SECOND GRADE…OCTOBER 4-8, 2010 Dear Second Grade Families, FLAT PEOPLE UPDATE: The Flat People are just about ready to go! Letters need to be written and envelopes addressed and stamped. Stay tuned! SAINTS: Saint selection will be this week. The assignment will follow. TESTING!!!! We will be finishing up this week. The class has done […]
Dear Third Grade Families, As our class continues to march our way through the third grade math standards, I am pleased that many students are excelling. In fact, about seven students have moved past our current math focus and are even beginning to tackle new areas of the curriculum in their Accelerated Math work. Those […]
Dear Parents, October 4, 2010 I would like to thank the parents that were able to make it to Wednesday’s Parent Meeting. I hope that you found it informative. We have completed theme 1 in our reading series. We start theme 2 – “Surprise!” this week. We will be reading stories that have a surprise […]
The 8th grade is in the computer lab deciding court cases and citizen rights on the new Our Courts website designed by Justice O’Conner. The discussions are very lively and I see many lawyers and judges in the future from this class!
Today the seventh graders did an investigation to determine which of two samples of yeast was still alive and able to produce carbon dioxide. Thanks to Mr. Merkord for his assistance!
The sixth graders made a model of the Indian and Eurasian plates colliding, causing the Himalayan Range to develop. Thanks to Mr. Merkord for his assistance. Ask them to show you how their models work and to explain them.
“Is truth the same for everyone?” That is the Big Question, we have been discussing in literature this month. For their first book report, the 8th grade will choose a book from the recommended independent reading list in their literature books. Students will be discussing the different truths they find in their selection in the […]
For their first trimester book report, the 7th grade will be reading a biography or an autobiography. Ask your student for the specific details. They received information on Thursday, September 30, 2010. Students will be sharing their books in a power point presentation that they will create in the computer lab and present orally to […]
6th graders are required to do one book report a trimester. They need to find either a science fiction or a fantasy book to read. Ask your students for specific details. Information was distributed on Thursday, September 30,2010. Students will be sharing their books in the form of a pop-up book. Work on the pop-up […]
We are learning about Saint Augustine for the month of September. See him as a Bishop.