http://upperhouse.edublogs.org Peeler Open School for the Performing Arts--Upper House Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:44:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our newest podcast is the Time Machine Talk Show starring Sierra, Odera, Naomi, and Sara. Give it a listen! Feel free to tell us what you think right here on the blog! http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/18/time-machine-talk-show/ Here are the activities for this week! Symmetry Scholastic (Logical Reasoning) http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/17/math-activities-for-the-week-of-1116/ We have had lots of visitors on our student blogs so far. The kids are very motivated by visitors and comments, so please continue to visit often and join the conversations. The student blogs can be found on the right side of this page. We have some friends ... http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/13/new-blog-friends/ Today, Ansen brought in something to share at Morning Meeting.  It was a very unusual object; it was both familiar and foreign at the same time.  When he took it out of the box, everyone was excited and confused.  The kids all started asking each other, "What IS that thing?", ... http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/what-is-that-thing/ Check out this game from Math Playground that lets you practice estimating angles in a fun way! Be sure to write a short paragraph about your successess (and challenges) so you have something to turn in to your yellow folder. http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/estimate-angles-with-aliens/ Try these awesome mysteries by the Scholastic Company! They are a little different than the ones we did in class, but I think they are even more fun. Be sure to show your work on paper so you can turn something in with your yellow folder. http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/math-logical-reasoning-mysteries/ Mrs. Mannino's second graders need our help. We need to make a scavenger hunt that is exciting to her class and will teach them something. Any ideas? http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/06/help-mrs-mannino/ Watch this video of our class walking/running with our K/1 buddies! Mr. MJ created this commercial to help get our pledges in from the Walk-a-Thon. Thanks Mr. MJ! You can visit his blog by clicking here! http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/06/272/ [caption id="attachment_261" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="The treasure is THAT way!!"][/caption] In social studies, we are studying the European explorers who sailed to the New World from the 1400s to the 1600s.  To get geared up for this unit, we went on an expedition of our own.  [caption id="attachment_262" align="alignright" width="192" caption="Success!"][/caption] In the 15th ... http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/11/04/the-buckmaster-explorers/ Today we went on a triangle and quadrilateral scavenger hunt!  Armed with cameras and clipboards, the students were given the task of finding as many triangles and quadrilaterals as they could in 30 minutes.  They were allowed to go (almost) anywhere in the school building, and around the outside perimeter ... http://upperhouse.edublogs.org/2009/10/28/polygon-scavenger-hunt/