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Good morning class! I will be attending the Florida Educational Technology Conference in Orlando today so I will miss being with you today. Below you will find your assignment for day listed by your grade. Have fun!!

1st Grade - Go to abcya.com and create a car (like we did last week). After you have created the car click the SAVE button. I would like for you to save your car to the desktop. Don't forget to put your first and last name in the document title before you save. After you finish this you may go to any of the activities listed under 1st grade.

3rd Grade - Today you will work on Dance Mat Typing Level 3 Stage 8. Once you have completed Stage 8 you may work on any of the the multiplication or division activities.

4th Grade - Begin your Lemonade Stand or Coffee Shop today. Your sub will record your loss or profit at the end of class.

6th Grade - You will complete the Internet Scavenger Hunt. Do your best to complete as much of this assignment as possible today. Fill in the blanks on your paper copy. Use the copy below to go straight to the sites. Enjoy!!

INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT

Name ____________________________________________

1. Find a book about the Internet at www.amazon.com

Book Title: ____________________________________________
Price: _________________

2. List one of the top news stories at www.cnn.com
News story: ___________________________________________

3. Find a car you like at www.gm.com or www.autobytel.com
Car type: __________________ Cost: _______________

4. How far is it from Sioux Falls to Branson, Missouri? Use
www.mapquest.com or maps.yahoo.com - driving directions
Print out the page of directions.

1. Go to www.mathsisfun.com/games/dayofweek.html to find the day of the week you were born on. Day _______________________________________
2. Go www.ebay.com and pick out a product you might like to purchase at an auction site.
   Item: _______________ Cost: __________
   
   7. Go to www.SFzoo.org and find the name a new animal at the San Francisco Zoo.
   New animal: _____________________________
   
   8. Find a toy at www.toysrus.com you would like to buy. Toy:____________ Cost:___________
   
   9. Click on www.africam.com What is unique animal is photographed?
   Describe what you saw: _______________________________________
   __________________________________________________________
   
   10. Find the headline news story of the NYTimes at www.nytimes.com
   Headlines: ______________________________________________
   
   11. Go to www.lowestfare.com and find the cost of a vacation you would like to go on.
   Site: ____________________________ Cost: ____________________
   
   12. Find the weather for your home town at www.wunderground.com
   Print out a copy of the weather.
   
   13. Translate “How are you?” in French from babelfish.altavista.digital.com
   French translation: ___________________________________________
   
   14. Go to www.wal-mart.com and select an item to purchase.
   Item: ______________________ Cost: _________________
   
   15. Go to www.russiatoday.com and list a news story from there.
   News story: ________________________________________________
   
   16. Go to www.royal.gov.uk and name two topics at the top of the page.
   1. ________________________________________________________
   2. _______________________________________________________
   
   17. Go to www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ and name the number one movie for the week and what it grossed on the weekend.
   Movie: ________________________________________Grossed: ________________________
   
   18. Go to www.tropicalglen.com/Jukebox/1970Top/Channel1970.html and find a song in Seventies Juke Box that you like.
   Song Title: _____________________________
   
   

19. Go to http://allrecipes.com/ and choose a recipe you like.
Name of recipe: _____________________________________________

20. Go to http://www.tvguide.com/ and list the time American Idol will air next.
Broadcast: _________________________________________________
Time: _____________________

21. Go tohttp://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/ and name one of the top most wanted fugitives.
Fugitive Name: _________________________________________

Word Clouds

This week we are working on Word Clouds using Wordle. Please check out this great site.

www.wordle.net

Good-bye to our 6th Graders!!

Today is my last day with you our 6th graders. I will truly miss your laughter and creativity.

Enjoy your summer and I will check on you next year during 7th grade.

Serving Him,

Mrs. Whipple

Jeremiah 29:11

Birmingham, Alabama Relief Effort

The truck taking the items for the relief effort going on in Birmingham, Alabama will be leaving tomorrow @ noon. If you were unable to bring in items to school today (May 2) feel free to drop them off at 5901 9th Avenue (BridgePoint Church) .

The items needed:

bottled water
flashlights/batteries

portable generators
chain saws

God bless,

Mrs. Whipple