10/31/12 - Halloween!

1:25ish – The putting on of costumes, the treats that can’t be beat, and general mirth and frivolity.
2:00 – The traditional Halloween Parade
2:30ish – PE – work off the treats!
2:50 –Wrap up
3:00 – Dismissal

Be safe tonight!!!

Mr. Balke

10/24/12

Language Arts: 105

Math: SL 3.4 and 3.5 - THERE WILL BE A SUB TOMORROW!!

Science: Measuring time test

Social Studies: Ch. 5 brain only test tomorrow

Other:  I will have a sub tomorrow afternoon - be the best you can be: respectful, responsible, caring

10/23/12 - Science Notes - test Tomorrow!

Test is tomorrow:

What time of day are shadows the longest?

****Early in the morning and late in the afternoon

In what part of the world will the sun be in the northern part of the sky?

****Southern hemisphere (Australia) 
Southern part of the sky?

****Northern hemisphere (Iowa City)

Sundials are not accurate every day of the year. Why?

****Every day has a different amount of sunlight


Factors for pendulum experiments:

**Pull-back, length of string, weight

Factors that affect # of swings in 15 seconds:

****Length of string

Factors that will NOT affect # of swings in 15 secs:

****Weight,  pull back



Factors affecting water clocks:

****End size, funnel size, weight

The heavier the water clock, the faster it will sink TRUE

The bigger the funnel, the slower it will sink TRUE

The smaller the end opening is, the faster it will sink FALSE



What TWO time measurements are based on actual natural phenomena?

****Day (24 hours for the Earth spin on axis)

****Year (365.25 days for Earth to go around the sun)

10/23/12 -Social Studies Ch.5 Notes

Test Thursday - Brain Only

Ch. 5 Explorers

Spain – Columbus De Leon Coronado Cortes
England - Cabot Hudson
France – LaSalle Cartier
Holland - Hudson

Did not know where they actually were - Columbus and Cabot ("West Indies")  De Leon (thought FL was an island)

South: Columbus De Leon Cortes Coronado LaSalle
North: Cabot Cartier Hudson LaSalle

Northwest Passage: Hudson Cartier

1400s – Columbus Cabot
1500s- Deleon Cortes Cartier Coronado
1600s – Hudson La Salle

Spain - Columbus DeLeon Cortes Coronado
England – Cabot Hudson
France – Cartier La Salle
Holland – Hudson

Motives:
Columbus – Gold , exploration
Cartier – NW passage
Cabot – wealth, routes to Asia
Coronado – gold and riches , Christianity
Cortes – adventure, gold and riches, conquer Aztecs
Hudson – NW passage, claim land
LaSalle – French territories, Explore Mississippi River area, wealth
deLeon – Fountain of Youth , gold and riches

10/23/12

Language Arts:  97, 101, 104 due tomorrow!

Math: SL 3.3

Science: Notes for Measuring Time test FRIDAY

Social Studies:  Notes for Brain only test THURSDAY

Other:

10/17/12

Language Arts:
Iowa Assessments

Math:
Ch. 3 introduction

Science:
Graphing data - TAKE IT HOME IF YOU ARE NOT DONE!!

Social Studies:
Explorers matrix - TAKE IT HOME IF YOU ARE NOT DONE!!

Other:
2 more days of Iowa Assessments!!

10/18/12

Language Arts:
Writing Assignment - rough draft

Math:
Study Link 3.1

Science:

Social Studies:
Explorers Matrix - worksheet - take it home if not done!!!  Use Explorers matrix and textbook

Other:
Last day of Iowa Assessments tomorrow!

10/16/12

Language Arts:
Iowa Assessments

Math:
Ch.2 Test

Science:
Graphing water clocks data - in class

Social Studies:
Explorers Matrix - in class

Other:
Iowa Assessments the rest of the week
Any makeups will be done next week
Conference sign up forms and reminders will be coming soon!  First round of conferences are November 1.

10/12/12

Language Arts:
Small Group Book Summary
Iowa Assessments during LA next week

Math:
Review for test Tuesday

Science:
End experiments - water clocks

Social Studies:
Explorer Matrix

Other:
Iowa Assessments Next Week 9:25 every day

10/9/12 - Schedule Update

Mr. Balke’s Schedule

As of 10/10/12 – subject to change

Monday

8:30 – Enter Building

8:33 – Attendance, Lunch count, Announcements

8:35 – Art

9:25 - Language Arts

11:25 – Recess/Lunch

12:10 – Math

1:15 – Balke Time

1:20 - Social Studies

1:45 - Book checkout

2:00 – Science

2:50 – Balke Time

3:00 – Dismissal

Tuesday

8:30 – Enter Building

8:33 – Attendance, Lunch count, Announcements

8:35 – Music

9:25 - Language Arts

11:25 – Recess/Lunch

12:10 - Math

1:15 – Balke Time

1:20 - Social Studies

2:05 – Science

2:50 – Balke Time

3:00 – Dismissal

Wednesday

8:30 – Enter Building

8:35 – Attendance, Lunch count, Announcements

8:40 – Balke Time

9:00 - Library

9:25 - Language Arts

11:25 – Recess/Lunch

12:10 –Math

1:15 - Balke Time

1:20 - Social Studies/Science

2:00 – P.E.

2:50 – Balke Time

3:00 – Dismissal

Thursday

8:30 – Enter Building

8:35 – Attendance, Lunch count, Announcements

8:40 –  Balke Time

9:00 – Guidance

9:25 - Language Arts

11:25 – Recess/Lunch

12:10 – Math

1:15 - Balke Time

1:20 - Social Studies/Science

1:50 - Balke Time

2:00 – Dismissal

Friday

8:30 – Enter Building

8:33 – Attendance, Lunch count, Announcements

8:35 – P.E.

9:25 - Language Arts

11:25 – Recess/Lunch

12:10 – Math

1:15 – Balke Time

1:20 - Social Studies

2:05 – Science

2:50 – Balke Time

3:00 – Dismissal

10/9/12

Language Arts:
p. 89, 91, 92 - due tomorrow

Math:
SL 2.10

Science:
Funnel experiment

Social Studies:
Explorers matrix

Other:
Iowa Assessments Next Week
Fundraisers due Friday!

10/4/12

Language Arts:
Spelling test tomorrow!
Spelling packet (don't do 76) - due tomorrow
Grammar packet (don't do 79, 81) - due tomorrow

Math:
SL 2.8

Social Studies:
Brain Only test tomorrow!!

Other:
Bake Sale tomorrow!!
Iowa Assessments - week of 10/15

10/3/12 - Technical Difficulties

The blog has been intermittent as of late.  Reasons:

1. I am tinkering with our classroom procedures on this.

2. I have had some technology issues.

Hopefully soon I can clear this up!!

Thank you for your patience.

10/3/12 - Social Studies NO test tomorrow

Too many disruptions this week to have a test tomorrow.  We will have it on Friday.