Thank You, Mr. Celenti!

My PM Math class was treated to a wonderful presentation by, Dr. Celenti, Eric's dad! Dr. Celenti spoke to the student's about logic and math or what he likes to say, "Playing Mind Games!" The students had a great time! Not only was it very informative and interesting for them, but Dr. Celenti instilled that all important message to my students - "MATH ROCKS!" Thank you, Dr. Celenti!

MATH FAIR JUNE 9TH

You are invited to our Math Fair on June 9th!  

The students have been hard at work making this the best Math Fair ever!

Please come and support their hard work!

My AM math class Math Fair will be at 11:00 in Science Lab 127.

My PM math class Math Fair will be at 12:45 in Science Lab 127.

Please ask your son/daughter what math class they are in if you do not know.

Hope to see you there! :)

Pick of the Week - Fraboom

Frabroom.com

Fraboom is a very cool online museum for kids of all ages. Fraboom has great interactive books and really fun games. Make sure to check out the games Quit Shovin and Who's That President!  Another very fun feature of this site is the online classes with LIVE teachers. They have a Daily Doodle class and a Presidential Challenge class, all monitored by teachers (the Daily Doodle is a bit primary - make sure to show it to your younger brothers or sisters). Fraboom is free to play, there is a gold membership for $5 a month, but there are plenty of free things to do on the site without having to pay for it. Have fun checking out Fraboom!

Bored Yet?

Bored? Nothing to do? How about trying my Math Problem of the Week? You don't have to be in my Math classes to try it. Just email the answer to me sometime over break ( cmacconnell@holmdelschools.org). Think Drop if you get either the Elementary or Middle School POW correct. 2 Think Drops if you get them both correct!

Click here for the Math POW - Problem Of the Week! 

Enjoy your break and see you soon!!
:) Mrs. MacConnell

Happy Spring Break!

I hope everyone has a relaxing and wonderful Spring Break! Enjoy and see you on April 26th.

:) Mrs. Macconnell

PS - Here is a link to the Cadbury Egg Site if you want to "Goo" your house.

RETURN OF THE GOO!

Pick of the Week - Solar System Scope

Solar System Scope is an amazing website I found while surfing the Internet the other day. It is a must see for my Science students since we are currently studying the Solar System in our Astronomy unit. Solar System Scope is a 3D representation of space. You can choose to interact with it in a geocentric view, heliocentric view, or a panoramic view. I love how you can view the constellations in panoramic view, and how the site tells you the distance of planets just by clicking on them.  The best way to experience this site is to just go on it and start playing with it. Make sure to click on a planet to move it all around and view it from all angles. Have fun!

Pennies for Japan Update!

Our Pennies for Japan project has come to an end and I am so very happy to report that we raised $193.71!! That is 40 pounds in change! We had over 1,500 visitors from 11 different countries! The winning charity was the Japanese Red Cross and I am happy to report that a donation of $200.00 was made this weekend in the name of "Pennies for Japan" Homeroom 236! I am so proud of everyone in Homeroom 236 for all of their kindness and effort shown during this project. We all learned how important it is to help others and how by working together we can accomplish wonderful things.  The students made up great questions, donated and counted a lot of change, helped figure out visitors to our website, and got everyone they know involved by sending emails and telling them about our project. Great job boys and girls! You really can "Change" the world!