We are reviewing many concepts in Math this week since we are taking the state OAKS math test on Thursday. We are reviewing concepts such as geometry, algebra, fractions, surface area. Please make sure your child does the assigned www.ixl.com problems this week. We are also learning about different types of graphs this week....
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News from 5th Grade – Ms. Jen
News from Mr. Post’s Classroom
Well we are finally ready for Art Night! Students have finished writing and illustrating their comics, printing their T-shirts, and filming the Recycled ABCs songs. We have all worked hard, and we are very excited to have families and friends come see our works of art this Thursday evening. For Reading, students are working...
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News from Room 12- Ms. Leake and Ms. Gereau
Howdy from Room 12 and welcome to another week! Our pond unit is in full swing! We are starting our pond animal research project this week. Students will choose a pond animal and research its physical characteristics, how it raises its young, and interesting facts. The culminating project will be a display board showing...
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Mr. Colvin’ 4th Grade Class Notes for April 29-May 3, 2013
In some ways, this week and last week are going to be very similar. We have math testing on Wednesday, lots of Oregon Trail activities for the simulation game, and some more preparation for Art Night (you’ve got to see what the kids worked on last week!). Once again, get lots of sleep the...
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Ms. Sarah’s Classroom Notes
I hope you have heard the news! We finally left Independence, Missouri! We are on our way. This experience is exciting and challenging and we are learning a lot! Please ask your child what fates have occurred so far. It is hard to believe, but Art Night is next week. Yesterday I sent home...
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Notes from Room 12- Ms. Leake and Ms. Gereau
Howdy from Room 12! We are in the middle of another hard working, creative, fun-filled week! We are continuing our pond unit and the students are really enjoying it. We did an experiment with water tension and water striders on Tuesday! Ask your child how many drops of water they fit onto a tiny...
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Class Notes From Ms. Vasquez
We are getting ready for Art Night in May! Our class is learning about Claude Monet’s series Water Lilies. Monet painted about 250 paintings of the water lilies that were part of his beautiful garden in Giverney. The Water Lilies were his primary focus the last thirty years of his life. On Tuesday, the...
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Ms. Kennedy’s 3rd Grade
The sunshine was a marvelous addition to our workweek. By the time this has hit the presses, we will have completed our tour of Lone Fir Cemetery. At the very least, I learned how to spell ‘cemetery’ correctly. Art projects are making their way to the walls outside Room 17. I recently uploaded the...
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Ms. Swan’s Second Grade
The Folk Dancers are coming! On this Friday at 1:00, our class will be meeting with two talented folk dancers. They are an older couple who are well versed in the art of dance. I have had them visit my class for a few years now. They will teach our students dances from all...
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Mrs. Pechette’s First Grade
We are grateful to have the beautiful camellias of spring for our art lesson on value, the range of lightness or darkness in a color. We first observed a pure white flower, then painted several randomly on the paper. Next a dot of red was added to the white paint on each child’s palette. ...
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