Planet Pixies

First, create a Pixie drawing that illustrates why the Earth has seasons.  Don't forget to include at least 2 facts on the drawing (use the Text tool to insert your facts).

Once you have finished the first drawing, you may choose a planet to draw.  Again, include 2 or 3 facts about the planet you have chosen.  Here are some examples from students last year.

Scantron Testing This Week

Today, we will begin about two weeks of standardized testing in the subjects reading and math. This test helps your teachers understand what you have learned so far and how they can best help you learn more.
The Scantron test will be administered during technology classes and during the technology block of your language arts class.
A few reminders about this test:

• The test will be slightly different for each of you. If you correctly answer a problem, it gives you more difficult problems, and if you incorrectly answer a problem, it gives you easier problems. The length of the test may be very different for each of you as well.
• You must answer every question.
• It is very important to do your best and answer all items carefully, because the test will stop if you are guessing. You will have to start over from the beginning if this happens.
• Parts of this test will be very difficult, and likely cover topics you have never seen before. Please don't worry! Make your best guess, then move on.
• When you finish, raise your hand and I will come over to help you.    

I will provide your Student ID number.

Finish Poetry and Spelling City

Please finish your Diamante poem today if you haven't already done so.  Then go to:
www.spellingcity.com

You must following these steps to Create A New List:
1. Login as the Teacher
    cmiller@htsdc.org
    3310prospect
2. Click List Management (in the top right box)
3. Click Create A New List
4. Give your list a name in the top box (michael 5-7-13)
5. Type this week's spelling words
6. Click Save at the bottom
If you have spelled any of your words incorrectly, you will see a message in red next to that word.  Click on that word and correct the spelling.
7. Click Save again (after correcting any spelling mistakes)
8. Click on YOUR list and begin playing spelling games


If you finish working on Spelling City, you can try this eWord game using the vocabulary from Nights of the Pufflings.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=4&selection=1

Poetry and Story Writing Today

Please finish and/or work on the following today (in this order):
1.  Your Acrostic poem
2.  Your Diamante poem
3.  Your storybird - www.storybird.com

In order to continue working on your Diamante poem, you must first open the following link:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/
Click Open (top of the screen)
Click Find My File
Click Computer
Click on your network drive

More Poetry Today

Today, you will finish the acrostic poem you started yesterday.  These are the steps for finding your acrostic poem on your computer:
1. Login
2. Click the Start button (the blue circle with colorful flag) in the lower left corner of the screen
3. Click on Computer
4. Double click on YOUR network drive (tartaglinom, etc.)
5. You will see a list of all of the documents you have created this year.  Find your acrostic poem on the list and double click on it to open.
Once you have finished the Acrostic poem, you will begin working on a Diamante poem.  Click on the link below to begin the Diamante poem:

 http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/

Poetry Day!

Please use Power Point for your Acrostic poem.  Do you remember when we worked on acrostic poems in 2nd grade?  We used the word SNOW.  After you have finished typing your poem, you may insert some clip art.

Please go through the website called Read Write Think for your Diamante poem.  Click on the link below to get started:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/

Storybird Today

While I am at a Technology conference in Baltimore, you will continue to work on the stories that you began last week using www.storybird.com.  If there is enough time, your Language Arts teacher may also work with you on creating an Acrostic Poem.  I am looking forward to continuing this work with you when I return.