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Springfield Museum- March, 2009
Freedom Trail on Thursday, June ll
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Field Day, 2009
Happy Birthday
Happy May Birthdays to: James. Hannah and Amire
Student Riddles.....
From Bri (and The Hobbit):
It can not be seen, cannot be felt, cannot be heard,
cannot be smelt....
It lies behind stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills,
It comes first and follows after, ends life, kills laughter..
What am I? (answer on Social Studies page)
From Maritza......
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
What does an Astronaut eats, but also finds?
(answers on Social Studies page)
Important Dates:
THURSDAY, JUNE 11: McCain/DeSorcy FIELD TRIP TO BOSTON FREEDOM TRAIL (7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.)
THANK YOU'S TO
- Mrs. Pedigo for class donation of eraser tops and pencils, and more eraser tops!!
- Austin for class donations of tissues
- Pierce for information on the Gazette's Election supplement-which we will do for our presidential election
- Mrs. Shea for donating time to our Book Fair and helping the students with our "Constitution" groups in class
- Renee for donation of 3 large boxes of tissues for our "sniffles"....
- Thomas' Mom for 3 large boxes of tissues, Disinfecting Wipes and a BIG "Germ-X" bottle to help keep us healthy........
- to our very generous students for all the food stables they are bringing in for the Can Drive...
- to Mrs. Robinson for sending in a BOX of staples for our Can Drive
- Mrs. Mercier, Mrs. Shea, Mrs. Curtis, Mr. Simon and Mrs. Ablicki for helping research our explorer in the library...you all were so helpful.....and the students truly appreciated your help..........
- Nick and Zack for pencil donations.......
- Nick for a new desk cleaner solution.......
- Mickey's grandmother, Pierce's, James', Nick's moms for their help and donation of crafts for our Holiday Craft day
- Taylor and Amire for donations of craft materials
- To all who donated class supplies as Christmas gifts..........
- Mrs. Curtis for giving us Newton from Home Depot who did such a wonderful job with our students building their wooden crafts.....
- Thank you to Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Ablicki, Mrs. Pedigo, Mrs. Rodzen who helped serve our food at the Columbian Exchange and ALL THE PARENTS who helped support their children with the great dishes
- Mr. Donnelly for all those personnally made tacos from Taco Bell.....
- Mrs. Ablicki for chaperoning our Springield Museum Field Trip
Social Studies
- Paying for the French & Indian War
- Proclamation of 1763 ("Join or Die")
- Sugar Tax
- Stamp Act ("No taxation without representation")
- The Townshend Act
- Boston Massacre-Was It?
- The Tea Tax
- Boston Tea Party-not really.....
- Intolerable Acts-Whew!!!!
- The Quartering Act
- 1st Continental Congress ("Hope for peace, plan for war....")
- Paul Revere's Midnight Ride ("Oneth by land, twoeth by sea".....)
- Lexington and Concord ("Shot Heard Around the World")
- 2nd Continental Congress-busy group.....
- Continental Army-
- George Washington-Commander In Chief
- Continentals ($$$$)
- Declaration of Independence
- Battle of Bunker Hill (or was it Breed's Hill)-"Don't shoot until you see the white's of their eyes...."
Science
Science:
Accelerated Reader Program
Accelerated Reader or AR for short, is a program developed to test student comprehension of the books they read. In an effort to help students comprehend, AR assigns each book a Reading Level and Point Level. Three times throughout the year students are given the S.T.A.R. test. It is an AR companion, in that it test students to see where they are most comfortable reading based on a series of questions which increase in difficulty. A report is printed which tells the teacher the student's recommended reading level.
How Does the Point System Work? Points are assigned to each AR book based on its length and level of difficulty. Students earn points based on their percentage correct on each quiz. Point goals are assigned to each student.
What Kind of Questions Are On the AR Quizzes? AR quizzes challenge students to recall specific details from their reading of the book.
Link to school website for AR Reading List: Middle School Site
Get Adobe Reader to open AR lists: Get Adobe Reader
