Monday, November 30, 2009
This Week in 4B
Sunday, November 29, 2009
November Rain Students
Just click on the play button below and wait. Its a long song so you will have to learn it in pieces
Saturday, November 28, 2009
A Job for Ahmed, Jihad and Sami (WITH JOB LIST)
This is your job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ4a0vW0Y1o
Its the longest song we have ever learned. You have two weeks to learn it.
Here are the other jobs we have so far
Jihad, Ahmed, Sami –November Rain
Saad, Bilal, Imad, Iyad, Asad, Omar – Flashcards
Noor, Rawya, Karma, Dianna – Script
Safa and Sarah – First Grader Stories
Waleed – Five Chapters by Thursday
Dawood – Five Chapters by Thursday
Waleed Anibtawi – 200 pages of Harry Potter (by next Tuesday)
Tariq – Spelling Test A
Khaled - Refinishing the Mr. Henshaw questions and missing no more than seven
There are three more jobs I have to assign. (Sindi, Ghaith, Abdallah)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ4a0vW0Y1o
Its the longest song we have ever learned. You have two weeks to learn it.
Here are the other jobs we have so far
Jihad, Ahmed, Sami –November Rain
Saad, Bilal, Imad, Iyad, Asad, Omar – Flashcards
Noor, Rawya, Karma, Dianna – Script
Safa and Sarah – First Grader Stories
Waleed – Five Chapters by Thursday
Dawood – Five Chapters by Thursday
Waleed Anibtawi – 200 pages of Harry Potter (by next Tuesday)
Tariq – Spelling Test A
Khaled - Refinishing the Mr. Henshaw questions and missing no more than seven
There are three more jobs I have to assign. (Sindi, Ghaith, Abdallah)
Safa, Waleed, and Ahmed
Don't forget to study the script for your scenes. We are going to try to start filming on Tuesday. Here is the script for your scenes.
Sindi- Waleed
Khaled - Ahmed K
Ms. Rawya - Safa
Sindi: Ms. Rena wants you. She wants to tell you something. She wants you in the bathroom.
Khaled: Why in the bathroom?
Sindi: Because it’s a big secret.
(He takes him to the bathroom)
Khaled: Where is the teacher?
Sindi: I want to tell you a secret. (Sindi goes to Khaled’s neck and then sucks his blood he looks up and he is happy)
Scene 2
Ms. Rawya: What’s on your mouth? You’re a blockhead because there is blood on your mouth if somebody sees it, he will know that we are vampires. Why didn’t you take me to the bathroom to drink the child’s blood.
Sindi: Because I was thirsty and needed blood. You are right. Thank you for warning me.
Ms. Rawya: You are a big blockhead. Every day you tell me sorry. If you don’t give me blood next time, you will have a big problem with me.
Sindi: If I brought you to the bathroom maybe someone would have seen Khaled. I have English class right now. Mr. Sean is teaching us today.
Sindi- Waleed
Khaled - Ahmed K
Ms. Rawya - Safa
Sindi: Ms. Rena wants you. She wants to tell you something. She wants you in the bathroom.
Khaled: Why in the bathroom?
Sindi: Because it’s a big secret.
(He takes him to the bathroom)
Khaled: Where is the teacher?
Sindi: I want to tell you a secret. (Sindi goes to Khaled’s neck and then sucks his blood he looks up and he is happy)
Scene 2
Ms. Rawya: What’s on your mouth? You’re a blockhead because there is blood on your mouth if somebody sees it, he will know that we are vampires. Why didn’t you take me to the bathroom to drink the child’s blood.
Sindi: Because I was thirsty and needed blood. You are right. Thank you for warning me.
Ms. Rawya: You are a big blockhead. Every day you tell me sorry. If you don’t give me blood next time, you will have a big problem with me.
Sindi: If I brought you to the bathroom maybe someone would have seen Khaled. I have English class right now. Mr. Sean is teaching us today.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Hippos Dominate Teachers

Two weeks after a humiliating 1-0 defeat to the Teachers, the Pioneers Hippos turned the tables. With pinpoint passing, strong shooting, and tireless running, the Hippos overwhelmed the game, but outmatched, teachers.
Despite aggressive play from Ms. Kaitlin and Mr. Ahmed, the Hippos controlled the ball and the teachers struggled to gain posession. After a long period of attack, Hippo perseverance paid off with a scintillating goal scored by Waleed Titi. Khaled Abu Gosh in defense and Ameed Amad on the left wing also turned in some excellent play.
The match record now stands at one win for the teachers and one for the Hippos. There will be a final match to determine the football champions of the school. Once that is finished the Hippos will turn our attention to a new challenge. The fathers.
Special thank yous to Tariq and Abdallah who acted as substitutes when the teachers' legs got tired.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Test Delayed BUT NOT CANCELLED
The word test was delayed when Wednesday English classes got cancelled. We will have it the first day back. That gives you five extra days to study
If you were assigned a job, you also have five extra days to complete it, which should make it easier.
The science test will probably be on Thursday the 10th. We have a lot of material to cover and some experiments we would like to try.
If you were assigned a job, you also have five extra days to complete it, which should make it easier.
The science test will probably be on Thursday the 10th. We have a lot of material to cover and some experiments we would like to try.
Monday, November 23, 2009
No Science Test Wednesday (THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THE 30 WORDS)
The students with flashcards should also be ready for their test. Those students are:
Bilal
Asad
Iyad
Omar
Bilal
Asad
Iyad
Omar
Our New Friend
We received a gift from Ms. Kaitlin last week. Iyad joined our class and has been doing a great job ever since. He is here to stay.
Spelling Test As
These are the grades from last week's spelling test. This was the hardest test yet because I didn't give you a chance to study some of the words. You had to spell them from sound.
Here are the As
A+ (-1)
Khaled
Waleed
Jihad
Safa
A+ (-2)
Dawood
Ghaith
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor
A (-3)
Dianna
Karma
Great job by all of you
Here are the As
A+ (-1)
Khaled
Waleed
Jihad
Safa
A+ (-2)
Dawood
Ghaith
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor
A (-3)
Dianna
Karma
Great job by all of you
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Volcanoes, Tsunamis, Earth and a Science Test

We resumed our study of geology and natural disasters today. We will finish up with volcanoes tommorow. Later this week we will get into earthquakes as well. It looks like our next big science test will be next week.
Some things students must know (so those who haven't done as well can start studying now)
The layers of the Earth
Crust - Top and thinnest
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Causes of Tsunamis:
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Nuclear Bombs
Meteors
Parts of a Volcano:
Magma chamber
Central (main) Vent
Side Vent
Crater
Start studying that basic info, then I will post more as the test gets closer. The test will cover, the Earth, Volcanoes, Tsunamis, and Earthquakes
Big Match for the Hippos
Hippos A played Hippos B today. For Hippos A, Ahmed Q., Jihad, Mo'Men, Hassan, Ibrahim, and Zakariya played.
For Hippos B, Saad, Anan, Imad, Yazans, Yusuf, Montasser, Tariq, Mahmud, and Amr played
After a good match the final score was 3-3. Ahmed Q. scored three goals for Hippos A. Tariq and Mahmud scored the goals for Hippos B. The last goal was a penalty against Hippos A.
We will play again soon. Hippos B looked a lot better this time than when we last practiced two weeks ago.
For Hippos B, Saad, Anan, Imad, Yazans, Yusuf, Montasser, Tariq, Mahmud, and Amr played
After a good match the final score was 3-3. Ahmed Q. scored three goals for Hippos A. Tariq and Mahmud scored the goals for Hippos B. The last goal was a penalty against Hippos A.
We will play again soon. Hippos B looked a lot better this time than when we last practiced two weeks ago.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
This Week in 4B
Should be another good week. We are going to focus a little more on science.
Our main grammar focus this week will be on parts of speech. The parts we will focus on are:
Nouns - If you can hit it, its a noun. (book, wall, Palestine, pencil, Sena)
Verb - A verb is something you can do. (run, jump, be, fight)
Adjective - A word that describes things. (crazy, tall, ugly, fast)
Pronoun - A word that takes the place of a noun (He, she, it, they)
We have spent some time on these things already so it shouldn't be very difficult this week. We are also going to have a test on the vocabulary words we started working with last week. Here they are again:
Violent
Calm
Placid
Angry
Crazy
Funny
Sad
Before
After
Again
Never
As you can see, most of them are adjectives.
We will also continue to study the correct use of comparatives and superlatives, sentence ending punctuation, and READING, READING, and MORE READING
Our main grammar focus this week will be on parts of speech. The parts we will focus on are:
Nouns - If you can hit it, its a noun. (book, wall, Palestine, pencil, Sena)
Verb - A verb is something you can do. (run, jump, be, fight)
Adjective - A word that describes things. (crazy, tall, ugly, fast)
Pronoun - A word that takes the place of a noun (He, she, it, they)
We have spent some time on these things already so it shouldn't be very difficult this week. We are also going to have a test on the vocabulary words we started working with last week. Here they are again:
Violent
Calm
Placid
Angry
Crazy
Funny
Sad
Before
After
Again
Never
As you can see, most of them are adjectives.
We will also continue to study the correct use of comparatives and superlatives, sentence ending punctuation, and READING, READING, and MORE READING
Friday, November 20, 2009
Encyclopedia Update
I was going through the stories you wrote called "My Favorite Things About Me" and I chose three to go in the Encyclopedia.
They are Noor's, Dianna's and Sarah's. Great work girls.
I will be adding the stories you wrote about third graders soon. Remember to always REVIEW YOUR WRITING FIRST
There were many good stories that didn't get in the encyclopedia because the writing was a little lazy
They are Noor's, Dianna's and Sarah's. Great work girls.
I will be adding the stories you wrote about third graders soon. Remember to always REVIEW YOUR WRITING FIRST
There were many good stories that didn't get in the encyclopedia because the writing was a little lazy
Study the Meanings of the New Words
We are learning these to build our vocabularies, not to practice our spelling
I forgot to bring the spelling tests home so I cant post the grades yet. I will post them tommorow. I do remember that two of the As were:
Dianna and Safa. Great work girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I forgot to bring the spelling tests home so I cant post the grades yet. I will post them tommorow. I do remember that two of the As were:
Dianna and Safa. Great work girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
It Never Gets Easier in 5A
Now that we have finished strengthening our spelling skills, we are going to start working on our vocabularies. That means we are going to be learning new words.
Each week you need to learn the meanings of a group of new words. I am going to start you with 30 easy words. The second week 40, then 50. We will continue as long as 10 students get As on the Thursday tests. When less than 10 students get As the contest will stop.
I expect that you will make it to 70 or 80 words a week before that happens. Here are the words. A lot of these words will be familiar to some of you.
2. Enormous - Very big, huge
3. Wealth - Money, land, cars, jewelry and other things that are valuable
4. Shock - A very strong surprise. If Ahmed came to school without his head, you would feel shock
5. Invisible - Something you can't see is invisible
6. Recognize - To see something you know. Yesterday there was a boy on the football field. I recognized Khaled's brother. It was Adam.
7. Nap - A short sleep. Maybe one or two hours. Every day in my class, Sami takes a nap
8. Errand - A short job you have to go do. When I send Omar to the store to buy me falafel, I am giving him an errand.
9. Downtown - The main part of a city. Like the city center in Nablus.
10. Fireplace - Some people use fire to heat their homes. The place they make the fire in the house is called the fireplace.
11. Chimney - If your house has a fireplace, the smoke goes out the chimney.
12. Dew - The tiny amount of water that comes every morning and when it gets dark at night.
13. Coarse - Rough. The playground is coarse. The top of your desk is not. The opposite of coarse is smooth
14. Rise - To get higher
15. Lower - To move something down
16. Raise - To make something higher
17. Preserve - To save or make something strong so it can last a long time.
18. Duplicate - Do something exactly the same. If the Hippos can duplicate the way they played last time, we will win.
19. Adjust - Make a small change
20. Aquatic - About water. Aquatic plants live in the water
21. Screw - The way you put the top on and off a water bottle is by screwing it on, and unscrewing it.
22. Dip - A dip is a kind of food that you eat by putting some other food in it. Hummus is a dip. Salsa is a dip.
23. Luminescent - Something that shines is luminescent.
24. Aggravate - Make angry
25. Nuisance - a small problem. Karma standing up in class is a nusiance. Karma biting Nooooooor is a big problem.
26. Location - Where it is. The location of the school is Khallet al Mud
27. Artficial - Not real. Not from nature. If you have an artificial heart, it means doctors replaced your heart with another one.
28. Precaution - A precaution is something you do to make sure you are safe. Taking an umbrella if you think it will rain is a precaution. Locking your door when you leave your house is a precaution.
29. Hydrate - To give water to. On hot days, you have to hydrate yourself.
30. Exacerbate - To make worse. There was a bad fight and when Imad brought a knife, it exacerbated the fight.
Each week you need to learn the meanings of a group of new words. I am going to start you with 30 easy words. The second week 40, then 50. We will continue as long as 10 students get As on the Thursday tests. When less than 10 students get As the contest will stop.
I expect that you will make it to 70 or 80 words a week before that happens. Here are the words. A lot of these words will be familiar to some of you.
Spelling will not be important on these tests. If you dont understand a word ask me and I will give you a longer explanation.
1. Blade - The sharp part of a knife
2. Enormous - Very big, huge
3. Wealth - Money, land, cars, jewelry and other things that are valuable
4. Shock - A very strong surprise. If Ahmed came to school without his head, you would feel shock
5. Invisible - Something you can't see is invisible
6. Recognize - To see something you know. Yesterday there was a boy on the football field. I recognized Khaled's brother. It was Adam.
7. Nap - A short sleep. Maybe one or two hours. Every day in my class, Sami takes a nap
8. Errand - A short job you have to go do. When I send Omar to the store to buy me falafel, I am giving him an errand.
9. Downtown - The main part of a city. Like the city center in Nablus.
10. Fireplace - Some people use fire to heat their homes. The place they make the fire in the house is called the fireplace.
11. Chimney - If your house has a fireplace, the smoke goes out the chimney.
12. Dew - The tiny amount of water that comes every morning and when it gets dark at night.
13. Coarse - Rough. The playground is coarse. The top of your desk is not. The opposite of coarse is smooth
14. Rise - To get higher
15. Lower - To move something down
16. Raise - To make something higher
17. Preserve - To save or make something strong so it can last a long time.
18. Duplicate - Do something exactly the same. If the Hippos can duplicate the way they played last time, we will win.
19. Adjust - Make a small change
20. Aquatic - About water. Aquatic plants live in the water
21. Screw - The way you put the top on and off a water bottle is by screwing it on, and unscrewing it.
22. Dip - A dip is a kind of food that you eat by putting some other food in it. Hummus is a dip. Salsa is a dip.
23. Luminescent - Something that shines is luminescent.
24. Aggravate - Make angry
25. Nuisance - a small problem. Karma standing up in class is a nusiance. Karma biting Nooooooor is a big problem.
26. Location - Where it is. The location of the school is Khallet al Mud
27. Artficial - Not real. Not from nature. If you have an artificial heart, it means doctors replaced your heart with another one.
28. Precaution - A precaution is something you do to make sure you are safe. Taking an umbrella if you think it will rain is a precaution. Locking your door when you leave your house is a precaution.
29. Hydrate - To give water to. On hot days, you have to hydrate yourself.
30. Exacerbate - To make worse. There was a bad fight and when Imad brought a knife, it exacerbated the fight.
Hippos Practice Today and Hippos B on Saturday
Good practice today. We did a little more exercise than we usually do. The running was good, sit-ups were great and push ups, well those could use some work, but work is what the Hippos love to do.
The football was good. Khaled Abu Gosh and Hassan Khouli scored nice goals. Khaled was also the strongest player for the Mr. Canavan team that won the match. Ameed Amad played some good football and so did Ziyad Kurdi.
This Saturday we finally have Hippos B again. We didnt get to have it on Saturday and Sunday because school was closed but I am excited that we will get to play again. I missed playing with you guys. I am working on a match for you.
The football was good. Khaled Abu Gosh and Hassan Khouli scored nice goals. Khaled was also the strongest player for the Mr. Canavan team that won the match. Ameed Amad played some good football and so did Ziyad Kurdi.
This Saturday we finally have Hippos B again. We didnt get to have it on Saturday and Sunday because school was closed but I am excited that we will get to play again. I missed playing with you guys. I am working on a match for you.
Notes from 4B
No class today because of the trip.
Pretty good week in 4B. We got a lot of reading done and some good review. Next week we will have a little more time and we will get to the vocabulary words we started on this week
I got a chance to work with Miqdam and Anan today and it was amazing how much progress those two (and all the students) have made this year. Watching them confidently doing questions and answers was very rewarding for me.
Zakariya, Ibrahim, and Islam I want you to read the first story in the book (about the sisters), the story about the Ugly Duckling, and one other story that you choose.
Pretty good week in 4B. We got a lot of reading done and some good review. Next week we will have a little more time and we will get to the vocabulary words we started on this week
I got a chance to work with Miqdam and Anan today and it was amazing how much progress those two (and all the students) have made this year. Watching them confidently doing questions and answers was very rewarding for me.
Zakariya, Ibrahim, and Islam I want you to read the first story in the book (about the sisters), the story about the Ugly Duckling, and one other story that you choose.
Notes from 5A
The singing was great today. This weekend I want every student to practice Enter Sandman 5 times. This time go to the third chorus
Anibtawi please return the book you took today. I thought you had taken a different one but I remembered which one you have and its not a good book for you. I will give you another one Sunday.
There will be new question sheets ready for most of you on Sunday.
It was a very good weak. Sometimes it surprises me just how good at reading the students have become. Every student has now finished at least one chapter book and many have finished three or more. Great work. The tests were okay today. I'll put the list of As up tommorow.
Anibtawi please return the book you took today. I thought you had taken a different one but I remembered which one you have and its not a good book for you. I will give you another one Sunday.
There will be new question sheets ready for most of you on Sunday.
It was a very good weak. Sometimes it surprises me just how good at reading the students have become. Every student has now finished at least one chapter book and many have finished three or more. Great work. The tests were okay today. I'll put the list of As up tommorow.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A Very Special Birthday
Today was a very special day for me. I got to spend time with all my students and we had fun, danced and played some games. I can't think of a better way to spend the day.
Special thank yous to Imad, Safa and Ahmed, Anibtawi, Abdallah, and all the other students who spent time with me today.
Dont forget if you wear your Mr. Canavan shirt you will get +5 on the test tommorow.
Sean
Special thank yous to Imad, Safa and Ahmed, Anibtawi, Abdallah, and all the other students who spent time with me today.
Dont forget if you wear your Mr. Canavan shirt you will get +5 on the test tommorow.
Sean
No Test in 4B
We are going on a trip tommorow so we wont have English class. We will have a test on the words you got next week. We are going to do a lot of work on them next week.
The three hardest to learn are:
violent
placid
calm
The three hardest to learn are:
violent
placid
calm
Monday, November 16, 2009
The Next 30 Words (harder and harder)
A few repeats here to give the students who missed them a second chance and the students that know them a prize
1. Tsunami
2. Earthquake
3. Volcano
4. Hurricane
5. Wind
6. Rain
7. Snow
8. Sleet
9. Torrid
10. Frigid
11. Mirror
12. Bottle
13. Drawer
14. Switch
15. Change
16. Doorknob
17. Stairway
18. Toilet
19. Sink
20. Scrub
21. Iron
22. Dishwasher
23. Cabinet
24. Mountain
25. Ocean
26. Underwater
27. Submarine
28. Nuclear
29. Bomb
30. Meteor
1. Tsunami
2. Earthquake
3. Volcano
4. Hurricane
5. Wind
6. Rain
7. Snow
8. Sleet
9. Torrid
10. Frigid
11. Mirror
12. Bottle
13. Drawer
14. Switch
15. Change
16. Doorknob
17. Stairway
18. Toilet
19. Sink
20. Scrub
21. Iron
22. Dishwasher
23. Cabinet
24. Mountain
25. Ocean
26. Underwater
27. Submarine
28. Nuclear
29. Bomb
30. Meteor
Great Class in 4B Today

The review work went really well. Most students have mastered syllables and comparatives. We are making progress on superlatives and sentence enders.
The reading work was excellent and today the Dania Ata and Lana team were the best readers in my group. Zakriya, Adam and Ibrahim did a great job working without a teacher's help for most of the period.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
This Week in 5A
This is a short week in 5A. We had today off and we won't have class on Wednesday. This week we are going to be focusing heavily on reading.
We have one group of students that just finished "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"
Congratulations to:
Bilal
Saad
Omar
Safa
Asad
Imad
Abdallah
Tariq
Also to Jihad who finished it last week. These students will start Superfudge. They will be working more independently this week. Iyad will be working with them.
The second group:
Sami
Dianna
Noor
Jihad
Ahmed K.
Will be working in our Scott Foresman reading books. We will start with the "Cowboys" story, and continue on to "the Jingle Dancer."
The third group:
The Waleeds
Sindi
Rawya
Karma
Dawood
Sarah
Khaled
This group will be working on their chapter books. Hopefully we will all complete the book we are working on this week or early next week.
We added a new poster in class so everyone can keep track of what books they have read. It is one of our goals that every student finish four books this year and we are going to meet that goal easily. By the end of this month, every student will have finished two.
We are also going to finish studying Tsunamis and hopefully make a model of how volcanoes form islands using candles and a wading pool. Then we will bombard our makeshift world with meteors to create tsunamis.
Also this week our word wall will begin to take shape as we add many science words. I missed one student but without my list of groups I can't remember who. If its you, leave a note and I'll give you +1.
We have one group of students that just finished "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"
Congratulations to:
Bilal
Saad
Omar
Safa
Asad
Imad
Abdallah
Tariq
Also to Jihad who finished it last week. These students will start Superfudge. They will be working more independently this week. Iyad will be working with them.
The second group:
Sami
Dianna
Noor
Jihad
Ahmed K.
Will be working in our Scott Foresman reading books. We will start with the "Cowboys" story, and continue on to "the Jingle Dancer."
The third group:
The Waleeds
Sindi
Rawya
Karma
Dawood
Sarah
Khaled
This group will be working on their chapter books. Hopefully we will all complete the book we are working on this week or early next week.
We added a new poster in class so everyone can keep track of what books they have read. It is one of our goals that every student finish four books this year and we are going to meet that goal easily. By the end of this month, every student will have finished two.
We are also going to finish studying Tsunamis and hopefully make a model of how volcanoes form islands using candles and a wading pool. Then we will bombard our makeshift world with meteors to create tsunamis.
Also this week our word wall will begin to take shape as we add many science words. I missed one student but without my list of groups I can't remember who. If its you, leave a note and I'll give you +1.
The First 30 Words for This Week (Last Week of the Spelling 300!!!!)
1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday
8. January
9. February
10. March
11. April
12. May
13. June
14. July
15. August
16. September
17. October
18. November
19. December
20. Vampire
21. Fang
22. Blood
23. Predator
24. Prey
25. Connect
26. Disconnect
27. Palestine
28. Pioneers
29. Baccalaureate
30. School
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday
8. January
9. February
10. March
11. April
12. May
13. June
14. July
15. August
16. September
17. October
18. November
19. December
20. Vampire
21. Fang
22. Blood
23. Predator
24. Prey
25. Connect
26. Disconnect
27. Palestine
28. Pioneers
29. Baccalaureate
30. School
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Songs With Lyrics
In two weeks we are having a singing contest with 5A, 5B, 4A, and 4B. Here are the songs for 5A (Enter Sandman) and 4B (We Will Rock You). Practice them.
Enter Sandman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUEjd6vrOQ
We Will Rock You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaOlfmX8rQ
Enter Sandman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUEjd6vrOQ
We Will Rock You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaOlfmX8rQ
Friday, November 13, 2009
Spelling As
The second group of As is based on the spelling test:
Abdel Hafiz (Great Job)
Lana
Maria
Adam
Zakariya ???????? (There was no name on this one but it looks like Z's writing)
Abdel Hafiz (Great Job)
Lana
Maria
Adam
Zakariya ???????? (There was no name on this one but it looks like Z's writing)
First Round of 4B As.
There were two parts to this test. I just finished grading the part with syllables, comparisons, sentence enders and meanings. These students got As:
Ibrahim
Adam
Zakariya
Ahmed Q.
Islam
Great Job Guys
Ibrahim
Adam
Zakariya
Ahmed Q.
Islam
Great Job Guys
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Next Week in 4B
We will continue with comparatives and superlatives, sentence enders, syllables, and capitalization. It will mostly be a review week with a lot of reading mixed in.
The second group should finish the "Favorite Things Old and New" reading book. We did some really great work with that book and now its time to move on.

We will read Slim, Luke, and the Mules, review a few old stories like "the Rolling Rice Cake," "the Cat and the Rat" and "June and the Mule"

We probably won't start the new book until the week after. We are also going to work on some drama, both writing and performing. It looks like a busy week in 4B.
4B Test Grades
I will have these up tommorow. I am expecting very high scores.
Today's class was a lot of fun. We created and practiced two different dramas.
Today's class was a lot of fun. We created and practiced two different dramas.
Today's Hippos Practice
It was a good practice today. The boys ran a little more and we had some good drills.
Omar Helawi, one of last year's stars, had been having a slow year until today. In our final game, Omar was the best player on the field. He stole the ball from faster players and made some great passes. Zakariya was also good and Ahmed Q. scored a great goal.
Khaled Abu Gosh also had a nice goal during drills and put in some good work as goalie. The heading drill was a lot of fun and Jihad had one of the best headers
Omar Helawi, one of last year's stars, had been having a slow year until today. In our final game, Omar was the best player on the field. He stole the ball from faster players and made some great passes. Zakariya was also good and Ahmed Q. scored a great goal.
Khaled Abu Gosh also had a nice goal during drills and put in some good work as goalie. The heading drill was a lot of fun and Jihad had one of the best headers
All the As in 5A
This week, the last two students who hadn't missed a word got one wrong. Both Safa and Sami missed words on this week's test. If you count families though, the Kharoufs have gotten perfect scores on all three tests. This time it was Ahmed with the perfect score.
Here are the Perfect Scores, A+s (-1) and the As
Perfect Scores
Noooooooooooooooooooooooor
Ahmed K.
Imad
A+ (-1)
Jihad
Dianna **
Sami
Waleed Anibtawi
Waleed Titi
Khaled
As (-2 or -3)
Safa
Karma
Here are the Perfect Scores, A+s (-1) and the As
Perfect Scores
Noooooooooooooooooooooooor
Ahmed K.
Imad
A+ (-1)
Jihad
Dianna **
Sami
Waleed Anibtawi
Waleed Titi
Khaled
As (-2 or -3)
Safa
Karma
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Test Tommorow in 4B!!
Today's class was great. The group working with me (Ahmed M., Ahmed Q., Sena, Zakariya, Islam, Yazans, Ibrahim, Miqdam, Adam, and Zeina) did a great job on "Leon and Bob" a story about a boy and his imaginary friend.
Don't forget that all students need to study for their test tommorow.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
A Hippo Surprise??????

The Hippos are finally getting back into shape. Today's practice was pretty good and the game at the end was a lot of fun. The team with Bilal, Waleed, Omar and friends won the game.
The stars of today's practice were Zakariya and Sami. Zakariya has gotten a lot better and Sami is always great on offense or defense. He is never afraid of the ball and he never gives up.
If I can arrange it I may (not will but may) have something for you tommorow.
5A Science Homework
Don't forget the science reading I gave you. We have a new friend in class this week. Iyad Amer has joined our class and we are very happy to have him.
We will continue with Volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters tommorow and Thursday.
Don't forget the words for the spelling test.
We will continue with Volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters tommorow and Thursday.
Don't forget the words for the spelling test.
4B Science Thursday and a Test
We are going to be continuing with science on Thursday and students might get to take their books home for the weekend.
The class has been doing so well with the material this week that the spelling test is now on spelling words, syllables, sentence enders and comparatives and superlatives.
All that and it shouldn't take more than 20 minutes
The class has been doing so well with the material this week that the spelling test is now on spelling words, syllables, sentence enders and comparatives and superlatives.
All that and it shouldn't take more than 20 minutes
5A
I have been lazy about getting these words up this week so we are going to have a 60 word test on Thursday. Then we will have 70 next week which will bring us to 300 in all.
The next 30 words are
31. Multiply
32. Divide
33. Add
34. Subtract
35. Period
36. Comma
37. Hundred
38. Thousand
39. Million
40. Count
41. Wear
42. Unlock
43. Coffee
44. Tea
45. Soccer
46. Porch
47. Rocket
48. Bullet
49. Shield
50. Sword
51. Magic
52. Witch
53. Scarf
54. Socks
55. Underwear
56. Shirt
57. Drawer
58. Couch
59. Carpet
60. Cologne
There should be two words that we had before but don't tell anyone
The next 30 words are
31. Multiply
32. Divide
33. Add
34. Subtract
35. Period
36. Comma
37. Hundred
38. Thousand
39. Million
40. Count
41. Wear
42. Unlock
43. Coffee
44. Tea
45. Soccer
46. Porch
47. Rocket
48. Bullet
49. Shield
50. Sword
51. Magic
52. Witch
53. Scarf
54. Socks
55. Underwear
56. Shirt
57. Drawer
58. Couch
59. Carpet
60. Cologne
There should be two words that we had before but don't tell anyone
For 4B
More homework tonight, its comparitives, superlatives, syllables and more. About 70% of the students had their homework today and it isn't enough.
Don't forget to study your spelling words for 15 minutes tonight.
Don't forget to study your spelling words for 15 minutes tonight.
Monday, November 9, 2009
A Change of Plans in 4B
The class has been doing very well with the material so we are adding comparatives and superlatives to the list of topics. That means we are working on:
Sentence enders (?!.)
Comparatives and superlatives
Capitalizing the first letter of names and sentences
Comparatives and superlatives are how you talk about people in relation to each other.
For example:
Mr. Sean is more beautiful than Mr. Curtis
Mr. Sean is the most beautiful man in the world

4B HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't forget the homework Ms. Mara gave you in the learning center today.
Zakariya, Ibrahim, and Adam you do not have to do it, because I gave you extra work.
Today's class was pretty good. Ahmed Q. did some very nice work and will probably get his story in the newspaper when its ready.
Don't forget to practice your spelling words 15 Minutes a night.
Zakariya, Ibrahim, and Adam you do not have to do it, because I gave you extra work.
Today's class was pretty good. Ahmed Q. did some very nice work and will probably get his story in the newspaper when its ready.
Don't forget to practice your spelling words 15 Minutes a night.
First 30 Words for Thursday's Test
1. Computer
2. Tiger
3. Hippo
4. Rhino
5. Open
6. Close
7. Download
8. Advantage
9. Disadvantage
10. Reason
11. Should
12. Job
13. Career
14. Boss
15. Supervisor
16. Coach
17. Striker
18. Goalie
19. Musician
20. Lawyer
21. Teacher
22. Student
23. Certain
24. Used
25. Really
26. Kind
27. Feline
28. Brought
29. Save
30. Delete
2. Tiger
3. Hippo
4. Rhino
5. Open
6. Close
7. Download
8. Advantage
9. Disadvantage
10. Reason
11. Should
12. Job
13. Career
14. Boss
15. Supervisor
16. Coach
17. Striker
18. Goalie
19. Musician
20. Lawyer
21. Teacher
22. Student
23. Certain
24. Used
25. Really
26. Kind
27. Feline
28. Brought
29. Save
30. Delete
Sunday, November 8, 2009
4B Study Your Words
Spend 15 minutes a night with your spelling words and you will get an A on Thursday's test.
Today in 4B
We got some good work done today. Both groups did well on the stories.
Half the students had homework (its a repeat of something we did earlier this year)
I marked the homework from Wednesday and it looks good. You guys have some interesting grandmothers.
If you have extra time practice the drama and remember to look for !!! ??? .... to know how to say the sentences
Half the students had homework (its a repeat of something we did earlier this year)
I marked the homework from Wednesday and it looks good. You guys have some interesting grandmothers.
If you have extra time practice the drama and remember to look for !!! ??? .... to know how to say the sentences
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Spelling Test As
There were a lot of As on the spelling test this week. These are the students who got an A +.
On this test an A+ is one wrong or a perfect score.
Perfect Scores:
Sami
Safa
Waleed
Khaled
One Wrong:
Noor
Rawya
Ahmed K.
GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!
New words later or possibly tommorow.
On this test an A+ is one wrong or a perfect score.
Perfect Scores:
Sami
Safa
Waleed
Khaled
One Wrong:
Noor
Rawya
Ahmed K.
GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!
New words later or possibly tommorow.
Friday, November 6, 2009
For 4B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irhroQ14Ufo
We are going to work on My Favorite Things again. This is the first song we learned this year. Go to the link above to listen and watch with the words. At the end of this week you should know:
My Favorite Things
Super Girl
Secret
Break on Through
We Will Rock You
We are going to work on My Favorite Things again. This is the first song we learned this year. Go to the link above to listen and watch with the words. At the end of this week you should know:
My Favorite Things
Super Girl
Secret
Break on Through
We Will Rock You
For 4B
This week we will study the following:
Capitalization of the first letter in names and sentences (we started this last week)
Sentence ending punctuation (? ! .)
Dividing words by syllables (also touched on last week very briefly)
The vocabulary words are
1. Lick
2. Pick
3. Mad
4. Belly
5. Grow/Grew
6. Stand/Stood
7. Jar
8. Inside
9. Outside
10. Beside
11. Wag
12. Sofa
13. Rug
14. Artist
15. Bath
Last week we didn't do much work with the words because most students already understood them all. This week there are some words we don't know yet so we will be working on them more.
Students in the Reading Group 1 (which varies depending on story but generally has Ahmed M, Zakariya, Ibrahim, Zeina, Islam, Adam, and sometimes Miqdam, Sena and Ahmed Q.) will be continuing their work on "The Snow Glory" in the Surprise Me book.
Students in Reading Group 2 (Abdel Hafiz, Ata, Ahmed H, Lana, Mariyya, Dania, Anan, Amr and sometimes Miqdam, Sena and Ahmed Q.) will be working on the "Rat and the Cat" and "I Wouldn't"
We worked on these some earlier this year but they were a little difficult. Now that we have more experience we are going to try again.
Capitalization of the first letter in names and sentences (we started this last week)
Sentence ending punctuation (? ! .)
Dividing words by syllables (also touched on last week very briefly)
The vocabulary words are
1. Lick
2. Pick
3. Mad
4. Belly
5. Grow/Grew
6. Stand/Stood
7. Jar
8. Inside
9. Outside
10. Beside
11. Wag
12. Sofa
13. Rug
14. Artist
15. Bath
Last week we didn't do much work with the words because most students already understood them all. This week there are some words we don't know yet so we will be working on them more.
Students in the Reading Group 1 (which varies depending on story but generally has Ahmed M, Zakariya, Ibrahim, Zeina, Islam, Adam, and sometimes Miqdam, Sena and Ahmed Q.) will be continuing their work on "The Snow Glory" in the Surprise Me book.
Students in Reading Group 2 (Abdel Hafiz, Ata, Ahmed H, Lana, Mariyya, Dania, Anan, Amr and sometimes Miqdam, Sena and Ahmed Q.) will be working on the "Rat and the Cat" and "I Wouldn't"
We worked on these some earlier this year but they were a little difficult. Now that we have more experience we are going to try again.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Perfect Scores Continue
Last week on our first giant spelling test, Safa Kharouf, Rawya Abu Rabee, and my grandmother all got perfect scores. That means they spelled every word right before using any pluses they got. This week Safa and Sami scored perfectly again. Rawya got 39/40 (Great Job Rawya!!) but now there are only two perfect spellers left.
They have completed 160 of the 300 words. When we finish this contest in two weeks, we will start another about learning new words.


Wednesday, November 4, 2009
For 4B
HOMEWORK TONIGHT
Ms. Marah gave you the homework in learning center.
Also don't forget to study the words I gave you Sunday. You can find them on the blog
Ms. Marah gave you the homework in learning center.
Also don't forget to study the words I gave you Sunday. You can find them on the blog
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
LUCKY 5A STUDENTS
Mr. Canavan's computer was not connecting to the internet this afternoon so I couldn't post the last 30 words for Thursday's spelling test. Since you wouldn't have enough time to study, we will have the test on 70 words, not 100.
Next week we will have another 70 and then 60 the week after. Study hard and good luck
Next week we will have another 70 and then 60 the week after. Study hard and good luck
Monday, November 2, 2009
For 4B (This Week)

This week we are going to be practicing writing. We are going to get some stories ready for the school newspaper.
We are going to re-learn to CAPITALIZE the first letter in names and sentences. We are also going to practice dividing words by syllables. This should be an easy week and we might get to learn a new song at the end.
Practice your spelling words.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Next 30 Words
31. Paper
32. Folder
33. Favorite
34. Juice
35. Hummus
36. Can
37. Trash
38. Night
39. Might
40. Maybe
41. Workboook
42. Apple
43. Watermelon
44. Poster
45. Ketchup
46. French
47. Pizza
48. Cup
49. Bowl
50. Spoon
51. Fork
52. Plate
53. Oven
54. Refrigerator
55. Freeze
56. Melt.
57. Basket
58. Power
59. Heater
60. Understand
32. Folder
33. Favorite
34. Juice
35. Hummus
36. Can
37. Trash
38. Night
39. Might
40. Maybe
41. Workboook
42. Apple
43. Watermelon
44. Poster
45. Ketchup
46. French
47. Pizza
48. Cup
49. Bowl
50. Spoon
51. Fork
52. Plate
53. Oven
54. Refrigerator
55. Freeze
56. Melt.
57. Basket
58. Power
59. Heater
60. Understand
For 5A
Tonight is the last homework I will look at before I do grades.
The science test was okay. The average grade was a 79%. Karma Kemal, Mohammed Sindi, and Sami Kilani got the highest scores. Rawya, Abdallah, Imad and Khaled also got As. Great work guys.
The science test was okay. The average grade was a 79%. Karma Kemal, Mohammed Sindi, and Sami Kilani got the highest scores. Rawya, Abdallah, Imad and Khaled also got As. Great work guys.
For 4B. New Words and Homework for Some Students
These students have homework tonight:
Miqdam
Adam
Ata
Anan
Ibrahim
These are the words for this week. There are 20 because we know what most of them mean, but we don't know how to spell them yet.
1. Orange
2. Bread
3. Rice
4. Milk
5. Grape
6. Cereal
7. Onion
8. Hair
9. Water
10. Cauliflower
11. Ear
12. Eye
13. Head
14. Nose
15. Mouth
16. Light
17. Fght
18. Night
19. Bite
20. Kite
Also this week we continue with a, an, some and any.
We are making questions and answers.
We are learning to capitalize the first letter in sentences and names.
Miqdam
Adam
Ata
Anan
Ibrahim
These are the words for this week. There are 20 because we know what most of them mean, but we don't know how to spell them yet.
1. Orange
2. Bread
3. Rice
4. Milk
5. Grape
6. Cereal
7. Onion
8. Hair
9. Water
10. Cauliflower
11. Ear
12. Eye
13. Head
14. Nose
15. Mouth
16. Light
17. Fght
18. Night
19. Bite
20. Kite
Also this week we continue with a, an, some and any.
We are making questions and answers.
We are learning to capitalize the first letter in sentences and names.
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