Room 25 Online

The count down is on ! NASA plans to launch the Curiosity, a land rover. It will be launched on November 25 ,at 6:00 A.M. They just found out that there might have been life and water on Mars. Landing on Mars will be no easy feat. Curiosity is set to land in a huge crater. Iron-rich dust and rock give Mars a red surface and a pink sky.Curiosity is much bigger and more powerful than any other spacecraft that NASA has sent to Mars. Curiosity is about the size of a car. Curiosity is twice as long as Spirit or Opportunity,two rovers that landed on Mars in 2004. Spirit is a rover that went to Mars and was suposed to last for a short time but it has lasted for six years. Spirit is stuck in this quick sand ,so NASA is trying to find a way to help Spirit get out with a model rover.

Fun fact

The Romans called Mars the god of war because it's red color looked like blood.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/mission/timeline/launch/ Curiousity Launch Page

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/mission/timeline/launch/watchonline/ Watch the launch online or on NASA TV
http://www.thetech.org/robotics/atyourcommand/index.html Drive your own rover on Earth and the Moon

Our week!!!! ;-) so far.....

2011-11-08T13:44:00.012-07:00

On Monday it was raining and it was very very cold and we went to art. In art we drew pics of what is in AZ because AZ's b-day is coming up on Febuary 14th. When we came back from art we started this thing about what we imagine about the internet.
After lunch we watched a movie in the MPR because it was rainy day schedule. Then we packed up to leave.
Today we went to the computer lab and did IXL math. We came back to class to study for our map test . We reviewed our math review and then we went to lunch.
When we came back in, Mr. Miller read us a chapter of Dagger Quick by Brian Eames. Then we finished our internet pictures.

Can You Draw The Internet?

Pour Quoi Stories

2011-11-01T11:51:00.008-07:00

Pour Quoi Stories are made up stories about how things or animals came to be, like for example,how the elephants got their trunks or how lava became hot and stuff like that. This is what we did,we first made a rough draft of the stories.Then we made our final copies. Then we typed it on the computer. After that we went on Google and we got to pick out a picture for our stories. So that's how we made our Pour Quoi Stories. The book of our stories will be in the school library.

You can read our Pour Quoi stories here.

The Annual Peace Conference.

2011-10-19T13:00:00.007-07:00

Hello, this is from the Student Council. Today only 5th grade Student Council went to Copper Creek Elementary School for The Annual Peace Conference. We had 13 elementary schools. A school named Iron Wood had their show chorus sing for all of us, CDO,Keiling,Rio Vista,Prince,Copper Creek,and more Amphi Dist. schools were there. We learned not to bully in all ways . We did a play to show others not to bully people. In the end we released blue balloons and 13 Doves to make a pledge that we will not bully. Everything went out great. Don't be a bully.

Gregor the Overlander Fakebook

2011-09-30T13:53:00.001-07:00

Here is the link
http://www.classtools.net/fb/20/hFQFRf

Gregor the Overlander Book Trailer

Victory to Jose Antonio

2011-09-28T13:34:00.006-07:00

If you recall last week we helped a man on http://www.kiva.com/. Well his name is Jose Antonio. He has reached his goal of $550.He needed the money to fix his house. To who ever helped him thank you very much. He will pay us the $25 back in 14 months. Sadly all of us will be in 6th grade.

Angela and Kiera

Helping People with Kiva.com

2011-09-23T13:40:00.004-07:00

Kiva.org is a website that lends people small amounts of money so they can improve their lives. This is called microlending.
The class split into teams and examined the different people on kiva. Each team presented to the class for which person should get the loan.
We decided on José Antonio from Ecuador who needed money to repair his house. We loaned him $25. He needs $350 more
If you would like to join us and help others you can go to http://www.kiva.org/

Drop - It

2011-09-14T16:32:00.000-07:00

Life Without Smartboards

2011-08-30T11:49:00.008-07:00

Today, our smartboard went out for a few hours. It made us think about what if we didn't have it in our classroom. Here are a few comments.
School would be boring without a smart board because we couldn't do all the fun stuff that we can do with a smart board. It takes more time to do stuff without
the smart board. That's not really smart. Also, what if you had to do a math box review. You wold have to draw every question and it takes a lot of time.
by Wes
School would be good without a smartboard because today the smartboard didn't work and we still did our geography test without the smartboard. Usually we use the smartboard for the geography test but we didn't and we still did our geography test. So I think people can work without a smartboard.
By Taylor
School without smart boards would be the same. We would use whiteboards and we would have more computers and projecters . It would be odd at first but we would get used to it. And it would save money. Reading and social studies would be the same. We would just use a projecter and it would save money.
By Kriss
What do you think?

Book Trailers

2011-08-29T12:52:00.024-07:00

Evaluation Rubric

1.Midnight on the Moon by Brandon and Kiera

2.The Orange Outlaw by Georgiana and Angela

3.The Unwilling Umpire by Wesley and Devin

4.Twister on Tuesday by Taylor and Yennifer
5.Day of the Dragon King by Jayce and Mia

6.The Knight at Dawn by Cameron and Warren

7.The White Wolf by Paul and Oscar
8.Earthquake in the Early Morning by Audra and Eulisa

9.The Runaway Racehorse by Paola and Leonella

10.The Talking T-Rex by Adrian, Luey and Roman

11.Ghost Town at Sundown by Austin and Alex

12.The Ninth Nugget by Caleb and David

13.Viking Ships at Sunrise by Kriss and April

Why We Like to Blog

2011-08-23T09:06:00.002-07:00

Like seeing what other kids around the world were writing
Like voki
Seeing other class videos
Like feeding the fish
Like how other countries could see our blog
Like learning about other's hobbies and what they liked about school
Like commenting to other people around the world
Different people have different backgrounds
Saw science experiments that they did
Learned about different teachers

Our day!

2011-08-22T13:25:00.006-07:00

Today we watched a video about a Mathemagican. He did really cool stuff like....He would have random people in the audience tell him their birth month and year and he would tell them the day of the week they were born on and he got all of them right!! Also, today we went to Art and we did lines such as angles, dots, dotted lines, horizontal lines, diagonal lines, and vertical lines.

We are still working on our book trailers. We saw a really good one for Gregor the Overlander. In math we worked on divisibility rules.

And that was our day!

This Week!!!!

2011-08-19T16:03:00.002-07:00

This week on Monday we got to go to art,on Tuesday we went to computers ,we went to P.E on Wednesday,yesterday we went to music and then today we went to library. We also got to meet our new buddies. Today we met our buddies and did a project with them called Making Bio-cubes. That's our week.

Fifth Grade Expectations

2011-08-14T22:27:00.001-07:00

The first day of school

2011-08-10T13:31:00.008-07:00

Today was the first day of school. I love my class so far. Mr. Miller is an awesome teacher. A lot of my friends from last year are in my class this year. I have also met new friends. Today we introduced ourselves to the class. We also made Alliteration poems. It was a very good day and I think I'm going to have a good last year at Walker. :)

Room25online - That's Us

2011-08-09T10:08:00.002-07:00

Welcome to our class blog.My intent is for it to be an ongoing interactive journal of the happenings in Room 25. It will be a daily (or almost daily) recap of our day at school. Parents can see what we did at school that day, students who were absent can begin to catch up on any work they might have missed - the possibilities for two-way communication are endless. Best of all, the blog will be entirely written by you, the students of room 25.This is a tool we can have a lot of fun with. It is a tool of the 21st century-maybe unlike anything you've used at Walker before. We will be able to give each other comments and feedback on our work. People all over the world will be able to see what we do. Do you have relatives who live outside of Tucson? Well, now they can keep up with what you're doing. Communication will be 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and all over the planet.
If you'd like some advice from last year's fifth graders click here.
We have a twitter and a Facebook page also. Check those out with the links on the right side of the page.

Deep Ocean

2011-05-19T09:06:00.002-07:00

Take a look at our stixy wall based on Discovery's Planet Earth series

http://www.stixy.com/guest/123521

Book Projects

2011-05-13T11:11:00.004-07:00

Students are doing book projects based on War with Grandpa or There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom. They had the option to use any program that we learned this year to present their work.

The War with Grandpa by JNA by Room25online Make your own at toondoo.com

War with Grandpa by Mason,Tyler,and Brodie

War with Grandpa by Carlos and Jessie

Robert Kimmel Smith

2011-05-12T08:35:00.000-07:00

Robert Kimmel Smith is the author of War with Grandpa, Chocolate Fever and other children's books. He visited our class yesterday to talk to us about his life as a writer.

Mr. Smith has lead a fascinating life. He said that he uses situations around him for book ideas. He observes and listens. Other advice he gave to kids who want to write included to write in your head first and to keep your sentences short and sweet.

We shared our book projects with him. It was an honor to have him visit.

Our Storybirds

2011-04-18T08:23:00.004-07:00

These are the stories we wrote using storybird.com If you would like to read more please click on our twitter or storybird badges to the right.

Cheesy and his Friends on Storybird
Some Things NASA Doesn't Tell You. on Storybird

Friends Not Teachers on Storybird

PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY on Storybird

A TRUE STORY!!!!!!!!!!! :) on Storybird

GO CATS!!!

2011-03-18T21:22:00.006-07:00

Here are the final stats:

Memphis

Shots Made 26

Shots Attempted 53

Free Throws Made 17

Free Throws Attempted 24

Arizona

Shots Made 23

Shots Attempted 50

Free Throws Made 26

Free Throws Attempted 31

Extra Credit to anyone who posts the correct percentages.

Fourth Quarter Map Tests

2011-03-18T10:21:00.003-07:00

Click here for the locations and dates of the fourth quarter map tests

Your first test will be the Tuesday we return after Spring Break.

Women of the Revolutionary War

2011-03-10T10:58:00.005-07:00

Today we watched an electronic field trip from Colonial Williamsburg entitled Women of the Revolutionary War.
Click here to see what we learned. Add another fact if you wish.
Here is the link to Colonial Williamsburg games and activities

The Door Contest

2011-03-08T09:27:00.008-07:00

It was Love of Reading Week at Walker this week so we had a door decorating contest. We picked the book Found for our door decoration because it was our class favorite . What we had to do in order to win the contest was tell the story without using words. We picked people who were missing in the past that were in the book to put on our poster. We wrote a small story about how they went missing and how old they were. We put our stories on paper and made it look old .

Also, we made it look like time travel . We put on an envelope that said,"You are one of the missing" , because that is in the book. We put on pictures of airplanes, hourglasses, and an elucidator. Also, it looks like there's a cave in the middle of the door and there is a clock in the word Found as the O. Then we put dates all over the door. We highly recommend this book to you.

Our door was voted Best Fifth Grade Door. Click here to see all the doors.

The book was written by Margaret Peterson Haddix

by Adrian, Samantha, Alexis and Robert

Amphi Track Meet

2011-03-07T13:47:00.005-07:00

On Friday March,4 the kids who qualified for track went to CDO High School to compete with different schools, in the Amphi District. The kids who qualified for track qualified because they had good times on their events. The events were long jump, shot put, 40 m hurdles, 100 m run, 200 m run, 400 m run, and last but not least, the mile run. Other schools had different events. It was an All Winner's Track Meet.

A Day in the Life of The President

2011-02-22T22:54:00.004-07:00

How would you spend your day if you were the president?

Our Stories

Sign of the Beaver Glogs

2011-02-17T10:55:00.005-07:00

Aaron
Jordan
Brodie and Jessie
Alexia, Camila, and Bianca
Carlos and Kaylani
Olivia and Lynnzee
Mason
Jeremy
Joshua
Tait
Seth
Noah

Tucson Wind Quintet

2011-01-21T15:16:00.002-07:00

Today, Walker School was visited by the Tucson Wind Quintet from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. They demonstrated how music is tied to emotions.

San Xavier Mission Field Trip

2011-01-14T14:55:00.002-07:00

Yesterday, our class went on a field trip to San Xavier Mission. We went to San Xavier Mission to look at the paintings and the sculpture.Then we did a sketch of the mission. After that we went in the church and looked at the paintings and sculpture.Then our class went into the museum. There was a big bible in the museum and more cool stuff in there.Then our class climbed up the hill. There was a cross on top of the hill for people to pray.

To read more stories about our field trip, click here

Storyteller Dolls

2010-12-16T09:17:00.004-07:00

For the last couple of weeks our class has been working on what is called ''Storyteller dolls''. Storyteller dolls are dolls representing Native American cultures. The Storyteller dolls are either made out of clay or stone. Storyteller dolls could either be an animal or a human. Most of the Storyteller dolls have babies conected to them so they can tell stories about their culture. We had a blast making our Storyteller dolls!

Early Exporers Wall

2010-12-15T11:01:00.002-07:00

Click here http://www.stixy.com/guest/97186 to see our wall about the early explorers of our New World. Add a fact or picture if you like.

Global Giving

2010-12-11T09:32:00.001-07:00

Amazing Eggbert

2010-12-02T08:16:00.006-07:00

At STARBASE we tried to save Eggbert from dying. Eggbert is an astronaut that is trying to get to the moon. We had to design and engineer a harnass that would keep him safe when he lands. We had 800 dollars in our bank to buy tools to keep Eggbert safe. There were only 4 groups that saved Eggbert but there were 3 groups that didn't make it. The groups that saved Eggbert got a certificate. The winning team that made it for the least money were Alexia, Hazel, Katherine, and Tyler. They got a STARBASE bookmark.

Alexia and Kaylani

We Are Video Game Creators

2010-11-30T08:43:00.006-07:00

Classroom Based Games

Alien Hangman by Brodie and Tyler

Mang McBroom by Jeremy, Jesse, and Noah

Skydiver by Kaylani and Carlos

Tank Attack by Eddie and Cesar

Bill's Round Up by Mason

Multiplication Mix Up by Kaylani and Hazel

Zombie Survival by Jordan

Math Maze by Seth And Tait

La Bamba by Aaron

Tank Attack - Math by Joshua

Thanksgiving at Walker School

2010-11-24T08:04:00.002-07:00

Here are some things about Walker School for which we are thankful:

getting an education, making friends and having fun, having a BIG playground and a field -Mason
the hard work that the teachers do for the students, my friends who support me, the big playground we play on - Kaylani
I am thankful all my teachers being here and teaching me this really cool stuff like Marco Polo and Mickey Mouse. Mr. Miller I am really thankful for you the most because you like being here for all of us and you are a really cool teacher because you know a lot about computers. We are going on a field trip that no one else gets that opportunity and thats why I am thankful for you the most. - Seth
I am thankful for my teachers like Mr.Moore and Mr.Miller. With Mr.Moore I had lots of fun in class. With Mr.Miller I learn a lot about division. I also learn about famous people like Christopher Columbus. I liked the story of Marco Polo. I'm thankful for my mom because she works so hard to make my sister, brother, and I so happy. - Carlos
I am thankful for my Walker teachers because without music I would not know music symbols and what they mean and without art I would never know how to make beautiful pictures!!!!!! - Hazel
I am thankful for Walker because I always have a fun time every day. I am also thankful because I get to learn cool stuff, but I'm most thankful for my friends because they're the ones who make school fun. - Tyler
I am thankful for Walker School because Mr. Milton help me a lot in third grade. He helped me to leaned how to be good kid. He was also in the military. I also liked him because he gave out stuff. That's why I like him. -Noah
I am thankful for Walker School because of my teacher, Mrs. Wick. She helped me to do multiplication , factions , and a little bit of division . She thought me how to write in cursive. She was a good teacher, too bad she had to go to a new school. - Lynnzee
I am thankful for Walker School because it gave me the privilege to go to recess instead of staying inside. - Joshua
I'm thankful for Walker School because I get to hang out with my friends since no one at my school lives where I live. And every day I learn something new. - Brodie
I'm thankful for Walker School because I get to learn new things like math, you can make new friends, and play football. - Jeremy
I am thankful for Walker School because our teachers give us education every day of the week . - Alexis
I am thankful for Walker School for what they taught us. Mr.Miller showed us division his way and I am also thankful for my friends because without them I would not have cool, fantastic friends here at Walker School. - Bianca
I am thankful for Walker School because it helps me learn and have friends. School is fun, cool and sometimes weird. I like school because they have nice teachers. - Jessie C.
I am thankful for my kinder garden teacher Mrs. Piez because she taught me my ABC's. I am also thankful for recess because it gives you time to relax and have fun. I am thankful for the good times I have at Walker Elementary - Olivia
I am thankful for Walker School because it is a great school. I am also thankful for my friends for helping me when I need help, I am thankful for my classmates because they help each other and they are very nice. - Camila
I am thankful for Walker School because we are going to Star Base for a field trip.We go every Wednesday for 5 weeks for the whole day and Mr.Miller let's us sit wherever on the bus. - Tait

Mathcasts - Division

2010-11-23T20:08:00.000-07:00

Junior Achievement

2010-11-19T13:55:00.007-07:00

Junior Achievement is learning about different kinds of work, your life, and how to achieve your dreams. We're doing this so we can learn about people who start a business. They are called entrepreneurs.

We played a game called Get Connected. There was a scorekeeper and a question asker. We had to roll the dice and if you landed on the Get Connected space, you had to answer a question. If you got it right you got one or two points. You had to guess if it was a human, natural, or capital resource. It was fun and exciting!

We have a woman who comes and speaks to us about entrepreneurs. Her name is Michele. She has her own business finding homes for people visiting from outside Tucson.

We also talked about STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).Starting a business will require us to use these skills. Starbase talked about STEM skills also.

Starbase Nov. 17, 2010

2010-11-19T08:18:00.000-07:00

Gregor The Overlander

2010-11-16T15:15:00.001-07:00

We will soon finish the first book in this series. I found this interview with the author, Suzanne Collins. It explains much about where the ideas for Gregor came from.
http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/events.htm

More IBD Movies

2010-11-08T13:20:00.007-07:00

Video #1. This video was rated a 2. Some of the story details are incorrect and some important details are missing. The graphics were sloppy with some perspective issues.

Video #2. This video was rated a 3. It had interesting use of symbolism. The main idea was clear and the graphics were good. Some story details were missing.

Video #3. This video was rated a 3. There was a good combination of narration and captioning. That helped to convey more information.

Tessellations

2010-11-02T21:49:00.002-07:00

Starbase 10/27/10

2010-10-28T09:39:00.002-07:00

The Great Pig Race

2010-10-25T15:23:00.002-07:00

To read why Super Pig lost the race click here

Maya, Aztec and Inca Posters

2010-10-22T10:34:00.010-07:00

This poster was rated a 1. It did not provide the information needed in a format that was readable and understandable. The graphics were not placed well. It looked unplanned.

This poster was given a 3. The information was weak but the graphics, organization, and presentation pulled it up. More facts about each category would have improved it.

This poster was given a 2. The information was given but the graphics were small and inaccurate. Some information was in the wrong place and it was hard to read.

Poster 2 was rated a 1 for missing information and putting in a format that was sloppy and hard to understand. There was no evidence of planning. It was missing information and the captions didn't tie into the pictures.

Poster 1 was rated a 3 for being colorful with large graphics. There was evidence of good planning. However most of the information was about the Maya ignoring the Aztecs and Inca.

Poster 3 was rated a 3 for good information on all three groups although some of it was repeated. It was colorful and attractive but the colors were not consistent throughout. The class preferred smaller pictures for each area as opposed to one large graphic.

To see the rubric used to evaluate these posters click Poster rubric

Super Pig

2010-10-19T08:21:00.008-07:00

Today we got an orange pig.We named him Super Pig. We have to race him against all the other grades. If we win, we get a pizza party.

We won him because we had the highest fifth grade fundraiser sales.

We also have to decorate it any way we want to. We are decorating it now. Right now all we have is a red cape and a super symbol.

The amazing pig race is on Friday, October 22, 2010 at our school. Stay tuned for a video of the race.

The news from,

Aaron

Fall Intersession

2010-10-14T10:06:00.003-07:00

I hope everyone is having a great break. If you click on this link,
http://www.stixy.com/guest/86607
you can add a note or picture on what you've been doing.Just drag a widget from the bottom up onto the board and start typing. Add a picture if you have one.

2010-10-08T10:34:00.003-07:00

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Today the Tucson Symphony Brass Quintet and Percussion performed at Lulu Walker School. There was a French horn, a tuba, two trumpets and a trombone. There was also a percussionist with a kettle drum, a snare drum, a wood block, a triangle and a bass drum.

The theme for today was " Music is what emotion sounds like". One thing they talked about was rhythm. Rhythm is tempo - how fast or slow a piece is played. Also, they mentioned dynamics - how loud or soft they played. The trombone player talked about major and minor scales. A major scale is upbeat and happy but a minor scale sounds sad and slow. They called us the best school in the city.

Island of the Blue Dolphin movies

2010-10-06T12:42:00.010-07:00

Video #4 was rated a 3. The graphics were detailed and the narration was clear. Many story details were included.

Video #5 was rated a 2. The narration was soft and the narrators seemed unclear as to what to say. The graphics could use more detail.

Video #6 was rated a 2. Some of the graphics were inappropriate (smily face) and included random objects. The narration did not match the graphics.

Video #7 was rated a 2. The video seemed rushed. The pictures were mixed up. the narration could have been smoother.

Video #8 was rated a 2. This video was ambitious but in the end did not succeed. Some of the graphics were among the best. There wasn't any narration but the slides progressed too fast to read. Zooming in and out did not enhance the project. This group deserves credit for trying something different. The music was inappropriate.

Video #9 was rated a 3. The graphics were attractive. This group also did not narrate but they were able to figure out the slide transition better. A better choice for music.

Video #10 was rated a 1. This video was missing much content. It was hard to follow and the ending was abrupt. There was evidence of poor preplanning.

2010-10-04T10:16:00.002-07:00

BY: KAYLA, SAMANTHA, VALLLERY

Hello bloggers, today some of our classmates are making a movie called Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell. It is a very interesting book. You should really read the book. We are in groups.It is about a Indian girl who is stuck on an island for a while and her name is Karana and the island is shaped as a dolphin. She has a brother named Ramo and has a wild dog named Rontu. Her brother Ramo dies from the wild dogs.

More about the classroom, we have a lot of interesting videos using photo story 3 and paint. Until next time.

Similies and Metaphors

2010-09-28T13:49:00.006-07:00

Last night's homework was about similies and metaphors.
Metaphors are comparing phrases without like or as, for example.
My dad's car is a dinosaur.
A similie is a phrase with like or as, for example.
He is as busy as a bee.
We had to make up our very own for similies and metophors
and we also had to make a picture for our favorite similies.
Also, we had Picture Day today. We all had to have our pictures taken.
Bringing your news today are

-Olivia,Jordon,and Josh

Island of the Blue Dolphin

2010-09-22T15:17:00.002-07:00

Watch for our epic blockbuster movies.

Coming Soon.

A tribe betrayed

A girl marooned on an island

Is rescue in sight?

Stay tuned for Island of the Blue Dolphin : The Movie

The Room 25 Online Zoo

2010-09-15T15:14:00.032-07:00

The Sinocorse
The Hypno
The Liyd
The Snagon
The Liznky
The Goshi
The Giraffedragon
The Dango
The Wolf Dragon
The Eliminator
The Rocs
The Monk Liz
The Kangish
The Drizled
The Monkzilla
The Electtango
The Monrat
The Monkego

Found Survey

2010-09-11T11:14:00.001-07:00

Working with our Buddy Class

2010-09-10T18:11:00.001-07:00

Substitute Teachers

2010-09-02T08:24:00.003-07:00

When your teacher is away you get a Sub. Subs are teachers, staff members and other people. A Substitute's job is to take over the role of teacher. When a Sub comes you can show them what to do. Most subs do what's planned, while others take matters in their own hands. If you have a sub - go easy on them. Their job is hard because some kids think that it"s a day off. Behavior always matters because if you're bad your sub will write a bad review and the next day will be miserable. So if you have a sub go easy on them.
This is Jordan and Joshua giving you the news from room 25 online.

Homophones

2010-08-31T10:50:00.014-07:00

By Room25online View this Toon at ToonDoo Create your own Toon

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2010-08-27T10:43:00.008-07:00

This week we did a bio-cube. A bio-cube is a cube with your favorite subject like family/hobbies and more. Later today we will help our buddy class make one for themselves. They look like dice for a board game, maybe we can make up a game around them.

In math home work we did divisibile numbers. Numbers are divisible when they don't have a remainder. We learned some rules or tricks for dividing by 2 ,3 ,5 ,6, 9, and 10. We also learned the difference between prime and composite numbers.

On Monday we had Art and we did scratch-board. We used nails to scratch out symbols that show through on white paper.

Tuesday we had Computers and we played tinker-ball, practiced geography games and finished our avatars.

Wednesday we had P.E and we had free choice.

Thursday we had Music and we line danced.

Friday we had library.

We made ear diagrams to learn about the five senses. We are continuing to read Found and island of the Blue Dolphin

Chris and Tait

Alliteration Illusions - Open House

2010-08-25T12:09:00.006-07:00

It was great to see and meet everyone at Open House tonight. Hopefully it will be the start of a year long journey to success.

We made these poems on the first days of school. Enjoy

Buddy Class

2010-08-20T13:54:00.005-07:00

Today we introduced ourselves to our buddies. Our buddy class is Ms. Tracy's second grade class. We learned about their favorite things and what they like about school.
After that we read books together.
We laughed a lot and we had lots of fun. We hope to go back next week.

What we did in class today

2010-08-17T13:46:00.009-07:00

Today we made avatars on yahoo! Check them out on room25online or twitter. The first geography test was today and most of us did very well.

We also read part of the Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell.

After recess we did a mathematics scavenger hunt in our

SRB's.

The last thing we learned today was about the five senses. The five senses are sight,hearing,smell,taste, and touch. But the main sense is the brain which controls the body.

Keep working on the fundraiser.

Bringing you the news today are Aaron and Jordan.

COLLAGE- A - MANIA

2010-08-13T11:42:00.008-07:00

Hi everyone

This week we did an awesome project called Collage.

A collage is a picture when you have nothing but a...

Piece of paper (white or construction)

A few magazines

And never forget Scissers

And some school glue

Now here's how you do it

1.Try to find the words Me and Science and put them on each side

2.Find the pictures that best represent you and how you like science

3.Glue them on

4.Be Creative and have fun!!!

Now here's a video we like to call COLLAGE-A-MANIA.

BY:ROOM25online

Welcome Back

2010-08-11T09:25:00.005-07:00

I hope everyone had a great first day of school. We accomplished quite a bit. We learned about ourselves and our classmates. The collages that we made about science should be online soon.

This should be a great year. Our class has been selected to attend Starbase at Davis Monthan Airforce Base starting in October. This is a great program for teaching science to fifth graders. Check the calendar for the dates we will attend. In addition, we have lots of great math, social studies, reading and other activities planned. Remember to check the blog (and leave us your comments) to see what's going on in Room 25.

If you did not see the recommended supply list, click here.

So parents, there is a link on the right side to our homework calendar as well as the student's assignment book. Please check them if you have any questions. And for the students (and parents), how do you think it went today? Click the comment link below and leave your impressions. Remember to put your name in the box or we won't know who posted the comment. It was a great first day. See you tomorrow.

Link to Margeret Haddix 's book Found

If You Could Visit Three Places Movies

2010-06-07T10:33:00.002-07:00

The movies we made at the end of the year are posted on our wiki
https://room25online.wikispaces.com/Digital+Storytelling
or you can access from the link on the right. If you need the password send me an email.

VIDEOS YOU MIGHT WANT TO WATCH

2010-05-20T13:18:00.002-07:00

Theseus and the Minotaur
http://got.im/YQm

DANCING BADLY AT WALKER SCHOOL new version 2.0
http://got.im/Kdc

Advice for next year's fifth graders

2010-05-20T09:28:00.001-07:00

Our class has put together some tips for the incoming fifth graders. You can listen to them at
http://room25online.podbean.com/mf/web/ri9e6r/advice.mp3

Storyteller Dolls

2010-05-19T08:17:00.003-07:00

In art, the class researched and made Native American Storyteller Dolls.

More Why we Blog

2010-05-19T08:15:00.002-07:00

This was a free time activity that the class put together.

The Band,Orchestra,and Choir Concert

2010-05-13T08:42:00.003-07:00

On May 12,2010,we went to a concert at our school in the M.P.R. We heard the band,orchestra,and choir perform songs. Everyone thought that every group did an awesome job.
The begining band did a great job. They played really good songs but one of them might have been difficult because it was their first time playing different parts at once. The advanced band did a great job. Alot of kids liked a song called Movie Medly Madness. It had a lot of movie theme songs like Jaws,Indiana Joanes,Star Wars,Pirates of the Carribean,Titanic,Star Trek, and The 21st century Fox fan fare.
The choir sang a cool warm up song that every one thought was funny.They had a song that had 4 soloists. It was really good.

Last we have the begining orcestra. They were amazing. They played some really good songs . They also played a song that involved the advanced orchestra.

Cell Phone Voting

2010-04-21T11:59:00.006-07:00

Get a free sms student response system at Poll Everywhere

Xtranormal Movies

2010-04-21T08:16:00.001-07:00

Ana's Movie : Help Your Friends Too

Cell Phones at School

2010-04-20T11:40:00.002-07:00

Tomorrow we will do an activity that asks your child to bring their cell phone to school. It will involve texting so make sure your plan allows for free texting. At all other times the phones must be powered off and in the backpacks.

Watch the blog for the results of our cell phone project.

Mr. Miller

AIMS !!!!!

2010-04-16T10:23:00.005-07:00

AIMS was so awesome because we had to write a story. After that we did reading and math on the same day for the rest of the week. Our teacher said the math was easier than our math books and that was true. I really liked the reading part. It was fun because I love to read ! It was also easy. I liked it because it is different because my class does not do alot of reading. My favorite was about the talent show. It was fun to read. Then when it was the last day I was so excited about that but we still had to do our best and that's what we did . I think the last test was the best.

When we were in last year's class we got to chew gum but this year we did not get to chew gum . Last year's teacher said if you chew gum you think more. Mr. Miller did not agree. This year we got peppermints to chew at breaktime. We also got new pencils (Mr. Lansa said they had all the answers inside them).

We thought the test was going to be hard but it wasn't. We worked hard all year so we were prepared.

What We Are Doing at School!!

2010-03-29T13:57:00.000-07:00

We learn lots of new math.We do lots of writing since we are fifth graders. We do lots and lots of writing right now because we have the AIMS test coming up.We all need extra practise.Our school is getting ready for all the tests!!!

Please go and comment and tell me if you are doing AIMS testing.

What is a Persuasive Essay?

2010-03-26T10:39:00.002-07:00

A persuasive essay is a essay that you would write to persuade someone to do something you want them to do . A persuasive essay lists reasons that would convince the reader to do what your persuasive writing is about. The reasons in the persuasive essay should be convincing reasons so the reader gets your point.so that's what a persuasive essay is.

Reaching Our Goal

2010-03-22T20:11:00.002-07:00

So we have almost reached our goal of 2,500 blog hits. The last I checked we were only 52 hits away which means we almost certainly will reach our goal and you will not have any more homework this year.
However, I can not let you off so easy. Today while you are in the computer lab, I want you to answer these questions in the comment section. As always, please use proper sentences, spelling, and punctuation.

1. Do you think this is a fair trade-off? Is 2,500 hits on the blog worth not having homework?Why?

2. Why do you think I offered the class this deal? Why are hits on the blog worthwhile?

3. What do you enjoy about blogging? Has it made a difference in how you felt about fifth grade?

Think hard about your answers. Remember 2,500 people are waiting to hear your answers.

Countdown

2010-03-19T16:46:00.002-07:00

Have you seen our map lately? We are only 77 hits away.

Come to Our Colony

2010-03-11T08:07:00.018-07:00

The students were given the task to design a poster that would make people want to move to their colony. They were judged on this rubric. Click on a poster to enlarge it.

The Jamestown Colony was given a 2 for their poster. It had a good use of color. However, we felt the title was mashed together and there was too much blank space. Some graphics would have improved their poster. It was strongest in presentation but weak in Readability, Information, and Organization.

The Boston Colony was given a 3 for their poster. It was strong in all areas. They also tried a different approach than the other groups so they get credit for being innovative.

The Plymouth Colony was given a 3 for their poster. We felt it had a good layout but the facts could have been organized better. It was cluttered with more pictures than information. It was strong in Readability and Presentation but weak in Information and Organization.

Quebec Colony was given a 3 for their poster. It was probably the strongest poster especially in Presentation and Organization. The art teacher could have taught them how to use perspective in their poster. They always remembered that it was a recruiting poster. (The pigs probably should have been beavers)

This poster was given a 2. The New Amsterdam Colony was strong in facts but weak in design. It had too much blank space and the colored lettering was distracting.

Grandperson's Day

2010-03-10T13:12:00.015-07:00

Today we had Grandparent's Day at our school. Actually we had grand person day because kids have grandparents that live in another state, so they invited their mom or dad or other special people instead. All the grandparents came and had lunch with their grandson or daughter. They went to the playground with them. They got to see what they do at school.

We were doing math when they came so they helped us learn about area.We hope they were proud of us and our school.

If we're lucky, they will take us to the book fair.

Click the link to see a slide show
http://animoto.com/play/90vn0TagXNMAdTPkFT3FQg

At the Movies: The Lightning Thief

2010-02-20T21:21:00.002-07:00

Today, many of us met to see The Lightning Thief. We all left the theater thinking how different it was from the book. Well here's your chance to sound off.

Which did you like better - the book or the movie? Why?

What parts were changed or in some cases, left out?

How did the characters change?

If you were making the movie, what would you have done?

Science Fair

2010-02-19T16:40:00.008-07:00

Jeopardy

2010-02-05T15:07:00.003-07:00

Here is the link to our Jeopardy game for February. Be ready to play it on Monday. Practice at home with your family and friends.
Remember - All answers must be in the form of a question and they must pertain to the category.

www.jeopardylabs.com/play/february14

French Colonization Of The New World

2010-02-04T12:58:00.001-07:00

Click here to get to our wall.

Very Busy Day

2010-02-02T13:20:00.006-07:00

Yesterday, in the back of the school we saw a Ringtail in our tree.

Today in class we met a teacher from China. She showed us her class blog and we showed her ours. http://www.cjedu.cn/Her school has over 7,000 students and they live there during the week. There were amazing pictures of the student performances.Unfortunately, the website was in Chinese but we were able to translate with Google Translator.Plus we might have a pen pal class in China.

In computers we had to get our own Spanish misson and get information and write about it and show pictures.We intend to make a Google map of El Camino Real.

In math we learned Expanded Notation and scientific notation so we can write large numbers using powers of 10.

We also watched a video from Punxsutawny about Groundhog Day and Punxsutawny Phil.Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. We'll see if he is correct.
http://www.groundhog.org/

Tumacacori Mission by Room25

2010-01-22T13:38:00.001-07:00

Tumacacori Mission by Room25

The Lightning Thief

2010-01-20T11:07:00.004-07:00

The Lightning Thief is a story about a teenager named Percy Jackson. He finds out that he is a demigod, half human - half Greek god, but he doesn't believe in gods. There are centaurs and a satyrs. The centaur is half man and half horse. The satyr is half man and half goat. The story is mostly about Percy Jackon finding out who he really is while monsters and other enemies are trying to kill him. Percy is protected by his friend Grover,a satyr, and has been watched by The Kindly Ones since preschool. He goes to Camp Half-Blood where he learns that his teacher was really Chiron, a centaur, and he also learns more about himself.If you want to know what happens in the rest of the story - read the book! You'll enjoy it! :)

http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com/

Jeopardy

2010-01-16T10:39:00.001-07:00

My Jeopardy Template

Martin Luther King Birthday!!!

2010-01-15T10:43:00.006-07:00

Dr. Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929. In 1986 people began observing Kings birthday as a national holiday on the third Monday in January. He thought that people of all races should live together peacefully. In his most famous speech Dr. King said,"I Have a Dream." He did the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. There was about 250,000 people at that speech. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was born in Atlanta, Goergia. He got shot on the balcony of Tennessee.

Dr. Martin Luther King

2010-01-15T10:41:00.003-07:00

On January 15th we heard Dr. Martin Luther King's most famous speech "I Have A Dream".
It was a powerful speech because what he did changed how people treat each other today. He had his speech by the Lincon Memorial . Now because what he did all people have the same rights.

Dr. Martin Luther King

2010-01-15T10:40:00.003-07:00

Today we heard the ''I have a dream'' speech by Dr.Martin Luther King.He wanted freedom for all races. I think he changed the world for the blacks.Dr.Martin Luther King would love the world now.Because of him all races are treated the same.When we celebrate MLK I'm going to think about his speech and how he dreamed that black and white got along.It was really cool that he stood on the Lincoln steps.

Third Quarter Map Tests

2010-01-05T07:23:00.008-07:00

Third Quarter Map Locations

Whipping Boy Book Trailers

2010-01-04T11:17:00.007-07:00

Tremendous Tucson

2009-12-17T15:42:00.002-07:00

This is our Our City podcast
It can also be found here along with other "Our City" podcasts

Busy, Busy Week

2009-12-15T13:22:00.003-07:00

In class we listened to a pod cast from a class in Omaha. In their pod cast they told us about their city. So now in our class we are making a pod cast too. If you have any ideas about Tucson and only Tucson then please leave a comment and tell other people about it and tell them to leave a comment.
We did our final map test including the second and first quarter. A lot of us had to study really really hard to get 100%. We also had our concert for band,choir and orchistra. If you want to come and listen to them perform it is on a Wednesday night at 6:30 at Walker Elementary. If you go please leave a comment about what you thought of it.
In math we are learning about how to make pie graphs and percent. We are also studying how to make a fraction into a decimal and a decimal into a fraction. The steps to doing that is first you need a calculator to do it the easy way. Say you had a fraction like four tenths and then divide ten into four and then when you get your decimal and multiply it by one hundred.
In this last week of school, student council made three days called Spirit Days. On Monday it was Hawaii Day and on Tuesday it is Sports Day and on Wednesday it is Twin Day and also on Wednesday we have a pep assembly.
We also are close to finishing The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau.

Explorer Posters

2009-12-04T11:16:00.006-07:00

The student written rubric that we used to rate these posters can be found here. Click on the poster to enlarge.

We felt this group worked well together to create an excellent poster. It included many meaningful facts about Columbus.They created a scroll like effect to enhance their display. We felt this could have been improved by neater writing, a better use of space, and better name placement.

This group had a well organized plan but had difficulty carrying it out. The pictures supported the topic. It could be improved by focusing on neatness and checking the spelling.
This group was well organized.The pictures supported the topic and they included a timeline for each explorer. They could use their space better by using drawing tools, such as a staightedge, and darker colors.
This group made good use of pictures for effect, especially at the bottom of the poster. They used large lettering and a good organizational plan. There were some meaningful facts but also some that were inaccurate. Their name placement was a poor use of space.
This group made good use of color with a theme pattern that ran around the border of the poster and through the web. However, the writing is small and hard to read. The poster feels cluttered. More meaningful facts would also have improved their project.