Newest Student Blogger

Our newest student blogger was posting today, check it out below:

"Today in geography we labled continents, we played soccer games in gym, and we studied for our science test on Monday!"

Reading Buddies

This year one of our ninth age reading groups is pairing with a seventh age group to do "reading buddies" twice a month during reading class. These reading buddies met for the first time yesterday and had a tremendous time. The 9th agers were tremendous teachers and really worked to help the seventh agers understand vocabulary and work together to create a picture to demonstrate comprehension.

Rounding Comes to Life!

Today we worked more on rounding. To make the concept come alive we created a life-size number line.

First a student would write a number to be rounded (three or four digits long)

Then another student would select the place to which we would round, and underline it (tens, hundreds, thousands). This same student would also draw an arrow to the place which dictates the "up or down" rounding of the number.

A student would write our "rounded down" number and our "rounded up" number on the two end poly spots. Our final student would walk our number up the number line to find its place.

After locating its spot, the student announces whether she would round up or round down.

Our First Student "Caught"

Calvert teachers are on the look-out for students completing "good deeds". Each week 10 different teachers hand out bracelets to reward lower school students for exceptionally good actions. One of our classmates was "caught doing a good deed" yesterday and received one of the bracelets! We are very proud of him!

The Boss of the Plains

Our reading groups are working on a variety of short stories. One such story is the true tale of John Stetson, inventor of the famous "cowboy hat". After reading the story, we created advertisements, emphasizing all of the benefits of this unique hat!

Homework Sheet 9/27

MONDAY
Reading: Worksheet
Math: See Back of homework sheet.
Spelling: Begin spelling homework due Thursday.
French: Finish Friday’s homework
Science: Study Sheet due Wednesday
TUESDAY
Reading: See Monday.
Math: See back of sheet
Spelling: Spelling due Thursday
French: Mathématiques
Science: Continue to study for test on 10/4
WEDNESDAY
Reading: See Monday.
Math: See back of sheet
Spelling: Finish spelling homework. Review for practice test.
French: None
Science: Continue to study for test
9-1 Homework Sheet
THURSDAY
Reading: See Monday.
Math: See back of sheet
Spelling: Study for test tomorrow.
French: Facts About Monet
Science: Continue to study for test
FRIDAY
Reading: None
Math: See back of sheet
Spelling: None
History: None
French: French Words Used in English
Science: Test Monday!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Spelling test on Friday.
(Practice test on Thursday).
Science Test on Monday, 10/4!
*Try to read for at least thirty minutes each night.*

MATH
Holt Purple
Monday: Enr 1-7 worksheet
Tuesday: R 1-8 worksheet
Wednesday: HW 1-8
Thursday: HW 1-9
Friday: PS 1-9 worksheet

Holt Red
Monday: HW 1-8
Tuesday: HW 1-9
Wednesday: Enr 1-9 worksheet
Thursday: Enr 1-10
Friday: Practice Test; ch 1 test Monday

Howe
Monday: HW 1-9
Tuesday: HW 1-10
Wednesday: Chapter Pretest
Thursday: Worksheet; study for tomorrow’s test
Friday: None

Preston
Monday: HW 1-9
Tuesday: HW 1-10
Wednesday: Study Guide: Vocabulary Check and 1-19
Thursday: Finish Study Guide, Review for Test
Friday: None

Strom
Monday: HW 1-8
Tuesday: Hw 1-9
Wednesday: Enr 1-9(worksheet)
Thursday: Enr 1-10(worksheet)
Friday: Practice Test; Ch 1 test Monday

Gentry
Monday: Enr 1-7 worksheet
Tuesday: R 1-8 worksheet
Wednesday: 1-8
Thursday:1-9
Friday: Study Sheet-test Wed.

Student Posting

Our newest student post was blogged today! Check it out below:

"In art this week we finished our 3-d rooms. Today we played never-out and dodge ball.Next week we have our hoppers-cricket soccer game. In class we learned how to do our names in hieroglyphics."