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Monday, December 31, 2012
Days 65-67 Christmas School & Silent Night WW I & Farm School
December 12 - 14 Days 65-67
Christmas School & Farm School
Dreamcatcher Poem
Thread loop pull again
Thread loop pull again,
That’s what you do to make a dream catcher
I had four themes for four different people.
Under the sea, gold, traditional, and “The Beatles”
I had a lot of fun threading watching movies and all.
Except when out of my chair, I did fall!
WWI Silent Night
paragraph
The Germans, the French, and the Scottish were fighting in
December in France. They all had trenches and were shooting all day long at
each other and many soldiers died every single day. There was snow on the
ground and it was cold and nobody wanted to be there. There was a famous singer
fighting with the Germans and he REALLY didn’t want to be there. On Christmas
eve they were shooting during the day, but at night, the singer took a mini
little Christmas tree and put a candle on top of it and started singing “Silent night” in German and everybody
watched and held there fire. Then the Scottish joined in with their bagpipes
and the French were kind of confused. After the song was done the singer from
Germany sang “Adeste fideles” and
every soldier came out to greet everybody, even the French. They talked to each
other and told about their families and read their letters from their wives.
And then Christmas day they started shooting again and it was all so sad, and
the singer died. But the seize fire on Christmas eve was always
remembered.
Daily Sparks
Spelling
If I were an Olympic champion, I would get to be famous.
If it were going to snow tomorrow, I would go skiing in
Sugarloaf.
If I were going to Florida, I would bring a bathing suit and
sunscreen.
If I were a princess, I would dress in the finest, most
sparkly, ball gowns ever!
If I were superman, I would be able to fly on my own and not
have to pay for a plane ticket.
I learned about conditional verbs.
Mixed metaphors:
My love for you is forever, or as long as we are together.
You keep this happy smile on my face, and when I see you I cry. You are like a
tree of love, with your branches filled with loneliness. Until I met you I was
miserable, and now I am even more. You are my rotten cheese, stinky and sweet.
When you are gone I am with tears, and when I am near you, I’m full of fears. My
love is like a rose, In the winter, when it snows!
Shakespeare
Blood.
I think that Lancelot was being mean and completely
unreasonable I don’t think religion matters where you go after you’re dead
because, YOU”LL BE DEAD!
Critical Thinking
7 or 11
A photograph: This document could be helpful because you
could be able to see what the historical event looked like and who was there
and where it took place. One reason that this document could limit studies is
because you couldn’t be able to learned about why the historical event happened
and the speeches that were said.
Eye witness article: this form of document could be helpful
because it could describe clearly what happened at the event. But it could be
fake and it could not be accurate.
History textbook: well you could learn about why the event
happened and what was said. But you wouldn’t get all the correct details of
what happened and who was at the event
News Broadcast at the
time of the event: I think that this would be the most accurate because you
could see everything happen as soon as it does happen but sometimes it could
take a long time for answers to come in at the time of the event.
Poems
Her face is like the night.
Latin & Science
Books—Final Projects
Sophie wrote a book for Lily's kindergarten Montessori class about the myth of Narcissus. She wrote the story in Latin and included a translation page. She will read the story to Lily's class in January.
She also wrote a Science book for the class entitled "What is a Cell?"
Monday, December 17, 2012
Days 63 & 64
7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned December 10 & 11, 2012 Days 63 & 64
1. Math
a. 16% 1/6, 0.19 ( I compared fractions,
percents, and decimals from least to greatest
b. 7/4, 1 4/5, 200%
c. 8/9, 0.8889, 89%
d. I translated sentences into math 0.6 x
10
e. One third of thirty oranges = 1/3 x 30
f.
16% of 1/3 of 600 = 0.16 x 1/3 x 600
g. 60%
of ten dollars = 0.4 x 10
2. Science
a. What is a cell? A cell is the smallest unit of life, every
living organism is made of cells, cells arrange themselves in tissues to form
each organ and part in your body.
b. Is a cell alive? Yes, a cell shows all
the characteristics of a living thing So scientists assume that cells are
alive.
c. What do cells make up? Cells make up
living things like plants, animals, and humans. There are millions of cells
inside of you!!
d. What are the characteristics of a living
thing? The characteristics of a living thing are, behavior, reproduction,
energy transfer, organization, regulation, and growth.
e. What are molecules and organelles? A
molecule is a non-living part of a cell. It has a specific job or function. An
organelle is basically the same thing as a molecule except it has a different
job or function. One example of a molecule is the glucose molecule which gives
sugar to plants.
f. How does a cell reproduce? A cell
reproduces by expanding its membrane, which is like its skin, and then dividing
in two.
g. What is amoeba? An amoeba is a
microorganism, a one celled organism that performs all the characteristics of a
living thing.
3. History
a. I learned about the bicameral (bi = two,
cameral = chamber or house, ) This means that the legislative branch has two parts, the Senate and the house of
representatives.
b. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial are
the three branches of government.
c. The separation of powers is the idea the
all branches of government are equally important and no branch can take power
over another.
d. The constitution tells what the nations
laws are, what the powers and duties of the government are, and what the rights
of the American citizens are.
e. The framers of the constitution created
the constitution so that it could be amended if necessary.
f. The first change came in 1701 with the
Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments of the constitution.
g. James Madison is considered to be the
Father of the constitution.
4. Language
a. Echo et narcissus. Echo silva nympha;
Juno est pros, castigio Echo orare. Echo was a forest nymph; Juno, the goddess,
punished Echo for talking too much.
b. Narcissus venator est in silva. Echo
nympha havd dico. Narcissus is a hunter in the woods, Echo can’t speak to him.
c. Echo amat Narcissus est sal Echo voro
naricissus. Echo is in love with Narcissus, how can she tell him?
d. Narcissus voco “aceedo mi” Echo cogito
apello est puella. Echo respondat “aceedo mi”
e. Narcissus says, “Jopin me” Echo thinks
he’s talking to her, Echo responds “Join me”
f. Narcissus careo Echo amat, echo
lacrimat, narcissus iacat prope aquam. Amat filius imaginem. Narcissus rejects
Echo, Echo cries, narcissus rests by the water and falls in love with his own
reflection.
g. Iiupiter, narcissus muto, narcissus pulva
narcissus flova iacat prope aquam. Jupiter turned narcissus into a beautiful
narcissus flower which only grows by the water.
5. Reading
a. The Eagle: He clasps the crag with
crooked hands, Close to the sea in lonely lands, Ring’d with the azure world he
stands.
The Wrinkles Sea beneath him crawls, He
watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt, he falls.
b. This poem is about the description of an
eagle.
c. The simile that appears in this poem is.
“Like a thunderbolt, he falls.”
d. When the poet says “The azure world” he
is referring to the sky.
e. This poem is a lyric poem because it
sounds like music when you read it.
f. The rhyme scheme of this poem is aaa/bbb
g. Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote this poem.
6. Writing
a. In Critical thinking daily Spark I learned
that the argument that they were giving was wrong because it was reductive.
b. In spelling and grammar daily spark I learned
when to use you’re and your.
c. You’re a terrible parent.
Your son has a serious behavior problem,
probably because you’re much too indulgent with him. Your child-rearings are
much too relaxed. You’re making a mistake if you think your “devil-may-care
approach to parenting will work. Your son doesn’t respect you, and if this
keeps up, you’re going to end up bailing him out of jail someday.
d. I feel bad that Harriet wasn’t invited.
e. Rudolph dances badly but at least he
tries hard.
f. Ms. Kramer spells badly so its lucky she
has a smart secretary.
g. The soup tasted bad on the first day and
even worse on the second.
7. Music
a. I learned a bunch of new chords on the
piano, like dm, G7, and E.
b. I learned how to play the introduction
to “Castle on a cloud.”
c. I learned how to transfer smoothly from
my diaphragm voice to my head voice.
d. I practiced my melodic intervals.
e. I learned about flat notes. Like D#
f. I sang “I dreamed a dream” again this week and worked on building up my
volume.
g. I used a metronome during piano to keep my
timing right.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Day 62 Christmas School Day 3 + Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2012
Day 62 Christmas School Day
Three
Daily Sparks
Spelling
My family is kinder than my friend’s family. My mom is
prettier than my dad. My dad is the smartest with computers out of our whole
family. Nobody in our family is the meanest. I am older than Lily. My dad is
the oldest of all.
Shakespeare
Yes, last year when I was told I was going to Disney I was
so excited. And after a while when I got there, I wasn’t as excited as I got
there, I wasn’t as excited as I was when I was told I was going to do it.
Because the anticipation was so overwhelming that after a few days when I was
there, it wasn’t as exciting as when I was thinking about it.
Critical Thinking
The North Poles will never get as much sun as the equator
and it is so cold because the sun bounces away from it.
Poem
I learned about Thomas Gray who wrote an Ode to his favorite
cat who drowned in a bowl of goldfish. This poem was funny and cute and it
explained how Thomas’s cat drowned in a tub full of goldfish. The lesson of the
story was what glitters isn’t always gold.
Lesson about Pearl Harbor Anniversary
I saw how all of the people there were hit by complete
surprise and they suffered greatly. More than 3,000 people died in less than an
hour. America was brought to war and they gained revenge over Japan. It is
important to think about all those people who died on December 7th
because it is an important day in history and only 71 years ago.
Christmas Poem
Bath bombs, and nuclear bombs,
That’s what we did today
We made Lace Crowns, and watched people drown.
That’s what we did today
Christmas school and Pearl Harbor
That’s what we did today
Christmas school and Pearl Harbor
Since it’s the
anniversary
Christmas Crafts and military aircraft
That’s what we did today
71 years since the attack
We memorialize, and we play
World War II and fun too,
Christmas school and Pearl Harbor
Days 60 & 61--St. Nick's Tag
December 5 & 6,
2012 Day 60 & 61 Christmas School Day Two
Spelling + Grammar
Dickens, Euripides, Descartes
I learned that if a proper noun ends in s, than you add an
apostrophe s, like Dickens’s book.
But then it gets confusing. However if the proper noun’s
last syllable ends eez, then it is s apostrophe. Like, Euripides’ book. And if
the S at the end is silent. It is s apostrophe. Descartes’ book.
Athens’s architecture.
James’s motorcycle.
Bette Davis’s movies.
Critical thinking SEY
Feeding the family
A farmer has a family of seven; he is able to produce 16
bowls of rice a day. But his family is sloppy eaters and every 4 bowls of rice
eaten, he can manage to scoop the leftovers and fill an extra bowl. Each family
member has 3 bowls of rice a day. Can he feed his family?
Shakespeare:
Merchant of Venice
Before he died, Portia’s father set up a test: Any man that
wants to marry his daughter had to choose between three boxes, one gold, one
silver, and one lead. Before choosing, he must swear never to marry another
woman if he chooses incorrectly and never to tell anyone which box he chose. I
had to write whether I would take the test or not.
Yes probably because I would have three choices and If I
really loved the boy, than probably, ya!
Poem:
Shall I compare thee to a lovely scent?
Like I made today in school
A solid perfume is what I really meant
I made it for the Yule
Pretty presents for lovely ladies
Is what I made today?
Beeswax melted in fine China, (maybe)
But for whom I cannot say.
The scents like walking through a sea of lavender
And you cannot find your way out
And driving on a road of a vanilla with a humble Waggoner,
Who never wants to pout.
I hope you like the perfume I made,
Because the poems about to fade.
St. Nicholas Tag
Holiday 7 x 7
7 Facts
FTL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
Read first couple paragraphs and then click on 8.8 on Left for German speaking
countries
1. Saint Nicholas lived from AD 270 to December 343; he was
a 4th century and Greek Bishop of Myra.
2. I learned that Myra is modern day Turkey; sometimes Saint
Nicholas is called Saint Nichoalas of Myra.
3. Saint Nicholas was known for secret gift-giving; he left
coins in the shoes of children who left them out for him becoming the model for
Santa Claus which originated for the Dutch word Sinterklaas.
4. The historical Saint Nicholas is commemorated throughout Western
Europe.
5. The boots that the children put out in Germany are called
Nikolaus-Stiefel. Saint Nicolas fills
the boots with sweets and gifts the night of December 5
6. In Austria,
Bavaria and Tyrol (Austro-Bavarian speaking regions), St. Nicholas is accompanied by Krampus, represented as a beast like creature,
generally demonic in appearance
7 Questions
1. When was St.
Nicholas born? A: Around AD 245
2. What is St. Nicholas the patron saint of? A: children,
sailors, students, teachers, and merchants
3. What does the word “ Advent” mean? Hint: Look it up! A:
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4. Where did St. Nicholas come from? *Answer with both the
historical and modern* A: Myra, Turkey
5. Who is St. Nicholas’ sidekick and what is his purpose in
the celebration? A: Krampus who helps children examine their conscience.
6. Read the three prayers and summarize what one prays to
St. Nicholas for: They’re telling God to
protect them from all dangers through the Bishop Saint Nicholas
7. What are speculaas cookies and why are they significant
to St. Nicholas Tag? A: They are only eaten in Germany on Saint Nicholas Tag
and they are to reflect and cut into shapes that reflect the bishops kindliness,
like the three young girls for whom he threw the bag of gold to, the three
young boys for whom he brought back to life, or the sailors in which he saved
from the storm.
7 differences from “Santa”
1. Saint Nicholas is
a Patron Saint for Western Europe.
2. Lives in Myra (Turkey) rather than the North pole.
3. Saint Nicholas is a Bishop
4. Saint Nicholas was known to leave gifts on the night of
December 5th rather than December 24th
5. Santa is immortal and Saint Nicholas died.
6. Santa puts gift in stockings and Saint Nicholas puts
gifts in shoes.
7. Santa flies through the sky using reindeer while Saint Nicholas
walks to your house
7 pics & sentences from our St. Nick’s Day celebration
3. We put our shoes out and found candy and toys in them the
next morning.
4. We went out to a German restaurant and had traditional German
food to celebrate
5. We made German Tannenbaum butter cookies.
6. Lily learned about Saint Nicholas Tag in her
school 7 Images for St. Nick's Tag
7 German traditional foods for Christmas
1. Goose
2. Cheese fondue
3. Sausages
4. Potato salad
5. Carp
6. Lebkutchen (ginger
cookies)
7. Dresdner stollen (a sweet cake filled with fruit and
nuts)
7 German words—translated
1. Weinachten: Christmas
2. Tannenbaum:
Christmas tree
3. Lebkuchen: German biscuit baked for Christmas
4. Pelznickel:
Fur-clad Santa of palatinate
5. der heilgil Nicholaus: “Frankfurt”
6. Stollen: Rich German fruit and nut loaf
7. Ruprecht: Krambar
DEUTSCH
Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling! Kling, Glöckchen, kling! Laßt mich ein, ihr Kinder! Ist so kalt der Winter! Öffnet mir die Türen! Laßt mich nicht erfrieren! Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling! Kling, Glöckchen, kling! Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling! Kling, Glöckchen, kling! Mädchen, hört, und Bübchen, Macht mir auf das Stübchen! Bring euch viele Gaben, Sollt euch dran erlaben! Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling! Kling, Glöckchen, kling! Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling! Kling, Glöckchen, kling! Hell erglühn die Kerzen, Öffnet mir die Herzen, Will drin wohnen fröhlich, Frommes Kind, wie selig! Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling! Kling, Glöckchen, kling! |
ENGLISH
Ring, little bell, ringalingaling! Ring, little bell, ring! Let me in, you kids! So cold is the winter! Open the doors for me! Don't let me freeze! Ring, little bell, ringalingaling! Ring, little bell, ring! Ring, little bell, ringalingaling! Ring, little bell, ring! Girls, listen, and boys, Open up the room for me! I bring you many gifts, You should enjoy them! Ring, little bell, ringalingaling! Ring, little bell, ring! Ring, little bell, ringalingaling! Ring, little bell, ring! Brightly glow the candles, Open your hearts to me, I want to live there happily, Devout child, how blessed! Ring, little bell, ringalingaling! Ring, little bell, ring! |
Deutsch
Tannenbaum TEXT: Ernst Anschütz, 1824 MELODIE: Volksweise (traditional) O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deine Blätter! Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit, Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit. O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deine Blätter! O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum! Du kannst mir sehr gefallen! Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut! O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum! Du kannst mir sehr gefallen! O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum! Dein Kleid will mich was lehren: Die Hoffnung und Beständigkeit Gibt Trost und Kraft zu jeder Zeit. O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum! Das soll dein Kleid mich lehren. |
English
O Christmas Tree Literal English translation - HF Traditional melody O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree How loyal are your leaves/needles! You're green not only in the summertime, No, also in winter when it snows. O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree How loyal are your leaves/needles! O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree You can please me very much! How often has not at Christmastime A tree like you given me such joy! O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree, You can please me very much! O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree Your dress wants to teach me something: Your hope and durability Provide comfort and strength at any time. O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree, That's what your dress should teach me. |
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Days 58 & 59
7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned December
3, 2012 Days 58 & 59
1. Math
a. I learned how to convert fractions with
decimals into percents. I used copycat fractions!
b. 0.72/9 = 0.008%
c. 0.4/0.02 = 0.5000%
d. ½ + 0.4 ___ 1 ½ - 0.3 = 0.75
e. 2.5% = 0.25
f. 0.4% = 0.4%
g. 0.6/ 5.4 = 1/9
2. Science
a. When an Amoeba detects its prey, it forms
false feet called pseudopodia.
b. The false feet are extension of the
Amoeba’s cytoplasm.
c. The Amoeba enjoys feasting on bacteria
and sometimes smaller protists.
d. The Amoeba digests the prey in a special
bubble called a vacuole.
e. The Amoeba moves by forming one pseudopodium,
it uses this for propulsion.
f. The Amoeba is preparing for division by
copying its DNA.
g. Bundles of DNA known as chromosomes travel
to either sides
3. Government
a. What was “Common sense”? A: A pamphlet that
Thomas Paine wrote in January 1776 that listed reasons why America needed to be
independent
b. What was Common Sense to Thomas Paine? Independence
from Britain
c. What is the declaration of Independence?
A: The colonists way of telling the British King and parliament that the
colonists no longer belonged to the British. It is the words of the Continental
congress put on paper by Thomas Jefferson.
d. What are the most important things the
declaration of independence said? A: That all men are equal, that people had
rights, and that the government had to protect those rights.
e. Some of the Declarations most famous
words are: we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created
equal.
f. “Common sense” paved the way for one of
the most famous documents in history: The declaration of independence.
g. Fifty-six men signed the declaration of
independence.
4. Language
a. Echo was a forest nymph who had been
punished by the goddess Juno for talking too much. She was no longer able to
use her voice, except to repeat the last words that others spoke.
b. One day, the beautiful young, Narcissus
was resting in the forest after the hunt. As soon as echo cast sight of him,
she fell in love. When Narcissus called his called his companions to join him.
Echo--- thinking he was calling her repeated his last words, “Join me” and
rushed out to meet him. But Narcissus rejected her, and Echo pined away until
that was all that was left of her voice. Narcissus ,however, was also fated to
suffer an unrequited love. Kneeling by a pool to refresh him, he fell in love
with his own reflection. The love of course, could never be returned, and he
died of a broken heart. Out of pity, Jupiter changed him into a beautiful
flower called the Narcissus.
c. Echo nympha est in silva. Narcissus est
venator. Echo the nymph is in the woods, Narcissus is hunting.
d. Echo Narcissum amat. Eheu! Ehue! Echo
fallis in love with Narcissus, alas! Alas!
e. Narcissum clamat. Echo respondat.
Narcissus calls, Echo responds.
f. Narcissus prope aquam iquat. Narcissus
imaginem videt. Narcissus rests near the water. Narcissus sees his reflection
g. Narcissus fit parvus flos.
5. Reading
a. I learned about elegies in reading today.
b. The poem I read was called Pebble rings,
lost memories by Robert Hartfield:
The old stone bridge across Rugen Bay,
Is one of my favorite places to play,
I toss a pebble for mom, and a pebble for
dad,
And a rock for the horses and Chickens we
had,
I watch as each of the stones make rings,
Like the songs that each of my memories
sings,
For my wife-for my dear and precious
Lenore-
My ends and my eyes throw several more.
And then, before my playing is done,
I throw the most important one,
For the memory of my son.
This poem made my cry.
c. This poem is an elegy because it
expresses grief for someone lost or dead.
d. An example of a simile of this poem is, like
the songs that each of my memories sings,
e. Two pairs of rhyming words in this poem
are done, one, and son
f. I think an older, or middle aged man
wrote this poem
g. Is the speaker happy or sad? SAD!
6. Writing
a. I learned that in a plural noun when you’re
talking about more than 1, the apostrophe comes after the s. The students’
voices filled the auditorium.
b. The lawyers’ fees exceeded two million
dollars.
c. The dogs’ barking kept me up all night.
d. The soldiers’ parents worried about
their children.
e. The polices dogs’ food was stolen.
f. The skating judges’ decision was made.
g. The Native Americans’ fire burned out.
7. Music
a. I learned how to sight sing the scale up
and down, it’s actually quite hard.
b. I sang “I dreamed a dream” from Les Miserables
c. I learned a new warm-up that goes up and
down the scale singing the alphabet really fast! “Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz “
d. We did some rhythm lessons by snapping
our fingers.
e. I sang the sol fej up and down 10 times
in 1 minute!
f. I learned about decrescendo, where you
soften your voice along the note.
g. It was a very fun music lesson.
Day 57 & Day Two Xmas School
Day 57 November
30, 2012 Christmas School Day 2
Daily Sparks:
Spelling + Grammar:
I learned that when a word ends an s you add an apostrophe.
Like grass’s and glass’s and
I wrote a paragraph about a dress. Using the Apostrophe s 6
times.
I saw a dress in the store. The dress’s color was dark blue
with small red dots all over it. The dress’s belt had a bow attached. The
dress’s tress is puffy and looked like a princess skirt! The tress’s fabric is
thick and warm. The dress’s sleeves are thin and the dress’s style is very
pretty. The dress’s neckline is square. Yet my favorite thing about the dress
is that I can fit into it!
Critical thinking:
Make two rows, one row of 3 buttons and one row of four
buttons but only moving two buttons:
OO
OO
O O
O
OOO
O
O
Shakespeare;
Some men’s facial expressions stay still, like icy trees in
winter. They think they know everything about everything. It is amazing how
much they know. And when they speak, everyone HAS to listen.
Poem:
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
April 19 1836
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote this poem on the day that Concord
Massachusetts (where he lived) put the statue by the bridge where the
Revolutionary war started. He was talking about how he wanted the statue to
stay there forever. I really liked this story because I remembered when I went
to go visit the bridge and se that statue.
5 Shopping is so fun!
7 Yesterday we went shopping
5 for Christmas presents!
5 Target, Dollar store
7 Joann fabrics, so much more!
5 Shopping at Christmas
5 Organization
7 We organized Craft supplies
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