Grocery list

.I have looked through the grocery lists for session 2  and I don't think we need much.

Their must was to make grocery lists...and they did a GREAT job!  Their should's were recipes....also well done and Monday we will create summaries of our cupcake engineering!

J and I are making our own designer cupcakes
now that we have been inspired by yours!
However, I had to redirect him to the 'healthier' section!

We do need

 one box of butter, 

buttermilk (smalllllll)

2 cartons of eggs, 

vanilla extract (large)

and Stevie or the other artificial sugar that is not Slenda. 

Wheat flour or rice flour (but only for one group...so if this is your group could you bring a small bag?)

Strawberries

Sprinkles (how are these diabetic? I'm wondering :)

Mousse Jello

I will bring the honey.

Here is the link to the google document so you can update if you are briinging anything.  You do not need to sign on...you can add or check you are bringing an item and just hit save!
Remember....no last names please.

https://docs.google.com/a/earthspaceexplorers.com/document/d/1fUbAm-RBCZPQ6Qqx69PwDor2gaZB8jIRhXCU4d0nxr8/edit?pli=1&hl=en_US#

We have sugar, banannas, all purpose flour, baking soda & power, salt, lemon, lime juices and an orange..bluberries, milk

Grocery List

STS 134 launch taken from plane.
Nothing to do with cupcakes I know!

I know...you are looking for the grocery list. I will have it updated tomorrow around noon. Tonight is Jon's birthday and today was a busy day baking with Session 1 and 3. I will post pics of their cupcakes on Monday.

Monday, my homeroom class will be holding our first CUPCAKE WARS!! Each group sat down today and thought about how to improve the texture or taste of the original cupcake and then rewrote their recipe and grocery list. I will work to combine the items on the list tonight or tomorrow morning and look at the items we already have...then make a final list for students to bring in supplies for. Don't worry...the list won't be long because we have been making mini cupcakes and still have quite a bit of ingredients left over.

A very special thanks goes out to Mrs. Schultz! She was our guide bakery supervisor and really helped both gluten-free, vegan sessions run smoothly...yes smoothly! Loudly and busy as well...but we DID IT!

Have a great weekend and I look forward to see you all on Monday.

Cupcake Wars BEGINS! Here is a look inside session 2 and request for some materials



This very bananna cupcake is topped with bananna icing
and a strawberry (so the bananna does not overpower).
This cake was designed to be low in processed sugars.



If you read this tonight,



if there is a chance you could bring in teaspoon and tablespoon measuring spoons or a plastic measuring cup that would be great. We were a little short on those today. I also did not find Xanthm gum, so if you have some, I think we will be ready. I am also going to try to stop by tonight at the health food store.

We also need... banannas, strawberries, an organge, two packages of all purpose, gluten free flour, dried lavendar and MandMs (Gabriel insists they are gluten free!) and tofu!



This cake is very low in sugar.  In fact, I think the group
did not add any!  They replaced the sugar with citrus juices,
such as lemon and orange.  For their re-design,
they are going to add some lime as well!
The frosting is a sugar free moose that is store-bought!



------------------- Session 1 and 2 ----------------------



Also low in sure, a white cake with dark chocolate filling

and dipped strawberry!
The filling is an original!



Today we used a premade box of gluten free cupcakes for the first session. It was look to learn how we would try to have 4 teams making different kinds of cupcakes without turning our classroom into a mess. The students did great! For the 2nd session we had 4 teams turn out 4 cupcakes fromt their own design. The students truly engineered their own recipes and explained the thinking behind the modifications and choices. One group even made 'from scrath' their own chocolate filling!



A yummy chocolate gluten-free and yegan with low sugar.



Here are pics of our engineered cupcakes. After tasting the groups will go back and think about how to improve the taste and/or texture of their cupcakes.



Monday session 2 will have a chance to remake their new recipe. The other two sessions will have to give it a go over the summer! Tomorrow should be a yummy Thursday!





Homework May 16, 2011

Homework will be light this week, although students need to stay focused and maintain quality work during our school days (I know they will).

Tonight students should be researching lightly a question they had as they modified a recipe for their nutritional challenge.

We also watched the launch today!!!!  We are so fortunate to live here on the Space Coast!
Best wishes STS-134.  We will be staying updated with your endeavors!

Field trip tomorrow and don't forget to study MATH!

Homework:  Review/revise for math and science test on Friday.  Get lunches and wet-able clothing ready for tomorrow morning.
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We completed our math study guide today.  In small groups, I am revising with students who have 'red' or 'yellow' on some standards.  They are doing such a great job of traffic lighting their work, although they still seem nervous sharing if there is a concept they don't know verbally.

Being able to say "I don't know" is such a strength!  Students are learning to be the leaders in their education...to have the understanding to know what they need help with and to be confident enough to ask for help.  I notice some students color code well but then do not come to small group support when offered.  I am trying to 'find them out' before Friday's end of year math test.

I have also had some great discussions where students share that they talk at home about what they don't understand and family members (even big brothers, sisters or cousins) are taking time help out.  BIG HUGS for all your support!
 
However....if you find your student truly does not understand a concept, please let me know by using those 'red' and 'yellow' circles (or the words).

Here is to a great field trip tomorrow.  I am looking forward to getting very wet and seeing all the little creatures we find living in the inlet!

Have a good Wednesday....

Traffic lights...what is my student taking about?

Homework:  Page 3 and 4 in math study guide.  Traffic light EACH question.
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We traffic light our work...sometimes each question, depending on the standards we are covering.  What does traffic lighting mean and how does it help students learn?

Traffic lights help students use assessment for learning!

Well.... students learn to use red, yellow and green when they personally assess their work.  We use hand signals in class that also match the lights.  Red reflects "I have no clue." So I would set up time to work with that student 1 to 1 or in a small group.  If they are 'yellow'..they feel they can do some of the work.  However, they have questions or don't feel confident.  We might still work in small groups or they could team with another student who is green.

Green = "I got this and can do it  independently!"  If I see more than one green for a standard AND all the work is correct, I know this student is ready for some above level work and, possibly, ready to move to a new standard!

Homework should be traffic lighted.  If you helped your child understand, have them place a yellow and also a green.  Using both colours lets me know the student had questions, but with support, understands the concept now.

Maybe I should implement traffic lights at home when my own children do their chores!!!! :)
Have a good evening!

Homework May 9, 2011

Homework and Dates to Know
End of Year Math Test Friday - Click for PDF version of study guide
Tonight's math homework: Page 1 and 2 of packet.
Tomorrows:  page 3 and 4.  For GSP it is due on Thursday.
All questions should be traffic lighted... "Green": I totally get it.    "Yellow":  I have some questions still.  "Red": I have no clue.

Questions:  Can I traffic light a page at a time?  No.  Each question represents a different learning goal (standard).  I want you to be able to share with me which standards you feel you know well and which ones you need help on.

Dates to Know:
Tues - Keep Brevard Beautiful in the afternoon.  Our schedule will be modified to support the visit.
Thurs - Get ready to get wet as we explore the Sebastian Inlet!  Our field trip is Thursday!
Friday - TEST day.  There is no getting around it.  You have a Social Studies, Science and Math test.  So start studying a little each day and you'll feel prepared.

If you have any questions, you can e-mail me through Ed-line NOW!!!

Thursday, May 5th and homework!

Today in class we started reviewing math concepts for our end of the year math test. We have been working on revising our poems and will start publishing today...thinking about how the text, placement of the text and graphics can give impact to the mood or message.

We also went over our Cupcake project yesterday and have homework due on Friday.  Students started a food science and technology journal.  One the first page we began an end of year 'task list'.  We need to complete:
Research for a nutritional challenge.
Study for math end of year test.
Finish poetry book
Create your own recipe.
Bake the recipe.
Test your cupcake for taste and texture.
Improve the recipe.
Make it again.
Test it again.
Have a Cupcake War and receive feedback from 'experts'.
Submit recipes to our community.
Write up our research to share with other food scientists!

In addition we had homework that is due on Friday.  It is very important for our project that we work together and complete all the tasks needed to make the cupcakes healthy and tasty for our target focus group.

Homework:
Research by reading lightly...please print out or write a short paragraph on 2 of the following topics.  However...please read a few paragraphs on each of the topics or you may discuss a topic with someone as well.

What is food science?
What is food technology?
What is diabetes?
Why does someone need to be gluten free?
What is vegan?

Sorry......just got home

This was a busy day!  Not only at school but after school as well.  I know some of you came here to look for homework...and I will post it later tonight.  Homework set today will be due on Friday so you will have one more day!

And BI G HUGS for all the wonderful SWEETS!!!!  I didn't take a picture and will do so tomorrow...but I did eat quite a bit of chocolate! lol  Thank you!

Terrific Tuesday and homework

What a great way to start the day!

What a another surprise!  My chair was decorated by little elves so bright and cheerfully!  Each time I sit down I will think of you all!  Thank you bunches!

Today we continued to edit our poem and took a look at some of the other math standards we will find on the end of the year math test coming up in a little over a week.  We should be able to take fractions such as 1 1/2, 5 3/4, 7 1/4 and turn them into decimals.

Since we are approaching 5th grade, we no longer use terms like 'point 25' and instead use '25 hundredths'.  It's kind of tricky...but using the correct math vocabulary helps us remember the value of our decimal numbers.  We can also use our decimal vocabulary to turn a decimal back into fractions!!!  '5 tenths' = 5/10!
Very cool!

Tonight we are working on our FAST FACTs.  At the beginning of each week, we take a Fast Fact quiz to test ourselves on multiplication or other calculations.  This week we are reviewing our math multiples, finding equivalent fractions and reducing fractions.  On Friday, we take the quiz again...but this time, we get a grade.  So through the week, if we don't feel 'strong' on the calculations we are working on, we can study them.

the bottom of FF this week covers fractions!

Hope you have a terrific Tuesday!

Monday, May 2nd... Thank you and Homework (good homework!)

First, "THANK YOU!"  Wow!  What lovely flowers I received today. If I can take a picture and upload fast enough...I will place them here.  Mrs. Johnson is like a guardian angel and let me know today that we should be working on our spelling words.   Hmmmm.... not one student mentioned a word about spelling!  How surprizing! :)

Thank you for the beautiful flowers!  

That said, I will work to get together some appropriate spelling words for you to revise tomorrow.  We are going to finish up our poetry books this week and work through the rest of the year on Persuasive essays!

Today we revised 3 areas of math... finding equivalent fractions, finding the equivalent decimal of a fraction and multiplying fractions (doubling, tripling, eg.  We will have a  review test on Wednesday so today we thought about what we knew and didn't know about those topics...asked questions, thought about the 'why' and 'how'...and traffic lighted our understanding.  From there, students choose the homework they felt they could do comfortably... reteach, practice or enrichment.  All worksheets are linked below if needed.  I was really impressed by their ability to think about their understanding and learning!!!  I feel they are right on.

Homework is in PDF format....
Click below to retrieve document.

Reteach  (yellow)                 Practice (yellow to green)                Enrichment (solid green ready to move on)