Grade Level Updates

Your 5th grader was sent home with an enrichment sign up packet. The instructions indicate that they need to log in to sign up for their choices. There is an issue with parents corner. We ask that your child bring in the completed form by Thursday.

Binders should be set up at home and be ready for a teacher check on Thursday morning.  Please have the dividers labeled with the following titles. French or Spanish Math Science L.A. G.S. Technology Wellness CSL Art/Music

Hello Parents, If you plan on ordering books through Scholastic, consider ordering online.  Every time you order online, the class can choose a $3 book for free!  Students should have brought home an order form with instructions on how to order online.  If your son/daughter did not, please let me know, ...

I hope you all had a wonderful summer.  Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Quinn, and I are looking forward to working with you this school year.  It should be fun and educational.  Below is a link to some books that you may find interesting. http://www.nextreads.com/v.aspx?SI=447525&E=constantlycurious@hotmail.com&S=413&N=307723&ID=288442&NL=10911

Follow the link to vote on the 5th grade inventor videos. Survey

All missing assignments must be submitted by Thursday, June 17.  If a student needs an extra copy of an assignment, they must see me during a recess to get it.

If you have a public library card, you should be able to download an audio copy of Maniac Magee to use for 14 days.  Follow this link and search for it. NOBLE Digital Catalog Please let me know if you have any problems with it.

Here are some of the site we visited in class today. The first is the video we watched and the others are the virtual machines that you can experiment with. I look forward to your feedback. The Best Rube Goldberg Ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RouXygRcRC4 http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/goldburgertogo/ http://fantasticcontraption.com/login http://puzzling.caret.cam.ac.uk/game.php?game=roller http://www.tryengineering.org/play.php

Erik Rodenhiser is casting a show for kids at The Griffen Theatre on April 14th 15th 16th from 3:30-5:30pm. Show is called Mysterious Manor. I need 22 kids. Rehearsals start after April vacation. Mon, Wed, Fri, 330-530pm 7 week rehearsal, shows on Saturday and Sunday, June 12th and 13th Synopsis: A group ...

Apgar, Virginia http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_12.html http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/CP/ http://womenshistory.about.com/od/physicians/p/virginia_apgar.htm http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1704.html Carver, George Washington http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventors/a/GWC.htm http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/gwc/bio.html http://www.biography.com/articles/George-Washington-Carver-9240299 Cocerell, Christopher http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/cockerell.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/cockerell.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/kids/science/az_hovercraft.shtm Eastman, George http://www.kodak.com/global/en/corp/historyOfKodak/eastmanTheMan.jhtml http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventors/ss/George_Eastman.htm Kwolek, Stephanie http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/kwolek.htm http://www.chemheritage.org/classroom/chemach/plastics/kwolek.html http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkevlar.htm Lamarr, Hedy http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/radio_history/gtnames/hedy_lamarr.php Maiman, Theodore http://inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventions/a/laser.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/obituaries/11maiman.html http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Theodore_H._Maiman http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Theodore_Maiman_and_the_Laser http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/pioneers/maiman.html Paul, Les http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/les-paul-passes-away-at-94-813/ http://www.lespaulonline.com/bio.html http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lespaul/biography

If you were absent today, please watch the video at the link below. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/26050-foundations-of-american-government-the-boston-massacre-video.htm

http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html http://www.jerichoschools.org/ms/library/science/humanbodySharma.htm http://www.kidinfo.com/health/human_body.html Great site. Mr. Sullivan highly recommends this one http://www.kidsbiology.com/human_biology/index.php http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/htbw_main_page.html http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/biosci.html http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=16951&external=http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/&original=http://www.proteacher.com http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/stemcells/ For information on all three organ systems go to this link and click on the organ system to view specific content. Biology4Kids.com: http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html For diagrams on specific organ systems see the links below: Respiratory system http://www.sk.lung.ca/graphics/anatomy/lungs5c.gif Nervous System: http://www.healthscout.com/graphics/images/en/8679.jpg Circulatory System: http://www.cvcu.com.au/images/cv_torso.jpg http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/activities/circulatory.html

Please read and complete all activities related to the link found below.  You will be asked to type the correct possessive or plural.  If you prefer to write your answers on paper, you may.  If you complete the exercises on paper, bring the paper with you to school tomorrow.  If ...

Hello 8th Graders! In these final days before school, we have been very busy getting ready for for your arrival. Your planners have your names on them,  your cubbies and hooks await your belonging, and schedules have been printed. You don’t have to bring all your materials on the first day, but please bring paper and a [...]

Here is the 7th Grade supply list (pdf). Please make sure your seventh grader has these items listed below. (1) large (1-inch or thicker) plastic or cloth (no paper) accordion file folder with 8 or more pockets or (1) large 3-inch three ring binder with eight or more dividers (1) 400-sheet pack of lined paper [...]

REQUIRED SUMMER READING: FOR STUDENTS ENTERING 7th GRADE IN THE FALL On the first day of school seventh graders will be asked to turn in a summer reading list. One of the books on the list should be from the list below. SUGGESTED SUMMER READING Fantasy Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr by Christopher Paolini Summerland by Michael [...]

Cite (V) Site (N) Allusion (N) Illusion (N) Agora (N) Barbarian (N) Assassinate (V) Plague (N) Blockade (N) Hellenistic (Adj)

The seventh graders are working furiously on their Olympic sports exhibition project. This project integrates the study of ancient Greek athletics, muscle groups of the body, and form / proportion of the human body. See their statue start to come to life.

Stay tuned for this Tuesday for exhibition project descriptions.