This is part of Mrs. Gellert's Math Class homework for tonight and any Explorers who did not turn it in today, this is also their homework for me for tonight. This is NOT meant to be more that 20 minutes. If you want to work longer on it you may. You are welcome to ask your parents for assistance if need be. I'm more interested in how you arrived at your answer than in the correct answer; but the correct answer will unlock the password tomorrow.

Good luck with this and have fun! This is a 5th grade math problem. If you can't stand word math problems, still give it a go. Just try it and let me know tomorrow what you think the answer is. There is a website that has an exell answer. In order to access the answer you must first enter the correct answer as a password. So students will come to school tomorrow with their answers and as part of computer lab time we will try and gain entry to the answer page through the correct password. It will be a challenging and fun activity...especially for parents who want to prove the inevitable question: "Are YOU smarter than a 5th grader?"

This is not a trick question. This is a real math problem so don't say that a bus does not have any legs and please forget about the bus driver's legs to be added to the answer for there isn't a bus driver on board. Here we go. Have fun and good luck.

There are 7 girls in a bus

Each girl has 7 backpacks

In each backpack, there are 7 big cats

For every big cat there are 7 little cats

Question: How many legs are there in the bus?

The number of legs is the password to unlock the Excel sheet in Mrs. Gellert's math class and Explorer computer class tomorrow. Just spend 20 minutes on it and have fun!

Explorer homework: Spelling definitions and Spelling Test are TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 12th.

Wordly Wise Lesson 16 is due on Wednesday, Feb. 13th

I went over answers on this lesson today and I will also tomorrow. I am discussing successful strategies for each student to comprehend what the critical thinking questions are actually asking. Please bring in your Wordly Wise Lesson 16 to class tomorrow for we will be working on it in class.

Social Studies Medieval Shield is due on Wednesday, 2/13/08. Students received it today. They may work on it tonight if they want; but it is not homework until tomorrow evening. They will have class time tomorrow to work on it.