http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc Just another Blogs.PortlandSchools.org weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:04:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The students have been taking a test on phase one from the Mathscapes book.  This phase is all about finding the best deal when you are shopping.  Example: If you buy the more expensive chips vs the "no-ad" kind, how much would you save in one week, month, and year? http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/11/20/math-112008/ The students are reading Al Capone does my Shirts and are enjoying it very much.  This book takes place during the depression about a boy who grows up on Alcatraz Island where his father is a guard.  We did some frontloading on this book where the kids learned about who ... http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/11/20/la-112008-2/ The students are reading Al Capone does my Shirts and are enjoying it very much.  This book takes place during the depression about a boy who grows up on Alcatraz Island where his father is a guard.  We did some frontloading on this book where the kids learned about who ... http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/11/20/la-112008/ The students have finished reading The Outsiders!!  We watched the movie last week to celebrate.  The students appeared to enjoy it.  This week we are working on a brochure on The Outsiders as part of a formal assessment.  http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/11/03/la-11308/ The students are figuring out the best buy when buying items.  Example: Is it best to buy 4 12-packs of Coke for $3.50 each or 2 24-packs of Coke for $6.50 each?  The students are working on lots of "real world" math problems.   http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/11/03/math-11308/ The students are working on their graphing project that will be due on Friday, October 17th.  They need to interview 20 people about their favorite ?.  It can be anything:  favorite food, singer, music, ice cream, etc.  They need to take this data and turn it into a bar graph ... http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/10/14/math-101408/ Today the students read about "the rumble" in The Outsiders.  This was a very exciting part in the story.  Tomorrow-Friday the students will be working on their persuasive essays.  They will be due Friday, October 17th.   http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/10/14/la-101408/ The students learned how to make circle graphs today.  Tomorrow we will continue making circle graphs.  I will be assigning a graphic project on Friday to be due later next week.   http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/10/07/math-10708/ The students read The Outsiders today.  For homework they are writing a letter to the character.  This is due Th 10/9.  We will be working on the annual writing prompts later this week.   http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/10/07/la-10708/ Today we focused on writing strong, catchy leads for our persuasive essays.  We also hit a climactic moment in The Outsiders (the fire in the church!).  Some students still owe reading logs.   http://blogs.portlandschools.org/bironc/2008/09/30/la-93008/