tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21519485029100970472024-03-05T19:12:40.990-08:00Fifth Grade WhiteWelcome to the portal through which Mrs. Diaz's Fifth Grade Scholars connect with the world!Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-67228844390613898082013-06-10T23:09:00.000-07:002013-06-10T23:14:57.457-07:00End of the Year Memories<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our school has a tradition called "Moving Up" Day. On this day, our fifth graders move up to the sixth grade teacher, and the fourth graders will come up to our class for one period. In this time, the teachers usually have the students write letters to the incoming class to share some of their favorite memories from the year. But since we are so "techy" this year, we asked the students to write a script and record themselves. Here are some of the videos they made. This has been an amazing, creative group of young scholars and I wish them much success next year in sixth grade!</span><br />
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Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-23276337936676926402012-12-10T08:39:00.000-08:002012-12-10T08:39:16.174-08:00Self Control WallwisherHelp our ambassador, Zayd, come up with ideas for his short essay on Self Control by posting a sticky note below! Thank you!<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/53704465">Goosed by Rayann</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user14724256">Jennifer Diaz</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<br />Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-48164917104659620362012-11-13T21:11:00.002-08:002012-11-13T21:23:47.062-08:00Bob the Dog from The One and Only IvanThis is a project one of my students completed as a cumulative project. Karim chose a character from the book and used Blabberize to tell his story. He choose Bob, the scruffy dog from Katherine Applegate's <u>The One and Only Ivan</u>. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!<br />
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Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-75079866937674438722012-11-11T23:27:00.003-08:002012-11-11T23:30:24.802-08:00US Regions ProjectsFor our first collaborative, Social Studies project of the year is on US Regions. In partners, the students researched information about the six major regions of the United States. Our focus was on learning more about the states and their capitals, climate, natural resources, major landforms, and famous landmarks. Then we used Animoto to make our own short videos to share with our followers, using Creative Commons images. We hope you enjoy them below!<br />
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Today was our first ever VIP day. VIP stands for "Very Important Person"! Each one of the students invited a relative, friend, or neighbor to come enjoy an afternoon at our school. We had so much fun sharing our school with our VIPs. We took lots of photos, ate lunch, and then invited the VIPs back to our room where we interviewed them about their experiences in school. Here are some of the photos from the day!</div>
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Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-11294219481763413402012-10-08T20:37:00.001-07:002012-10-10T21:20:47.882-07:00Honesty WallwisherThis month, our class focuses on the value of Honesty. Our ambassador, Karim, is in charge of making a presentation about the reasons we show honesty. He needs your help! Please post a comment to share what honesty means to you.<br />
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Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-50249345488226877372012-09-27T21:55:00.001-07:002012-09-27T21:55:20.417-07:00Google+ Hangout With Four Classes!Today was an amazing day! We connected with three other classes on Google+ Hangout. The classes that joined us were Mr. Buist's class from Arizona, Mr. Spicer's class from Illinios, and Ms. Abdel-Aal's class (from right next door)! We are partnering with these classes (and two others who couldn't attend the hangout session) on Edmodo for the Global Read Aloud project.<br />
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The coolest thing about Google+ Hangouts is that you can connect with more than one class at a time! The class that is talking is featured on the main screen while the other classes are listening and shown at the bottom. Somehow Google+ Hangouts knows which class to put on top!<br />
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Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-91587111757447746112012-09-25T23:35:00.002-07:002012-09-25T23:40:28.678-07:00The Global Read Aloud 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week, we introduce the <a href="http://www.globalreadaloud.com/" target="_blank">Global Read Aloud Project</a> and our book <u>The One and Only Ivan</u> by Katherine Applegate. The premise of this project created by Pernille Ripp, a Wisconsin teacher, is simple: One shared book can connect the world and inspire children to love reading, sharing, and learning together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This will be my second time participating in the Global Read Aloud. Last year my class read <u>Tuck Everlasting</u> with over 1000 children worldwide! It was amazing! Next week, we will be joining with classes from North America to Australia to read <u>The One and Only Ivan</u> at the same time. Our class will be collaborating with classes in Illinois, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Canada on Edmodo and Skype to discuss the book. In addition, we will post class projects on our blog to reach our global audience. The children will share not only their predictions, thoughts, and comments, but their love of reading with the world! If you haven't heard of this book, please take a moment to view this trailer below! You can also click on the links to learn more about Ivan.</span></div>
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<br />I read the book this summer and fell in love with Ivan instantly. A gentle, silverback gorilla, Ivan has been kept for almost 30 years in a glass "domain" in a mall in Washington. This story is written from his perspective. Based on a true story, this book incites people to stand up for the rights of animals like Ivan who are kept unjustly in captivity. Silverback gorillas are an endangered species and we will be learning more about them, and the real Ivan, as we read this novel. <br /><br />If you'd like to know more about the <a href="http://www.globalreadaloud.com/">Global Read Aloud Project</a> you can check out this article that was published in <a href="http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/20111201?pg=34#pg34">Learning and Leading with Technology</a> in 2011. We are excited to be a part of this project again this year!<br /><br /></div>
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During the month of September, we learn about Responsibility. The class ambassador, Ali, was responsible for teaching the rest of us how to exemplify this value. His task was to interview family members, students, and others in the community to learn what responsibility means to them. Next, he made a multi-media presentation using Glogster, an online poster, to share what he has learned with our classmates.<br />
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Here is the first Glogster of the year! Thanks, Ali, for doing an awesome job!<br />
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Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-39265875775913820272012-09-20T09:54:00.001-07:002013-03-18T11:55:36.325-07:00Mystery Skype Map<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fifth Grade White is connecting with other classes to <span style="color: blue;">Mystery Skype</span>!</b></span><br />
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To<b> Mystery Skype,</b> we connect via Skype with another classroom in an unknown location. The object is to figure out where in the world the mystery class is located. We play a game similar to that of 20 Questions, where each class gets to ask "yes" or "no" questions to gather clues and information to help determine where the other class is located. The students in our class must work together to figure out where the mystery class is before they figure out where we are! This helps us work on our mapping, critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration skills. We also learn interesting facts about other cities, states, and countries and make positive connections with diverse students!<br />
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Here is a map to track the location of the classes we will Skype with this year. Our first Mystery Skype is scheduled for this Thursday!<br />
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Our students were amazing! They did such a good job figuring out where the mystery class was! Even though the other class figured out our location first, we felt so proud when we came up with the correct location!<br />
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The Inquirers were in charge of deciding which question to ask. It was hard to choose because everyone was gathering so much information! You can see the other classroom on the Eno board!</div>
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During the assembly, the words of a gentle and loving man, Hassan Hathout, inspired us. He said, "There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who have love in their heart, and those who don't." Our fifth and sixth graders wanted to honor those who died that day and share their feelings with our community. So with love in our hearts, we posted peace-loving messages on our front gate.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">The events </span><span style="text-align: start;">that </span><span style="text-align: start;">occurred</span><span style="text-align: start;"> on 9-11 have had a profound effect on all Americans. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How did you honor and show respect <br />for those who perished that day?
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Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-65767565904781606082012-09-10T21:07:00.000-07:002012-09-16T11:44:29.569-07:00Responsibility Our class is learning about Responsibility this month. Please help our class to brainstorm all the ways we show responsibility, both at home and at school by posting a note on our wallwisher. Thank you!<br />
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Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151948502910097047.post-80555994409177690682012-08-07T23:13:00.001-07:002012-08-07T23:46:27.057-07:00Welcome to a New School Year!This blog is for displaying and sharing the digital work of Fifth Grade White. We are a class of young scholars at an independent school in California. We hope you will follow us as we embark on a new school year! If you would like to see last year's class blog, please follow the link above to <a href="http://5thgradeorange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">5thGradeOrange</a>.Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02021236344775981226noreply@blogger.com0