Kennedy's Chronicles

Division Practice Games

Knowing your division facts is a key to success with fractions. Use these practice games to become a master of fractions. Click on "Learning Links" on the side of this website and scroll to the bottom to find games to practice multiplication facts too.

http://www.dositey.com/addsub/mystery1D.htm -Practice your division facts and reveal a mystery picture.

http://www.aaamath.com/div39j-divall.html - Time yourself and see how many division facts you can answer correctly.

http://home.indy.rr.com/lrobinson/mathfacts/mathfacts.html - How many division facts can you answer in 1 minute? Try to beat your last record! (Be sure to change the game to division before you get started.)

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsdiv.html - How long will it take to answer 20 division problems correctly?

http://www.math-drills.com/division.shtml - You can print out practice worksheets from this website.

Practice Typing

Today we talked about the importance of learning to type. Many students are choosing to type the final draft of their persuasive writing, but sometimes it's tough to type a long piece of writing when your typing skills aren't up to par. Here are some fun practice games to help familiarize kids with the keyboard.

http://www.gamequarium.com/keyboarding.htm

http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp

http://www.computerlab.kids.new.net/keyboarding.htm

http://www.computerlab.kids.new.net/keyboarding.htm

Yearbook Dedications

Yearbook dedications for 5th graders must be turned in by February to make it into the yearbook. Talk to Miss Kennedy if you would like more information about this.

Yearbooks are on sale now for $40.

Survivor: Wild West

Learn about the trials and tribulations of farmers, ranchers, miners, and Native Americans trying to survive on the Western Frontier. Students researched extensively then developed a detailed plan for the videos you'll see here. Happy viewing!

Big Shanty's Writing Fair

The school Writing Fair is up and running. I would like to have an entry from every student in my class. We will work on our entries in class and at home, so start thinking about a brilliant idea. You might choose to write a fictional story, a true story, a report, a poem, anything!

Why enter? Well aside from indulging in the joys of writing, and aside from the fact your teacher is making you enter, there are also some cool prizes. Writing Fair winners and honorable mentions will be published in the 2007-2008 Big Shanty Writing Anthology. First, second, and third place winners will also receive a copy of the anthology and will be recognized on BSEN and at Authors' Night. First place winners will move on to the county level writing fair as well!

Entries are due by Friday, February 15th, so put that pencil to paper!

Important Dates for January

Tuesday, Jan. 8- Back to School, Students receive conference letters (please sign and return this form as soon as possible)

Tuesday, Jan. 8- Friday, Jan. 11- No spelling list or reading log due to short week Students should prepare for Survivor: Wild West for Friday

Friday, Jan. 11- Report cards will NOT go home. Parents will receive report cards at the conference.

Monday, Jan. 21- MLK Jr. Day, No School

Tuesday, Jan. 22-Monday, Jan 28- Conference Week (Students dismissed at 12:10)

Tuesday, Jan. 29- Back to our normal schedule (Students dismissed at 2:10)