2008 Alvarado Primary

Room 15,

The Democratic race between Hillary Clinton and BarackObama is very close. The primary election in Pennsylvania could be the one to decide who will run against John McCain.
I want you to research the two canidates and answer the following biographical

questions about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Use a search engine

to find the information, http://www.google.com/ or http://www.netrekker.com/.

Write your answers down on the worksheet.

1. Where and when were they born?

2. When and who did they marry?

3. From what University did they graduate? Also tell the year of graduation?

4. What year were they elected to the United States Senate?

5. What year did the run for the Democratic Party Presidential Nomination?

When you finish, I want you to post to the blog. FOR THIS POST DON'T GIVE YOUR NAME BECAUSE I WANT YOUR VOTES TO BE ANOYMOUS. In your post tell which canidate you would vote for and write at least four sentences as to why you think they are the best canidate. I will count the votes and let you know who won the Alvarado Primary.

MAY THE BEST PERSON WIN!

Mr. B

Fort Ross Field Trip

Hey Kids,

So your teacher told me you will make a two day overnight trip to
Place called Fort Ross State Park. I don’t know much about it but perhaps we can get some information and then you can write me back on what you find. Below is the URL
(Web address), so you can go check it out.

http://fortrossstatepark.org/

I would like to know some specific things about this place. First of all,
Where is it in California? North, South, East or West and how far away is it?

Ms. Pickens told me that you will have to wear a special costume. Can you describe what they’re like and why you’ll be wearing them? There are some photos you can look at on the above link. Take a look.

Finally, what do you plan to do and learn while you are? It sounds like a cool place, but I’ve no idea about what they do in this park.

SO after you check out the website, post on the blog a paragraph or two about what you found
out. I really want to know about the costumes, so be as descriptive as you can! Review the steps
on post below and I look forward to your responses.

1. At the bottom of this post, click where it says “Comments”.
2. Type your paragraph in the “Leave your Comment” box.
3. Type in the Word Verification.
4. Type in the Username alvarado & Password *******.
5. Click on the orange “Publish your Comment” tab.

bonksuno
(Mr. B)

Practicing Measurement

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/poly.cgi (Area/Perimeter)

http://www.brainormous.com/http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=GeometryWorkbenchhttp://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=GeometryWorkbench (Measurement/Area/Perimeter)

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=BluePrints (Area/Perimeter) SUPER HARD!

http://onlineintervention.funbrain.com/measure/index.html (Measurement Inches/cm)

Who do you like for president????

Room 15,

So who do you think should be our next president? Yesterday, Hillary Clinton won the vote in both Texas and Ohio. So now Barack Obama and she are tied in their race. There will be a vote this month in the state of Pennsylvania and it will probably decide who will represent the Democrats.

As well, for the Republicans John McCain won both Texas and Ohio and he will represent his party in November. Also, you should know there is another canidate who is with the Independent Party. His name is Ralph Nader.

Today you will check out some videos of the main canidates for President of the United States. Watch and listen to the videos and then log on to the blog (the steps are reviewed below), giving your opinion about who you think is the best person for the job. Remember that your opinion gives reasons for your choice. So in your post tell WHY you think the person is best for the job of president. Below are the links to videos of the canidates speaking. So check them out.

Barack Obama
http://www.barackobama.com/tv/speeches.php

Hillary Clinton
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/video/118.aspx

Ralph Nader
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23320281#23320281

John McCain
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23474314#23474314


1. At the bottom of this post, click where it says “Comments”.
2. Type your paragraph in the “Leave your Comment” box.
3. Type in the Word Verification.
4. Type in the Username alvarado & Password *******.
5. Click on the orange “Publish your Comment” tab.

Good luck I look forward to what your opinions about these sites are!
Bonksuno
(Mr. Bianchi)

Evaluating Websites

Room 10,

Greetings! I hope all is well and that you are enjoying school! Today we are going to do two activities. The first activity you will visit two web sites. They are both math sites and the links are below.

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/

http://www.brainormous.com/

As you visit these sites think about a few things: Is it easy to move around the site? Are the games too easy, too difficult or just right for your grade level? What do you think about the graphics? Is there anything else that you would like to comment on concerning the site(s)?

After you have experienced the site, I want you to evaluate it. Review the questions (above) that you read before visiting the site(s) and post a message that evaluates one of the two sites you checked out. Your post will need to be at least one paragraph and it will answer the questions above.

Before you begin review the directions for posting on the blog.
1. At the bottom of this post, click where it says “Comments”.
2. Type your paragraph in the “Leave your Comment” box.
3. Type in the Word Verification.
4. Type in the Username alvarado & Password *******.
5. Click on the orange “Publish your Comment” tab.

Good luck I look forward to what your opinions about these sites are!

Bonksuno
Mr. Bianchi

Room 11,

Greetings! I hope all is well and that you are enjoying school! Today we are going to do two activities. The first activity you will visit two web sites. They are both math sites and the links are below.

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/

http://www.brainormous.com/

As you visit these sites think about a few things: Is it easy to move around the site? Are the games too easy, too difficult or just right for your grade level? What do you think about the graphics? Is there anything else that you would like to comment on concerning the site(s)?

After you have experienced the site, I want you to evaluate it. Review the questions (above) that you read before visiting the site(s) and post a message that evaluates one of the two sites you checked out. Your post will need to be at least one paragraph and it will answer the questions above.

Before you begin review the directions for posting on the blog.
1. At the bottom of this post, click where it says “Comments”.
2. Type your paragraph in the “Leave your Comment” box.
3. Type in the Word Verification.
4. Type in the Username alvarado & Password *******.
5. Click on the orange “Publish your Comment” tab.

Good luck I look forward to what your opinions about these sites are!
Mr. Bianchi