4th Reading Encantado
Saturday January 28th 2012, 3:21 pm
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Imagine you’re at the jungle lodge after your trip with Moises. Write a journal entry telling about your day.  Your entry should be at least 5 sentences.



4th Reading The Houdini Box
Friday January 20th 2012, 12:00 pm
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Write a letter as if you were Houdini telling Victor why you gave him the box.  Start your letter with:
Dear Victor, I decided to
give you this box because
__________.  Give reasons why Houdini
 might have given Victor his
box. Use friendly language in your letter. End with a closing and type Harry Houdini’s name at the end.



5th Math 1-9-12
Sunday January 08th 2012, 4:18 pm
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Last week we multiplied decimal numbers by powers of ten and decimal numbers by other factors.  Imagine your are the teacher and explain how to do each one.



4th Reading The Kapok Tree
Sunday January 08th 2012, 4:06 pm
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Research endangered animals that live in rainforests.  Identify 1 endangered animal and share three facts about your animal and then a reason why they are endangered.  Last, tell where you got your information.



4th Reading Eye of the Storm
Monday January 02nd 2012, 2:50 pm
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Research weather safety and dangerous weather.  Choose one kind of dangerous weather and then list 5 things you can do to be safe or prepared during that type of danger.  Write at least one sentence for each of your 5 things.



5th Blog Bonus
Friday December 30th 2011, 12:51 pm
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This is a season of giving and gifts.  The best gifts, however, are almost always things that can not be bought with money.  What are the best gifts you have been given that cannot be purchased?  Explain each one and write at least 4 sentences.



4th Bonus Break Blog
Friday December 30th 2011, 12:47 pm
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This is a season of giving and gifts.  The best gifts, however, are almost always things that can not be bought with money.  What are the best gifts you have been given that cannot be purchased?  Explain each one and write at least 4 sentences.



5th Math 12-5-11
Saturday December 03rd 2011, 8:46 pm
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Explain the difference between prime and composite numbers.  Then list all of the prime numbers between 2 and 100.  Remember to use commas between your numbers.



4th How Night Came From the Sea
Saturday December 03rd 2011, 8:44 pm
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Research the importance of sleep.  Then write your own short public service announcement for radio that tells people about the importance of getting a good night’s sleep.  Your announcement should be at least 4 well-written sentences.



4th Reading Adelina’s Whales
Sunday November 27th 2011, 8:52 pm
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This post is going to be a challenge.  Before you start typing think about the story and identify the most important things from the story.  Also, avoid telling supporting details that are not as important.

Write a summary of the story using 45 words or less.  Remember to focus on the really important information from the story.  Use good capitalization, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.