Hey kids, it's almost that time again for school to begin. We're both very excited to see all of you! So what is the theme for our curriculum this year? Well, let's see... hmmmm - it's a Mystery! We hope you all have had a great summer. Remember, classes won't start until at least mid October as we have a great deal of fall testing to take care of first. See you soon.
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by J. Sciuto
on Thursday August 26 at 11:22AM
As promised, here are some ideas for dressing up for the Medieval Faire. Of courese, in class we talked about using a very large plain t-shirt as a tunic with a belt at the waist (possibly made from a paper bag) with tights or leggings for the girls and sweat pants for the boys. We also discussed that blouses with long puffy sleeves were worn. Long dresses or skirts for the girls are appropriate. The women often wore a smock or apron over their dresses. Men's style bathrobes work well for monks. Any sort of cape for a cloak is perfect for the time period. Here are some additional ideas saved in Pdf format and linked for you: medieval outfits, hats, a Robin Hood cap, one style medieval shoes, pointy medieval shoes, and a simple cloak. Have fun gathering items to wear at our faire!
The national winning doodle for the 2010 Doodle 4 Google contest has been selected and is the one you see here. This doodle was done by a nine year old girl from Missouri. Click here to see all the regional winners. Again, nice job to all of you that entered the contest this year.
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by J. Sciuto
on Wednesday May 26 at 10:47PM
Jennifer, a 5th grader at Meadow Ridge wrote this brain teaser. Have fun trying to solve it. With some initial critical thinking you can then use the guess and check method of problem solving. Algebra can also be used, but most of you don't have enough background in algebra yet to attempt this. Ask me in class and I will show you though!
Gweniver was a medieval cook. She was preparing a feast for mer majesty. She had to fill 55 bowls with the same amount of food. Out of curiosity she decided to read her majesty's guidelines:
Every rouyal guest gets one bowl of hot sheep's stomach.
Every 2 royal guests will share one bowl of pig liver soup.
Every three royal guests will have one bow of swordfish.
With a few rapid calculations she could figure out how many guests her Highness invited. Can you?
The Doodle 4 Google state and regional finalists have been posted. Unfortunately, none of our entries are winners even though we sent in some fabulous ones. You can actually vote for your favorite doodle in each grade level category from today (May 18) through May 25. Thanks to all of you who entered the contest. I hope you will try again next year. As you know, you only have a chance to win if you try.
Fifth and sixth graders, your journeymen mastercraft projects are due the week of May 24th. We will share projects that day and farthings and Quest tickets will be awarded (a Quest ticket for each 10 farthings you earn). You will also receive your Master Craftsman certificate. A journeyman project is considered an extension task and therefore, of course, is optional. We are thrilled to see that so many of you plan on completing the projects and becoming a master craftsman!!!
Hey kids, in case you're checking, I'm in the process of getting all the guild class work links and project information and idea sheets posted. The way to find the webpage is to click on Links For Our Stars, then Medieval Times, then Guilds. The project ideas are now posted and I've started the in-class work links.
The Heinz Ketchup Contest finalists are posted. Unfortunately, none of you made the finals, but you can still go in to see what the finalist entries look like and vote for the ones you like.
Hey kids, I've signed up all four of my schools for the Doodle 4 Google contest again. Click here for all the information. Entries are due in my mailbox no later than the end of the day on Wednesday, March 24.
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by J. Sciuto
on Wednesday March 10 at 04:48PM
Okay, kids, here's your chance to try building your own geodesic dome at home. We modified the instructions a bit so the dome joints will come out stronger than the ones we did in class. Have fun building!!! (Click on the link to download the instructions in pdf format.
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by J. Sciuto
on Friday February 5 at 02:04PM
