Fun fact:It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs. 

Quizlet

SpellingCity

Extra credit: Google “maps of the world” and discover which country flies this flag.

This is a picture of me when I was a little girl. I’m sitting on my father’s knee and my mom is standing next to us. We are not wearing costumes. My little suit was made by my grandmother out of a patchwork quilt. My mother made her own dress. My mom still lives in the house. We are standing in front of our fireplace. It is warm and cozy on chilly days.

Fun fact: Despite the white, fluffy appearance of the fur of a Polar Bear, it actually has black skin.

Extra credit:

 Write your answer down and bring it to me on Monday for a raffle ticket. Raffle will be held on Friday.

Here is Cameron with my mother sailing at Pillar Point Harbor. The boat we were on is 20 feet long. Cameron steered the boat using a rudder.

Silly teacher picture:

Please go to this link: Edmodo and join our class group.

Next, leave a comment at the bottom of this post. Just put your first name and last initial (example: Lisa B.)  You will get a ticket for a raffle on Friday.

There is still a month of summer left if you’re going to an Inglewood school this year.  Cameron starts August 13! That’s so soon.

Don’t forget that you can still use your Moby account, Quizlet, Spelling City, and practice your math. The links are on the upper left hand side of this page under Learning Links. If you’ve forgotten your passwords, just send me an email (mrsbieler@earthlink.net.)

There are teacher meetings on August 27 and 28. We’ll be learning about new curriculum.

We have been very busy this summer, mostly with Cameron’s lacrosse tournaments. The picture below is from a tournament in Rancho Bernardo with his Factory Platinum team. It was VERY hot and humid that weekend. I felt as though we had traveled to Africa.

I drove by Payne, and Rooms 1-4, Rooms 15-16, Rooms 31-33, and the portable bathrooms are all gone. There is a new fancy sign on the north end of the school, where Room 33 (Mr. Olsen’s class) used to be. The new buildings are not ready yet. The workers are still busy building. Check out the pictures:

Looking south towards office. I’m standing in the area of Room 32.

This is peering in the front gate towards the lunch benches. The dirt patch in the middle is where Room 1 used to stand.

This picture is where Room 31 used to stand. It’s all gone now!

Maymo the naughty beagle dog… (youtube- ask permission first)

Watch this youtube video. It is in ONE take. That means that the camera does not ever stop and just follows the movement of the action without cutting away. So that means that this whole scene happened without any mistakes. It took a lot of practice to get it perfect.

Today is my BIRTHDAY, so watch this video:

Check out this super cool science-y video: Ball chain slow motion video

 I just took a shower and we are going out to dinner tonight to celebrate my birthday. Jeff’s wonderful mom made a lemon raspberry cake for when we get home. Can you guess how many candles?

Here I am just before leaving. Cameron is photobombing me with the bunny ears in the background. D’oh!

Fun fact: TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.

Okay- you’re fifth graders now.

I’ll post here occasionally through the summer. Remember that you are welcome to use your moby and edmodo accounts. Spelling City is available (I published all of the fourth grade lists I made, and you can use them to keep sharp during the summer,) and all of our learning sites can be accessed on the top left of this page. You are welcome to post replies here or on posts that I make. I get notification that there is a reply, and I will respond when I can.

See you in September.

Love,

Mrs. Bieler

Fun fact: Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

Another brain bender from Diana: A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot paprt. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in 1 hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?

Problem of the day: What language is the official language of the country of Belize?

Picture of the day:

Here is another brain buster from Diana: Can you name 4 days which start with the letter “T”?

Problem of the day: Name three countries on the continent of South America.

Pictures of the day:

 Here is a picture of Cameron and me with the guy from the picture above. We met him when we visited the set of the television show The Office.