Dear Coach from: Shaquory Hines

         Today I read chapter 1 of Fourth Grade Is A Jinx by Colleen O'shaugnessy Mckenny. all of the main charters are Marsha, Collette,and her morther.The unmain charters are sarah and sarahs morther. The problem is that marsha has alot of cluter on her desk. The sulotion is that collette is going to clean the culter on her desk.

Dear Coach From Renita

           Today I read chapter 1 of the case of the missing Trophy this happened at the books Science fair.

This happened in 1999. The main characters in the story that I am   reading the main characters are Jessica, Miguel, and Cameron . The main problem is that Cameron lost a trophy. They kept playing around and they missed placed it some were.The solution is that they must find it or they are going to lose the science fair.

Dear Coach from: Selena Stafford

Today I read chapter 11 of The Miracle's Boys.The chapter took place at Charlie and Tyrees house.The mian charaters in the story are Tyree and Charlie.Some of the other charaters are there untie Cecile and there mom and dad.The mian problem in the chapter is that Charlie is  sad that there mom and dad is dead. Charlie was first mad when there mom first died. The solution to the problem is that he is going to forget about that his mom and dad is dead and he is trying to move on.

Dear Dream Team Family,

Last week was one of our greatest challenges in our journey to a winning season.  We learned that to become a great winner, you must first learn to overcome your losses. We need to bring back our daily practice packets signed by a parent each day. We have to make sure we are being responsible for our work. We are approaching the rest of the season with a new attitude towards the uplifting of our teammates.  Unfortunately, we fell short on our Unit 3, Math Test.  We did not produce our best efforts on the exam because of our lack of focusing on given task.  So, each student was given a take home test to be completed and signed by Monday, November 15, 2010. As with any challenge, the approach is pivotal. That is why we are working to have our milestones finished early to make proper corrections in time for this week's Fun Friday! I trust everyone’s weekend was safe and fun.  See you at practice.

Looking For The Win,

Coach Robinson

Reminders:

• ·         Book in a Bag due Monday, November 15, 2010
• ·         Weekend Writing due Monday, November 15,2010
• ·         Go over Exhibition Check-List with student * Milestone Due Thursday, November 18, 2010
• ·         Students who do not turn in Milestone Check-List will not be able to participate in this week’s Fun Friday! DON’’T MISS OUT!!!
• ·         Exhibition Sign-Up Sheets went out Friday, October 29, 2010 *There are still some parents who have not signed up for a scheduled time.
• ·         Students should be bringing home a daily packet of class work each day!  If this is not happening with your student, please shoot me an email or give me a call.

Big Money Journal Entry, By Ryan

     I will give money to homeless people on the street because they really need it . I will suspect them to buy food and clothes. They can buy shoes. I will give the money to Haiti because they also really need it. I will help them with the houses. I might give the money to kids that lost their mom and dad. I will give and help kids with cancer and blind kids. And, I will build a big, super house for kids on the streets.

Big Money Journal Entry, By Shane

     I will give it to Oliver because he is the best. I will want him to get games and food. Or, he can put it in his bank  money. If he does not want that money,  I will give it to Haiti. I will give it to Haiti because they
 are poor. They can keep the money for themselves. I will give some money to kids and people in
the hospitals.

Dear Coach, From Daniel

     Today I read chapter 1 chapter of The House On Hackman's Hill. One of the clues I found in the story was that Mr. Karsten was telling a story about Hackman's Hill. The kids were listening. The second clue was that whoever found the mummy in the house on Hackman's Hill. My 3rd clue was that the kids wanted specific reasons, Debbie wanted half the money to buy a camera to win a photography contest. Jeff, the other kid wanted the money to help his dad in Texas. I predict that Mr. Karsten will finish his story and the kids                                                               

will ask for Mr. Karsten's help.

Dear Mr. Robinson From Ryan

     Today, I read chapter 13 of  Freedom Crossing. This is what happened. Martin found a symbol on his coat. Laura and  Martin asked Bret's dad what does the symbol mean. It means forgiveness. Bret asked why it said that. I think that Martin is going to try to find his mother.

Dear Coach, From Kaylentocomehome.Shewasgonewaylongerthan

    Today I read chapter 5 of Journey To Jo' Burg. Naledi and Tiro were home by their self. Their mom had some work to do. It became dark outside. They were scared because their mom was still gone. They wanted their M'ma to come home. She was gone way to longer than she usually is  I think there mom will come home soon.

dear Coach, From Onylah

Today I read chapter 10 of the Miracle's Boy's.Charley was getting mad at Tyree because he didn't tell him about their moms death . Tyree thought that if he told him he would be mad. When he was done Charlie cried, stomped, got mad, and then left.I predict that Charley will come back and for give he or he might run away.):My prediction was wrong because he came back but he didn't talk or eat next to him for a week.. (:

Dear Coach, From Selena

     Today I read chapter 10 of The Miracle's Boys. Charlie was getting mad at Ty'ree  beacuse he knew how there dad died. So when Ty'ree saw charlie about to scream he told him how there dad died so he won't scream.so when he got done telling him how there dad died  he told him what there dads last word was and what he told him back in respond. I predict that in the next chapter, Ty'ree and Charlie will get along better and they will play more together.

Dear Coach, From Oliver

     Today I read chapter 11 of journey to Johannesburg. They were on the train. They were talking about a orange farm. They were also talking about how they survived. I think that the train will crash.

Dear Coach, From Renita

   Today I read chapter 5 of Stone Fox. Willy's grandfather was sick. The reason why all this happened is because Willy's grandfather was very old.  Willy found out when he was at his grand father*s house . It was when Willy got home from school.

Dear Coach, From Ryan

     Today I read chapter 12 of Freedom Crossing by Margret Clark. An old man tried to take Martin away. The characters are Martin,Laura and Bret. Bret is the grandson of the monster slave, known as  Gary Johnson. Bret, Laura and Martin are going to the 101 years old mansion on Cramberry Street. They are tyring to find the picture of Bret's grandfather.

Dear Coach, From Selena

      Today I read chapter 9 of The Miracle's Boys. In this chapter, the characters are Tyree,Tyree's
dad, and a woman and her dog. The story took place at Central Park. The problem in chapter is that a woman and her dog almost drowned from tyring to walk across the water. It looked like the water was iced all the way through. The solution in this chapter is that Tyree's dad saved the dog and the woman from drowning.

This Week's Practice

This Week’s Practice: 11/8/2010-11/12/2010

Look for these assignments in student’s HW Folder

Monday- Study Link 3.9, Story Map, Reader’s Response Paragraph, Look Say Cover Write Check, Edit/Revise Writing Sample

Tuesday- Study Link 3.10, 5W’s, Reader’s Response Paragraph, Pen Pencil Crayon Marker, Edit/Revise Writing Sample

Wednesday- Study Link 3.11, Follow The Clues, Reader’s Response Paragraph, Word Search, Rhyme Scheme,

Thursday-Unit 3 Review, Vocabulary Word Scramble, List of Events, Reader’s Response Paragraph, Poetry- Talk to Text, Vocabulary Pre-Test

Friday- Unit 3 Exam, Dear Coach Letter, Vocabulary Sentence Generator, Vocabulary Test,

Reminders:

• ·        Book in a Bag due Monday, November 15, 2010
• ·         Weekend Writing will go out Friday, November 12,2010
• ·         Go over Exhibition Checklist with student
• ·         Exhibition Sign-Up Sheets went out Friday, October 29, 2010 *There are still some parents who have not signed up for a scheduled time.
• ·         Students should be bringing home a daily packet of class work each day!  If this is not happening with your student, please shoot me an email or give me a call.

Dream Team All-Stars Spelling Test Scores

Korrena, Antonio, Sha'quory, Daniel, Renita, Jawan, Oliver are the Dream Team Spelling Test passers for 11/4/10.

Milestone 3 Update

The students need to create a visual aid for their interest project.  I am asking that the visual aid cover the 3 main topics of their interest project.  There should be something to represent each roman numeral.  I have given the team 3 options for completing the visual aid.

1. Students may create a diorama of their interest project.

2. Students may create a collage of their interest project.  This is simply a collection of images that relate to the 3 main topics of their interest project.  

3.  Students may create a poster board with the 3 main topics as headings.  Each picture must be framed and have a caption.

Player of the Week

Class Giver Award:  Dereck Williams

Dereck provided the Dream Team with cupcakes.  This allowed us to freely donate our candy to our UPA Ellen Thompson Family!

Dear Dream Team Family,

Dear Dream Team Family,

Last week was such an awesome experience.  Our team grew to new heights.  We made very significant gains on our voyage to a winning season.  We tackled some concerns with our attitudes toward greatness.  We also pledged to be Drug Free in celebration of Red Ribbon Week.  I want to give a special shout-out to all of the Dream Team for their selfless act of voting to donate our class’ candy to the school for trick-or-treating.  We decided it was more important to the younger students to experience trick-or-treating.  It just so happened that we only had to donate a portion of our candy.  We still had candy left over to share with each other.  I think we learned something about team-work.  I trust everyone’s weekend was safe and fun.  See you at practice.

Looking For The Win,

Coach Robinson

Reminders

• ·         Dome Theater Field Trip Monday, November 1, 2010
• ·         NO School Tuesday, November 2, 2010
• ·         Milestone 3 Due Thursday, November 4,2010 (See Exhibition Cheklist) *Students must complete by Thursday, November 4, 2010 to participate in Fun Friday!
• ·         Exhibition Sign-Up Sheets went out Friday, October 29, 2010

This Week's Practice

Look for these assignments in student’s HW Folder



Monday- Study Link 4.1, Story Map, Look Say Cover Write Check, Edit/Revise Writing Sample

Wednesday- Study Link 4.2, Chain of Events, Pen Pencil Crayon Marker, Edit/Revise Writing Sample

Thursday- Study Link 4.3, Follow The Clues, Word Search, Rhyme Scheme, Vocabulary List Pre-Test

Friday-Study Link 4.4, Vocabulary Word Scramble, Think Mark, Rhyme Scheme, Journal Entry

Next Week's Practices

Hello All,
I am happy to announce the Dream Team is 1-0 on our quest to a winning season. We have pulled together to display our best. The team is working hard to meet all of our milestones. Next Thursday, we need to have our visual aids for our interest projects finished. I know how much our all stars are looking forward to Fun Friday. So, I wanted to give all of the parents the game plan. I will send out a sample of what the visual aid should resemble with the team by Friday. I will also provide a demo for them in class. If the players do this over the upcoming weekend, it will be easier for us to move on to our next goal. On another note, I will be posting a weekly newsletter. This will be a way for everyone to know what is being learned in the Dream Team class.

Looking For The Win,

Mr. Robinson

Acrostic Poem

Janiya is so pretty                                                                                                                janiya jewell                                                                                                                                  All of my body is okay                                                                                                                                      Niya is my nick name                                                                                                                                        In my school my friend are nice                                                                                                                       Yarn is for cat's                                                                                                                                                 Anthony is my daddy name

Acrostic Poem

Only the best
Nice and smart
You can count on me
Listens to evreything
A good singing
Has many sister's!!!!!!!(;

Acrostic Poem

Oliver likes his teacher.
Living is fun.
I like video games.
Veiwing videos is fun.
Eminem is my favorite rapper.
Running is fun.

Acrostic Poem

ROUGH
YOUNG
ACTIVE
NICE

MEN
ALL
RYAN
IS COOL
OLD
NEAT

Acrostic Poem

Dream Team has talent.

Responsible representatives for U.P.A.

Everyone is respectable

And has good character.

Make the best impressions.

Together we make a Great Team!

Everyday should be better than yesterday.

All we have to do is believe.

My team is the BEST!

Dear Coach,

Today I read Freedom Crossing. On page 44: Martin and Bert was looking out the window and they saw dogs barking at a house. On page 45: Laura open a door of a tall cabinet that stood against the south wall.On page 46:Bert said it's alot of slaves hunters in Canada said Martin. On page 48:Laura stared arguing with Bret about monsters.                    







From Ryan Henderson,

Dear Coach,

Today I read the book "Miracle's Boys". I found a few events that lead me to my prediction for the next few pages. One of my events for page 22 was this, Charlie/ New Charlie [thats what his brother, Lafayette, calls him after he came back from Rahaway. Lafayette narrates the story] and Aaron leave to go somewhere. New Charlie is a gang-like person now, he used to be sensitive and fond of animals. But, after he came back from Rahaway, he changed. Lafayette went to the family room to watch T.V. Lafayette starts to talks about the past and how he saw her in the kitchen. He asks, "Can you make chicken for dinner   tonight." Lafayette blinks and she's gone. Lafayette then explains and gives me a picture of where he lives at. He talks about where his room is. He then says his brother [not New Charlie] is now in his mother's old room. Momentarily, his big brother walks up the stairs. That concludes my events.

Daniel Friday

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