Thursday, December 17, 2015
Birthday Boy
Today was not just the Winter Sing, but more importantly Josephe's ninth birthday. Thank you for the delicious birthday treat, Josephe and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Preparation for the Bake Sale
Today the students spent some time preparing for the bake sale and school store tomorrow. Some groups packaged the cookies and bars that we baked. Other students determined prices for new supplies that we will be selling at our sale. Other students created signs for us to put around the school for tomorrow's sale. Our classroom has definitely turned into a baking factory over the past week and a half. It's been a great learning experience for us all.
Math Problems
Here are some recent math problems the students were asked to solve. Most students were successful with these problems. The students had to actually cut the string according to the directions for the string problem. Some students had to redo this problem a few times, but they eventually found success.
Ms. Baumann was given a 24 inch piece of string. She cut this piece of string in half. Then she took one of these pieces and cut it into three equal pieces. Finally, Ms. Bauman cut one of these smaller pieces of string into four equal pieces. How long was each of these pieces of string? How many pieces of string did she cut her 24 inch piece of string into? How many of each size string did she have?
Ms. Mueller baked 8 pans of brownies. She cut each pan of brownies into four equal rows with 6 brownies in each row. How many brownies did she bake in all?
Mr. Raasch and Mr. Moore are good at wrapping presents. Mr. Raasch can wrap 3 presents in 15 minutes. Mr. Moore can wrap 4 presents in 15 minutes. They need to wrap a total of 35 presents as a team. How long will it take them to wrap these presents?
Mr. Grunwald had 27 baseball hats. His mom gave him 14 more baseball hats. He put 5 of his baseball hats in his closet. The rest of his baseball hats he placed on a shelf in his room. He put 6 hats on each shelf. How many shelves did he use for his baseball hats?
There are 3 rows of cookies in each box. There are 6 cookies in each row. Ms. Tellen would like to buy enough cookies for her whole class. She would like each person in her class to get 2 cookies. If she has 22 students in her class and two teachers, how many boxes of cookies should she buy?
Ms. Baumann was given a 24 inch piece of string. She cut this piece of string in half. Then she took one of these pieces and cut it into three equal pieces. Finally, Ms. Bauman cut one of these smaller pieces of string into four equal pieces. How long was each of these pieces of string? How many pieces of string did she cut her 24 inch piece of string into? How many of each size string did she have?
Dogs vs. Cats
I prefer dogs to cats. A reason I think dogs are better is that you only have to feed dogs bones. The second reason I prefer dogs is because cats have sharp claws that could scratch you. The next reason I like dogs more is because they help blind people. The last reason I prefer dogs to cats is that cats need litter boxes and litter boxes are messy. Those are most of my reasons why I know that dogs are way better than cats. written by Zack
I know dogs are better than cats. You can play fetch with dogs.you can also play tug of war too.That is so much fun.You can also go on walks in the woods or walk around the block.Dogs can be your best friend because they can go places with you. Also dogs are active because they run around the house.Dogs are awesome because they go on walks with you,play with you,and they dig with you.They will bury stuff with you.They will play dead.They will play anything basically, so you should like DOGS BETTER THAN CATS!!!!!! Written by Julian
Who would like cats when dogs are around? Everyone knows dogs are wayyyyyy better. First of all dogs listen to their owners like you can teach dogs tricks and they come when you call them. Cats on the other hand just sit there and when their owners call the cat’s name they go farther away from them. Second of all dogs go to the bathroom outside and it fertilizes the plants and helps them grow. When cats go inside the house in their litter box it makes the house smell like cat poop.Third of all dogs are wayyyyyyyyyyyy smarter. They can be taught how to cross roads. Cats don’t even know how to come when you call them. Fourth of all dog spelled backwards is God and cat backwards is tac and tac is not even a word. Those are reasons why dogs rule and cats are not cool. Written by Brayden
Which is better a dog or a cat? Dogs are way better than cats. My first reason that dogs are a lot better than cats is some dogs help injured people while cats just sit around and be lazy. My second reason is dogs sometimes help firefighters and cops, but yet again cats just sit around and sleep all day long. Another explanation is dogs are a lot more adorable than cats, because dogs can get really fluffy. My last explanation is cats need litter boxes and you need to clean the litter box, when you can just let a dog outside to go to the bathroom. That’s why I think dogs are a lot more enhanced than cats. Written by Maddie
Dogs are a hundred times better than cats. Here are some reasons why. My first reason why dogs are completely better than cats is that cats have to be declawed and dogs don’t! My second reason why cats aren’t nearly as awesome as dogs is that dogs can swim and cats don’t ever touch water, because their fur would puff up and they would not be able to move. This is better for people, because they can swim with their dogs and play with them! Another reason why dogs are the BEST animals compared to cats is that when a robber robs your house the dog will protect your house and a cat will probably run and hide. My final reason why dogs are a hundred times better than cats is that dogs are loyal and help blind people and cats are the complete opposite! People have to help cats more than they have to help dogs! That is why dogs are more loved than cats. Written by Logan
I know dogs are better than cats. You can play fetch with dogs.you can also play tug of war too.That is so much fun.You can also go on walks in the woods or walk around the block.Dogs can be your best friend because they can go places with you. Also dogs are active because they run around the house.Dogs are awesome because they go on walks with you,play with you,and they dig with you.They will bury stuff with you.They will play dead.They will play anything basically, so you should like DOGS BETTER THAN CATS!!!!!! Written by Julian
Who would like cats when dogs are around? Everyone knows dogs are wayyyyyy better. First of all dogs listen to their owners like you can teach dogs tricks and they come when you call them. Cats on the other hand just sit there and when their owners call the cat’s name they go farther away from them. Second of all dogs go to the bathroom outside and it fertilizes the plants and helps them grow. When cats go inside the house in their litter box it makes the house smell like cat poop.Third of all dogs are wayyyyyyyyyyyy smarter. They can be taught how to cross roads. Cats don’t even know how to come when you call them. Fourth of all dog spelled backwards is God and cat backwards is tac and tac is not even a word. Those are reasons why dogs rule and cats are not cool. Written by Brayden
Which is better a dog or a cat? Dogs are way better than cats. My first reason that dogs are a lot better than cats is some dogs help injured people while cats just sit around and be lazy. My second reason is dogs sometimes help firefighters and cops, but yet again cats just sit around and sleep all day long. Another explanation is dogs are a lot more adorable than cats, because dogs can get really fluffy. My last explanation is cats need litter boxes and you need to clean the litter box, when you can just let a dog outside to go to the bathroom. That’s why I think dogs are a lot more enhanced than cats. Written by Maddie
CATS VS DOGS
Dogs are a hundred times better than cats. Here are some reasons why. My first reason why dogs are completely better than cats is that cats have to be declawed and dogs don’t! My second reason why cats aren’t nearly as awesome as dogs is that dogs can swim and cats don’t ever touch water, because their fur would puff up and they would not be able to move. This is better for people, because they can swim with their dogs and play with them! Another reason why dogs are the BEST animals compared to cats is that when a robber robs your house the dog will protect your house and a cat will probably run and hide. My final reason why dogs are a hundred times better than cats is that dogs are loyal and help blind people and cats are the complete opposite! People have to help cats more than they have to help dogs! That is why dogs are more loved than cats. Written by Logan
Tall Tales
The students started reading five different tall tales with a partner today. They are highlighting the different exaggerations used in each story. Also, they are highlighting the setting and the lesson learned in each story. Next week we will discuss how all tall tales are similar.
Bake Sale
Yesterday we made bars for our bake sale. We made two pans of bars. The students were stuck with me in helping with this task. They had plenty of laughs at my lack of knowledge in this area. There was plenty of laughter when I tried to turn on the mixer and hit the eject button instead. It was pretty funny seeing the whisks (I think that is what they are called) fall into the mixing bowl with the batter. Somehow the bars did turn out and are ready to be sold tomorrow.
Northern Lights
The Northern Lights performed for our school yesterday. They sang holiday songs for about a half hour in the morning. The Northern Lights are a choir from Sheboygan North High School. Two of the members of the choir were former students from Cooper School.
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