Whipkey's Weekly Update 10/25-10/27/10

WHIPKEY'S WEEKLY UPDATE ~ 10/25-10/27/10

Upcoming/Ongoing Events:

10/22 - No school for students; work day for teachers
10/27 - Halloween Parade @2:15 & Party @2:45
10/28 & 29 - Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
11/22-11/26/10 - Fall Break

Learning Goals:

• Whipkey's Math: Gathering Data, Charts, Graphs, and Facts Practice
• Reading: Hatchet (Chapters 11-16)
  
• Media Integration: Country of Comparison project! Students will research a country of their choice and compare it with the U.S.A.!!
• Language Arts: Six Traits Writing Skill of the Week is "Voice." Students will practice writing narratives(stories). We will also work on journaling, grammar, and spelling activities in class.
• Science: Chapter 2 & Landforms science kit activities to begin soon!
  
• Social Studies: History Alive! Chapter 2 - Native Americans

***Remember, Parent/Teacher Conferences are next week. Conference times were sent home yesterday. Please email or call me if your appointment time doesn't work for you! **
cwhipkey@mssd14.org/685-2188

Whipkey's Weekly Update 10/18-10/22/10

WHIPKEY'S WEEKLY UPDATE ~ 10/18-10/22/10

Upcoming/Ongoing Events:

10/20 - School Picture Retakes
10/22 - No school for students; work day for teachers
10/27 - Halloween Parade @2:15 & Party @2:45
10/28 & 29 - Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

Learning Goals:

• Whipkey's Math: Gathering Data, Charts, Graphs, and Facts Practice
• Reading: Hatchet (Chapters 11-16)
  
• Media Integration: Country of Comparison project! Students will research a country of their choice and compare it with the U.S.A.!!
• Language Arts: Six Traits Writing Skill of the Week is "Organization." Students will continue practicing 5 paragraph essays. We will also work on journaling, grammar, and spelling activities in class.
• Science: Chapter 2 & Landforms science kit activities to begin soon!
  
• Social Studies: History Alive! Chapter 2 - Native Americans

WHIPKEY'S WEEKLY UPDATE ~ 10/12 - 10/15

Upcoming/Ongoing Events:
10/15 - Music Presentation @ 2:00 in the Aud.
10/20 - School Picture Retakes
10/22 - No school for students, work day for teachers
10/27 - Halloween Parade @2:15 & Party @2:45
10/28 & 29 - Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

Learning Goals:

• Whipkey's Math: Comparing & Ordering Decimal Numbers, Adding/Subtracting with Decimals, Fractions and Facts Practice
• Reading: Hatchet (Chapters 10-15) & GATE groups begin!
  
• Media Integration: Country of Comparison project! Students will research a country of their choice and compare it with the U.S.A.!!
• Language Arts: Six Traits Writing Skill of the Week is "Word Choice." Students will focus on creating writing pieces with "juicy" word choice. Students will also work on journaling, grammar, and spelling activities in class.
• Science: Microworlds - Investigations using microscopes!
  
• Social Studies: History Alive! Chapter 2 - Native Americans
  

WHIPKEY'S HOMEWORK 10/4/10
Science: Read & Notes p.A36 - quiz tomorrow!
Whipkey's Math: P.PW12 #1-22 (all)