Ms Courtney's Class

For homework this week please play this game  from the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago. After you have played this game please leave a comment on this blog post answering one of the following questions: What did you notice? Which simple machine did you find the easiest or hardest to use? What do you know about one of the simple machines? Which simple machine would you like to know more about? How do you think simple machines help us? You can answer more than one questions if you like.

Today is the last day of our Where we are in Place and Time unit. The students have worked so hard throughout the unit and learnt a lot about the history of Cambodia. In our student reflection the students commented: "I use to think archaeologist dog bones. But know I now archeologist dig for artifacts." - Mollymoon "I am good at making a poster". - Rick "I use to think that archaeologist were hunters. But now I know archaeologists dig up artifacts". Alicia "I use to think the Khmer Rouge got to eat enough food and got to sleep well. Now I know when the Khmer Rouge didn't get enough food and couldn't sleep well". - Nicole I use to think Aspara Dancing was see by everyone. But now I know in the past only the Royal family got to see it". - Jasmene "I learned that the Naga protects Khmer houses from evil spirits". - Maly "I did well at using my thinking skills". - Xander

Today students presented their Reader's Theatre scripts. The students demonstrated excellent viewing and presenting skills. Readers Theater is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form.  Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers. No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Scripts are held by the readers. Lines are not memorized. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures. http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm

Reader's Theatre by Nicole, Tashi, Xander and Jodie. 

Reader's Theatre by Eliza, Alex, Taylor, Alicia, Maly

Reader's Theatre by Mollymoon and Lily

Reader's Theatre by Yi Lei, Sonita and Rick

Reader's Theatre by Josiah, Giulia and Jasmene

Reader's Theatre by Vathanak and George

This week the students created skits on sharing for our EY1 buddies. The students came up with their own ideas, rehearsed and and presented this on Friday to the EY1 students. They did a wonderful job and learnt a little bit more about sharing themselves.

Using the academic sentence starters and the artifacts in the links below you will need to add a comment to each Padlet explaining what you think each artifact is. Object 1 Padlet  http://padlet.com/wall/fjikqysy8foj Quiz  http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/guess-the-object/object1.aspx Object 2 Padlet  http://padlet.com/wall/bencd82vjand Quiz  http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/guess-the-object/object2.aspx Object 3 Padlet  http://padlet.com/wall/knv6nthhiye2 Quiz  http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/guess-the-object/object3.aspx Object 4 Padlet  http://padlet.com/wall/aruxa5rc1c29 Quiz  http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/guess-the-object/object4.aspx Object 5 Padlet  http://padlet.com/wall/f7bq5lyhl86l Quiz  http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/guess-the-object/object5.aspx

Today students spent time using craft sticks to create groups of numbers. This is part of developing their understanding of the concept of multiplication. 3 groups of 10 is 30 15 groups of 2 is 30 5 groups of 5 is 25 5 groups of 5 is 25 9 groups of 3 is 27 5 groups of 6 is 30 6 groups of 4 is 24 10 groups of 5 is 50 7 groups of 4 is 28 5 groups of 10 is 50 2 groups of 6 is 12 5 groups of 3 is 15 4 groups of 8 is 32 24 groups of 4 is 96 3 groups of 9 is 27 16 groups of 2 is 32 4 groups of 11 is 44 20 groups of 4 is 80 4 groups of 100 is 400 100 groups of 1 is 100 15 groups of 2 is 30

I  was being Huckleberry Finn. I was so hot. I have a bamboo stick from my friends birthday party . One year ago

I wanted  to  dress up  as  Harry  potter  because I like  wizards a nd  Harry  Potter.