Monday, January 7, 2008

Amazon.com: Down the rabbit hole: Books

Amazon.com: Down the rabbit hole: Books

This link should go directly to the page containing Down The Rabbit Hole. You can purchase it used here, and the shipping should take no longer than 4 to 5 business days, hopefully.

Our New Lit. Book




We will be reading Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams for the next six weeks. I am sure you are all going to love it, plus we have the extra benefit of having literature groups again. I am very excited! I am listing a few places you can purchase your book. Remember it is your responsibility to have the book by next Monday. I would prefer you to have it sooner if possible.



You can buy the book at Borders, but I will be placing an order at The Empire, in Pullman square. I suggest http://www.amazon.com/ for a possible used copy. Beware that ordering online may take more time, but at least it is a sure thing. You may also check with the high school library, however I doubt they have more than one copy, if that. If all else fails check the public libraries just remember that you will need to re-check out the book.

Aztecs Research Page

Aztecs
Once you get to this page fill out your who, what, when, where, how foldable. You will be able to fill out the foldable by exploring the different areas. Everyone will have different information so do not worry, just do your best. :)

Friday, January 4, 2008

Back to Work

Welcome back to school. Wasn't it nice to have an extra day off? Last Friday was a great day to review, however this week we will begin new lessons.



We get to take what we learned from our field trip, and begin our class paper next week. It may take a week or two to publish the first paper, but I think you will have fun.



We should make it through lesson 62 in Math. That means we will have a test this week on lessons 56-60.

In Reading and Social Studies you will be learning about ancient civilizations.

Science will be a fascinating exploration of electricity.

It is going to be a great week back. I am excited to get back into a routine, as I hope you are as well.





Saturday, December 22, 2007

Baby Bed


Hello,

I hope your holiday is going well. I sincerely wish you a wonderful Christmas with family.

My husband and I ordered the baby bed you helped buy,(see picture attached). We are very excited to get Lily's room painted, and prepared. Thank you all again for such a wonderful gift.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Thank You


I sincerely want to thank you all for the generous gift. It will greatly help to buy Lily's crib. My cup runs over with joy. I have so much to be thankful for this year, and you guys are at the top of my list.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Almost Christmas
















Seasons Greetings,




We only have six more days before Christmas break! I am as excited as you, however we do have a few things to get done before we take a long winter's nap.





We will continue acting out A Christmas Carol, and will compare it to the Disney version next week. We will also try to find out just how many versions there are, and why there are so many.





I do have more thinking actives to help you truly understand the story. I also think you can take an A.R test on the play we are reading, although I suggest reading the full book version.





You will hopefully have one more Math test on lessons 56-60 next week. I hope we can finish the test, in order to start new when we come back from the break. I think, however that we may need to take this time to review considering this last Math test, what do you think?





For Science we will be doing a lab tomorrow, then for Thursday and Friday you will be learning about the reasons it becomes dark at 5:30 in the winter. We will also look at myths and old religions that had different views of why it gets dark in the winter. This is one great way to understand how Science has helped us evolve in our thinking.




In Social Studies we will be learning about other religious celebrations around the world.





We will also spend some time thinking about our own traditions, and celebrations.






Finally we will be having our Christmas party in the morning this year, on the 19th. Make sure your parents get the letter I sent home today.





Our party will be a great time to connect with each other, before the long break from each other.





Yes, I will miss my wonderful class. :)








Last, but not least I am setting out a collection bucket for the Make a Wish foundation. This is our class' charity, and in the spirit of the season I hope you will bring what you can to help support it. You all did such a wonderful act in making over 120 get well cards for Josh. I hope to see the same out pour for other children waiting for their wish. I am going home to clean out my piggy bank tonight, I hope you do the same.




Thank you, and many blessings for a happy and safe Christmas.








Love,



Mrs. Casto