Week #8

Learning Log for Week of October 19th - October 23rd 

My favorite thing this week was finishing my baby cat in sewing....

Homeroom:

This week for homeroom I played on the  BrainPop website.  I played a game called "Shark Fish." It asks you a question like, "When was the great wall of China built?" And then you have to eat words that are the answer to that question.  We also watched a video on fractions.

Math:

This week in Math I I finished my Lesson # 20. It was 3 digit division.  My favorite thing about division is how it's of kind of like decoding the correct answer. The most challenging thing was learning keeping track of the numbers in columns as I was multiplying through all the numbers.

English/Language Arts:

This week through the wardrobe I designed a flag and a coat of arms for my world, "Emma Topia." Here are their meanings:

Flag: I have two different colors in my flag. The silver stands for the glass in my world as well as honor. The turquoise represents the diamonds in my word and symbolizes peace and strength because I want people to feel peace in my world as well as strength and diamonds are one of the strongest minerals. The letters E and T stand for "EmmaTopia." The circle with the diamond in the middle represents unity.

Coat of Arms: The diamond shape of my coat of arms is to represent the diamonds in my world. The blue, diamond block on the left side is representing strength and the silver, glass block on the right side represents peace. I put a motto, that looks like a ribbon, on the bottom to show that this is the world "Emma Topia's" coat of arms. The curving line in the middle of my shield represents honor and the sparks coming from the curving line represent happiness.  The interlocking circles at the top left and right of my shield represent unity in my world.

Flag:

Coat of Arms:

Science:

This week our science experiment was "cleaning pennies." We poured vinegar into a cup and mixed it with some salt until it dissolved and then dropped several dirty pennies into the cup. We watched how the salt was dissolving and how the pennies were getting clean. The dirt or residue that was on the pennies is called copper oxide. We talked about the statue of liberty and how it was a a bronze color originally and how it turned green over time.

Tech:

This week in digital photography I finished my ISO and my white balance project.  ISO is the level of light sensitivity of you camera.  If you set your ISO to a low number your camera is less sensitive to the natural light, if your ISO is high your camera is more sensitive to the surrounding light. White balance is working to get the image to look the most natural, its working with the "color temperature."

Choir:

This week in choir I found out which solo I got. I have solo one on "Silver Bells." I am also in a group with other 5th graders singing a song called, "One Bright Star." I was really happy I got a solo on "Silver Bells" because it is one of my favorite Christmas Songs.

Dance:

This week in dance we did a new stretch called pencha, pounced "pahn-shay." This is an incline stretch, it's where one leg is pushed backwards while the other leg is standing position, lean forward.

Week #7

Learning Log for Week of October 12th - October 16th 

My favorite thing this week in school was trying out for my solos in choir!

Homeroom:

This week for homeroom I did BrainPop with my brother. We learned about data and probability. I learned about line graphs and how you can show data. I also learned about how probability work and then we solved problems. For example: A coin has a one out of two chance of landing on heads. Probability is really fun. 

Math:

This week for math I learned how to do double-digit multiplication. It was a little confusing at first, but then I got the hang of it. It is a fun way to do math even if it's a little confusing at first, it turns out fun!

English/Language Arts:

This week for my "Through the Wardrobe" Class we needed to write which Pevensie child we are most like.  This is what I submitted:

I think I am most like Susan Pevensie. She is very logical, a little stubborn, motherly, and much more serious than Lucy. I am a little motherly to my younger brothers,a little bit stubborn with things I am no sure of, and serious in new situations . Susan is actually my favorite character in the Narnia series and movies. I like archery and so does Susan. I also really like how she tries to protect her siblings, I try and do that. I think I am most like her.

Science:

This week my family and I got a book called, The Everything Kids Science Experiments Book, and each week we are going to do an experiment from the book.  This week we did the experiment "Animal Camouflage." We got 3 different pieces of colored paper and cut them out in tiny squares and them put them on a piece of paper that was one of the 3 colors we cut out. We then timed how many squares we could pick up in 7 seconds.  My brother got 9 squares and I got 10 squares. We found out that animals that are colored the same as their environment are protected from predators.  My dad showed us his camouflage military uniform he got from my uncle who is in the army. We also looked at pictures and watched a video on animals that camouflage in their environment, my favorite was the pygmy sea horse.

Tech:

This week in digital photography I worked on my ISO and White balance.  I had to take a picture outside and adjust for lighting.

Choir:

This week I tried out for my solos. My choir teacher, Miss Alison, said she really liked my voice and she asked if I wanted to try out for the big part in "Silver Bells." So I tried out for that solo and I can't wait to hear my results.  I also tried out for my other solos, "Christmas in the Air" and there was a try out for another song that no one really wanted to try out for and Miss Alison asked if anyone wanted to try out for it, so I raised my hand.

Dance:

This week in Dance I only had class with Miss Marcia, since it was fall break on Thursday.  We did glissade, which are like tiny leaps in the air. We also worked on our shasma, where we leap in the air and change positions of our feet.

Week #6

Learning Log for Week of October 5th - October 9th 

My favorite thing this week was starting my sewing class.

I am really excited to start working on my baby cat and 

making more new and exciting projects! 

Homeroom:

This week for Homeroom my brother and I went onto Brain Pop and learned about fractions.  We played a game about fractions called Pearl Driver, it's a game where you have to dive down to find the pearls. You dive down the measurements it tells you to to find a pearl. We both really liked it!  I go to use the fractions when I made a sauce to go with our pot stickers we had for dinner one night, so learning fractions really helped me!

Math:

This week in Math I did my Unit #16 which was dividing with a reminder. I also did Unit #17 which was multiplying up and down.  I liked doing the multiplying up and down because it was fun to learn a new technique.

English/Language Arts:

I got to write a letter to C.S. Lewis for my through the wardrobe class.  I also read chapters 1-8 in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I also started working on my presentation about mythological creature I am presenting next week.  I choose to do mermaids. Here is my letter to C.S. Lewis:

October 7, 2015

Dear Mr. C.S. Lewis:

I am writing to you to thank you for writing the Narnia series. I really enjoy reading them and am excited to finish the entire series. They are full of all kinds of magic, mystery, and adventure that makes me want to keep reading. I love the characters, the setting, and plot.

One of my favorite parts of the books are the characters. I love how Lucy is funny and especially adventurous, like when she discovers that the wardrobe leads to Narnia.  I also love the fawns because they are very kind. I also like how the White Witch is described because it makes her sound very wicked and scary.

I love the setting in the series.  I enjoy the adventure of being in London and then going to the country and then discovering Narnia.  I like how Aslan created Narnia by singing and how he protects Narnia. I like the way Narnia sounds and seems so magical.

The plot in the Narnia series is very exciting.  I loved how the main lesson is kindness to all. When Lucy first meet the fawn, that was a kidnapper for the white witch, but decides to becomes friends with her and protected her from the white witch. 

Thank you again Mr. Lewis for the Narnia series! 

Sincerely, 

Emma Kathleen Foutz

Science:

My favorite thing I did this week was to watch one of my favorite science programs, Nova, on PBS.  This week they did a show on finding the last city of Stone, called Petra.  Petra was a lost city until in 1812 when Johann Burckhard discovered it. The most famous building was behind a narrow cave, it was carved into a giant rock with chisels. I learned about how they had an underground water system that was getting water to Petra from a water system 5 miles away.

Tech:

This week in my digital photography class I took pictures when my family and I went on a hike up the canyons. I took pictures of the leaves and stone rocks.  It was later in the evening, so I had to use my flash sometimes and I used my zoom which was really nice.  I also started a sewing class this week, I am so excited about it!  I learned how to operate the sewing machine and that you change the different presser foots and how to change the bottom bobbin and how you thread the top thread through the needle.  How to stitch zig zag lines and straight lines.  My first project is making a baby cat. 

Fine Arts:

On Tuesday night I have Miss Marcia as my teacher.  We first work on our stretches and then we do our leaps and bar work.  In years past we work on a Halloween dance, so I am hoping we will start working on one soon.

Fine Arts:

This week for choir I signed up to try out for 2 solos. One of them is "Silver Bells" and the other one is "Christmas in the Air." Next week I will try out for them and I hope I get a part!

Week #5

Learning Log for Week of September 28th - October 2nd 

My favorite thing we did this week was learning about the water cycle and doing the experiment. I really enjoyed learning about the different steps and how they work 

Homeroom:

This week for Homeroom my brother and I went onto BrainPop Jr.and watched video's on mass, kilograms, weight , height, and graphs. We took the quizzes on all of them with the setting on easy at first and then we changed it to hard. It was really fun and we got pretty good scores on most of them, either 4 out of 5 or 3 out of 5. I liked the quizzes. 

Math:

This week for math I learned about dividing with reminders. I learned that for example when you divide with a problem like 5 into 17, you will always get a remainder because 5 does not go into 17 equally. Remainders are very interesting math.  

English/Language Arts:

This week for my "Thorough the Wardrobe class" with Leadership Education Academy,  I made Turkish Delight. This treat is mentioned in the book The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe. Turkish Delight is a kind of gummy treat. We made them with orange and lemon juice and then cooked the sugar/water mixture with the orange and lemon peel.  I cut them into squares and rolled them in powdered sugar. I started the The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe and read chapters 1-4.

Science:

This week we talked more about the water cycle and actually made a science experiment.  We took a zip lock bag and drew on it the water cycle and then filled water in the bottom of the zip lock bag and dyed the water blue.  We tapped it to a window and watched it for a few days to see the water cycle in action.  We also did reports on the different clouds, mine was on Cumulonimbus clouds, I presented it to a small group. We also made a craft out of paper and cotton balls to show what the different types of clouds look like.

Tech:

I practiced taking photos on my camera.  I want to journal the different field trips that we take in family school and especially of my baby brother.  I took my camera to the park and took different shots on different modes and settings. My favorite photo that I took was of a apple in painting.

Fine Arts:

This week in dance I worked on my technique of pirouettes.  I also worked on my splits, I want to be able to get into the splits club.  The last thing I worked on was my ABC's, this is where you use your foot to draw the ABC's to warm up your foot.

Fine Arts:

This week for choir I learned a new song, it is called the "Jingle Way Melody."  It's a few Christmas songs mixed into one.  I also got my uniform this week for our Christmas performances, I am really excited!