What Precept do you live by?

We have been talking about our precepts while reading Wonder, and the teachers have been sharing their precepts. Use this padlet to share your own. What is a quote or a motto that you live your life by? Don't forget to include your name.

Wonder Quiz Weeks 3 and 4

Sorry, I forgot to post a quiz last week. So, I am combining weeks 3 and 4 into one quiz. Good luck!
This quiz will be open until Monday, Nov. 13th.
Go to https://quizizz.com/join/ and use the code 287801

Wonder quiz, Week 2

The quiz for week 2 is ready. I hope you are enjoying the book so far. I have laughed a little and cried a little.  What a great book!

Go to https://join.quizizz.com Use the Game Code 364841. The quiz will be open all week.

What Makes a Great Friend?

In the book, Auggie is just starting school. He has met some great people, and he has started making new friends. Tell about a quality you see in one of the characters that makes them a great friend, or tell about a quality that you look for in a friend.

Respond with your name and answer on the Padlet link below.

Wonder Week 1 Quiz

This quiz is just for fun and is not required, however, we might be drawing names from the participants for a little prize. 😊 Let's see how much you remember from week 1. The quiz closes Tuesday afternoon.  The quiz has been extended until Friday afternoon.

• To take the quiz, click on this link to Quizizz
• Enter this code - 691675

New Book for a New School Year

Stay tuned for our next school-wide read. Our classes will be reading Wonder by RJ Palacio beginning in a few weeks. You are welcome to join us in reading the book at home. I promise this book will offer lots to talk about with your family.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid--but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Wonder, a #1 New York Times bestseller, begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel "a meditation on kindness" --indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, who proves that you can't blend in when you were born to stand out. - from Amazon.com 

This Means War!

We are in the middle of a war at school. A lemonade war! Students were encouraged to form teams and work together on a lemonade stand. Today they set up in the hallways and were judged by their peers on the lemonade stand and the taste and appearance of their lemonade.

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Finalist will compete on Friday to determine which teams gets to run the lemonade stand at Trunk-or-Treat next week.

Become a Lemonade Tycoon!

Are you a good business person? Play Lemonade Stand and test your business skills. Watch the weather, make a recipe, and see how much profit you can make from selling your lemonade.

http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-lemonade-stand 

Read Aloud

Sometimes life gets hectic. We know! Here a YouTube playlist of all the chapters of The Lemonade War, just in case you can't squeeze in time for the whole family to sit down and read the book. Most of the chapters are read in English and in Spanish (missing chapter 6 and 14 in Spanish).

  YouTube Playlist

New Book!!!

We hope that you will join us in our new One School, One Book family reading experience. The new book is The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies and we think it will be fun for the whole family. Check back here soon for some exciting activities that you can participate in while your family enjoys reading.

Week 7 July 6-10 Chapters 19-21

• Everyone tell about a time you were really scared.
• Write a school song or chant about the Intermediate Campus.

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Week 6 June 29-July 3 Chapters 16-18

• Write a skit about Humphrey. You can do something from the story or make up your won. Get your friends and family to act out the skit. Upload it to YouTube, Vimeo, or UStream and share the URL here.
• Have everyone in your family tell a time they helped a friend.
• What do you think Og would have said about his adventure?

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Week 4: June 15-19 Chapters 10-12

• Design your own motivational stickers.




• Design a sticker online at VistaPrint or draw your own and take a picture of it.


• Click “Get More Customization Options”


• Make your sticker


• Click Next


• Right click on image and save


• Post at: http://linoit.com/users/statsh/canvases/Motivational%20Stickers 


• What activities do you and your family think
  sound the most fun or interesting?
  
  
  

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Week 3: June 8-12 Chapters 7-9

• Research about one of the animals in the nature center, hamsters, frogs, garter snakes, or mourning doves. http://www.arkive.org/ 
• Share your facts and pictures here http://linoit.com/users/statsh/canvases/Animal%20Research
• Have everyone in your family think of something they would like to get better at. What could you do to get better?
• Can you tie knots? Learn to tie one of the knots mentioned in chapter 9 or another kind of knot. 
• Animated Knots
• Post a picture of your knot and the name at http://linoit.com/users/statsh/canvases/Knot%20Tying 

Week 2: June 1-5 Chapters 4—6

• Take a nature walk and make notes of the things you see.
• Who will you miss the most at school? Why will you miss them?
• Make a list of all the animals you think could be making the sounds at night. Visit Scholastic.com to learn more about nocturnal animals.

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Week 1: May 27-29 Chapters 1-3

• Ask family members what they did during their summer break when they were kids.
• Make a list of things you will do this summer. If you do them write about it in your journal.
• Humphrey and Og didn’t know where they were going and Humphrey used the noises to try to figure it out. See if family member will take you on a mystery trip. Try to figure out where you are by using your senses. No peeking. Write about your adventure.

Add your summer plans to the comments below.

Week 5: June 22-26 Chapters 13-15

• Make a list of pros and cons of Og and Humphrey living in the wild.
• What kind of performances has your family been in? What were they and what was it like?
•  Do you think the animals should be set free? Vote below.

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