny arms and talk in bits.

9)  Clothing that is no longer wet, is called ____________.

10)  A large section of land where crops can be grown.

 

Panda #16

If you don't understand a word in any of the Blog directions, please use your dictionary!

This assignment will give you practice with contractions.  Remember, the word contract means become smaller.  So, in grammar, when we take two words, combine them, take out a letter or more, and add an apostrophe, the result is a contraction.

Directions:

1) Please write the words and the contraction.

 

2)  Write one sentence using the original two words.

 

3)  Write the second sentence with the contraction.

Example:

they would

they'd

They would be happy with a two layer cake instead of the three layer cake for the wedding.

Every time the students watched a movie together, they'd make popcorn and sit on the floor.


1)  he would

2)  can not

3)  do not

4)  does not

5)  would have

6)  should not

7)  she will

8)  have not

9)  could not

10)  will not

11)  I would

12)  they would

13)  we are

14)  they are

15)  will not

16)  we have

17)  let us

18)  that is

19)  you have

20)  what is

 

Finn and Jake #13

Here are some study questions for the story, What Ever Happened to the Baxter Place?  Use your book to look up the answers.  You don't have to write them, just review them.

1)  What is this story mostly about?

2)  What was the Baxter Place made of in the beginning of the story?

3)  What did the Homestead Realty Company do with the land?

4)  What did Jess Hammil do with the land?  First he________ then he_____________.

5)  George Stillwell rented land from the Baxters.  What happened to it?

6)  We find out that it is a little sad at the end of the story.  Why can't people say what happened to the Baxter Place?  What had happened to it?

7)  What was the first change made to the Baxter Place?

8)  Sara asked Homestead Realty to save some of the trees when they built the new houses. What happened?

9)  What did people used to say about the Baxter Place?

10)  What was the final change to the Baxter Place?

11)  What was the reason for the Baxters for selling their land?

12)  If you were the Baxters would you sell the land?

13)  Do you think that the Baxters were sorry that they had sold the land?

 

Panda #15

This assignment is an essay writing assignment.  You will be given a writing prompt.  You will write 5 complete paragraphs, with at least 5 sentences each.  This means that you will have 25 sentences total.  You must always indent all of you paragraphs.

Writing prompt:  Think of a time when you wanted to give up, but you kept going.  Try to remember what that felt like.  Please write a motivating/inspiring sentence as your topic sentence.  An example would be:  Nothing is hard, if you believe in yourself.  Don't use this sentence, you must come up with your own.

Paragraph #1:  Topic sentence, and Introduction Paragraph.  It must contain the main ideas that you are going to write about in the rest of the essay.

Paragraph #2:  This must contain your first supporting detail and examples.

Paragraph #3 and #4:  Supporting details and examples.

Paragraph #5:  Conclusion with your final sentence that summarized the whole essay and tells your reader your final thoughts.

Please write as many drafts as possible, and use separate sheets of paper.  Check spelling, grammar, punctuation, neatness, organization of sentences and paragraphs.  Please save all of your drafts and staple them to the back of your final draft.

 

Finn and Jake #12

Assignment:  Please alphabetize this list of 30 nouns.

Strategy:  Cut blank paper into 30 rectangles, write the nouns on the rectangles, then move them around to figure out the alphabetical order.  Or, you may also use index cards cut into half.  Once you have the right order, then copy the list down onto a piece of paper.  Please pay attention to spelling and penmanship.  Neatness counts.

1)  police
2)  tower
3)  trade
4)  state
5)  restaurant
6)  driver
7)  stadium
8)  temple
9)  guest
10)  boot
11)  garden
12)  race
13)  planet
14)  hospital
15)  jogger
16)  film
17)  beach
18)  building
19)  hotel
20)  money
21)  air
22)  gate
23)  hall
24)  church
25)  park
26)  embassy
27)  house
28)  point
29)  bus
30) friend

Panda #14

Please correct these sentences. 
Write the corrected sentences on a piece of binder paper.

1)  we got shampoo soap and a toothbrush at the store

2)  have you memorized you're phone number

3)  he has ate all of the dinner and the dessert

4)  my friends robin and lucia has bunk beds in them room

5)  we memorized the poem

6)  i dont have no time to go are you going

7)  the falcon caught its prey while flying it was a pigeon

8)  we have forgot to water the plants i hope they arent dead

9)  during gym class we jump rope play volleyball and run

10)  our class went to the houston zoo on a field trip last april