Build your own “Challenge of the Fire Bunny” game on Hopscotch. If you don’t have Hopscotch on your iPad, you can download it in Self Service or in the App store. It is a free download. Watch the video below and it will walk you through the process step-by-step.
Click Here for the Step-by-Step Video
Post a comment and let us know what you learned!
The mysterious door opened and none of the children were prepared for what was on the other side…
Words like these are what make fiction books so hard to put down. We are taken to amazing new worlds that allow us to experience a journey with our minds as well as our senses. The Author Kate Messner does just this – builds new “worlds” for her readers in the fiction stories that she writes. Watch the video below on creating fictional worlds. After watching, explore the “Think” and “Dig Deeper” sections.
http://ed.ted.com/on/AQtELfQR#watch
Some research has even shown that certain parts of your brain are stimulated (or woken up) when you read fictional stories. So not only are they fun to read, but great brain food too!
Hopefully this challenge will inspire you to take up your pencil and begin your own journey of “world-building”! Leave a comment and tell us about an author or book you’ve enjoyed reading. Tell us about the fictional world that author created.
This wiki site provides several writing resources! Thanks Chris Turner for sharing!
Read the poem below. Think about the meaning, then listen to several others read the poem. Notice the differences in the way it is read. Take notes on your observations.
The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Click on these links to listen to others read the poem:
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-road-not-taken/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie2Mspukx14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUaQgRiJukA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spXtePd4Whk
After watching the videos, think about the meaning of the poem. What do you think Robert Frost was trying to say to the audience? What themes do you hear running through the poem? Record yourself reading the poem on your iPad using the Voice Recorder app. After you have read the poem, summarize what you think he meant. You may want to write yourself a script to read with your response to the poem.
Thank you for your interest in the STEM seminar.
On Friday, September 5, fourteen students visited the Peter Kiewit Institute for a UNO/UNL College Visit Day. In order to qualify for this seminar, students completed an online STEM-related activity. Over 60 students completed the activity which tells us there was a high interest in this area. We are looking into providing another opportunity in the future.
View Tweets from the seminar at: https://twitter.com/WCSEY66
The Zacarro units are perfect math anchors for the Envision Math topics. Each Zacarro unit has teaching pages that will instruct the skill. There are also leveled practice problems. You can assign the levels that fit the child and/or the student can always choose
to do a harder level if he/she would like. You can use the Zacarro Math units in the following ways:
There should be one Zacarro binder in grades 4, 5, and 6 at each elementary school. If you are unable to locate the binder, please contact your EY coordinator.
4th Grade Envision Math topic alignment to Zacarro units
5th Grade Envision Math topic alignment to Zacarro units
6th Grade Envision Math topic alignment to Zacarro units
This Nancy Drew book will give you an idea of how a “choose your own adventure” book works. Click on the link below to download “Nancy Drew Lite Shadow Ranch” onto your iPad.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nancy-drew-shadow-ranch-lite/id427691136?mt=8
During the week of November 10, 4th through 6th grade teachers will administer the qualifying geography bee test in the classroom. The top 10-14 students will compete in a school geography bee which will be run a little different this year.
On Tuesday, December 9, Hillside, Westbrook, Swanson, Loveland, and Sunset will have their geography bees at Underwood Hills on 90th and Western.
On Friday, December 12, Westgate, Paddock Road, Oakdale, Rockbrook, and Prairie Lane will have their geography bees at the Community Conference Center (CCC) on 108th and Grover.
School vehicles will be used to transport the students to Underwood Hills and the CCC where they will compete in the geography bee. Parents and family are welcome to attend.
Below is the tentative schedule for each day.
December 9 at Underwood Hills
December 12 at CCC
During the week of October 6, 4th through 6th grade teachers will administer the qualifying spelling test in the classroom. The top 10-14 students will compete in a school spelling bee which will be run a little different this year.
On Tuesday, October 21, Hillside, Westbrook, Swanson, Loveland, and Sunset will have their spelling bees at Underwood Hills on 90th and Western.
On Thursday, October 23, Westgate, Paddock Road, Oakdale, Rockbrook, and Prairie Lane will have their spelling bees at the Community Conference Center (CCC) on 108th and Grover.
School vehicles will be used to transport the students to Underwood Hills and the CCC where they will compete in the spelling bee. Parents and family are welcome to attend.
Below is the tentative schedule for each day.
October 21 at Underwood Hills
October 23 at CCC
Wow, it’s hard to believe that the last day of the 2013-14 school year has come and gone! We wrapped up the year with independent projects in order to dig deeper into our own interest areas. There were projects completed on the history of favorite gaming systems, nuclear reactors, basketball, robotics, the Holocaust, and more. We learned so much from each other and possibly found new interests for ourselves in the process!
The Oakdale 6th graders took “trips” to many different corners of the world and brought a piece or two back into the classroom to share. We had a presentation day that included a world feast. The food was delicious and such a great way to experience a new culture! They encouraged us all to add a few new destinations to our bucket lists! 🙂
It has been a great year full of new and exciting learning adventures! I am so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such talented individuals this year! We are all learners in this process and I hope you all learned as much from me as I did from you!
Congratulations to all of the 6th graders on the close of one chapter in your lives and the amazing opportunities that await! I am glad I was able to be a small part of your journey!
Enjoy your summer and always be on a mission to actualize your talents!
~Mrs. Skaggs