More on the Way Back Weekend

18th Annual Spring Festival Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 10 am until 3 pm  It's time for our Annual Spring Festival when the entire Farm is in full operation.  Just to name a few of our artisans that will be here:  blacksmith, glass blower, pottery makers, woodworkers, printer, jewelry maker, furniture maker, broom maker and stone and timber shaping.   Special displays of:  Copper wire Bible displays; gun collection, banjos and dulcimers and cooper/wainwright in Heritage Hall on the second floor.   Museum Buildings open:  Progress, Transportation, Heritage Museum, Industry/coal mine, Country Store, Children's Hands-on, One room school house, Applebutter Inn, Corn grist mill (take home some ground cornmeal), saw and shingle mill and our Frontier Cabin. There will be people in 1800's attire and Mountain Men.   Special performance by Marshall University Drum & Fife Corp.  At 1 pm in our Log Church there will be a concert by the Wayne Elementary Honor Choir.  Mike Webb will be playing on the porch of the Applebutter Inn all day.   There will be sheep shearing, face painting, petting zoo, wagon rides (weather permitting).   Concessions will include:  Hot dogs, BBQ, beans and cornbread, ice cream, popcorn, chips, peach cobbler and drinks.  See fresh kettle corn being made.   Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 2 thru 12.

Children's Art Festival and Way Back Weekend

On Saturday, April 26th there will be an art festival at Heritage Station. It is open from 11-2.
Next weekend, May 3rd. Heritage Farm will have their Way Back Weekend. If students go and write about what they learned while there, they will earn an extra 15 points in Social Studies for this nine weeks. The cost is 5.00 for students.
http://www.heritagefarmmuseum.com/pages/pdfs/WayBackWeekends2014.pdf

History Channel Louisiana Purchase

http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase

Lewis and Clark Corp of Discovery

Mr. Nussbaum has the right site for us to discover more. Check it out!
http://mrnussbaum.com/lcflash/

Western Expansion Trails Interactive Map

http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/trails/

A Growing Nation Interactive Map

http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/growingnation/

Resurection Baskets

We will be putting together resurrection baskets this Thursday. This will count for a reading grade. Students will think of a traditional or non-traditional item found in an Easter basket. The important aspect of the item is that it must connect symbolically to the passion, burial, or resurrection of Christ.
 I gave the example in class that the grass in the basket may represent the rebirth of spring. Just as the grass dies in the winter and revives in the spring, so did Christ die and come back.

• Students will need enough of the item chosen to share with the entire class. 
• We have 14 students in our class. 
• I will provide the grass and the container.
• Students will take the "basket" home on Thursday and explain the symbolism of each item to you. Then again they may have to recall, as I am sure they will want to eat any edible items.
• There will also be a writing assignment. 
• Absent students on Thursday will be excused from bringing in the item to share.  

Chris Soentpiet

Here is the website for our visiting author/illustrator from today.

http://www.soentpiet.com/

New Words Test 4-11

1. horrified
2. agony
3. cooperate
4. artificial 
5. ecosystem
6. habitat
7. community
8. amendments
9. constitution
10. government 

1.                      Horrified-shocked and scared Verb

2.                      Agony-suffering extremely noun

3.                      Cooperate-working together Verb

4.                      Artificial- made by man not natural  adj.

5.                      Ecosystem-interaction of living things in a given environment Noun

6.                      Habitat-a place where something normally lives Noun

7.                      Community-living things in a given area Noun

8.                      Amendments-an add on that is needed for a motion, bill, or constitution  Noun

9.                      Constitution-an established arrangement Noun

10.             Government- a group of people that make laws Noun

 

Conjuction juction what's your funtion?

 First Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AyjKgz9tKg


 Practice
http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/conjunction2.htm

Fun Science Games

http://mrnussbaum.com/science/

For tablets and phones...
http://mrnussbaum.com/mr-n-mobile-2/

More Grammar

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html

Grammar Hints Good For Any Time

http://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-4