No reading Logs this week

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Awesome Video Of Starry Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GWI0A9o_5E

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Meredith Macon Katz
5th Grade Teacher
Kannapolis Intermediate School
525 East C St.
Kannapolis, NC 28083
704-932-4161ext128
meredith.katz@kcs.k12.nc.us

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11/20/14

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Fwd: Tuesday 11/18/14

Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

From: Meredith Katz <meredith.katz@kcs.k12.nc.us>
Date: November 19, 2014 at 4:32:16 PM EST
To: Meredith Katz <meredith.katz@kcs.k12.nc.us>
Subject: Tuesday 11/18/14

Sent from my iPad

European Explorers in the "New World"/Western Hemisphere

Task Definition for

Motives and Impact of Early European Explorers

Learning Objective:  Together, as historians, we will understand the reasons for exploring North America by looking for specific details about the people and nations involved in exploration.

Websites to gather information from:

Website 1:  "Why Explorers Explored the World" http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130906231222/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/why.htm

Website 2:  "Who Explored the World?" http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130716133000/http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113213/

Website 3: "Explorers of North and Central America"   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/namerica.shtml

Directions and Expectations:

Task	Directions	Expectations for quality work
Motives for Exploration Bubble Map	Use website one to fill out the “Motives for Exploration”	1.   The information in the first column (“Motives for Exploring”) may be written in incomplete sentences. 2.   The information in the second column must be written in complete sentences.  Do not forget to use correct grammar and conventions.
Land Proclamation Map	Choose four different colors to indicate with a sketch where each nation explored in North America. Use website one to gather your information.	1.   The areas must be colored accurately. 2.   You must include typical map features on your map, such as: ·     A title ·     A map key ·     A compass rose
Impact of European Explorers	Use website two and three to gather information about individual explorers and their impact on the new world.	1.   The information in the first column (“Area Explored”) may be written in incomplete sentences. 2.   The information in the second and third columns (“Objectives” and “Results”) must be written in complete sentences.  Do not forget to use correct grammar and conventions.

'Tis the season to be snotty...

I wanted to let you all know that I was out yesterday with strep.  The doctor said that I was no longer contagious because it has been 24hrs since my first dose of antibiotics.  Apparently there has been a lot of viruses and other bugs going around recently and I wanted to make sure that you were aware and took appropriate precautions.  Below is a link to a video about how easily germs spread in the classroom and I thought today was a perfect day to share.  

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/classroom-experiment-reveals-quickly-germs-spread-26755003

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Meredith Macon Katz
5th Grade Teacher
Kannapolis Intermediate School
525 East C St.
Kannapolis, NC 28083
704-932-4161ext128
meredith.katz@kcs.k12.nc.us

IMPORTANT:  In compliance with federal law, the Kannapolis City School System administers all educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law.  The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential.  They are intended for the named recipient(s) only.   If you received this email in error, please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies thereof. 

Links to decimal activities

Place & Value 5NBT1

http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/decimal-games.html\

 

Expanded form 5NBT1 & 5NBT3

http://www.ezschool.com/Math/Decimals/st12.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/FS_place_value_decimal.htm

 

Reading & Writing 5NBT3a

http://mrnussbaum.com/docrb1/

http://www.dositey.com/2008/Products/Content/Include/decfrac/1/4/launch.php

 

Comparing and Ordering 5NBT3b

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/ordering-game.php?m=Dec-Tricky Choose "decimals thousandths" or "Decimals 0.01-9.99"

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/games/our-games/decimal-games/decimal-place-value-math-game

http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/numbers/decimals.html\

 

Rounding 5NBT4

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/scooterQuestDecRound.htm

http://www.math-play.com/rounding-decimals-game-1/rounding-decimals-game.html

http://www.math-play.com/baseball-math-rounding-decimals/rounding-decimals.html

http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/decimal/decimal-sharks.html

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Meredith Macon Katz
5th Grade Teacher
Kannapolis Intermediate School
525 East C St.
Kannapolis, NC 28083
704-932-4161ext128
meredith.katz@kcs.k12.nc.us

IMPORTANT:  In compliance with federal law, the Kannapolis City School System administers all educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law.  The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential.  They are intended for the named recipient(s) only.   If you received this email in error, please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies thereof. 

This is SCIENCE!

I think they kids enjoyed our Tiger reROARd science lesson today.


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Mon /11/3/14

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