Hook? Who? The Captain?

So you may be wondering – what they heck are they talking about?

Well, on Monday February 6, 2012 we were lucky enough to receive a visit from Erin Dealey.  She is an American author and has written such books as Little Bo Peep Can’t Get to Sleep and Goldie Locks has Chicken Pox.  Ms. Dealey talked to you about the procedure that one goes through to get an idea for a book, write a first draft and then edit it.  You were very engaged when she was explaining the process and now we would like you to remember a little of that process.

Please answer these 3 short questions below in full and complete sentences.

1. How could you use one of Ms. Dealey’s suggestions for getting an idea for a book or story?
2. In what way is a hook (remember what happens to fish when they see one!) so important to a story or book?
3. Share a hook that you would use for a story or book on a topic of your choice. 

C’mon – don’t be afraid!  Who knows maybe you will become a famous author like Ms. Dealey suggested and come back to EAC to visit us!

Hidden talents?

Well, as you may have already figured out, I love to sing!  I sing in a choir called “Coral do TRT 15″.  I started singing in the choir because my friends also did.  I loved it and have been at it ever since.  I love the feeling of singing in English – when a song is beautiful, it gives me goosebumps, however, I love the challenge of singing in Portuguese.  I have learned a lot about Brazil and its culture, through music.  There is a rich musical heritage in Brazil and I am proud to have access to it.  Here is a  video of me singing with the choir:

watch?v=9mzy35-iiPw

Do you have a hidden talent?  If so, tell us what it is.  What do you learn when you participate in that activity?  What do you most love about it?  If you don’t have a hidden talent, do you wish you did?  What would it be?  How would that make your life different or better?  How would it change how you interact with others?

Make your anwers complete, spell-checked and grammatically correct.

futuros colegas – future colleagues

Alunos, no próximo ano vocês já  serão veteranos no “Upper School”.  Por isto, nós  os convidamos a darem sugestões/dicas para que seus futuros colegas ( próximos alunos do 6º Ano”) sejam tão bem sucedidos nessa nova etapa como vocês o foram. Vamos lá?

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Students, next year you will be veterans in the “Upper School”.  Therefore, we would like to invite you to give suggestions/tips to your future colleagues (present 5th graders) for them to be successful in this new step in their lives, just like you were.  Let’s write?

Ethics at school…

What does it mean to be an ethical person?  Who is an example of an ethical person?

What is an example of a situation wherein you  decided to act ethically?  Please explain. 

Give an example of a situation in which you did not act ethically and that you wish you could do all over.

“Mundo, mundo vasto mundo…” (Carlos Drummond de Andrade)

Após ler o texto:  Um foguete extraordinário, de Oscar Wilde, retirado da obra O príncipe feliz, vimos a ideia que algumas personagems têm a respeito do mundo.

-”E para você, o que é o mundo?”

or in English:

 -”What is the world, in your opinion?”

Bullying

How do you feel about bullying and how can you as an individual deal with it? 

Explain your answers in a few sentences below that shows your best writing skills:  spell-checked, grammatically correct and with proper punctuation.

Seca

Estão muito secos esses dias. 

O que você esta fazendo para ficar saudável?  Quais são as providências que as pessoas devem tomar?  Você já pensou  na razão de estarmos vivendo esta situação de seca e tem ideia de como combater isso?

Explique como este clima seco pode influenciar o clima do mundo.

Welcome to SIXTH grade…

Wow!  You made it to Middle School – how excellent.  We hope that your time in MS is productive and enjoyable.  Make sure you do your best always and ask for help whenever you need it.  Good luck!

What are your 3 main goals for 6th grade this year?  Explain your answers in a paragraph below that shows your best writing skills:  spell-checked, grammatically correct and with proper punctuation.

Monkeys

Yesterday we were lucky enough to have a representative on our campus from “Projeto Mucky”.  We were given a lot of information about the project as well as the monkeys that we have on our own campus.

What is the most important piece of information you learned from the presentation?

What are some of the actions we should take as members of the EAC community?

List at least three ways in which you can be a responsible world citizen with respect to the monkeys?

Do you see yourself working in an institution like Projeto Mucky when you are older?

Make sure that you put your answers in a spell-checked, well-written paragraph.

Our next project…

Do you have hobbies?  Do you like to work on special projects in your spare time?  If so, have you ever tried to find a blog on that topic?

I really enjoy decorating and I love visiting websites that show pictures on all kinds of decorating topics.  One of my favorite blogs on decorating is: http://blog.hgtv.com/design/

There are many blogs on many topics.   Another blog that I really love is http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/  This blog has great technology activities and ideas.

Follow this link: http://thereadingworkshop.wikispaces.com/Blog+Comment+Rubric to find the rubric for the presentation on the Blog you have chosen to present to the class.  If you do not already follow a blog, here are some places in which you might find one on your interests:

www.edublogs.org
www.wordpress.com
www.blogspot.com