Our homework for the next two weeks is the Explorer Research Porject.  Please be sure to use the grading rubric to guide your work.  Below is a link with some research sites I have found or have been recommended to me.  If you find any others, please email me and I will add them to the list.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/

http://allaboutexplorers.com/  - when you use this site, the first link takes you to a “fictitious and funny” article about the explorer, click on the link at the bottom of the page and it will guide you to a site with trustworthy information

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/explorers.html

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/265-explorers.html

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Explorers/

Our holiday party will be on Weds. 12/21 from 12 - 1ish.  I will be sending home letters at the end of this week asking for donations of items for snacks and games.  We are also going to do a goody bag for each child.  Please be on the lookout for a small item to put in each bag (we have 26 students).  You may send those in as soon as you get them and we will start the bags.

We are also in need of candy for rewards if anyone can send some in.

Below are links to a couple of things we have used this week:

Download Engineering Interact - Interactive science & engineering for 9-11 year olds  Science Game on Sound

Download Classifying Quadrilaterals