Finish your Prezi!

Today, you will have a chance to finish the Prezis you started last week about your thoughts on helping this year's 4th graders transition to 5th grade.

I would like you each to include:

• At least 7 of your ideas or suggestions from the worksheets you completed in language arts class last week (the sub will have the worksheets in my binder).
• At least two pictures.
• Please be sure that the spelling and punctuation is perfect!

Have fun with this, and help each other if you get stuck.

Here is the link to Prezi:

www.prezi.com

(Remember, you login using your Email address and the same password you use for the network and your Email.)

Mrs. Morell

A Prezi!

Today, we will start Prezis presentations.

Your goal is to help the current 4th graders understand what life is like in 5th Grade.  You should have filled out the following worksheet before arriving in class.  We'll base our Prezi on this.

Name: ___________________________   Date: ____________________

5^th grade Technology Project

Please fill in the blanks:

The best part of coming to the Upper School is____________________________

The best part of 5th grade is_____________________________________________

If I could give you one tip for success in the 5th grade, it would be___________

In 5th grade, always_______________________________________________________

In 5th grade, never________________________________________________________

I wish I had known___________________________before I came to the 5th grade.

The three words that best describe a model 5th grade student are________

The 5 most important lessons I learned in 5th grade________________________

The best book we read this year was_______________________________

The coolest science experiment we did was_________________________

Did you know___________________ (add something you learned in SS or at Gettysburg)?

***Save this completed sheet for this week’s technology class.

But first, we have to learn some Prezi basics:

Finally, we will set up Prezi accounts today:

http://prezi.com/

You will need to set up an account with your HTS Email account and password - it will be a free account for students.

You will be creating a Prezi for your biography project, so I thought it would be fun if you created a quick biography about yourself to practice.  Here is my sample:



Let's watch a Prezi tutorial:

History Channel Interactive

http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/west-point-warriors

Internet Scavenger Hunt

Today, we are going to practice some Internet Searchintg skills with the following Scavenger hunt.


Use the link to Google Search to help you find the answers to the following questions.

Remember, it is best to type in key words when searching, but sentences also work well.

I would like you to note which website you used to find your answer.  You may not use About.com, or other wiki.  It must be a reputable source.

You may work in pairs...

Have fun!

Mrs. Morell

Question	Search Phrase	Website Used	Answer
Sample: What is John F. Kennedy’s birthday?	“John F. Kennedy” AND birthday	biography.com	May 29, 1917
What is the population of California?
What is today’s temperature in Fairbanks, Alaska?
Name the president born on July 6, 1946.
What did Roald Amundson do?
What Imax movie would you most like to see at the Smithsonian Natural History museum?
What won Best Picture at the 2013 Academy Awards?
Who won the Best Actor Award at the 2012 Academy Awards?  For what role?
What book won the 2013 Newberry Medal?  What were three Newberry Honor books?
What is the Best-Selling children's paperback book according to the New York Times?
What state is Gettysburg in?
Name two National Parks, and the states where they are located.
What was the score of the most recent Georgetown vs. Syracuse game?
What was the real name of Dr. Seuss?
When is Dr. Seuss’s Birthday?
Name two books that Michael Morpurgo wrote.
Who is the Acting Director of the CIA?
Who was just confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense?
.Name two animals from the National Zoos Amazonia exhibit
Name two animals from the National Zoo’s invertebrate exhibit
What continent is Montenegro on?
Where is the city of Petra? (hint – the one in the Middle East)
List one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

 

Introducing RAZ Kids

Good Morning,

Today, we will be using a new website, called RAZ-kids.  You will have time to read a selection of texts and take quizzes to help improve your reading and comprehension.  This is something you can do on the iPads in class as well.

The login is:  http://www.raz-kids.com

If you are in Mrs. Edward's homeroom, your login will be kedwardsaae

If you are in Mrs. Sampson's homeroom, your login will be msampsonk

You may select a text to read, but you must also take a quiz after the test.  The texts are interesting, but quite long :)  Have fun!

Mrs. Morell

If you finish Scantron, watch these...

OK my friends.  When you finish Scantron testing, you must be quiet to let others finish, so prepare to be amazed by this series of videos - mostly from TedEd, but a few suggestions from Lizzie and Cate:

Mathletics Challenge Winners! And Scantron Testing

5th  Grade Mathletics Challenge Winners!

Our 5th Grade winners were Constantine and Adriano Bayz.  Each will receive a Holy Trinity polar fleece sweatshirt with "Mathlete" embroidered on it.

Our 5th Grade runners-up were: Chiara Tartaglino, Katie Moran, Sophie Myers, Sarah Myers, Karreone Goddard, Morgan Curran, Seamus Carroll-Gavula, and Eli Smulson.  Our runners up will receive Saxby's gift cards.

Congratulations Mathletes! We will be having another challenge in February, so continue playing Mathletics.

This week in the lab, we will be continuing Scantron testing.