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Written by JCD
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Thursday, 29 November 2012 05:07 |
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We will be studying the following topics in December:
Math- Students will continue to learn all about fractions (equivalent fractions, reducing fractions, changing improper fractions to mixed numbers, changing mixed numbers to improper fractions and how to order fractions).
Reading- Students will be identifying important details about the characters and setting in their independent reading books. Students will also be learning about the roles of Literature Circles and learning how to become excellent speakers and listeners.
Writing- Students will be learning how to write a research paper and their final published piece will be about the Holocaust.
Science- Students will be identifying the characteristics of sound and relate it to the sense of hearing. They will also identify the parts of the ear and explain their functions. Students will culiminate this unit by making an instrument with various materials and demonstrate how that instrument produces volume, pitch and tone.
Social Studies- Students will learn how to follow directions and read a map in order to improve map skills by using maps, scales, and compass rose. |
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Written by Kacey Mason
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Monday, 19 November 2012 10:21 |
- If you were unable to make it to report card conferences last week please see us to set up an appointment to discuss your child's progress.
- We will celebrate Thanksgiving this Wednesday in our classrooms. If you would like to send in a treat for the class it would be greatly appreciated. :)
- This week we will learn about Thanksgiving and discuss what we are thankful for. We will also make thankful turkeys and learn some Thanksgiving Day songs. It's going to be a short, but fun week!
- We have also started the Daily 5 in the English classroom. Ask your child about it. We are concentrating on the first part of the Daily 5 which is read to self. Your child can practice at home by reading (the pictures, the words, or retelling the story) to his/her self to build his/her stamina. During read to self children are: sitting in one spot, reading quietly, reading the whole time and getting started right away. As the students are completing their read to self goals, Mrs. Mona and I are able to take small groups and work on phonics, oral language, and guided reading. So far both homerooms are able to read to self for 6 minutes! Our goal is 20 so we have a lot of work ahead of us, but they are doing an amazing job!
- REMINDER: Wednesday is a 1/2 day...dismissal is at 12:50.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Message from Mrs. Iovanne - Room 124 |
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Written by JCD
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Thursday, 08 November 2012 05:44 |
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Dear Parents,
We’ve finished another month of school. The class has settled in and learned our routines, despite an interruption from Hurricane Sandy. There are no more tears in the morning and the kids seem very happy to see their friends as they arrive at school each day. October was a busy month for us. We learned about fire safety and community helpers, continued to work on AB patterns, learned and practiced the letters and sounds A-F, sorted objects by different attributes (color, shape, size) and started learning to use the computer. We have been to PBS Kids and Starfall. We will continue with these websites through the year.
November is another busy month for us. We will be continuing with patterns, learning direction words, learning the letters and sounds G, H and I, and learning about Thanksgiving. Please make sure that you have a copy of the November calendar that I sent home. We have lots of days off. Next week we will have parent conferences. The sign up sheet will be above the sign-in book. If none of the times listed work for you, please let me know so we can schedule a mutually agreeable time.
Just a reminder: Our Halloween parade and party will be Wednesday November 7th. Please send your child’s costume to school in a bag. We will help them change in and out of it. If you do not wish for your child to participate, please let us know.
Mrs. Iovanne, Miss Ariane, Miss Barbara, Mrs. D. |
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Written by Edmund Clark
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Wednesday, 07 November 2012 11:21 |
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Welcome to the second Marking Period!
Report card conferences will be held Wednesday, November 14, 2012 from 3:30-7pm. Please come in to discuss your child's progress thus far and to pick up their report card for the first marking period.
November 13- 6th graders will be taking a district math assessment on all material covered from the beginning of the year until now. Please make sure students have all notes, tests, and homework to review at home each night. Students will be reviewing in class as well, but need additional study time in order to do well on this assessment!
REFLEX math- This is an online intervention program that focuses on basic math facts. Students must know all facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) AUTOMATICALLY! This program is used IN SCHOOL, but can also be used AT HOME. Please encourage your child to go on the website a few nights per week if possible. The website is: www.relfexmath.com
Students have been given a laminated card with their username (heather.doraz) and personal password included. Please go to the website and then click "LAUNCH" to begin.
Upcoming topics by content area for the 2nd marking period:
Social Studies- Where in the World? Students will focus on geography topics and study a particular country in the world.
Math- Multiplying and dividing fractions, ratios & rates, proportions, percents/fractions/decimals, converting measurement units
Language Arts- Non-fiction reading and expository writing
Science- Continuation of environment studies, which will lead to the study of weather & water.
Contact information:
Miss Doraz:
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Mr. Clark:
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Written by JCD
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Wednesday, 07 November 2012 04:50 |
In 8th grade reading, we just finished a unit on fiction. We read the novel Slumming by Kristen D. Randle which is a book about three high school students and the many issues that they face as teens. We explored character, conflict, setting, and theme and how these literary elements contributed to the novel. We also worked on skills such has making text connections and summarizing to make us stronger readers! In writing, the 8th grade wrote a literary analysis. They had to identify various story elements such as setting, character, and theme and evaluate how these elements affected the story.
Next semester, the 8th grade will explore reading non-fiction through the novel Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case. This is the true story of a young African-American boy who was wrongly killed in Mississippi in 1955. This novel brings to the light the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In writing, we will be writing a persuasive essay on a controversial topic.
Please make sure that all 8th graders are reading every night and filling out their reading logs. If you have any questions about the curriculum or your student's progress, please feel free to contact me at
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Written by Ms. Wöltke
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Sunday, 04 November 2012 21:59 |
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1st Quarter District Assessment
Wednesday and Thursday, November 7-8
2nd Marking Period
Unit: Cells
During this unit students will discover that cells are the basic building blocks of life and each cell carries out life processes utilizing some common structures. These structures perform specific functions within the cell and function together to support life. Furthermore, cells come in many shapes and sizes and that cells have many different functions. Different types of cells have different organelles depending on the complexity of the cell. That all cells contain chromosomes that carry information needed to control the activities of the cell, to make new cells and new organisms. In addition, these cells reproduce through either mitosis or meiosis. These two different types of cell division have some similarities and differences depending on the type of cell that is dividing.
Standards:
- C15. Describe the basic structures of an animal cell, including nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria and cell membrane, and how they function to support life.
- C25. Explain the similarities and differences in cell division in somatic and germ cells.
- CINQ6. Use appropriate tools and techniques to make observations and gather data.
- CINQ7. Identify and present relationships between variables in appropriate graphs.
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