Science Fair...Animal Adaptations

Science Fair...Exploring Careers

Science Fair...The Earth's Forces

Fun day at the Gwinnett Science Fair!

Updates

Homework:  Reading: "Walt Disney" long answer page

Social Studies: Test on 6.3 and 7 will be Friday.

My  homeroom parents should have received an email from me regarding Wednesday's conferences.  If you had a conference scheduled for Wednesday, those will not be rescheduled unless you have specific concerns.  Reading and Writing continuums will be sent home for those students in the Friday folders.  Please sign and return to school. I will then copy those and send them back to you for your records.

Please email me if you have any questions.  Thank you!

Early Release tomorrow...

Dismissal is at 12:50 tomorrow for conferences!

Updates

Homework:  Reading "Walt Disney" multiple choice questions only

Social Studies: Chapter 6..3 and 7 test is tomorrow

In case you were out on 2/23

Working on Drawings of WWII Leaders

Updates

SS: quick study lesson 2

SS: students have a rubric for their new project. Students should be doing research on their given WWII leader. See rubrics for details. 

Wear blue tomorrow for bookfair fun and get a raffle ticket to win prizes! 

Thank you for our silent auction basket donations! It's looking great! There's still time to donate anything UGA!

We shopped the bookfair today. If you missed it, bring your money any day this week!

Updates

SS students: If you did not complete your vocabulary matching, please finish it this weekend.  Your vocabulary test on those words is Monday!  Study hard!

Parents, please sign up for a conference next week!

We have early release on Wednesday and Thursday.

Thank you so much for the donations for our UGA basket!  There is still time to donate if you haven't yet.  This is a big fundraiser for our PTA and we appreciate your support!

Please check the student portal to look for any NTIs or blank grades.  Please talk to your student about these missing assignments.   Thank you for your support!


Have a great weekend!

Updates

Homework:

SS: Quick Study lesson 4

Reading:  Laura I. Wilder, long answer page

Social Studies/Writing:  All of my ELA students need to complete this assignment.  Go on the student portal.  Click on my core with S2.  Find the link to the Anne Frank website.  After you have explored the website, click on discussions and respond in the discussion box.

Microscope test tomorrow! Study!

Updates

Homework:

Reading:  Laura Ingalls Wilder, page 41

Social Studies: Quick Study Lesson 3

Due Friday:  Go on your student portal, to to my homeroom (be sure to find my core homeroom ending in  S2).  Look for the Social Studies/Writing Assignment. Click on the link to watch Anne Frank.  Click on "discussion" to type in your answer to the prompt.

Long Term:  SS: 6.3 and 7 Vocabulary Test:  Monday 2/23 (weather dependent), 6.3 and 7 Test: Wednesday 2/25 (weather dependent)

Watch the Stock Market!

Stock Market: Yahoo Finance

Updates

Happy Ice Day! I hope you're enjoying your time at home. It's a great day to read! There is a homework assignment on your C&I page (your student portal).  The assignment isn't due until Friday, but today might be a great day to work on it! It's titled Social Studies/Writing.  Every ELA student is required to finish this by Friday.  Even though it is SS content (Anne Frank), it is a short writing assignment.

The Eaglets are hatching!

The eaglets are on their way! The first shell cracked at about 4:00 today! Keep watching! Berry.edu.eaglecam

Thank you!

Thank you so much for all the Valentine love! I truly appreciate all the thoughtful gifts and notes! I love these kids so much! It's so much fun to spend the sweetest day of the year with them!

Friday Folders

In each Friday folder you will find a sealed envelope with CogAT and ITBS scores inside.  Both these tests were taken in the fall.  If you have any questions, please bring them to your conference.

Please make sure you have signed up for a conference the last week of February.

Please try to pick up something for our UGA auction basket.  Thank you so much for your help with this.  This is a big fundraiser for the PTA.

Have a great weekend!  No school for students on Monday!

Updates

Homework:

SS: quick study chapter 7 lesson 1

Reading:  Wright Brothers, long answers

Please bring in items for our silent auction basket.  Our theme is UGA.  Anything red, black or sports themed will do if you don't want to purchase UGA items.  Thank you!

Video related to our cold reading...

The Iditarod

Wanda the Whale

Thank you parent volunteers! 

Edible Automobiles from an assembly line!

In case you were out on 2/11

Updates

Homework:  SS: Quick Study lesson 3, WWI

We studied Henry Ford's assembly line and business practices today.  Ask your child to tell you about it.  I'll post pictures later of our edible automobiles we made using the assembly line!

A HUGE thank you to four parent volunteers who came in today and spent the ENTIRE day decorating our hallway for the upcoming Under the Sea Bookfair.  Our wall looks amazing!  If you're in the building, please stop by and take a look.  I"ll post pictures of Wanda the Whale later.  Thank you to: Mrs. Neel, Mrs. Allibone, Mrs. Zielinski and Mrs. Cocar.  You are the best!

In case you were out on 2/10

In case you were out on 2/9

We love watching these bald eagles in their nest!

Berry College Eagle Cam

Updates

Homework:

Reading:  The Wright Brothers, multiple choice page 47

SS:  Finish second page of WWI comprehension questions

Please send in donations for our UGA gift basket for the PTA fundraiser.  If you are not a UGA fan, please send in anything red, black, or sports oriented.  Any of that type of item would work well!  Thank you so much!

Update

Homework:  SS:  finish the first page of your WWI comprehension questions.

My homeroom:  Please bring in donations for our UGA themed basket for the PTA fundraiser.

3 War Analogies

The students worked so hard on these! It was extremely challenging, but they did amazing work!

3 War Venn diagrams!

Updates

Midterms are in the Friday Folders.  There shouldn't be any surprises if the children are checking their grades regularly on the student portal.

Our class list in the Friday Folder if your child chooses to bring in Valentine's on Friday.

Our book fair is quickly approaching.  You will find a flyer and brochure in the Friday Folder.  We are looking for 2 or 3 artistic/creative moms who would like to create a display in our hallway that showcases reading and our theme of Under the Sea.  If you are interested, please email me.  I hope a couple of you can come in on Wednesday morning at 8:30 to help.  Mrs. Morand and I have an idea, so you won't have to come up with it all on your own.  Thank you in advance.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

In case you were out on 2/5

Updates

Homework:

Reading:  Finish the last page of questions of your "Babe Ruth" article.

SS:  Chapter 8 test is tomorrow.

LA:  Informational paper on influential authors is due tomorrow.

Comparing and Contrasting the Three Wars

In case you were out on 2/4