27
October
2008
Week of 27-30 October
iNews
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, 31 October. Neither students nor teachers will be in the building as it is a compensation day for the time worked during parent/teacher conferences. Your parent/teacher conferences have been scheduled. A huge thank you to those parents who emailed me back their confirmation. All students have the conference times written in their agendas. If the time will not work for you, please contact me as soon as possible and I will work to accomodate your schedule.
iPlans
MATH
Monday: Week-By-Week Mental Math in class
ASSIGNMENT: Checking packet p. 11-12 (adding/subtracting decimals) using real checks
Tuesday: Complete Banking Unit
ASSIGNMENT: Checking packet p. 13-14
Wednesday: Representing Decimals
ASSIGNMENT: Book p. 104 #15-22 all
Thursday: Representing Decimals
ASSIGNMENT: Book p. 599 (Lesson 3-1) #1-20 all
Friday: NO SCHOOL
SCIENCE
Monday/Wednesday:
Lesson: The layers of the earth
Activity: Read Chapter 1.1 and complete RSG 1.1 together
ASSIGNMENT: p. 13 #2-4 on a seperate sheet of loose-leaf paper (USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!)
Tuesday/Thursday:
Lesson: Continents change position over time
Activity: Read Chapter 1.2 (p. 14-19) and complete RSG 1.2 together
ASSIGNMENT: p. 19 #1-3 on a seperate sheet of loose-leaf paper (USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!)
Friday: NO SCHOOL
iTIME
Monday: Reading Reference Sources – Explore types of reference sources
Tuesday: Reading Reference Sources – Read “Blizzard Warning”
Wednesday: Reading Reference Sources – Read “Black Blizzard”, Complete Cause and Effect organizer
Thursday: FUN FREE READING
Friday: NO SCHOOL
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20
October
2008
Week of 20-24 October
iNews
This week is Red Ribbon Week! This week consists of spirit days where students may dress up. Here are the themes for each day:
Monday: Hat Day (students may wear a hat of their choice)
Tuesday: Twin/Multiple Day (students may dress like one or more of their friends)
Wednesday: Team Day (wear an item of clothing to support your favorite team)
Thursday: Career Day (dress to show what you want to be when you grow up)
Friday: Decade Day (wear clothing from your favorite decade)
We will also host the WHS drama club for an assembly on Tuesday. The time has changed and 6th grade will now attend the assembly from 9:00 – 9:30 am. On Friday, we will have our iChoose assembly where one lucky, hard-working individual from each team will win an iPod shuffle!! The kids are very excited! Friday also kicks-off the Book Fair! Next week we have parent/teacher conferences. If you need a reminder for your conference time, please email or call and I will be happy to let you know.
Red Ribbon WHS Drama Assembly – 21 October from 9:00-9:30 am (for 6th Graders)
iChoose Reward Assembly – 24 October (Time: TBD)
Book Fair Kick-off – 24 October
Parent Teacher Conferences – Tuesday (10/28), Wednesday (10/29), Thursday (10/30)
Fall Classroom Parties – 30 October from 2:30-3:30pm
NO SCHOOL – 31 October
Have a great week!
Blessings,
Mrs. Kiesewetter
iPlans
MATH
Monday: Hands-On Equations #3
Tuesday: Hands-On Equations #4
Wednesday: Hands-On Equations #5
Thursday: Hands-On Equations #6
Friday: Week-By-Week Math
SCIENCE
Monday/Wednesday: Discovery School: Earth’s Catastrophic Past
Tuesday/Thursday: Discovery School: Earth’s Catastrophic Past
Friday: New Textbook Distribution. Read 1.1 as a whole group
iTIME
Monday: Reading Primary Sources
Reading Selection: The Shirley Letters
Tuesday: Text Structure: Sequence
Reading Selection: The Monroe Family
Wednesday: Text Structure: Timelines
Reading Selection: The Monroe Family
Thursday: Reference Sources
Reading Selection: Blizzard Warning!
Friday: Fun Friday-Reading for Pleasure
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14
October
2008
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The Cox Care Mobile will be available to see the children in our community at Willard South Elementary. They are a mobile care unit that travels to all the surrounding communities, for the children needing to see a doctor or get immunizations. They will be at Willard South Elementary on Thursday, October 30th from 9am-12pm and 1pm-5pm.
Any child from 2 months to 18 years old, regardless of insurance or income, will be seen. Services include: Immunizations, Sports Physicals, or Sick Visits. The child needs to be accompanied by the parent or guardian.
If you are interested in taking advantage of the Care Mobile, please call 862-6308 to make an appointment.
Your Partner in a Healthy Education,
Nurse Natalie
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13
October
2008
Week of 13 October 2008
iNews
Great news – the Tiger Savings Cards, the sales prizes, and the iPOD T-shirts have been distributed to the Purple Team!! Many students proudly displayed their yellow iPOD shirts last Friday and we were nearly glowing! Many students were able to take a limo ride to lunch at Pizza Hut as a reward for selling 10 or more Tiger Savings cards last Thursday. Everyone did a great job helping raise money for our school!!
This Friday marks the end of the 1st Quarter!! That means that all missing assignments need to be submitted no later than Friday morning if the student wishes to receive a grade for their work. This is incredibly important!!
Upcoming events include:
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Acuity Testing – Math this week (Communication Arts sometime between 27 October – 7 November)
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Red Ribbon Week – 20-24 October
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Red Ribbon WHS Drama Assembly – 21 October from 10:00-10:30 am (for 6th Graders)
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iChoose Reward Assembly – 24 October (Time: TBD)
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Book Fair Kick-off – 24 October
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Parent Teacher Conferences – Tuesday (10/28), Wednesday (10/29), Thursday (10/30)
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Fall Classroom Parties – 30 October from 2:30-3:30pm
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NO SCHOOL – 31 October
Whew! That is quite a long list of items. I will contact each of you concerning your Parent/Teacher conference time. The conferences are scheduled to last 15 minutes. If you feel that you need additional time, please let me know and I will work to accomodate your needs. Both before and after school hours will be offered to try to fit work and activity schedules. I know that it is a very busy time of year and I appreciate you taking the time to meet.
Have a super week and enjoy the wonderful fall weather!
Blessings,
Mrs. Kiesewetter
iPlans
MATH
Monday: Acuity Testing
Tuesday: Acuity Testing (con’t)
Wednesday: Computer Lab - entry of Acuity answers
Thursday: Hands-On Equations (Lesson 2)
Friday: Hands-On Equations (Lesson 3)
SCIENCE
Monday/Wednesday: Defining Operational Definitions
Tuesday/Thursday: Helicopter Happenings Activity
Friday: Three Kinds of Variables – Introduction
iTIME
Monday: Compare and Contrast using Attribute Charts. Importance of impartial information when comparing attributes. Make sure the author’s purpose is strictly to inform, not to persuade.
Tuesday: Compare and Contrast “Coming to America” using Attribute Charts
Wednesday: Discuss findings of yesterday’s work (What attributes did you use? What were your findings?)
Thursday: Compare and Contrast news article
Friday: Fun Friday Reading – Students may bring a reading item of their choice for silent reading time.
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9
October
2008
Mrs. Bushong has graciously volunteered to be our homeroom parent. The parties for this year will take place on the following dates:
30 October – Fall Party (2:30-3:30)
19 December – Christmas Party
13 February – Valentine’s Party
22 May – End of Year Party
For the Fall Party, if you would like to send cookies, drinks, napkins, bags of wrapped candies, please note that we will need enough for 30 students. If you plan to send any items, please contact Mrs. Bushong by email.
Thank you so much for making this year extra special for all of the children! Don’t forget…all food items must be store bought.
Thanks again!!
Blessings,
Mrs. Kiesewetter
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8
October
2008
Week of 6-10 October
iNews
Wow! The week is half finished and the blog is finally getting updated. Teachers are having issues with the free blog provider Edublogs.org. The provider has been upgrading its system and that has brought the blog to an absolute hault. We have not been able to access it at all for several days and it has been extremely frustrating. Thank you for your patience.
I speak to students about the importance of the “Language of Mathematics”. In class, we spend a great deal of time learning Math vocabulary before we delve into the actual concepts. Both teacher and student need to speak the same language so that students can understand exactly what is being asked of them in order to solve problems and properly communicate their solutions. The following information is a great article concerning Mathematics as the Universal Language. It is from the Annenburg Media site (http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/language.html):
Mathematics is the only language shared by all human beings regardless of culture, religion, or gender. Pi is still approximately 3.14159 regardless of what country you are in. Adding up the cost of a basket full of groceries involves the same math process regardless of whether the total is expressed in dollars, rubles, or yen. With this universal language, all of us, no matter what our unit of exchange, are likely to arrive at math results the same way.
Very few people, if any, are literate in all the world’s tongues—English, Chinese, Arabic, Bengali, and so on. But virtually all of us possess the ability to be “literate” in the shared language of math. This math literacy is called numeracy, and it is this shared language of numbers that connects us with people across continents and through time. It is what links ancient scholars and medieval merchants, astronauts and artists, peasants and presidents.
With this language we can explain the mysteries of the universe or the secrets of DNA. We can understand the forces of planetary motion, discover cures for catastrophic diseases, or calculate the distance from Boston to Bangkok. We can make chocolate chip cookies or save money for retirement. We can build computers and transfer information across the globe. Math is not just for calculus majors. It’s for all of us. And it’s not just about pondering imaginary numbers or calculating difficult equations. It’s about making better daily decisions and, hopefully, leading richer, fuller lives.
Have a wonderful week!!
Blessings,
Mrs. K.
iPlans
MATH
Monday: Week-by-Week Mental Math & Problem Solving
Tuesday: Review
Lesson: Review of rules of divisibility, prime factorization, exponents, and order of operations
Assignment: p. 43-44 #10-37 ALL
Wednesday: Algebraic Expressions
Lesson: What are variables, expressions and equations. How are expressions different than equations?
Assignment: p. 30 #11-19 ALL
Thursday: Algebraic Expressions
Lesson: Evaluating Expressions using Order of Operations
Assignment: p. 30 #20-43 ALL
Friday: Introduction to Hands-On Equations Method
Assignment: NONE
SCIENCE
Monday/Wednesday: Identifying Variables, Read & Discuss p. 70
Tuesday/Thursday: Work with a partner to complete p. 72-73 concerning Identifying Variables
Friday: Operational Definitions
Lesson: Read p. 75. Complete p. 76-77 as whole group.
iTIME
Monday: Introduce Author’s Purpose categories (Pursuade, Inform, Entertain)
Tuesday: Read the Tuesday edition of the News-Leader to find a variety of purposes
Wednesday: Students may read their self-selected chapter book and discuss the author’s purpose
Thursday:Students may read their self-selected chapter book and discuss the author’s purpose
Friday: Fun Friday Free Read! Students may bring in an age appropriate magazine or book or their choice to read today. We will finish by discussing the variety of purposes.
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