UK Opera Performance

Today we watched a performance by the U.K. Opera and it was amazing!  Paris had her picture made with the performers.  We told her to remember this day when she was a performer on Broadway in New York City someday!

Poetry Vocabulary Search!

Work with a partner and use the sites below to define the terms on your poetry vocabulary notebook!

http://www.poemofquotes.com/articles/elements-of-poetry.php

http://www.wjcc.k12.va.us/tms/faculty-staff/facultywebsites/elements-of-poetry/elements%20of%20poetry%20power%20point_files/frame.htm


If you finish early, preview some poems from this site:
http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/poems.php

Rock Cycle Songs

We have begun studying our unit in science where we study about the rock cycle, the types of rocks, earth materials, and fossils.  Here are some great rock cycle songs from Youtube- we love them and they include such great vocabulary!

"World of Rocks"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfpmUNMtNc

"Types of Rocks" Song  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE3jR_RhxO4

Brain Pop: Types of Rocks

http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/typesofrocks/

Watch this video to complete your Y-Chart about the types of rocks.

State Research Project Live Binder

http://www.livebinders.com/play/present?id=303031

Use the site above to go to "Live Binders" to begin your state research project!

Students are deep in discussion.  Today was the first day we have used the IPADS also- which we love!  Today we started an election project.  Students are electing a president and vice president for our class.  They have a campaign team and are creating a slogan, a platform, and propaganda to distribute in the school.  We are tying electoral votes as well when we vote- each group has a different number of students and their electoral votes will be based on their size, so we will compare what happens with popular vote and electoral votes when we take a class vote next week to elect a class president of Studio 214!  The platform they choose has to be something they could actually talk to our school principal about and I have been really impressed to hear their concerns about our school.  Stay tuned to meet our new class president!  If elected they will get to be president for the day and have a "cabinet" lunch meeting and discuss their issues with our principal!

Class Presidential Election Project

Use the links below to help your candidate become class president!

http://kids.librarypoint.org/presidential_election_how_it_works
 (Background Information)


http://www.congressforkids.net/games/Elections_eletionpres/2_electionofpresident.htm
 (Background Information)

http://pbskids.org/wayback/
 (Background Information)

http://www.presidentsusa.net/campaignslogans.html
 (Past Presidential Slogans)

http://www.famous-speeches-and-speech-topics.info/presidential-speeches/
 (Famous Presidential Speeches)

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/05/running-for-president-chronicling-almost-200-years-of-propaganda.html
 (Past Presidential Posters)