Valentine's Day Word Hunt

Use the letters from "Valentine's Day" to see how many new words you can make.  Post all the words you come up with as a comment.  There may be a prize for the person who finds the most, so don't forget your initials!

Picture Update

Here are a few pictures from school lately.
Dental hygienist visit:












The "wild monkeys" after the Boosterthon pep rally:



A little work with iPads:











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Why Was 6 Afraid of 7?

Because 7 8(ate) 9!    Haha, get it?

This week you'll need to write your own math story problems.  It could be addition or subtraction, but it has to use the numbers 8 and 9.
Owls, you may want to try a multiplication problem!

Owls- Money!

Start by going to our class website and clicking the attachment at the top of the home page.  The powerpoint will let you learn more about money and practice making change.

Then, solve this word problem.  Leave a comment that states your answer in a complete sentence.  Feel free to explain how you solved!
Mary has a 5 dollar bill.  She goes to the store and picks out a candy bar that costs $1.28.  She also gets a chocolate milk that costs $2.35.  How much total money does she spend and how much change does she get back?

$100.00

This Friday will be our 100th day of school!  If you had $100.00, what would you do?  Where would you go, what would you buy, would you share it?  Be detailed in your answer.

Tell Us About Your Break!

I hope you all had a very nice Winter Break!  I am happy to see you again for the start of a new year.  Write a few sentences telling us all what you did over your break.  Where did you go?  What did you see?  Did you make something?  What games did you play?

Holiday Stories

Choose 2 story problems to solve.  Type the number sentence and the answer in a complete sentence.  Here is an example of what your comment might look like:
9+4 = 13   There are 13 cookies in all.

Bears and Squirrels:

1.  There were 12 ornaments on the tree.  The cat knocked 5 ornaments off.  How many ornaments are left on the tree?

2.  I bought 7 candy canes.  My brother bought 10 candy canes.  How many candy canes do we have in all?

3.  We had 15 presents.  The Grinch stole 8 of them.  How many presents do we have left?

4.  My snowman had 11 buttons for his mouth.  When he started to melt, he lost 9 buttons.  How many buttons does he have now?

Owls:

1.  Tacky has 14 penguin friends.  He has 27 friends that are different kinds of birds.  How many friends does Tacky have in all?

2.  The Grinch stole 54 presents.  When his heart grew, he returned some of the presents, but also kept some for himself.  If he returned 45 gifts, how many did he keep for himself?

3.  We made 17 gingerbread cookies, 12 chocolate chip, and 25 sugar cookies.  How many cookies did we make in all?

4.  I brought 104 candy canes to the party.  59 candy canes got eaten.  How many candy canes are left over?