Behold the Evil Testmaker!

For the past few weeks, Class 3-216 has been hard at work defeating the Evil Testmaker! These eggs represent the many challenges and tricks the testmakers use to try to fool us. This is where they get their power. 

Throughout the day when our kids are using smart strategies, working hard to solve difficult problems, or being strong partners, they take an egg from his basket. This is how we outsmart the testmakers, taking the power away from them and keeping it for ourselves. As the state tests get closer and the basket empties, the students' brains have become strong enough to finally defeat the Evil Testmaker.

So far, we've used our powers to steal MORE THAN 200 eggs from the testmaker! Keep going! We're getting closer to defeating him every day. 
 

Awesome Video Game Review by John T.!

Mario Kart!

By John T. (3-218)

Imagine that you are Dry Bones. You are in eighth place, you get a power-up, it was just a banana. You drop it on the floor. Bowser tries to push you, but instead of pushing you, Bowser trips on the banana and falls into the lava. Now you are in seventh place, you get a star. You hit everybody out of your way and into the lava . You are now in third place. You see Yoshi in front of you. You get a power-up. You get a green shell. You throw the shell at Yoshi. Now you speed up. You see Toad in first place. While your speeding up, you hit Toad into the lava. Now you see the finish line. You run and run as fast as you can. You get to the finish line. You win first place!

My opinion is that Mario Kart is a cool game for kids, a group of friends, a group of teenagers or just a teenager. It is also an awsome, cool and adventuries game.

One reason Mario Kart is an awsome video game for kids and teenagers is because you can challenge a friend or friends to this great game. Thanks to wi-fi conection you can now play with people around the WHOLE WORLD.  You don’t  need to go to your friends to play this game. You can just connect  with the Wi-Fi connection.

Another reason Mario Kart is a cool game is because you can use Power-Up’s to get ahead of people. If you are having a hard time getting ahead of people you can use Power-Ups. If you are way behind get a cannon and bump people who are in your way. If you don’t get a cannon get a star and bump people in your path. Or get a red, green or gold mushroom to to speed up. Get one or three red or green shells, you can even get a flying koopa shell or get bananas to trip people.

Finally,the last reason I like Mario Kart is because you can choose whether easy, normal or HARD. For starter’s,if you are not expert at Mario Kart you can choose EASY. Or if you know a bit normal. And if you’re an expert you can choose hard. 

So, when you get thirty five dollars go to Game Stop and buy Mario Kart. It’s Rated-E for everyone. Are you up to the challenge?

Geometry Sites to Explore

Yoltic asked for some sites you could visit to learn more about the geometry we are studying in math this unit. Here are a few sites with games and activities to help you practice what you're learning in class:

This site has several games to help you practice naming 2D and 3D shapes 
Click here to watch videos, play games, and find activities that will teach you more about many different areas of geometry
This site teaches you more about measuring angles and lets you practice making angles of different sizes (some of the vocabulary is a little different than the words that we use, but the ideas are the same. We'll be learning to measure angles using degrees starting tomorrow!)

Math 6.7

Hi 216,
For some reason, our website is not letting me post pictures today. These are the angles you need to make in your Student Math Journal, if you didn't finish in class:

A: less than 1/4 turn clockwise
B: more than 1/4 turn but less than 1/2 turn counter-clockwise
C: more than 3/4 turn but less than a full turn clockwise

R: More than 1/2 turn but less than 3/4 turn clockwise
S: Less than 1/2 turn counter-clockwise
T: more than 1/4 turn but less than 1/2 turn clockwise

Click here to see the charts that remind you about each turn. Happy homeworking!

Mystery Unit Celebration

These hardworking detectives have been tracking clues across mystery books this month. We celebrated the end of our unit by making "Wanted" posters for the culprits in our books, and we took our own fingerprints on case file cards!

Unit 6 Geometry Charts

This unit in math we're studying geometry, and there are lots of important words to remember! Here are our charts from class so far to help you out at home.