Summer Reading

Fifth and Sixth Grade Summer Blog

 

 

During the summer, Kidblog will be kept active.

Students should log on to their new Fifth or Sixth Grade Class.

 

If you forgot your password please email Mrs. Klipfel.

We are so excited to be sharing your reading and writing.

 

Reading:

 

Please write a detailed summary of a book you read this summer, but be sure not to give the ending away. Make the reader of your blog want to read this book.

 

Title your post with the Type of Book Read+The Title

ex: 2013 Newbery Medal Winner: The One and Only Ivan

 

Your post needs to be self-edited and will be submitted for review when completed. Remember that if you have too many errors, your post will not be published.

 

In order to make this a fun summer experience we will be having a raffle in the fall. 

For all posted entries you will receive points.

*For every 50 points you earn, you will be given a raffle ticket in September.

 

Use this link for a list of Newbery Award Books.

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal

 

 

Points For Posted Summaries

 

Newbery Award Winner 100 points    

Newbery Honor 75 points

National Book Award 50 points

Free Choice 25 points

 

Writing:

 

Your blog may also continue your writing by posting original stories and poems.

You may include a Summer Destination writing piece by describing a place to visit.

 

All comments on the blog should be written in a friendly letter format and be sure not to reveal any personal information.

 

Have a fun summer!

Blogs can be found on Mrs. Klipfel’s Blog

http://mrsklipfelstopteachingtips.blogspot.com/

 

email Mrs. Klipfel with any questions

pklipfel@topsfieldps.org

     

Summer Technology Ideas from Mrs. Klipfel

On your iPads download the free apps: educreations, Hungry Fish, math flash cards, Stack the States, Tap Map Quiz, popwords.

Paid apps: Book Creator, Scribble Press, Drawing Pad, Splash Math,

iMovie, and Strip Designer  (I'm trying these this summer)

Over the summer if you find a great website, discover a great app, or create a new project send me a picture and/or a short note and I will add it to my blog. pklipfel@topsfieldps.org

Here are some ideas for Summer Fun:

On Mrs. Klipfel's Blog http://mrsklipfelstopteachingtips.blogspot.com/ you will find sections on the Student Resources page which includes links to grade level portals designed with sites for all grades and subjects.

Check out the Student Blogs section where Proctor students share their writing and reading. They would love some thoughtful comments.  If you are a Proctor School student and need help or forget your password send me an email.

Each week We Give Books will feature 3 books from their online library, along with fun activities to make each book come to life. http://www.wegivebooks.org/

Scholastic has a summer reading challenge to see How Far Can You Read? http://www.scholastic.com/ups/campaigns/src-2013

National Geographic has free nonfiction books on line for children. http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html

Don't forget to visit the Topsfield Public Library for some great summer programs.

http://www.topsfieldtownlibrary.org/Childrens/Whatshappening.html

Check out Boston Central for ideas of things to do. http://www.bostoncentral.com/

Enjoy the Summer!

    

United States

Fourth Graders have worked all year on learning the regions of the United States.  These students even produced a "Fifty States Pagent" for their parents which included sashes, hats, and flags made in our CLIC program.
The final project was to create a state report.  Some classes used publisher and produced a trifold brochure from the prospective of the governor of the state.  They were the governor.

Ms Scott helping edit a brochure

Other classes used publisher and created a multi page report. 

Miss Mehlin's class used the app Scribble Press and created digital books.  Click on the links below to read these fabulous nonfiction books.

add text and pictures

tools in scribble press 

 

pages in book

Alabama by Jack

Arizona by Uma

  Arkansas by Whitney   Connecticut by Matthew   Delaware by AJ   Hawaii by Myles   Kansas by Emily   Kentucky by Kate   Louisiana by Lexi   Maryland by Michael   Minnesota by Jennifer   Montana by Ben   New York by Grace   North Dakota by Ella   Ohio by Cooper   Washington by Gage   West Virgina by Robyn  

Summer Legs

Summer is almost here and that makes you think of all kinds of summer fun.
 

Summer Legs by Anita Hakkinen is a fun book that makes your legs feel like they are ready to dangle, swim, jump, kick, skip, sprint, and swing.

Mrs. O'Brien's Class drew pictures of what their Summer Legs were hoping to do and then put the pictures into educreations to share their summer wishes.

What will your Summer Legs do? 
Where will your Summer Legs take you?
Have a wonderful summer!

 

  Click on the link to find out where these Summer Legs hope to go.   http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/summer-legs-by-mrs-o-brien-s-class/8845070/?ref=link      

Welcome to Grade 4

Welcome to Proctor School!

 

Grade 4 students in Mrs. Kelleher's Class have been working on a Welcome Message to Students in Grade 3 as they get ready to come to Proctor School next year.

 

This group volunteered to meet before school to plan and work on their project.  The students discussed what information should be included and how they were going to show it.  The iPads were used to take pictures around Proctor School which were included in their slides.

The plan is to show the Third Graders this project on Friday when they come to visit Proctor School.  We can't wait for them to come for a visit.

 

Group of hard working fourth graders!

The final presentation was created in educreations.  

Click on the link to view their completed project.

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/welcome-to-proctor-school/8812665/?ref=link      

Letter From the Revolutionary War

"There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head!" -- John Hancock after signing his name in large letters on the Declaration of Independence

 

"The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!" -- Patrick Henry in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.

“I have not yet begun to fight.”   John Paul Jones

 

It has been a very exciting time in Fifth Grade this month.  The students are studying the Revolutionary War.  Some are doing a web quest, others are researching battles, and some are writing letters from a Partiot or Loyalist point of view.  The portal includes many resources for research.  http://guest.portaportal.com/proctorgradefive

 

Mrs. Ellis's Class used Kidblog to write a letter to King George III.  Click on the link and spend some time reading these well thought out letters.  They would love a comment.

 

http://kidblog.org/MrsEllisClassBlog/

 

Mrs. Boucher's Class read these letters and are writing a response to the author of the letter.  They were responsible for adding new information.  Check out their letters.

 

http://kidblog.org/MrsBouchersClass-5B/

 

   

Case Solved

Mrs. Boucher's class used the app Book Creator to turn their mysteries into illustrated books. 

Some even have sound for an added effect.

These books are easily read on an iPad or iPhone.

The link is a Dropbox link.

Click on the link.

Click on Download.

Open in iBooks.

  Almost
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jdv195kdkcpf9mo/Almost.epub



A Meeting to Remember

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dv5h4ll5vvdy531/A%20Meeting%20to%20Remember.epub




Horrendously Bad Day
https://www.dropbox.com/s/un1at65alqqqmrc/Horrendously%20Bad%20Day.epub


Mix up
https://www.dropbox.com/s/woznxs2reexh6pd/Mix-Ups%20and%20Missing%20Merchandise.epub


Money Mayhem
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rc57kpzzx4bfo73/Money%20Mayhem.epub


Stealing Obsessions
https://www.dropbox.com/s/75efg1g5ggeevv2/Stealing%20Obsessions.epub



The Cheater
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3dqhvcfdxipq0aq/The%20Cheater%20%281%29.epub



MCAS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8iqek87itxyqtqg/The%20MCAS%20Mystery%20%281%29.epub



Missing Laptop
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d3fj27qbphca33u/The%20Missing%20Laptop%20%281%29.epub



Thief of the Pins
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tqfrp4xnjidtnq2/The%20Thief%20of%20the%20Pins.epub    

Rocks and Minerals

Fourth Graders in Ms Scott's class have been studying rocks and minerals.  They worked cooperatively in groups to do their research and then they used educreations to share their new knowledge.
Do you know the harderst mineral?
Do you know the softest mineral?

Click on the links below to see their projects.

 

 

Jessica, Olivia, Hannah, and Greg

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rocks-and-minerals-by-jessica-olivia-hannah-and-gr/8848600/?ref=link    Alex, James, and Tucker http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rocks-and-minerals-by-tucker-james-and-alex/8820226/?ref=link     Jackie, Jack, Mikaela http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rocks-and-minerals-by-jackie-jack-and-mikaela/8819511/?ref=link       Julia, Sarah, and Keo http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rocks-and-minerals-by-julia-sarah-and-keo/8813996/?ref=link     Isabel, Alexa, and Abby http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rocks-and-minerals-by-isabel-alexa-and-abby/8813580/?ref=link     Nick, Charlie, Sarah, and Jessica http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rocks-and-minerals-by-nick-charlie-sarah-and-jessi/8813494/?ref=link     Caroline, Max, and Kate http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rocks-and-minerals-by-caroline-kate-and-max/8813301/?ref=link      

It's A Mystery!

I love a good mystery!  It is fun trying to figure out the clues and the answer to Who Did It?  

Mrs. Boucher's Fifth Graders are creating their own mystery stories. 

To set the stage Mrs. Boucher and I created a crime scene using Mrs. O'Leary's office.  We laid out all the evidence and took a series of pictures.  We asked the students to list the possible suspects and give the reasons why.  The students were excellent detectives as they sorted through all the evidence we presented.

Crime scene in Mrs. O'Leary's office

The students then worked with a partner and set up their own "crime scene" with many items brought from home.  They used the app Skitch to take pictures of the evidence.  This app lets you write and add annotations to your photos for later review.  Pictures are easily saved to the camera roll.

Here are the crime scenes created by the students. 



Mrs. Boucher's classsroom

Mrs. Klipfel's office



Ms N's classroom

 



Stay tuned for the books that are being created in the app Book Creator.
Be sure to check out  Mrs. Boucher's Blog to read a short detailed summary of these well written mysteries. 
 



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