October 6-10

Posted on October 7th, 2008 in Uncategorized by lmclemore

General News: Edublogs was down all of Monday. The end of the first nine weeks is Friday. Report cards will go home after Fall Break. We need $5 gift cards for our drawing after Fall Break. If you can donate a $5 card – McDonald’s, Target, Walmart, Starbucks, Malco, or any other place your student would enjoy, please send in the gift card with your student no later than Thursday of next week. Thank you !!!!!

Dates to Remember: (1) October 13 -14 – Fall Break no school (2) October 21 – OPEN HOUSE & PTA Fundraiser Pick up in gym lobby 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (3) October 22- fundraiser pick up in gym lobby 2:30-4:00 p.m (4) October 24 – DJ Party for invited sellers from the Fundraiser – permission slips will be sent home

Science We will be doing a lab that involves colored toothpicks. If you could please send a jar of colored toothpicks when your student returnns from Fall Break, it would really help. Thank you!  Our technology teacher has been pulled from school (along with all other technology teachers across the county) to help with new servers needing installation.  SO, our Power Points will be made 10/29 & 10/30.  Students need to complete their projects no later than 10/27.

Mon. 10/6 CW: (1) In the library doing research for our Power Points. HW: collect facts & pictures you will need for your Power Point. You will need a jump drive or CD to store your Power Point on when you finish. I will buy CD’s if you can’t get one. It will cost 25 cents for the CD.

Tues. 10/7 CW: (1) “The Rotten Truth” video (2) finish edible landfill paragraphs if you haven’t (3) some classes got to see how trash is piling up in Naples HW: collect facts & pictures you will need for your Power Point. You will need a jump drive or CD to store your Power Point on when you finish. I will buy CD’s if you can’t get one. It will cost 25 cents for the CD.

Wed. 10/8 CW: (1) Catherine Justis Education Coordinator from Wolf River Conservatory came & made presentation  (2) Science World  HW: work on environmental project – it’s due 10/27  & we will make Power Points 10/29 & 10/30.

Thurs.10/9  CW: Ms. McLemore’s Webquest for the science book for chapters 2 -4. We went to the mobile laptop lab.   We learned all about the cool activities the online science textbook has.  You can do this at home ANY time to help you learn more & review what we are studying.  The address is www.go.hrw.com    username: dragons6  password: dragons.    Take a look at the activities & quizzes for every section in each chapter.  Go to weblinks to find fun games that reinforce these ideas.  HW: work on environmental project – it’s due 10/27  & we will make Power Points 10/29 & 10/30.

Fri. 10/10  CW: Finish the webquest in the mobile laptop lab.  HW: work on environmental project – it’s due 10/27  & we will make Power Points 10/29 & 10/30.  Be safe over Fall Break see you Wednesday 10/15

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