Mr. Couser's Blog

One of the great things about moving back to Michigan 4 years ago was the opportunity to closely follow my favorite Detroit sport teams. The opportunity to closely follow these teams has been amazing. I still remember listening to all three teams on my headphone/radio player while I fell asleep. The perfect way to drift to sleep.

Anyway…if you haven’t noticed, the Red Wings have won the first two games of the Stanley Cup! Have a little fun with whacking some Pittsburgh Penguins around (please take no offense for this playful game).
Go Wings…Penguins Darts 

Go Wings…Whack Penguins

A MEMORIAL DAY INTERNET TREASURE HUNT

Challenge students to use the Web resources listed below to learn more about the history of Memorial Day.

1. Web resource: Memorial Day at
   http://wilstar.com/holidays/memday.htm
   When and why do we celebrate Memorial Day?
   ______________________________________________
   ______________________________________________
2. Web resource: Seneca County Memorial Day at
   http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyseneca/memorial.htm
   By what name was Memorial Day known when the first Memorial Day Order (General Order No. 11) was issued?
   ______________________________________________
3. Web resource: Flag Folding at
   http://www.usflag.org/fold.flag.html
   When the U.S. flag is properly folded, what shape it it?
   ______________________________________________
4. Web resource: American War Library — Soldiers Killed at
   http://members.aol.com/usregistry/allwars.htm
   In which war was the greatest number of American soldiers killed? _______________________________________________
5. Web resource: Weldon McCoy Barr at
   http://www.sheilascorner.com/waropening.shtml
   On what date did Sergeant Weldon McCoy Barr record in his diary the signing of the armistice that ended WWI?
   ______________________________________________
6. Web resource: Women Veterans at
   http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb
   About how many U.S. women veterans are there?
   ______________________________________________
7. Web resource: “The Wall” at
   http://www.vietvet.org/thewall.htm
   Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.?
   ______________________________________________
8. Web resource: Memorial Day Quotes on War and Peace at
   http://virtual-markets.net/vme/memorial/dvmquote.html#augustine
   According to St. Augustine, what is the purpose of all war?
   ______________________________________________

Boys and Girls:

After you finish ws 9.9 practice (#1-15)…go to the link below to check your anwers

Compare Fractions Check

Become familiar with a graphing calculator by trying the online calculator attached to this link. Online Graphing Calculator

As we continue to study Rate of change (slope) and finding slope through given points, the calculator will be a tool for completing accurate work and checking your assignments.

Identify fractions with lines

Identify fractions with circles 

Identify fractions of sets 

Compare fractions (with lines)  or Compare fractions with circles

Mrs. Greve and Mr. Couser will be taking the 4th and 5th grade students to Flint, MI on Friday, May 30th. This will be an all day event. The cost is $7.50 per student. Both classrooms will need chaperones/drivers. More details to come in the next two weeks.

Visit http://www.geneseecountyparks.org/crossroadsvillage.htm if you are curious.

Activity 1

Activity 2 nouns are…  words that are person (people), places, or things)

Activity 3 word use-  Which word is grammatically correct?  

Game 1   (working on singular and plural forms of words)

Game 2   Gorrilla Grammar (choose the form of the verb or noun).

Mr. Wright and his sons have had some success fishing down south. Mrs. Greve has been cleaning and organizing her classroom for an easier move in June. I had class last weekend and went to Tanger Outlet Mall to meet some friends. Ryan has enjoyed having his father home all week…no evening school meetings or activities all week…amazing! Well…I must get back to my homework for my professor.

Thank you Lord…for breaks like these…for sunshine and walks around the neighborhood…for safe travel by students and their families…for your love endures forever. Amen.

Typing practice

What did the acorn say when he grew up?  ….”Gee-I’m-a-tree”  (Geometry)

Monday’s class activity:  solid figure review
Terms:  Face, Solid Figure, Edges