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Mike Allen's Class of 2009/10 Replies to messages Class Projects
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Completed Classroom Projects and events:
DARE Graduation ceremony New Date: Thursday, February 25th 9:00am - 10:30am Cafetorium, Brooks School Fifth Grade Parents are invited to attend.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Thanks for the flowers everyone! Roses without thorns - a lovely metaphor for the class!
Sometimes a key opens more than a door... A Grade 5 Theatrical Enterprise. Coming to a classroom near you soon! When: Tuesday, December 22nd 6:00pm and 7:00pm Where: Room 411. Guests: Meet at the Parent's room on the second floor.
Schedule update: December 21st.
Here is a page with the latest reservations. Seating on the night will take place in the order that reservations were received!
Dogs vs cats: The great pet showdown
Read this article from New Scientist this week. We debated it in our class. What do the scientists think?
Follow this link for Parent Conference general information.
Here's a page to prepare you for Monday's audition process, for those interested
Here they are: the top six play ideas, including the winning idea, upon which we begin to work tomorrow. Each group made excellent presentations and should be commended for their work, even if they didn't make the top six!
A little Thanksgiving treat for some of you: listen to Andrea sing, Ryan play bass, and Abby play keys on this little song from our Space Project...
Michael Kelly has provided information and an excellent deal for students and their families to attend Cameron's upcoming Huntington Theater debut...
Here is the work of a sixth grade team taking part in an after-school project to create, design, and make a record of original songs. These rough drafts are there for your and their pleasure, inspiration, and entertainment.
A collection of images and websites we will be seeing and using in class.
Here's a photo gallery of our morning down by the river on this beautiful late October day. Photos by Abby, Lena, Lexie, Caroline, Sarah, Mr. A.
Puzzles for your amusement and irritation. Can you solve them?
Here are links to sites that cover the news and current events in grade appropriate presentations. If you know of any current event sites to add to the list please send them, and I'll publish them here.
As we discussed on Curriculum Night, here is a rough wish list for classroom supplies. Anything you can help with will be appreciated by the group. Thanks!
Photo Day
Thursday, October 8th Dress up in all your finery!
Curriculum Night
Time: 8:30 - 9:00pm I'll do my best to entertain and inform! My presentation takes forty five minutes to an hour but I'm usually allocated twenty-five minutes. I'll do my best!
Field Trip to Saugus Iron Works
What: To support understanding of Simple and Complex machines and to visit National Historic Site. Where: Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. Who: Mr. Allen, Mr. Prior, and Ms. Snow 5th grade classes When: Friday, September 25th (Note: This is the correct date. On the permission slip I accidentally wrote, 'September 23rd'. Sorry about that!): Transport is by bus leaving the school at 9:00am. The trip takes about four hours. Lunch will be eaten at the site, so packed lunch and snacks need to be brought for the trip. Chaperones confirmed: Mark Diskin Kari Emsbo Perez
Susan Paclat
Artificial Intelligence Experiment
Want to talk to an online artificial intelligence? Try talking to the award winning Elbot!
An Oasis for writers: Webook.com
Apparently, Demi Moore sent this site to Frances O'Hara from last year's class, on Twitter! It looks pretty good. See what you think!
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We look at outrageously talented
and successful people - the Beatles, Mozart, Rockefeller, Bill
Gates - and assume there is such a thing as pure genius. Not
necessarily, argues Malcolm Gladwell...
What equipment does your child need for Mr. Allen's class?
Get a sneak preview of this year by taking a look at last year's class projects....
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