Happy Tricky, Tuesday, April 23, 2013!
WELCOME TO ANOTHER GREAT DAY AT STEM!!
(I am so lucky to have in my classroom today!  Let your spirit shine today!!)
PLEASE LIST TODAY'S AGENDA IN YOUR NOTEBOOK AND SHOW MR. B

I.  RECORD AGENDA
II.  WATCH VIDEO OF THE DAY (BELOW!) Then, do morning exercises!
III. Complete Math of Problem of Day (In notebook!!  Then, show Mr. B!)
IV.  Language Skills!  (Correct the sentence in your notebook!! Then, show Mr. B! )
V. Reading Passage of the Day! (Complete Questions in notebook, then show Mr. B!)
VI. Complete Earth Activity Packet!
VII. COMPLETE DAILY COMPREHENSIONs Context Clues 7
VIII. Check in for Payment!  Bring homework and completed work!
IX. Tricky Tuesday Magic Trick of the Day!
XI. MATH IXL
XII. Shoot for Loot!
XIII.  NAMETAG TAG! CREATE A POSITIVE ADJECTIVE NAME TAG FOR A CLASSMATE!
XIVI.  GOAL / WORK CHECK-IN (MR. B WILL CALL YOU TODAY!)

               Lunch
Peculiar Pepperoni Pizza
Thrilling Turkey & Cheese Sandwich
Awesome All-American Chef Salad & Roll
 PB & J Sandwich

Language Skills!

 Choose the correct sentence.
 A) I asked Ella, "Did he ask for his ring back"?     
B) I asked Ella? "did he ask for his ring back?"
 C) I asked Ella, "Did he ask for his ring back?"   
 D) I asked Ella, "Did he ask for his ring back?"?

Write a interrogative sentence (Command) that includes personification!  
Use one of your vocabulary words.  (Write sentence in notebook and on the link on the morning survey page) 

Math Problem of the Day!

Jonah had 6 fifty dollar bills, 8 twenty dollar bills, 8 ten dollar bills, 4 five dollar bills, 2 one dollar bills, 2 quarter,2 dimes, 3 nickels, and 1 pennies. He bought a a pair a elite skis for $12.39, an edible coconut for $43.89, and an electrical guitar for $24.01. How much money did he have left after the transactions?

Video of the Day:  The inner hunger!

Reading Passage of the Day!

     In India, people celebrate the festival of Holi (pronounced “hoh-lee“) in March. This festival occurs after the wheat harvest. Wheat is used to make many important foods in India. Holi celebrates the triumph of good over evil. 

     Holi is a very bright celebration. People light bonfires, tell stories, and cover each other in a variety of colored powders. These powders are called gulal (pronounced “goo-lahl“). People are then sprayed with water, and everyone becomes a beautiful, brightly colored mess. This custom of coloring people comes from a legend about a trickster who loved to trick his friends by pouring colored water on them. 


Questions (Record answers in notebook! Use complete sentences!)
1) The festival of Holi occurs after 
 A. the month of March 
 B. the wheat harvest 
 C. people are sprayed with water 
 D. people are covered with colorful powders 

2) The custom of coloring people during Holi comes from 
A. a legend about a trickster 
 B. stories that are told around a bonfire 
 C. the triumph of good over evil 
 D. harvesting wheat in March 

3) Which word best describes the festival of Holi? 
A. colorful 
 B. tricky 
 C. flavorful 
 D. wet 


4) As used in paragraph 2, which of the following best illustrates the actions of a trickster? 
 A. For Tony’s birthday, Mike brings him a soccer jersey signed by his favorite player. 

B. Micah invites Delea to work with his group for a school project, and then he asks his mom to bake brownies when the group meets to work. 

C. Jill excitedly convinces Mae to come see a rabbit outside, but it turns out that the rabbit is a stone statue Jill placed in the garden. 

D. Robert refuses to let Travis play basketball at lunch, because Travis is just learning to play. 

5) What main genre is the is the passage?
a) fiction
b) nonfiction

Morning Exercises!

Tricky Tuesday Magic Trick of the Day!