Week of Jan. 3-7

Happy New Year! It was so good to see all your smiling faces this morning! I missed you all over the holidays!

Our story this week is Uncle Jed's Barbershop. We will have a test on the story and spelling words on Friday.

Mystery Question: Can you draw and label a line, line segment, and ray on the bottom of your homework sheet this week?

Here is a neat song about line, line segment, and ray. Let me know if you like it.

Tuesday, Dec. 14

Hello everyone! Tomorrow is our trip to McDonalds! We are going to have a great time! Make sure you read over our story this week about Madam C.J. Walker. The test will be on Thursday. Spelling test will be on Friday.

Mystery Question: You can find a conifers seeds inside its _________________.

Mystery Question: In our story, how did Madam Walker use her money to help others?

Great way to practice multiplication:
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/HolidayPractice.htm

Monday, Dec. 11

Happy Monday to everyone! I can't believe this is the last week of school and then it is Christmas break! Remember we go to McDonalds on Wednesday!


Mystery Question: There are 2 frogs in each corner of a room shaped like an octagon. How many frogs are in the room?

Mystery Question: Mystery Question: Austin wanted to buy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for his lunch. He had a lot of change in his pockets, but he wasn't sure he had enough to pay $1.65 for the sandwich. He took out all his change and put it on the table. He had four quarters, five dimes, eight nickels, and eighteen pennies. How much money did he have in all?

Fun game to practice your multiplication:
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/snowballfight.htm

Love you!!!

Thursday, Dec. 9

Merry Thursday! Remember to study your spelling words tonight!

Mystery Question: How does chlorophyll help a plant?

Mystery Question: What are 2 important ways that roots help a plant?


Here is a fun song about plants:

Wednesday, Dec. 8

Happy Wednesday! Hope you have done all your homework! It feels like winter is in the air!

Mystery Question: When a plant begins to grow, it is beginning to g__________.


Mystery Question: A young plant that is ready to grow is called an e__________.


Here is the song some of us listened to today:

Tuesday, Dec. 7th

Hello Merry Elves! I hope you all are warm!


Mystery Question # 1: The colonists had to pay a tax on items made of p_____ due to the Stamp Act.


Mystery Question # 2: Are the names of Santa's reindeer common or proper? How many of his reindeer can you name??


Here is a neat website you might enjoy. http://www.northpole.com/Clubhouse/DancingSanta/

Monday, Dec. 6

Hello everyone! Don't forget to get your permisson slip signed for McDonalds. We will be going on Dec. 15th.

Mystery Question: What would the difference be in an alligator's habitat compared to a
fox's habitat?

Mystery Question: Which is larger- 0.9 or 0.90? Explain your answer.


You can practice the vocabulary words we learned in class today on the following website:
https://www.sraimagineit.com/te_demo_player.html?PHPSESSID=ff6659815c82de9e0e6578da80203be5&a=1924

Happy Thursday! Remember to study your spelling words!

Mystery Question: What does it mean to boycott something?

Mystery Question: Can you write this number- 6 tenths?


Here is a way to practice your multiplication:
http://multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

Wednesday, Dec. 1

Happy first day of December! Our McDonalds trip is scheduled for Dec. 15th. I will be sending home a permission slip for each parent to sign. Thanks again to everyone that sent in cans!

Christmas Brain Teaser: Can you find Santa's shadow? http://www.thepeacefamily.force9.co.uk/shadow.html

Mystery Question: Where do you find guide words?

Mystery Question: Comparative or Superlative?
My sister is the smallest girl in her class.

Enjoy this video if you have time tonight:

Tuesday, Nov. 30

Ho, ho, ho- it's me! (not Santa-- me, Mrs. Campbell) Hope everyone has completed their homework. Don't forget to work on learning your multiplication tables.

Christmas Riddle: Who says "Oh, Oh, Oh!"? Answer: Santa walking backwards! ha ha

Mystery Question #1: The king divided the Carolina settlement into what 3 states?

Mystery Question # 2: Why did the settlers want to have a royal colony?


Try this website to work on the phonics sounds we are working on this week:
https://www.sraimagineit.com/te_demo_player.html?PHPSESSID=5e2fd4adea6fef01f9243490c228512f&a=1645

Monday, Nov. 29th

Hello Room 613. I hope you are having a good night. Mrs. Long is working on which day is our "going to McDonalds" day for next week- so I will let you know as soon as she gets back with me!!!

Mystery Question: What is a royal colony?

Mystery Question: What is an export?

Here is a math link for you to practice. The highest you can score is 80. See how you do!

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testprep/gr3/0101/00.html?qseq=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7&at=0&curq=0&score=0

Monday, Nov. 22

Boys and Girls,




I wanted to tell you how THANKFUL I am to you and your parents for a wonderful half of the year! Each one of you brings me so much joy with your own little personalities! I tell people how lucky I am all the time for the blessing of such a great class!  I love you all more than you will ever really know! Years from now, I will look back at this class and remember that this was the class that ROCKED!!! Once again, thank you! I love you all and I really mean it!!!

Mystery Question: Name two things that you are thankful for on this Thanksgiving.

Two of my favorite Thanksgiving videos:

Wednesday, Nov. 17

Happy Wednesday! We have a field trip tomorrow! Make sure you bring your lunch and wear a jacket. Here is the link again to where we are going: http://www.captdicks.com/exp.htm

Mystery Question: Where was the first successful settlement in South Carolina?

Mystery Question: If Mary has 7 Pilgrims coming to her house for Thanksgiving and each Pilgrim wants 3 ears of corn, how many ears of corn should she fix for the Pilgrims?

Practice your multiplication: http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/windows/washup.htm

EveryDay Math we played today:
https://www.emgames.com/launchdemo.html?Activity=M2A050&media=dcr

Tuesday, Nov. 16

Happy Tuesday! We are counting down the days until our field trip! Remember to bring any canned goods you have by Friday. It is a great cause and we would love to win the trip to McDonalds!

Mystery Question: In the number 543, 298, what digit is in the ten thousands place? How much is that digit worth?

Mystery Question: Cash crops are crops that are grown to be ____________.

Monday, Nov. 15

Hi Room 613. Hope you had a good day! Remember to do your homework and read. Our field trip to Captain Dick's Marina is Thursday. Make sure you dress warmly and wear tennis shoes. Also remember to bring your lunch unless you asked for one from the cafeteria.


Mystery Question by Landon Walters: The Pilgrims had 7 boxes of candles. There were 7 in each box. They also had 6 extra candles that were not in a box. How many candles do they have in all? ( Thanks Landon~ great question!)

 Mystery Question: Mrs. Campbell put a turkey in the oven at 10:05 a.m. The turkey needs to cook for four hours and fifteen minutes. What time will the turkey be ready?


Canned good drive ends Friday!! Bring all the cans in that mom and dad will let you! It is for a great cause!

Here is a fun Thanksgiving clip from Charlie Brown! Enjoy!

Thursday, Nov. 11

We had a great Veteran's Day show today. Thank you to all our men and women in the service that protect our country!

Mystery Question: What was the main reason several settlements failed?

Mystery Question: Mrs. Smith has to split her apples into groups for each pie she is going to bake. She has 21 apples. Each pie needs 3 apples each. How many pies can she bake?


Multiplication Practice Site: Here is a website to practice your multiplication. http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/PattyPaints.htm

Have fun practicing!

Here is a great song to practice your fours:

Wednesday, Nov. 10

Hello Room 613!


Joke of the Day: How can you make a turkey float? (Answer at the bottom of the page)


Mystery Question: (by Ana-Caroline) What is a Lord Proprietor's job?


Mystery Question: (by Ana-Caroline) If your mother is 36 years old, how much land would she get if she came over to the New World?


Game to practice your multiplication:http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/FishShop.htm





Answer to the joke: You need 2 scoops of ice cream, some root beer, and a turkey!

Love you!

Tuesday, Nov. 9

Happy Tuesday! Make sure you complete your homework and read for at least 15 minutes. Don't forget your field trip money this week if you haven't brought it in yet.

Mystery Question: If a circle's diameter is 7 inches, what is the circle's circumference? (remember the magic number 3)

Mystery Question: As Europeans settled South Carolina, how were Native Americans affected?

Joke of the Day: What key has legs and can't open doors? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer)

Schoolhouse Rock for your threes:

Answer to the joke:  A turkey! :-)

Monday, Nov. 8

Hi! Remember to bring in canned goods for our holiday food drive. The class that brings in the most cans wins lunch at McDonalds. (and Mrs. Campbell loves McDonalds) It is for a great cause so bring in what you can!

Mystery Question: How much land would you have been given if you came over to the New World? Remember you are under the age of 16.


Mystery Questions: How much land would Mrs. Campbell have been given? (Remember I am a couple of years older than 16.) Check your social studies newspaper if you have forgotten.
 
Here is a video to watch about settlers coming over to the new world.

Thinking Thursday, Nov. 4

Hope everyone made it home nice and dry today. Study your spelling words and complete your homework tonight.

Thanksgiving Riddle of the Day: Why do turkeys always go "gobble gobble" at the dinner table? Answer is at the bottom of the blog.

Mystery Question: What are the four things living things need? f____, w_____, g______, and s_________

Mystery Question:  Mary has 16 marbles and wants to divide them into 4 groups. How many marbles will she put in each group?

Disco Dino website to practice multiplication: http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/DiscoDino.htm

Answer to joke: They never learned good table manners. Ha ha!!

Wednesday, Nov. 3

Happy Wednesday! Make sure you have completed your homework. Read for at least 15 minutes tonight.
Mystery Question: It was a cold and chilling night, and the cattle were restless. As the sun dropped behind the mountain range, the animals all started to come alive with anticipation. This was a night of the hunter and the hunted. The wolves were on the prowl for a meal, and the cattle knew they were being watched.
Choose the word that is an antonym for restless.

a. excited b. tired c. anxious d. moving



Mystery Question: If Mrs. Campbell watches television for 3 hours everyday for 8 days in a row, how many hours of television has she watched in all? (You know I really didn't!!)



Be a Multiplication Super Star! Go to this website and practice your multiplication!

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/SuperStars/superstars.htm

Oct. 28, 2010

Happy Thinking Thursday! Make sure you have studied your spelling words, completed your homework, and read your book.

Mystery Question: Mary bought 7 packs of 10 pencils each. How many pencils does she have?

Mystery Question: What are the three important tribes in South Carolina?

Multiplication Practice:Use this website to practice you multiplication:
http://multiplication.com/flashgames/Pumpkin.htm

Wednesday, Oct. 27

It has been a wonderful Wednesday! Hope everyone has completed their homework and had a chance to play outside for a little while!
Mystery Question: Which Native American tribe lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains?

Mystery Question: What is the circumference of a circle that has the diameter of 6? (Remember the circumference is about 3 times the diameter)

Here is an old song about the Cherokee Indian tribe. I bet your parents remember this song. See if they do.

Tuesday, Oct. 26

Hello and Happy Tuesday!

Parents and students: Remember you can get on Compass Learning Odyssey to practice your reading and math skills for MAP. Go to: http://www.compasslearningodyssey.com/ and type in your username and password like we do at school.



Mystery Question of the Day: If I had a square and one side measured 8 inches, what would be the square's perimeter?

Mystery Question: Which South Carolina Native Americans lived near Charleston by the Atlantic Ocean?

Monday, Oct. 25

Happy Monday! Make sure you give your parents the newsletter and permission slip. Also, complete your homework and remember to read tonight.

Here is a link to find out more about our field trip to Captain Dick's Marina. Please share it with your parents so they will know more about where we are going on Nov. 18th.

http://www.captdicks.com/exp.htm

Mystery Question: When you measure half of a circle, you are measuring the ___________.

Mystery Question: Which is the greater number of pumpkins?
a. seven porches with eight pumpkins each
b. eight porches with seven pumpkins each
c. fifty-eight porches with one pumpkin each
d. one porch with five dozen pumpkins


A fun Halloween song for you:

Thinking Thursday

Hope you had a great Thursday. Remember to study for your spelling test and complete your homework. Tomorrow is Friday! Yahoo!

Mystery Question: Henry Woodward wanted to work with the N_______ A_______ and learn from them about the New World.

Mystery Question: Susie had been raking the leaves for her grandmother. She raked all the leaves into a large pile and then she put the rake back in the garage. She looked up at the sky and saw it was getting dark. Jack, the boy who lives on her street, saw the leaves. He came running up behind Susie and kicked all the leaves, so they fell across the lawn. Susie started to cry, “All that work, and you ruined it!”



Which is NOT true?


a. Susie raked the leaves. c. It was getting dark.


b. Jack kicked the leaves. d. All Susie’s neighbors are mean.



Joke of the Day: What did the ghost's mother say to her on Halloween night?


Answer: You be "scareful" out there!

Have a great night! Love you!

Wonderful Wednesday 10/20/2010

Hello everyone! Hope you have had a great afternoon!

Mystery Question: If a square measures 8 inches on each side, what would its perimeter be?

Mystery Question: Who were the explorers trying to claim land for? K___ and C________


Joke of the Day: How do witches keep their hair in place while flying?



With scare spray... Ha ha ha!!!


Great practice website with perimeter! Remember, perimeter measures the distance around an object. Add all the sides together.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html

Have a great night! Sweet dreams!

Tremendous Tuesday

Hi- I know that you have been studying your spelling words, doing your homework, and reading! You are a great bunch of kids!!!!

Mystery Question: What country did John Ribault explore for? _____________

Mystery Question: If I want to put carpet in my house, should I use perimeter or area to find out how much carpet I need?  



Halloween Joke: Who won the skeleton beauty contest?

Answer: No "body" (get it???)


For you "Balto" lovers out there, I am attaching a site to learn more about the dog team. Make sure your volume is on. Look at the little booties that the dogs are wearing on their feet.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/iditarod/slide-show/iditarod-slide-show.html

Love you Room 613!

Magnificent Monday

Hello everyone!!! Hope everyone is feeling good this afternoon! Make sure you complete your homework and read for 15 minutes.

Mystery Question: Hernando de Soto was the first explorer to see the _______________. He was an explorer for what country? ________________

Mystery Question: Mrs. Campbell has a sticker book. It is about fire safety. There are four stickers on each page. There are eight pages in the book. How many stickers does Mrs. Campbell have?



Game to practice homographs:
http://www.quia.com/cb/8285.html?AP_rand=1108068396&playHTML=1

We are at the end of our 8th week of school. I can't believe it!

Mystery Question:
Mrs. Campbell's class held a carwash to raise money to send her to Hawaii. They washed 35 cars the first day and double that the second day. How many cars did they wash altogether?

Mystery Question: Here is a little story to help you learn about Action Verbs. Read the story and see how many action verbs you count.  


Anna Action/Verb jumped from bed on Monday. She ran to the breakfast table, doing three cartwheels on the way.


"Anna, you are too active!" said Mrs. Action/Verb.


"So?" Anna replied as she leapt out the door.


She raced her friend, Donna, all the way to school. But she couldn't sit still. Ms. Sentence, the teacher, tapped her ruler on her desk and said, "Anna, SIT STILL!"


"Yes, ma'am," Anna said as she picked up her pencil.


When the class lined up for Art, Patrick Pronoun whispered, "You'd better stop being so active. You'll get into trouble." But Anna was seeing how long she could hop on one foot and not trip over Donna.


The Art teacher, Mrs. Preppy, was showing the class how to draw snowflakes when Anna tipped over in her chair. Then she did five somersaults right into a table. Anna got a bruise on her forehead and had to go to the nurse.


Then Mr. Noun, the principal, wrote a note home to Anna's parents. And can you guess what her parents decided? No gymnastics, Anna's favorite class, for a week!



**You can see if you were correct by going to this link:http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/verb/1action.htm



This is a great website to read more about fossils. If you don't have time to look at it tonight, maybe you can look at it over the weekend. http://www.wacona.com/promote/fossils/default.html

Wonderful Wednesday

Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday! We are halfway through the week already! Time is flying by! Remember to study your spelling words, complete your homework, and read.


Halloween joke of the day: What does a little ghost bring to school in his lunch box?
A "boo"loney sandwich!! Ha ha


Mystery Question: If you could visit one landform to take pictures, what landform would you like to visit and why?


Mystery Question: Mrs. Campbell wants to give each of her children in Room 613 a piece of cake. She has 3 cakes and 24 children. How many slices should she cut each cake into so that each child gets the same size slice?

Thinking Tuesday

Hello Room 613! Study your spelling words, complete your homework, and read!

Here is a great website to learn about landforms:
http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm

Mystery Question: Whose birthday is it today? If the birthday boy is 9 today, how old will he be in 2020?

Mystery Question: If I measure the paper using my thumb and Hailey measures it using her thumb, whose answer will be correct?  I said the paper measured 9 thumbs, and Hailey said the paper measured 14 thumbs. What do you think?

See you tomorrow! Love you Room 613!

Wonderful Weather Monday

Happy Monday! Remember to give your parents your papers, complete your homework, and read.

Mystery Question: Name at least three landforms we talked about in Science today.

Mystery Question: What is the verb in this sentence?

My horse quickly galloped through the pasture.

Practice nouns and verbs with this game if you have time:

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=0

Love you all! Have a great afternoon!
Mrs. Campbell

Field Trip to Hobcaw Plantation

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Oct. 5 Thinking Tuesday

Hello Room 613! Our field trip is tomorrow! I can't wait! Make sure you remember to dress warmly, wear tennis shoes, and bring your lunch/drink.
I will not be at school on Thursday. I have to go to a meeting about grades and being able to look your grades up online starting the next nine weeks. You and your parents will be able to go online at anytime and check your grades and attendance. Anyway, I have to go and learn the new program and then come back and teach it to the other teachers. Mrs. Webb and a sub will be with you so you will be in great hands! I know you will be the best you can be and make me proud!

Mystery Question 1: When you step in mud and leave your footprint, it could eventually harden and become an i_____________.

Mystery Question 2: Sam and Sally went to the store and bought candy. What pronoun can we use to replace Sam and Sally? ______________




This is the website we used in class today to practice pronouns:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/pronouns/index.shtml

October 4 Monday

Happy Monday! Remember to do your homework and study  your spelling words. Make sure you read 15 minutes or more!

Mystery Question: A ______ is an empty space in a rock where something once was. (starts with a m)

Mystery Question: Can you give me at least two examples of a pronoun?


Here is a site you can visit to read about Hobcaw Plantation. We are going to have a great field trip on Wednesday!
http://www.hobcawbarony.org/

Terrific Thursday

Hello Room 613! Remember to study your spelling words. I hope you have had a chance to do the Region Match that was attached to your homework. If not, maybe you can play it over the weekend.

Mystery Question: What region do you live in? __________________

Mystery Question: Is a newspaper article fiction or nonfiction? ____________ How do you know?

Here is the website we did in class on related words: http://www.quia.com/pop/5125.html?AP_rand=80528900

Wet Wednesday 9/29/10

What a rainy day! I hope you all got home safely and you are nice and dry!

Mystery Question: Would a story about a dragon that saves a princess be fiction or nonfiction? How do you know?

Mystery Question: Nonfiction uses headings, s____________, and c_________.


Practice possessive nouns using this neat website:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html


Kid friendly site on rocks and minerals, fossils, and animals!!  If you click on the subheadings - it will take you to another page...great pictures and diagrams for you to check out when you are looking for something to do.
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/index.htm

Tremendous Tuesday

Hello Room 613! Hope everyone has had a chance to rest, eat a snack, and have a little family time. Remember to bring in your field trip money if you haven't done so yet. Our trip is next Wednesday. Make sure you give your parents the letter about our field trip and your interim report.

Mystery Question: Piedmont means ________________.

Mystery Question: Sally had $5.00. She went to the store and bought 2 hot dogs for $1.25 each. How much did she spend? How much change will she get back?

Here is a great link to read about the 6 regions of South Carolina: http://sciway3.net/2001/sc-geology/blue_ridge.htm

P.S. The picture above is a monadnock called Caesar's Head in South Carolina.

Rainy Day Monday

What a rainy day! Hope you are nice and dry at home! Remember to give your parents your papers and newsletter, practice your spelling words, and read for 15 minutes.


Mystery Question: What is the smallest region in South Carolina?

Mystery Question:
Is the following sentence correct? Why or why not?
My three sister's cars are all red with a white stripe.

Here is a site you can practice possessives:http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_possessives/index.html

Terrific Thursday

Happy Thursday everyone! Remember to study your spelling words and your science study guide. Picture day is tomorrow so look your best! (like you always do!)

Mystery question one: What soil is made up of tiny bits of rock, holds water, and is great for making pottery? ______________

Mystery question two: The best soil for planting a garden is l_____, because it has four types of soil included in it.

Happy First Day of Fall!

Happy Wednesday to everyone! Remember we have PE tomorrow- you know what that means- tennis shoes!

Remember to study your spelling words and study for your minerals and rocks test.

Mystery question: Rocks formed from heat and pressure that were another kind of rock before are called _____________.

Mystery Question:The rocks that are formed in layers from broken pieces of         matter are called __________________.

Fun site to practice input/output machine:

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebra/3-4/activities/functionmachine/functionmachine3_4.html

Rocking Tuesday!

I hope everyone enjoyed the Rock Man today! He had some awesome rocks to share with you! Don't forget your permission slip for our trip on Oct. 6th.


Remind your parents that picture day is Friday.
Mystery Question: What are rocks made up of? __________

Mystery Question: Is 4+7=11 and 7+4=11 an example of the cummutative property? Why or why not!

Learn more about rocks:

Remember you can comment here or send the mystery question answers to kcampbell@horrycountyschools.net.

Love you and sweet dreams!

Happy Monday

Happy Monday! Remember to complete your homework.

Mystery Question: Which kind of rock is a melted rock that has cooled?

Mystery Question: Give me an example of a fact family using 3, 9, and 12.



Have a poem for you to read:
http://mathstory.com/Poems/someonestole.html
Let me know if you like it or not.

Remember you can email me your answers at kcampbell@horrycountyschools.net or comment on the blog page.

New Look

Our blog page has a new look! Hope you like it.

Thinking Thursday

Hello! Make sure you study for your spelling test! I want everyone to make 103! Don't forget that http://www.spellingcity.com/ is a great way to study your words.

Mystery Question: When do you change the y to an i and add es or just add an s to a word that ends in y?

Great game for plural practice:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/plurals/pluralrules/game.shtml

Wonderful Wednesday!

Hello everyone! Don't forget to study for your "Where we live" test tomorrow. You also have PE so don't forget your tennis shoes.


Mystery Question: South Carolina is located in the ___________ part of the United States.

Mystery Question: We live on the continent of ________________ in the country of the __________________ in the state of __________________.

Here is a fun game that helps you practice making change:

http://justkidsgames.com/play.php?MakingChange

Love you all! See you in the morning!

Tremendous Tuesday

Tuesday went by very quickly. Remember to look over your spelling words and the information for your "Where we live" test on Thursday.

Mystery Question: Singular means _____ and plural means more than ___________.

Mystery Question: How do you make 96 cents using the fewest coins?

Here is a fun video to watch on making change and counting money: