Space X Succeeds in Docking on ISS!

Looking Forward to the Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals!

Here's some inspiration! Check out these quick news segments about the youngest contestant ever!

As you watch this first one, try to answer this question. Why is "sprachgefuhl" one of her favorite words?

Lori Anne Madison, 6, is youngest...

Person of the Week: National Spelling Bee's Youngest Contestant

Celebrating Memorial Day

What is the meaning of Memorial Day?

These 2 video segments from ABC News help us better understand (WARNING: has commercials).

Remembering the Fallen


Children Remember Lost Fathers

Morning Work: Read Award-Winning Writing and Try-out for the Spelling Bee

Good Morning! Here are you assignments.

1) Read this essay, written by Maggie Hicks (scroll down to see a photo) a former 4th grader of mine. She won 3rd place in the nation!
2) Try out for the National Spelling Bee! Well, it's not the real tryouts... It's just a sample of what the qualifying test would be like. HINT: Don't feel bad if you don't know how to spell these words! Ms. Bragg's score didn't qualify her! I'll show you my scores after announcements.

VIDEO: From Scholastic News, New Domino Record

The Future of Space Flight? Private Companies Fly to Space Station

We saw the Space Shuttle on its way to retirement. So how will astronauts get to the International Space Station in the future? Maybe Space X is the answer?

Check out these 2 ABC news reports. The first showing a "scrubbed" launch and the second showing lift off.

SpaceX Rocket Fails to Launch

SpaceX Launch Ushers In New Era in Space Flight

And here's 60 Minutes on Space X

VIDEO: School House Rock: 3 Ring Circus

VIDEO: Federal vs. State Powers

VIDEO: First Representative Government in the New World

Link for Tonight's Homework Assignment

Below is the link for tonight's homework.

Like last night, REMEMBER:

• You need to show your work on your neat sheet for all 20 problems.
• Write on the lines and keep your work neat.
• Number each problem.
• Skip at least 3 lines between each problem. Do NOT pre-number your paper. You don't know how much pace you will need!
• Tonight's assignment is MUCH tougher! But you can do it!
• If you get stuck, no worries... Move on to the next one. We'll talk about the tougher ones tomorrow.
• Here's some help with #1 to get you started.

Paige put 20 flowers in a vase on the table. Two-tenths are yellow roses. How many yellow roses are in the vase?

Draw a picture. Imagine that each of these Xes below are flowers.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

That's 20 Xes!

How can I divide up those 20 into 10 parts? Well.. Take a look at this:

XX  XX  XX  XX  XX  XX  XX  XX  XX  XX

I've put them into groups of 2. How many groups are there? That's right, 10! I've divided up the total into tenths!

So if 2/10 of the flowers are yellow, that would be 2 groups out of the 10. So how many individual roses is that?


Here's the link: Word Problems Fractions

Link for Tonight's Word Problem Homework

Below is the link for tonight's homework.

REMEMBER:

• You need to show your work on your neat sheet for all 20 problems.
• Write on the lines and keep your work neat.
• Number each problem.
• Skip at least 3 lines between each problem. Do NOT pre-number your paper. You don't know how much pace you will need!
• You will use all 4 operations. Be sure to read the problem carefully and to REALLY think about what's happening in the problem before you start computing.

Here's the link:  IQ Quiz Word Problems