Whitney

 Last year I was good at math. I know this because I went to problem solvers with Mrs. Knott, and I usually did pretty well on my math tests. I was also pretty good at listening to the teacher and following directions. Last year I was not so good at participating in class, but I will try to participate more this year. Last year my behavior was good. I know this because I never got in trouble like some of the other kids in my class. As a fifth grader I would like to learn and memorize my multiplication facts for twelve, but I can improve by practicing them more often. I also need to participate more. I wonder what we are doing in science this year?

Burger Paragraph: I think that I had good supporting details and sentence variety on my burger paragraph. I probably could have improved my grade if I had more supporting details but over all I think it turned out OK. Hopefully I can do better on my next writing assignment. 

 I definitely think that my Satchel Paige tri-fold is better than my Island of the Blue Dolphins tri-fold. I was missing a lot of important details on my responses for Island of the Blue Dolphins. The tri-folds are getting a lot easier for me .

Work Habits:
 Some of my strengths are that I stay focused and pass my work in on time. Another thing I like about my work habits is that my work is usually neat. I think that I work better independently than in groups. I need to improve on checking over my answers when I'm done with my work . 

 __Trimester 2__   My goals: 1. In math I would like to work on explaining how I solved problems. Sometimes my answers are longer than they need to be, and don't make a lot of sense.

2. In literacy I would like to work on using WOW words (wonderful, outstanding words) in my writng. 3. I still need to check over my work before I pass it in. Sometimes I make mistakes that I probably could have fixed if I checked over my answers carefully. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__Biography project__ <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> In literacy we recently finished our biography projects. Everyone chose an important person to make a huge poster about. I chose Marie Curie. First we read a biography about that person, then we put that information on a poster. The poster was based on the skills we were learning in literacy like fact and opinion, compare and contrast,and more. We also did things like cross word puzzles, word searches, and a diamante poem. I think my poster turned out OK.

<span style="color: #37ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Come check out my vocabulary jeopardy game! Just log on to the following web address: <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">__http://jeopardylabs.com__ <span style="color: #37ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">Come take a look at my power point! <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">http://dasselin.wikispaces.com/ media type="file" key="Whitney K.mov" <span style="color: #00c0ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> I think I have been doing a better job using WOW words in my writing because I have one on the wall. I could still work on getting rid of ordinary words. I have also been doing a better job with my open responses in math, but I still think I need to work on that more. Lately I have been checking my work over more often. I still forget sometimes. Overall I think I am starting to improve with my goals. <span style="color: #37ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: #37ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 132%;">Wild Self: <span style="color: #37ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> In Literacy we created a Wild Self on the computer! My Wild Self was a Gir-pol-bush-fro-elly-peacock. Then we wrote a story using our Wild Self as the main character. I wrote a narrative story about how I became my Wild Self. It was a lot of fun!!! <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Journey West Project: <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">In Social Studies we did a project called Our Journey West. I wrote six captions as if I was traveling west to Oregon City. Then I drew pictures to go along with my captions. The finished product looked like a video camera. I think my project turned out OK. <span style="color: #00c0ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 133.1%;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 193.2%;"> My Favorites: <span style="color: #00c0ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 128.8%;"> Book project: <span style="color: #00c0ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 119.79%;"> I recently finished a fantasy project! I read a book called Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague (which was great) then I made a story cube based on what I read. I wrote a summary, answered the question to why my book was a fantasy,wrote down some similes metaphors and idioms that I found, along with a few other things. I think my project turned out good. This was my favorite book project because fantasies are my favorite type of books to read (and pretty much the only books that I read). <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 133%;"> Writing Piece: <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 119.7%;"> The most recent writing piece I have done is my Compare and Contrast essay. I wrote about my two favorite fantasy characters, Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. I think that I got great scores! It was my favorite writing piece because I wrote about something that I was interested in.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 123%;"> Field Trip: My favorite field trip this year was going to the Boston Science Museum. We got to take a VIP bus to Boston! I liked the Harry Potter exhibit the best! That was one of the best field trips I've taken! <span style="color: #37ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 123%;"> <span style="color: #37ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 122%;"> Right now in literacy we are working on writing poetry. Here is a sample poem that I wrote.

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 167%;">Limerick <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">There once was a zebra from France who put himself into a trance he let out a yell cast a magical spell then suddenly started to dance

Middle School: I'm excited to go to middle school next year because we get to have different classes for every subject, laptops, lockers, and better school lunches. I'm not so excited about having more homework. I'm also kind of nervous to go to a new school because I'm worried I will get lost.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> This year I am most proud of all my large projects including my code of conduct project back at the beginning of the year, and my most recent project, the fantasy cube. I am happy that the finished products turned out good because they took a lot of work. I am also happy that I finished them all on time.