Bee Doh Alerts - Nov. 21

This week I learned how to make a social contract about how we want to be treated. ~Leila
I learned how to divide and put things in groups. ~Isaiah
Today I learned that bold letters in a book tells the reader that something is important. ~Laken
I learned that there are cotton fields in Texas. ~Kristos
I learned how to double double to multiply by 4. For example, 4 x 3, you would double the 3 to get 6, then double the 6 to get 12. ~Riley Cook
I learned how to draw lines and count down to solve division. ~Travis
I learned in math to make tables by counting by 2s or 4s. ~Jon
In social studies, I learned about our new social contract which is how we want to treat each other.  Visitors will also sign it so they know what we agreed to. ~Malavika
Today I learned how to use multiplication and patterns to make a table. ~John Luke
We wrote in our social contract how we want to handle a conflict. ~Joseph
I learned in reading that every text feature has a purpose.  For example, maps show where things are in the world. ~Riley Carroll
I learned that when you multiply by 4 you can double double a number.  For example, to find 4 x 6,  you double 6 to get 12, then double the 12 to get 24. ~Aadi
I learned that double double double is used for multiplying by 8. ~Dominic

In science, I learned African words such as masala. ~Kaia

Today I learned about the double strategy.  So if you have 4 apples with 2 rows, you can double the 4 to get 8. ~Meredith

Today in reading I learned how to find the meaning of words I don't know by looking at the sentences around it. ~Macy

I learned double double double strategy is used to multiply by 8 to find the product. ~Xavier

In math I learned the double double strategy for multiplying by 4. ~Adelina

Blanton Museum of Art Field Trip

Bee Doh Alerts - Oct. 31

This week in writing, I learned about expository versus personal narrative.  A personal narrative is a story that has happened to them and an expository explains something. ~Malavika
I learned that the main idea is the main thing the story is about without details. ~Dominic
In social studies, I learned interesting facts about 3 different types of communities: urban, rural, and suburban.  For example, up to millions of people live in urban communities.  Suburban has less traffic and more room and rural has tons of room and own a horse. ~Kaia
Today I learned to write better stories by drawing a web. ~Leila
I learned that you could add money just like you can normally add numbers. ~Kristos
I learned you could make boxes and bullets by using data from a web. ~Aadi
In art, we painted our background of a picture. ~Jon
Today I learned what an urban, suburban, and rural community is.  It is a country, city, and a place like Round Rock.  ~Laken
I learned how to use boxes and bullets.  The main idea goes in the box and the details are listed as bullets. ~Isaiah
I learned how I can count dollar bills. ~Travis
I learned that you can take an idea from a web and make boxes and bullets to write an expository piece. ~Joseph
In art, I know how to make a new painting. ~Asher
I learned that we create more ideas by drawing a My Interests chart. ~Riley Cook
I learned how to use boxes and bullets for summarizing expository text. ~John Luke
In math,  learned that using an open number line is more efficient to use because you can start at any number you want and you don't have to start at zero. ~Adelina
In writing, I learned how to use a web to write an expository story by writing your topic in the middle, then putting ideas around it. ~Riley Carroll
In PE, I learned how to keep my hands on the ground by sitting down and kicking a ball.  It was called Master Blaster. ~Xavier
Today in reading, I learned how boxes and bullets is supposed to help summarize certain books. ~Meredith
Today in math, I learned how to make a number line with time.  You put the time down and then do a jump to add or subtract time. ~Macy

Bee Doh Alerts - Oct. 24

I learned how to tell time to the minute on a clock. ~Isaiah
I learned that summaries have a beginning, middle, and end. ~Dominic
In writing, I learned how to edit and revise by adding and crossing things out.  This helps me get better at writing and might make me want to be an author or illustrator. ~Macy
In math, I learned about rounding like 25 = 30 and 52 = 50. ~Asher
I learned you can add and subtract time. ~Aadi
Today I learned that you can even make friends with a bully. ~Leila
I learned that subtracting time is different than subtracting with normal numbers. ~Kristos
Today I learned some fun facts about Vincent Van Gogh. ~John Luke
In writing, I learned what you should edit in your story like punctuation, spelling, and it should make sense. ~Riley Carroll
In math, I learned to round and subtract numbers.  For example, round 421 to 420 and 313 to 310. Then subtract to get 110. ~Kaia
Today I learned in social studies about how communities develop which means how it evolves. ~Malavika
I learned that adding punctuation is important because it sounds weird when there is no punctuation. ~Adelina
Today in reading, I learned about expository text. ~Meredith
I learned how different communities look. ~Riley Cook
I learned to add numbers that equal 100. ~Xavier
Today in math, I learned that adding numbers to 50 is harder than adding to 100. ~Laken
I learned our new central idea is Human and geographic factors shape communities.  The theme is Sharing the Planet. ~Joseph

Batter batter batter, swing!

Bee Doh Alerts - Oct. 17

Today I learned how to estimate. ~John Luke
I learned that the heart of the story means it is the most important part of the story. ~Xavier
Today in math, I learned how to estimate with addition by rounding first and then adding. ~Malavika
I learned that Tengo hambre means I am hungry in Spanish. ~Laken
We learned to estimate numbers by seeing what number they're closer to on a number line. ~Joseph
I chose Abraham Lincoln as my hero because he helped free the slaves. ~Jon
Today I learned that my hero matches my values: courage, bravery, and hard work. ~Aadi
I learned to round to the tens place. ~Travis
Today I learned about Clara Barton.  I chose her as my hero because she helped people who were hurt and made the Red Cross. ~Meredith
In reading, I learned that making a summary helps me understand the story and helps me remember what happened in the story or the chapter. ~Adelina
I learned in math that if the digit is higher than 5, you round the number up to the next number.  But if it is smaller, it stays the same.  For example: 27 rounds up to 30 and 23 rounds down to 20. ~Kristos
Today in reading, I learned how to write a summary by writing the name of the character, what they wanted, what got in the way, and what they did about it. ~Macy
I learned to round with tens because it's easier to add. ~Riley Cook
I learned that Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs.  I wish I could do that.  I also learned that everyone has different values. ~Isaiah
Today I learned how to work the computers by going to PebbleGo and looking up my hero. ~Leila

Bee Doh Alerts - Oct. 10

I learned that a role model is someone who helps people and other people look up to them. ~Asher
I can make an inference by using my background knowledge and text evidence. ~Xavier
I learned about revising my story which means fixing the big stuff to make the story better. ~Malavika
I learned to check your thinking in math by going back and relooking at your work. ~John Luke
In social studies, I learned how to take your values and find a hero that matches them. ~Riley Carroll
I learned how to explain how a character changed in a story by thinking about how they were at the beginning and at the end. ~Riley Cook
I learned that in some math problems, you have to do addition and subtraction. ~Dominic
Today I learned about qualities of a hero.  We read about Amanda who helped people who were sick and Michelle who planted trees to help with clean air. ~Meredith
In social studies, I learned that heroes are different from role models because heroes might save people but role models don't. ~Adelina
I learned that an ending to a story could be a wish or a hope. ~Laken
I learned how to do regrouping in subtraction problems. ~Jon
I learned to write an ending to the story that will make someone want to read more. ~Joseph
In reading, I learned how characters change. For example, a woman named Magda used to be unkind to humans but at the end she felt sad for a buy and was kind to him. ~Kaia