November Happenings

We've had an exciting past month - I'll let the pictures tell it. 

We spotted some interesting creatures at the Cape May Zoo

Students taught math lessons - here the girls create a math video

We took home our country projects and created "nationalism" posters for WWI

Officer Rawles gave us a tour of the Glassboro Police Station and we hung out in the courtroom

We celebrated Pirate Day at the Bookaneer Book Fair

We remembered the warm days of October when we explored Philadelphia

Spelling and Vocabulary List 22: Military

List 22: Military

1. colonel
2. radar
3. specialist
4. navigation
5. astronaut
6. artillery
7. corps
8. promotion
9. uniform
10. submarine
11. helicopter
12. opponent
13. inspection
14. barracks
15. soldier
16. missile
17. conqueror
18. personal
19. volunteer
20. satellite
21. sergeant
22. lieutenant
23. Habakkuk (Hab.)
24. Zephaniah (Zeph.)
25. Haggai (Hag.)

Vocabulary 

1. neutral-not taking part in war or quarrel
2. maneuvers-planned movements of troops and warships
3. logistics-the planning and carrying out of a large-scale operation
4. quarter-to house troops
5. martial-military;warlike
6. alliance-a union of persons,groups,or nations by agreement
7. rendezvous-a meeting at a fixed time or place
8. strategy-skillful planning
9. medal-a piece of metal like a coin, stamped with a figure or inscription,given to honor a great deed
10. meddle-to interfere in someone else's business

By Emily ;)

Spelling and Vocabulary List 8 - Review

Spelling words:

1. occasionally
2. gauge
3. faucet
4. vacuum
5. Deuteronomy
6. poultry
7. mysterious
8. quizzes
9. tomatoes
10. scissors
11. cupfuls
12. parentheses
13. delicious
14. beverage
15. raspberries
16. spaghetti
17. (Ludwig van) Beethoven
18. Nehemiah
19. musician
20. rehearsal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Vocabulary Words:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
21. common
22. consequences
23. contemporary
24. conveniences
25. courtesy
26. descendant
27. guesses
28. millennium
29. nutritious
30. opportunities      
31. orchestra
32. phenomena
33. punctual
34. symbol                                                                                                                                      
35. symphony

The definitions to these words are on other lists that are posted. Those who received an A average on their tests do not need to do spelling and vocabulary homework or take the test this week.

                        -Sophia

Math Video 36

Here is our newest math video: Lesson 36: Classifying Triangles. 

List 7 Spelling and Vocabulary List: Music

Spelling List:

1. pianist
2. rehearsal
3. chorus
4. melody
5. harmony
6. (Ludwig van) Beethoven
7. guitar 
8. rhythm
9. (Franz Joseph) Haydn
10. hymn
11. conductor
12. (Wolfgang Amadeus) Mozart
13. musician
14. violin
15. quartet
16. (Johann Sebastian) Bach
17. choir
18. tenor
19. tempo
20. recital
21. soprano
22. duet
23. bass
24. Nehemiah (Neh.)
25. Esther

Vocabulary List:

1. octave-the eight notes in a musical scale
2. symphony-a composition for a full orchestra
3. encore-an extra song or appearance in response to applause
4. anthem-a hymn or praise to God or a country
5. soloist-a musician who performs alone
6. sonata-a long piece of music for one or two instruments
7. opera-a play in which most of the lines are sung
8. orchestra-a large group of musicians playing string,wood,wind,brass,and percussion instruments 
9. cymbal - one of a pair of brass plates used as a musical instrument
10. symbol - something which represents something else

Math Videos 33, 34, and 35 & Quadrilateral Rap

The students asked me to re-post a quadrilateral rap they learned last year, in addition to our next three math videos. Here they all are!

Lesson 33

Lesson 34

Lesson 35

Quadrilateral Rap