Poems about Values

Using Corel students created a video of their value poem.

Jasmine through Yvonne Videos

[youtube.com/watch?v=3Mz0KIH0nP8]

Ariel through Jacob Videos

[youtube.com/watch?v=RdkKCb58QGs]

Bloopers

[youtube.com/watch?v=vww08PQrujs]

Reflection

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Reflection is when you think about what you have done and what you wanted to do, what you have learned and what you wanted to learn, what you will remember as special and what you will want to forget.

Take time now to think about your fifth grade year. Please create a new blog post on your blog answering the following questions. You need at least three complete sentences for each question.

1. Something you did well is...


2. Something you wanted to do but didn't is...


3. Something you learned is...


4. Something you wanted to learn but didn't is...


5. Something about fifth grade you thought was special and will want to remember is...


6. Something about fifth grade that you would rather not remember is...

And now thinking ahead. Make a prediction about sixth grade.

You can add images from Student Photos if you want to.

Embed your project into blog from MIT World Scratch Day

1. Go to the TAS homepage for Scratch


2. Find your project and click it once


3. On the right hand side click EMBED


4. Select the code for AS AN IMAGE


5. Open a new post


6. Title it


7. Paste the Code


8. Write a short description of the project or a reflection


9. Categorize and tag it


10. Publish the post

MIT World Scratch Day

Saturday, May 21 at TAS

2nd and 3rd Graders (who are already registered)
9-9:30 in the small theatre
9:30-11 work in classrooms on a Scratch project
11-11:30 share what you created in the small theatre

4th and 5th Graders (who are already registered)
12:30-1 in the small theatre
1-2:30 work in classrooms on a Scratch project
2:30-3 share what you created in the small theatre

Check out these great video tutorials before you arrive on Saturday.

Examples of the project we will create: Nick, Julio, Justus, Patrick, Ruadhri, Karplus, Eilish, Alex, Chris

Pace, Pause, Pronunciation and Expression!

Crocodile's Toothache (By Shel Silverstein)


My First Day At School by Roger McGough

Is It Spam?

83% of all comments received are spam

Look at the Email Address
Legitimate companies send emails through a server based out of their company website (for example, support@microsoft.com). If you see a long string of numbers in front of the @ sign or the name of a free email service before the .com (or any other domain), you need to question the legitimacy of the email in question.

Look at the Content
Keep an eye out for emails that say you need to do something right at that second or within a certain number of hours. Also, be wary of any emails that include links. Most companies tell you what to do, but they never direct you to where to do it with a link.

Finally, rampant grammatical and spelling errors within the body of an email are good signs that it’s spam. Spammers don’t care enough about the actual messages they’re sending to take the time to make them make sense.

If It Asks for Personal Information
Most institutions you deal with come right out and say they’re never going to ask for personal information in an email. If you get an email that asks you for any personal information, no matter how legitimate it might seem, delete it right away. Personal information is only meant to be entered in secure, encrypted forms, not emails where anyone and everyone can get their hands on your information.

Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge

The FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge is designed to help students become responsible cyber citizens by giving them the tools to avoid and report online dangers and use internet resources wisely. There is a separate program for each grade, 3rd through 8th, and topics are introduced at grade-appropriate levels. For a complete list of topics click on the "Topics by Grade" link to the right.

We encourage parents to review the links on the FBI-SOS Scavenger Hunts to become more familiar with the information presented in the program. The FBI-SOS program administrators support and respect each family's right to decide whether or not their child may participate in the FBI-SOS program.

7.5 million Facebook users below minimum age

A survey published in the June issue of  Consumer Reports found that "of the 20 million minors who actively use Facebook," 7.5 million were younger than 13 and more than five million were younger than 10. Facebook's terms of service require that users be at least 13.

The report tracks with other studies including a 2010 study by McAfee that found 37 percent of 10 to 12 year olds are on Facebook and a study (PDF) released in April from the London School of Economics EU Kids Online project that found that 38 percent of 9- to 12-year-old European children used social-networking sites, with one in five using Facebook, "rising to over 4 in 10 in some countries."

Jeff Fox, technology editor for Consumer Reports, said it was troubling that the survey found "a majority of parents of kids 10 and under seemed largely unconcerned by their children's use of the site." In a press statement, Consumer Reports said that "Using Facebook presents children and their friends and family with safety, security and privacy risks" and that, "In the past year, the use of Facebook has exposed more than five million online U.S. households to some type of abuse including virus infections, identity theft, and—for a million children—bullying."

In an statement issued ahead of the report's release, Facebook said that "recent reports have highlighted just how difficult it is to implement age restrictions on the Internet and that there is no single solution to ensuring younger children don't circumvent a system or lie about their age." The company said that "we appreciate the attention that these reports and other experts are giving this matter and believe this will provide an opportunity for parents, teachers, safety advocates, and Internet services to focus on this area, with the ultimate goal of keeping young people of all ages safe online."

Source: CNet

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-20061298-238.html#ixzz1LwdmFCyw

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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1. Go to BrainPop! Recycling


2. Login and watch the movie.


3. Then watch the movie Waste Management


4. Create an infographic from the facts found below: 
   
   
   
   1. from the FYI link off BrainPop,  click on the graph at the top called:
   
   
   2. Graph, Stats, and Numbers from Recycling or
   
   
   3. Graph, Stats, and Numbers from Waste Management or
   
   
   4. Select facts from Recycling Revolution, or Recycling Guide
   
   
   
   


5. Use Word - I will show you examples

An infographic is a visual representations (images) of information, data or knowledge. These graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly.

Examples:

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Student Blog Challenges

Check out the new challenges:

1. Write a post about one of the things you have done in life, that make you glow with pride.


2. Write a post about a move you have made...moving to Taiwan or some other country.


3. Write a post about animal migration. Have you noticed any animals in your area which are there at certain times of year but then they disappear?


4. Write a post about any special celebrations in your country to remember those who have fought for your country?


5. Write a post about Earth Day (week)


6. Write about something important you have learned outside of school – remember we should all be life long learners not just learners while at school. How did you learn it? Why is it important to you? Who or what taught you about it? How has this learning helped you in your life?


7. Write a post about testing - How did you feel? Where you prepared?


8. Write a post about your favorite color. Add 3 images (remember copyright and citing sources)