Day 51 (November 17, 2015)

...And let us not forget about the terrible tragedies happening elsewhere.

Highlights of Day 51:

• Morning Reading: Author's Purpose
• Treasures Reading: 
• "RATTLERS!" - Main Idea and Details
• "Rare Rattler Rescue" Pop Quiz
• Genre Reading: Science Fiction - "The Time Hackers"
• Social Studies: Early Explorers
• Marco Polo An Italian explorer who inspired a majority of explorers after him. Though he was not the first explorer, Polo was the first to document his travels to Europe, China, and India (1271-1295) in great details. 
• Prince Henry the Navigator This individual was fascinated with ships, maps, and riches, so he started a school to teach navigation. His students included Christopher Columbus and Bartholomeu Dias.
• Christopher Columbus This individual sailed west in 1492 hoping to find Asia, but actually discovered the Bahamas.
• Amerigo Vespucci America was named after this man because his name was written on a map in 1507 after discovering the land.
• Jacques Cartier This French sailor claimed Canada for France. He thought St. Lawrence would lead him to Asia.
• Vasco da Gama A Portuguese explorer (1497) who reached India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa.
• John Cabot An Italian explorer (1497) who reached Canada, not Asia. He went back in 1498, but never returned.
• Pedro Cabral A Portuguese explorer (1500) sent out to copy da Gama’s voyage, but claimed South America instead.
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa A Spanish explorer (1501) who settled in Hispaniola, but in 1513 he noticed the Pacific.
• Ferdinand Magellan A Portuguese explorer (1519-22) He lead eighteen individuals around the world for the first time!
• Giovanni da Verrazano An Italian explorer (1524) who was hired by the French King to find a northwest passageway to Asia around Canada. However, it could not be found!
• Hernando de Soto A Spanish explorer (1539) who claimed current southeastern United States for Spain.
• Fransico Vasquez de Coronado A Spanish explorer (1541) who desperately wanted to find the  Golden Cities claimed southwest land such as New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas for Spain.
• Henry Hudson An English explorer (1610) trying to find a northwest passageway to Asia, however, he found what was later the Hudson Bay.
• Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet These French/Canadian explorers (1673) tried to see if the Mississippi would lead to Asia; it only lead to the Gulf of Mexico. 
• Students discussed how their words can positively or negatively influence people. Additionally, we discussed how we must be humble to admit we are not always the best.
• Students worked on their Ship-Figurehead Projects.
• Students studied for tomorrow's Unit 5 Vocabulary Test.
• Art Class with Mrs. Smith!

Homework

- Math: pg. 30 (odds)

- Social Studies: Ship-Figurehead Project

- Vocabulary: Study for Unit 5 Test

- Grammar: Possessive Nouns Quiz

- French: Puppet Project

Notices

- Bring in canned goods for Food Drive!

- "Texas Roadhouse" Forms