Spring Break Update

If your child will be missing any days this week because your family is leaving for spring break early please let me know immediately so I can give them their assessments before they leave.  Thank you.

Wednesday & Thursday

ELA - We continued reading Messenger and working on analyzing the literary elements. 

Math - I have given two formative assessments on measurement this week (customary & metric) and several students (7 yesterday and 10 today) still did not have the basic concepts and conversions down.  I can not keep reteaching measurements since I have to move on to volume.  I could keep going on; however, it's the end of the year and students know that they are the ones who are ultimately responsible for their learning.

Social Studies - Students have been working on their WWII projects and I've been teaching about the "Cold" War.  So far we have covered the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Wall, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.  Since we've covered so much this week, next week we will analyze the cultural effects of what happened during this time period.

Tuesday, March 26th

Monday, March 25th

The Math MAP test is tomorrow and our testing time is 12:45pm-1:45pm.  I will provide an extra snack for students right before the test and it would be great if students are not taken from school early.

ELA - Students used a plot diagram to map out the plots of their memoirs and we finished taking notes from the WWII video.  

Math - Mrs. Washington worked with a small group on reviewing their customary and metric measurement systems and I did a review of how to calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles.  

Worktime - At the end of the day students had the opportunity to work on their Math homework, their memoir pre-writing, and their WWII projects.

Term 5 Assessment Schedule

WWII Project - Due Friday, March 29th

Math Assessment - Thursday, April 4th (in class)

UOI Social Studies Narrative - Friday, April 5th (in class)

Memoir- Due Friday, April 5th

(Please let me know if your child will not be at school on those last two days before spring break so I can give them the class assessments earlier.) 

March 20-22, 2013

I apologize for the delay in updates; I had to leave work early on Wednesday and I was out on Thursday because my son had strep throat.

ELA - Students continued to work on their memoirs and on Friday, Mr. Zimbardo taught another grammar lesson.

Math - Mrs. Washington and I continued to work with students on the metric and customary systems of measurement.  Next week I will begin teaching about area and volume.

Social Studies - Students continued to work on their WWII projects and they are due next Friday, March 29th. Students will have class time to work; however, I highly advise that they do not do a project that requires a computer (PowerPoint, Prezi, iMovie, etc) because all of the school laptops are being used for MAP testing.  Students who choose these presentation formats must work on assembling their final product at home.  Lastly, students will have access to iPads and other book resources at school so they can do their research.

MAP testing begins next week and our first testing day is on Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 19th

ELA - We watched the Pearl Harbor video (I have the one that is actually shown at the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawaii) and students wrote a short reflection.  We also read a few pages of the Messenger and made some connections with the characters in Gathering Blue.

Math - Students took a formative assessment and were grouped according to how they performed.  Mrs. Washington reviewed the metric and customary systems and I moved on to teaching capacity (gallons, quarts, pints, etc...)

Social Studies - Students analyzed WWII propaganda posters.  Tomorrow they will finish their analysis and begin work on their World War II projects.

Class Needs:  We've completely run out of tissue and glue sticks.  If you could send some in, that would be great.

Secret Question:  

Tiger walked 2.34 kilometers to find an open can of tuna.  How far did he walk in meters?  How far did he walk in centimeters?

Monday, March 18th

ELA -- We continued talking about memoir writing and students selected their "something significant" topics and began designing their main character.  We concluded ELA by reading and discussing Messenger.  Students wrote a short reflection answering the following question:  What part of your deepest self would you never trade away?  Why?

Math -- We reviewed the customary measurement system and compared it to the metric system.

Social Studies -- Students continued to take notes on WWII.  We discussed the Japanese Internment camps, Iwo Jima, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Homework:  Math workbook, pages 36-27

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UPDATE:  The auction has been extended to Friday, March 22nd!

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Thursday, March 14th

ELA - We discussed memoirs and what is included in a good memoir.  We then brainstormed memoir ideas and continued reading and discussing the Messenger.  We concluded ELA with our library visit.

Math - We continued to work with the metric system.  Students have one workbook page of homework to complete tonight (most of them got pretty far during class).  I will be giving a metric system quiz soon.  

Science - Students continued to work on their science projects.  They are due tomorrow and we will start the Social Studies projects on Monday.

Secret Question:  How many kilometers are in 3,450,000 millimeters?

Additional Tybee Photos

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We are scheduled to arrive back at F.AVE at 4:00pm. Please make sure you are there promptly to pick up your child.

Fort Pulaski

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