Mrs. Perry's Class Photos

Informational Reading Presentations

2008-05-23T05:54:00.007-05:00

Here are some presentations to get ideas from. Please keep in mind, not all of the projects earned As. These projects represent a wide variety of grades based on student effort, accuracy, detail and quality of work.

Here are some more projects from 2005 to get ideas from. Please keep in mind these projects were done in conjunction with a written persuasive report comparing two books and showcase about 1/3 of the total book project at that time.

Historic St. Mary's City 2008!

2008-04-21T22:03:00.016-05:00

Here we are at Historic St. Mary's City. First stop, a little shopping...

"Hmm... What should I buy?"

The "way cool musket"...

... or a new axe blade?

We'll take the "way cool musket" please!Other goods lay out for display.

These china plates must be packed carefully to survive the long trip from Europe.

Then, all purchases are tallied on a 17th century calculator!Next stop, the Printer!
Two students get ready to print up an indenture form.

The press is carefully set up & inked.

Aprons are donned to protect clothing.

So THAT'S where upper and lower case letters came from!!

The some MAN power is applied...... HEY! Put your muscles into it!!Here's a weary traveler who has come to stay in town... yawn!

"Ah! So comfy!"

Students look on as our guide explains about the ordinary (inn).

"Hey wait a second... no one mentioned sharing!!"

"Three?! I have to share my bed with two other STRANGERS??"
Ah! Snug as a bug in a rug! Sleep tight!Off to the Maryland Dove!Our class stopped to pose for some pictures in front of the Maryland Dove.Everyone SMILE! :)Our "artistic" photograph.Would you take the voyage across the Atlantic in the 1600s?Two sailors prepare to pull the anchor up.Wow! That anchor (made up of 6 students) is stuck in the mud... but it's no match for a pulley!

The two sailors win! No contest!

The captain took some time out to teach us a little about calculating our ship's speed.The students set up an experiment with the captain.Here's our "Atlantic Ocean"!"Remember! Navigation is the fine art of not getting lost!"

What?! According to this gentleman, splitting lumber would have been a WOMAN'S JOB? Whoa.... those colonial gals must have had some major muscles! Off to Master Spray's plantation!

Tobacco is stored in a barn until ready for transport in hogsheads.

Students are instructed in the fine art of proper greetings in the 1600s. First, the girls learn to curtsy.The the gentlemen learn to bow with a florish!

Master Spray's young indenture has quite a bit of work ahead of her. She will serve Master Spray until she turns 21! Better get to work!We'll start by planting corn.

Carefully plant them neatly in their mound.

Mrs. Spray explains about her gardens of vegetables and herbs.The livestock is penned "out" rather than "in"!

Free range chickens roam the yard.

Pigs have their ears marked and forage for food on their own.

Then it was off to the Indian village.
Students saw how Native Americans harnessed the power of fire to create their dugout canoes.

One student was transformed before our very eyes into a Native American warrior!Who wants to catch small fish with a small spear?? No! We'll set a trap.

"Okay, now YOU'VE been magically transformed into a HUGE sturgeon! Go swim into the nets!""I am one with the fish."Yikes! The warrior is going to hit me with a CLUB??!! I didn't sign up for this!

These two hides feel completely different!

"They used WHAT to soften the hides? Deer brains?!"

Rawhide is much stiffer.

Fibers are collected by scraping leaves from a yucca plant.

"This is tiring work!"

Longhouses store vegetables to dry. Drying is an excellent way to preserve food for the cold winter months. A small fire keeps rodents away from stored foods.

Students examine the insides of the longhouses.

This longhouse was big enough to house an extended family.

Animal pelts hung from the beams were a hit with many students.

This student sports the Native American's winter wear. Summer wear consisted of a loincloth.

Biography Presentations! March 2008

2008-03-30T12:52:00.010-05:00

Many famous people visited our classroom today. Including....

Princess Diana

Robert Fulton

Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks

Two Baseball Greats, Cal Ripkin Jr. & _______

First Lady Dolley Madison

Famous Author Gary Paulsen

Creator of Harry Potter, J.K. Rawling

Louisa May Alcott

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

The Unforgettable Elvis Presley

Inventor and Scientist, Albert Einstein

Author Beatrix Potter

Inventor and Patriot Benjamin Franklin

Award Winning Singer Aretha Franklin

Biography Presentations

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Technology in the Classroom!

2007-01-08T07:42:00.000-05:00

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Students researched on line to create planet posters.

Students type final draft of work on our classroom computers.

Student experts teach other students how to properly scan and save work using Photoshop.

Here, a student scans her work into the computer for publication to our class blog.

Here, a student identifies changes that need to be made to Mrs. Perry's "Sloppy Copy" (rough draft). Specific words are highlighted - for example, pink words indicate transition words, while yellow indicates we added descriptive adjectives).

In math, we create Cumulative Frequency Tables from a tally chart.

The Great Puff Mobile!

2006-09-02T17:33:00.000-05:00

Armed with 3 straws, a sheet of paper, 4 lifesavers, and an unlimited supply of tape, students put their cooperative learning contract & their scientific minds to the test to create a puff mobile.

Where should we start?

Does this look like our sketch?

The wheels seem to be sticking to the desk...

Which design should we go with?

Hard at work constructing the frame.

How can we get it to go further with just one puff?

Revisiting the directions.

Is this the body we want?

A practice puff.

Constructing the sails.

The contestants.... interestingly enough, students this year opted not to use wheels.

Waiting for the big start... on your mark, get ready....

GO!

One puff! Which one went further?

How many puffs will it take to travel 6 feet? All this puffing is hard work!

Another pair of contestants take their starting positions.

Puffs away!

The winning designs! Students decided on three races: which design went the furthest in one puff, which took the least amount of puffs to travel 6 feet, and last (and the race that left students the most breathless) the timed trials! (Our fastest puff mobile made it 6 feet in only 6 seconds.)

St. Mary's City Field Trip!

2006-05-18T17:50:00.001-05:00

On May 18, 2006, the SLES fourth grade went to historic St. Mary's City. Let's catch up with Mrs. Perry's class as they arrive... (click on pictures to view actual size)

We started out meeting our guide.

"Remember everyone to follow the leader!"

She took us to the Indian village first.

In the men's hut...

"Men have three primary functions: Hunt, Fish, and Protect the Village!"

"Who's the man?"

"This isn't going to catch a very big fish!"

"Okay, you're the 150 pound sturgeon!"

Uh oh! Netted!

"Now the hunter would use the club to deal with the fish and feed the entire village!"

Making a dugout canoe is hard work... good thing the Native American's had a power tool... FIRE!"

Different types of deer skins in the women's hut.

Now we're off to the Plantation!

Time to make some rose water.

Ah! It's Master Spray!
"You're my new indenture! I've been waiting for you!"

Learning how to weed tobacco.

"Think my new indenture earned lunch yet?"

Off to town!

"Oh! I'm making sweet bags!"

At the Orderly...

"You look like a weary travler!"

Plumb tuckered out... traveling is hard work in the 1600s!

"Wait! You mean I'd have to share my bed with other travelers?!"

Buying shoes and a goblet for husband...

Who is the lady and who is the indenture?

Who is the wealthy land owner and who has yet to make it?

Uh oh... Looks like Mrs. Perry was not a very trustworthy colonist! She's had a run in with the law! 4 hours of humiliation - what will the villagers say?

Off to the Dove!

Measuring nautical speeds.

"One one-thousand, two one-thousand..."

This is not very much space to live in for FOUR months! Hardtack?! A chamber pot?! It took a brave soul to make it to the New World! Good thing she's up to the task.

Pulleys make life much easier for sailors!

"Who likes hard work?"

Our class, near the end of the day in front of the Dove.

St. Mary's City ROCKS!
Mrs. Perry (and class) would like to thank all of the wonderful parents & chaperones who came with us on this trip. We had a blast!

Sgt. King's Presentation & School Gift

2006-04-28T06:10:00.000-05:00

We all learned about Mikey's stepdad's job and Iraq during his visit. He shared many informational pictures with us during his presentation.

As a special gift to our school, he presented us with a giant U.S. Flag that he flew on one of his missions.

Mrs. Carey's and Mrs. Perry's students gathered up for a picture!

Mikey and his Dad took the flag down to the office to present it to Mrs. Vogel, our principal.

A Special Guest Presentation

2006-04-26T04:39:00.000-05:00

Mikey's stepdad just returned from his tour in Iraq. He is coming to school today to present St. Leonard with a special gift.

pictures of crop irrigation (watering)

mud huts

VIP Day 2006

2006-04-18T04:29:00.000-05:00

Students invited their special guests to our school right before Spring Break to share the Learning Expo, Book Fair, shared activities (like reading), and to meet their teacher. Here are some pictures I took of my and Mrs. Carey's class.

Biography Presentations

2006-04-18T03:56:00.000-05:00

Mrs. Perry's reading students dressed up for their biography presentations. Do you know why these individuals are famous?

Leonardo DaVinci

Jeff Gordon

Hank Aaron

Nadia Comaneci

Dale Earnhart

Abigail Adams

Michele Kwan

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Cleopatra

Gabrielle Reece

Hellen Keller

Kevin Jones

Mia Hamm

Michael Collins

President Lincoln

Nellie Bly

Babe Ruth

Keri Strug

Marian Anderson

Will Smith