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Welcome to the Spring Earthshaker Open Team Meeting!
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Earthshaker Science
Jean Anderson
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Microbiology
• Microscope
•Animal and Plant Cell
•Organization of Living Things
•Genetics
•Microbes
•Disease
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Microbiology Projects & Activities
•Earthworm Dissection
•Reebop Creations
•Genetic Engineering Assignment
•Microbiology Test – Thursday, April 12th
•TAG
•Starfish Dissection
•Disease through the Ages Project
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Upcoming Unit
•Ecology
•Abiotic and biotic factors
•Relationships
•Adaptations
•Cycles
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Earthshaker Social Studies
Kathy Wofford
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Current Unit of Study - Africa south of the Sahara
In addition to learning about the geography, culture, history and economics of this continent, students will have an opportunity to rotate through a variety of activity stations.
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Stations will include: Creating puzzle maps of Africa, completing an Environmental Case Study of Desertification in the Sahel, creating Kenti cloth, creating acrostic poem about an African animal, web activities about the geography and culture of South Africa and its neighbors as well as Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas.
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Students will be asked to bring two articles on current events taking place on this continent, and a summary of each in their own words. Due date: April 5th.Test - April 13th Chapter 17 – South Africa and Its Neighbors
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TAG – Africa Photoscope - Students will respond to two of three photograph collections: Conflict, Urban Africa, Environment in a variety of ways
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Earthshaker Language Arts
Jenni Jackson
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Writing
•Poetry Unit – Invented Poetry project•DARE persuasive paper/speech•TAG – Poet Research project
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Reading:
•Poetry•TAKS expository reading selections•True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle•TAG – Junior Great Books•Reading Logs and Reflections
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Earthshaker Reading Log Minutes
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75965 73197
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Class Average Books Read per Student
First Period 23
TAG 41
Fourth Period 22
Fifth Period 26
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Earthshaker Book Pass
September Library Book Pass
November Author Book Pass
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429 Total Books Read From Passes
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Spelling & Vocabulary
•Poetry Spelling Test – Friday, March 30•Poetry Vocabulary Test went home Tuesday
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Important Date:
Reading TAKS – April 18
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Earthshaker Math
Kay Blake
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Math 1st Period - TAG
• Finishing a unit on Geometry and Measurement, test Friday
•New unit – Surface Area and Volume of Prisms, Cylinders & Cones
•Will analyze Benchmark Test next Monday with data coming home to parents that day
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Math Periods 2nd, 4th, and 5th
• Current unit – Geometry & Measurement of Area and Perimeter
•Test will be Thursday, April 5th
•Benchmark analysis – Tuesday & Wednesday, April 6th , 7th with data coming home to parents that day
•After TAKS, we will be multiplying and dividing fractions
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TAKS Time!
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1.Make sure your children get a good night’s sleep.
2.Make sure they eat a good breakfast.3.Encourage them to bring a healthy
lunch.
Test Taking Tips for Parents
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Remind your children to:• take their time on this test• check their answers and• do their very best
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•Make sure your children bring:
•Two #2 Pencils with erasers
•Silent reading book
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Earthshaker FYI’s
•Math TAKS Test – April 17th
•Reading TAKS Test – April 18th
•DARE Graduation – May 11th
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Thank you for attending our Open Team Meeting. We look forward to seeing you again on May 3rd, here in the 5/6 Assembly Room.