Dear parents,
You are cordially invited to the Awards Ceremony for middle school which will take place Friday June 3rd at 8:00 am at the Basketball Courts behind the gym. 7B class is also invited to student led conferences Thursday June 2nd from 2:45 to 3:15.
C. Rennie
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Field Day items and SACs binders for 7B
We are very near the end of the year and Field day is fast approaching! Field day will occur on June 3rd and we will need assistance with donations. Each class is responsible for bringing lunch for Field day. Please bring the following lunch donations for 7B to Ms. Rennie’s room before June 3rd:
60 hotdogs
60 hotdog buns
40 individual bags of chips
1 package of freezer pops
1 can of powdered Gatorade
4 gallons of water
Last year’s volunteers worked really hard at saving items to be re-used at Field day this year. Below are the items that need to be replaced. Parents may donate an item from this list at the front office, or make a monetary donation toward Field day. We are in need of:
4- beach balls
100 -clothespins, clothesline, clothes
5 -beach chairs
5- towels
2- 5 gal bucket
10- cones
1 small bag baking potatoes
3- foot balls
5- tables
4- hockey sticks
5- small pools
10- buckets
5 bags of charcoal
On another note, Neuse Charter School is undergoing an accreditation process called SACs. Under this process we must document students work and we are in need of many 3 inch binders with plastic covers. The plastic cover on the front is needed for us to slip in a title page. Dr. Harris is requesting that each parent donate one 3 inch binder with plastic cover per child. Thank you very much for your generosity and support!
60 hotdogs
60 hotdog buns
40 individual bags of chips
1 package of freezer pops
1 can of powdered Gatorade
4 gallons of water
Last year’s volunteers worked really hard at saving items to be re-used at Field day this year. Below are the items that need to be replaced. Parents may donate an item from this list at the front office, or make a monetary donation toward Field day. We are in need of:
4- beach balls
100 -clothespins, clothesline, clothes
5 -beach chairs
5- towels
2- 5 gal bucket
10- cones
1 small bag baking potatoes
3- foot balls
5- tables
4- hockey sticks
5- small pools
10- buckets
5 bags of charcoal
On another note, Neuse Charter School is undergoing an accreditation process called SACs. Under this process we must document students work and we are in need of many 3 inch binders with plastic covers. The plastic cover on the front is needed for us to slip in a title page. Dr. Harris is requesting that each parent donate one 3 inch binder with plastic cover per child. Thank you very much for your generosity and support!
Award Assemblies and EOGs
Dear parents,
The results from the EOGs will come back Monday May 23rd. If your child scores a Level 3 or higher, teachers will not phone you. However, if your child scores a Level 1 or 2 (below grade level), we will phone you Monday afternoon and let you know about remediation and retests.
The award assembly for this year for Grades 5-9 is June 2nd.
The results from the EOGs will come back Monday May 23rd. If your child scores a Level 3 or higher, teachers will not phone you. However, if your child scores a Level 1 or 2 (below grade level), we will phone you Monday afternoon and let you know about remediation and retests.
The award assembly for this year for Grades 5-9 is June 2nd.
Grade 5: Weeks of May 23rd to June 3rd
Biome Project Outline
Grade 5 will complete a project on a specific biome. This project will mostly be done in class and is a mini-project. Notes, research, the food web, and writing of the research paper wilI be done in class. I will provide books on biomes, but if students do not finish your research or other assignments in class, they will have them for homework.
Due dates are the following and might change depending on our schedule:
May 25th Notes due (15 marks)
Minimum 5 notes on each: Climate, Special Characteristics, Animals and Plants (types and adaptations), and Pollution in the Biome
May 26th Food web of the biome due (10 marks)
May 27th Research paper due (10 marks)
Research paper is based on notes we took. *Students may not plagiarize.
May 31st to June 1st Presentations (10 marks)
Please sign student's biome project sheets when they arrive home.
Grade 5 will complete a project on a specific biome. This project will mostly be done in class and is a mini-project. Notes, research, the food web, and writing of the research paper wilI be done in class. I will provide books on biomes, but if students do not finish your research or other assignments in class, they will have them for homework.
Due dates are the following and might change depending on our schedule:
May 25th Notes due (15 marks)
Minimum 5 notes on each: Climate, Special Characteristics, Animals and Plants (types and adaptations), and Pollution in the Biome
May 26th Food web of the biome due (10 marks)
May 27th Research paper due (10 marks)
Research paper is based on notes we took. *Students may not plagiarize.
May 31st to June 1st Presentations (10 marks)
Please sign student's biome project sheets when they arrive home.
Grade 6 and 7: Weeks of May 23rd to June 3rd
ENVIRONMENT PROJECT
We will complete a project on pathogens, or disease causing microbes. There will be seven elements to this project:
1. Notes: due May 26th (10 marks)
2. Research: one print out, magazine, or book due May 24th (5 marks)
3. Bibliography: due May 26th (5 marks)
4. Written research paper: May 27th (20 marks)
5. A power point (regular power point, or Prexis) or poster on Glogster: May 27th (10 marks)
6. Presentations: May 31st and June 1st (10 marks)
7. Participation: 10 marks
There will be time in Science class and Technology class to complete work, but students will need to bring in one piece of research to Science class. Any work that is not completed in class must be completed at home. Students will present in partner groups, may do the power point or poster together, and may help each other as needed. However, notes, research paper, bibliography, and research must be done individually and each student will receive an individual mark for his/her efforts.
The research project will consist of the following paragraphs:
1. Introduction: introductory statement, define the environmental problem, and what you will discuss in your essay.
2. Causes: what caused the environmental problem; or why people have chosen to use this type of energy over other renewable sources.
3. Effects: what effects does this problem have on humans, the atmosphere, animals, plants, etc.
4. Solutions: describe various solutions, practicality, costs, and challenges to their implementation.
5. Case study: choose a place in the world that has experienced this problem on a more severe level. You may use the teacher’s suggestion or choose your own.
Suggested case studies:
• Nuclear energy: Chernobyl or Japanese power plants 2011 earthquake
• E waste: Guiyu, China
• Overpopulation: one child policy, China or India or Indonesia
• Air pollution (fossil fuels): coal burning plants in North Carolina or Linfen, China
• Water pollution and shortages: aquifer Mexico City, cholera, or bilharzias
• Climate change: rainforest, landfills or prominent scientists for/against climate change
• Deforestation and endangered species: Amazon rainforest or highlight an endangered species
• Toxic waste: Love Canal, NY or Bhopal, India
• Oil spill: Exxon Valdez spill or Gulf of Mexico
• Garbage: garbage and recycling in North Carolina
6. Conclusion: summarize your conclusions and give the reader your most important points.
We will complete a project on pathogens, or disease causing microbes. There will be seven elements to this project:
1. Notes: due May 26th (10 marks)
2. Research: one print out, magazine, or book due May 24th (5 marks)
3. Bibliography: due May 26th (5 marks)
4. Written research paper: May 27th (20 marks)
5. A power point (regular power point, or Prexis) or poster on Glogster: May 27th (10 marks)
6. Presentations: May 31st and June 1st (10 marks)
7. Participation: 10 marks
There will be time in Science class and Technology class to complete work, but students will need to bring in one piece of research to Science class. Any work that is not completed in class must be completed at home. Students will present in partner groups, may do the power point or poster together, and may help each other as needed. However, notes, research paper, bibliography, and research must be done individually and each student will receive an individual mark for his/her efforts.
The research project will consist of the following paragraphs:
1. Introduction: introductory statement, define the environmental problem, and what you will discuss in your essay.
2. Causes: what caused the environmental problem; or why people have chosen to use this type of energy over other renewable sources.
3. Effects: what effects does this problem have on humans, the atmosphere, animals, plants, etc.
4. Solutions: describe various solutions, practicality, costs, and challenges to their implementation.
5. Case study: choose a place in the world that has experienced this problem on a more severe level. You may use the teacher’s suggestion or choose your own.
Suggested case studies:
• Nuclear energy: Chernobyl or Japanese power plants 2011 earthquake
• E waste: Guiyu, China
• Overpopulation: one child policy, China or India or Indonesia
• Air pollution (fossil fuels): coal burning plants in North Carolina or Linfen, China
• Water pollution and shortages: aquifer Mexico City, cholera, or bilharzias
• Climate change: rainforest, landfills or prominent scientists for/against climate change
• Deforestation and endangered species: Amazon rainforest or highlight an endangered species
• Toxic waste: Love Canal, NY or Bhopal, India
• Oil spill: Exxon Valdez spill or Gulf of Mexico
• Garbage: garbage and recycling in North Carolina
6. Conclusion: summarize your conclusions and give the reader your most important points.
Grade 8: Weeks of May 23rd to June 3rd
PATHOGENS PROJECT
We will complete a project on pathogens, or disease causing microbes. There will be seven elements to this project:
1. Notes: due May 26th (10 marks)
2. Research: one print out, magazine, or book due May 24th (5 marks)
3. Bibliography: due May 26th (5 marks)
4. Written research paper: May 27th (20 marks)
5. A power point (regular power point, or Prexis) or poster on Glogster: May 27th (10 marks)
6. Presentations: May 31st and June 1st (10 marks)
7. Participation: 10 marks
There will be time in Science class and Technology class to complete work, but students will need to bring in one piece of research to Science class. Any work that is not completed in class must be completed at home. Students will present in partner groups, may do the power point or poster together, and may help each other as needed. However, notes, research paper, bibliography, and research must be done individually and each student will receive an individual mark for his/her efforts. Parents must approve of your research topic.
The research project will consist of the following paragraphs:
1. Introduction: introductory statement, define your pathogen, tell which type of microbe it is (virus, bacteria, protist, fungi), and what you will discuss in your essay.
2. Special characteristics: Describe the pathogen and its special characteristics (physical characteristics, most common victims, most common area it is found, any epidemics, etc.)
3. Spread of the pathogen (host to host by ingestion/inhalation/touch, spread by vectors, spread by environmental sources, who is most susceptible) and favorable conditions for the disease (warm climate, unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, contamination, etc)
4. Symptoms and treatment of infection
5. Prevention: antimicrobial solutions, washing hands, not drinking unsanitary water, government regulation, etc.
We will complete a project on pathogens, or disease causing microbes. There will be seven elements to this project:
1. Notes: due May 26th (10 marks)
2. Research: one print out, magazine, or book due May 24th (5 marks)
3. Bibliography: due May 26th (5 marks)
4. Written research paper: May 27th (20 marks)
5. A power point (regular power point, or Prexis) or poster on Glogster: May 27th (10 marks)
6. Presentations: May 31st and June 1st (10 marks)
7. Participation: 10 marks
There will be time in Science class and Technology class to complete work, but students will need to bring in one piece of research to Science class. Any work that is not completed in class must be completed at home. Students will present in partner groups, may do the power point or poster together, and may help each other as needed. However, notes, research paper, bibliography, and research must be done individually and each student will receive an individual mark for his/her efforts. Parents must approve of your research topic.
The research project will consist of the following paragraphs:
1. Introduction: introductory statement, define your pathogen, tell which type of microbe it is (virus, bacteria, protist, fungi), and what you will discuss in your essay.
2. Special characteristics: Describe the pathogen and its special characteristics (physical characteristics, most common victims, most common area it is found, any epidemics, etc.)
3. Spread of the pathogen (host to host by ingestion/inhalation/touch, spread by vectors, spread by environmental sources, who is most susceptible) and favorable conditions for the disease (warm climate, unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, contamination, etc)
4. Symptoms and treatment of infection
5. Prevention: antimicrobial solutions, washing hands, not drinking unsanitary water, government regulation, etc.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Grade 5: Week of May 9th to 13th
We are rapidly preparing for our EOG in Science. Grade 5s will take their EOGs on Friday May 20th. We will have a fair amount of homework this week, including quizzes, but I will not be giving homework next week, the week of EOGs. Also time will be given in class to complete review sheets and students will test themselves in partners.
Homework is as follows:
Monday night:
1. Bring back the progress report signed.
2. Finish review sheet on Ecosystems and study for the Ecosystems test.
3. Finish Column 5 vocabulary sentences.
Tuesday night:
1. Study for the Ecosystems test on Wednesday and Ecosystems EOG Quiz Thursday (this content is related).
2. Finish Column 6 vocabulary sentences.
Wednesday night:
1. Study for the Ecosystems EOG quiz Thursday (students have a review sheet they completed in class on Tuesday.
Thursday night:
1. Study the vocabulary definitions and sentences Column 5 and 6 for the final vocabulary test on Friday.
Homework is as follows:
Monday night:
1. Bring back the progress report signed.
2. Finish review sheet on Ecosystems and study for the Ecosystems test.
3. Finish Column 5 vocabulary sentences.
Tuesday night:
1. Study for the Ecosystems test on Wednesday and Ecosystems EOG Quiz Thursday (this content is related).
2. Finish Column 6 vocabulary sentences.
Wednesday night:
1. Study for the Ecosystems EOG quiz Thursday (students have a review sheet they completed in class on Tuesday.
Thursday night:
1. Study the vocabulary definitions and sentences Column 5 and 6 for the final vocabulary test on Friday.
Grade 6: Week of May 9th to 13th
We are finishing up our unit on natural selection and adaptations. Grade 6 will receive a review sheet on Tuesday and will take their test on Thursday, unless they need more time to review. Then I will postpone it to Friday. We will watch a very interesting video on the Galapagos Islands which shows diversity and adaptation at its finest. We will observe the Galapagos Islands as Charles Darwin observed them and examine how he came to his conclusions and formed the theory of natural selection.
Homework is as follows:
Monday night: return the progress report signed
Tuesday night: finish the review sheet and study for the Adaptations test
Wednesday night: study for the Adaptations test
Thursday night: no homework unless we postpone the test to Friday
Homework is as follows:
Monday night: return the progress report signed
Tuesday night: finish the review sheet and study for the Adaptations test
Wednesday night: study for the Adaptations test
Thursday night: no homework unless we postpone the test to Friday
Grade 7: Week of May 9th to 13th
Since I did not see grade 7 at all for four days, I needed this Monday to understand what grade 7 had learned and completed, and what they had not. Both classes will take a test this Friday and receive a review sheet on Wednesday. Our test will cover composition of the atmosphere, layers of the atmosphere, CFCs (causes, effects, solutions), destruction of the ozone layer (causes, effects, solutions), and ozone in the form of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxide.
We are missing three blue Science books. Please check your house to see if you might have one in your house.
Students homework is the following:
Monday night: return the progress report signed.
Tuesday night: to be determined
Wednesday night: finish the review sheet; study for the test on Friday
Thursday night: study for the test on Friday
We are missing three blue Science books. Please check your house to see if you might have one in your house.
Students homework is the following:
Monday night: return the progress report signed.
Tuesday night: to be determined
Wednesday night: finish the review sheet; study for the test on Friday
Thursday night: study for the test on Friday
Grade 8: Week of May 9th to 13th
We are rapidly preparing for EOGs and finishing our microbe book. Grade 8s will have a fair amount of homework and studying this week but I will not assign homework next week because of EOGs. The Grade 8 Science EOG is on Thursday May 19th. Students have finished answers questions on microbes and are now putting these questions in paragraph form and printing or drawing pictures for each page. Please see the Microbes booklet worksheets which gives instructions on how to complete the book.
Homework for the week is as follows:
Monday night:
1. Complete lessons 31 to 34 and the EOG Review in the EOG book (Chemistry section)
2. Study for the quiz on geology (see EOG book) on Tuesday
3. Bring back progress report signed for a homework grade
Tuesday night:
1. Complete pages 1-4 of the Microbe book or more including drawings or print out of pictures
2. Complete the review sheet on Microbes and study for the Microbes test Thursday
Wednesday night:
1. Complete pages 5-9 of the Microbe book including pictures
2. Study for the Microbes test on Thursday
Thursday night:
1. Complete pages 9-12 of the Microbe book including pictures
2. Study for the EOG Chemistry Quiz on Friday(see Chemistry section of the EOG book)
Friday: Microbe book is due. We will take the EOG Chemistry Quiz and then begin a full length practice quiz in partners. Next Monday we will finish a real EOG test that Department of Public Instruction released.
Homework for the week is as follows:
Monday night:
1. Complete lessons 31 to 34 and the EOG Review in the EOG book (Chemistry section)
2. Study for the quiz on geology (see EOG book) on Tuesday
3. Bring back progress report signed for a homework grade
Tuesday night:
1. Complete pages 1-4 of the Microbe book or more including drawings or print out of pictures
2. Complete the review sheet on Microbes and study for the Microbes test Thursday
Wednesday night:
1. Complete pages 5-9 of the Microbe book including pictures
2. Study for the Microbes test on Thursday
Thursday night:
1. Complete pages 9-12 of the Microbe book including pictures
2. Study for the EOG Chemistry Quiz on Friday(see Chemistry section of the EOG book)
Friday: Microbe book is due. We will take the EOG Chemistry Quiz and then begin a full length practice quiz in partners. Next Monday we will finish a real EOG test that Department of Public Instruction released.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Extend 2 testing and Progress Reports
We will have students Extend 2 EOG testing this week in the media center. This means we will have a different schedule than usual this week and I will only be teaching grade 5, 6a, and 8a. I will give all other work to supervising teachers for other classes.
Progress Reports will be given out May 6th. Please bring them back signed by Tuesday May 10th. Thank you!
Progress Reports will be given out May 6th. Please bring them back signed by Tuesday May 10th. Thank you!
Grade 5: Week of May 2nd to 6th
We will be reviewing for our EOG and learning about food webs and food chains this week. Students received a review sheet on Newton's Laws Monday and will take a quiz on it Wednesday. Students will receive a review sheet on Ecosystems on Wednesday (or possibly Thursday and will take their test next Tuesday. It is the last chapter test they will take. Students will also be writing sentences to prepare themselves for a Vocabulary Quiz on Column 3 and 4 words. Most students did very well on their last Vocabulary test!
Students will have the following homework:
Tuesday night: write sentences on Column 3 and study for Newton's Laws Quiz
Wednesday night: write sentences on Column 4 and finish part or all of the review sheet (review sheet might be given for homework Wednesday or Thursday)
Thursday night: study for the Column 3 and 4 Vocabulary Test, study for the Ecosystem test
next Monday night: study for the Ecosystem test on Tuesday May 10th
Students will have the following homework:
Tuesday night: write sentences on Column 3 and study for Newton's Laws Quiz
Wednesday night: write sentences on Column 4 and finish part or all of the review sheet (review sheet might be given for homework Wednesday or Thursday)
Thursday night: study for the Column 3 and 4 Vocabulary Test, study for the Ecosystem test
next Monday night: study for the Ecosystem test on Tuesday May 10th
Grade 6: Week of May 2nd to 6th
Due to extend 2 EOG testing in the media center, I will only see 6a, but will give work to the supervising teachers of 6b. We will compare and contrast plants' physical and physiological adaptations and examine the causes of extinction. Finally, we will watch a video about one of the most famous case studies of adaptation: the Galapagos Islands. We will have a test next week.
Grade 7: Week of May 2nd to 6th
Due to Extend 2 EOG testing in the media center, I will not get to see Grade 7s this week, but have given work to supervising teachers. Students will be learning about two types of ozone and comparing and contrasting them. They will learn how ozone, volatile organic compounds, nitrous oxide, and other particles pollute our air. Then they will be presented with a case study about one of the dirtiest cities in the world: Linfen, China. We will have a test on the Atmosphere next week.
Grade 8: Week of May 2nd to 6th
Since we are having Extend 2 testing in the media center, I will only see 8a this week, but I have given work to other elective teachers and 8b will be expected to do the same work as 8a.
I have marked all of the EOG tests that were written before spring break and I will be communicating with you if your child received an estimated 1 or 2 (below grade level). I will also have tutoring this Thursday, next Monday and next Thursday. We will go over the most common errors during the 8a class.
All of Grade 8 will be working on their Microbes book this week, filling in information from their textbook and EOG book first. The goal for this week is to have all of the information filled in for every microbe by Friday. Our second job will come next week when we write the paragraphs and include a microbe for each page.
Homework this week is as follows:
1. Finish filling in information and answering the questions on the "Microbe Book" sheets by Friday May 6th.
2. On Tuesday night: Finish Lesson 25, 26, 27 in the EOG book
3. On Wednesday night: Finish Lesson 28, 29, 30 in the EOG book
4. On Thursday night: Finish Lesson 31, 32, 33 in the EOG book
I have marked all of the EOG tests that were written before spring break and I will be communicating with you if your child received an estimated 1 or 2 (below grade level). I will also have tutoring this Thursday, next Monday and next Thursday. We will go over the most common errors during the 8a class.
All of Grade 8 will be working on their Microbes book this week, filling in information from their textbook and EOG book first. The goal for this week is to have all of the information filled in for every microbe by Friday. Our second job will come next week when we write the paragraphs and include a microbe for each page.
Homework this week is as follows:
1. Finish filling in information and answering the questions on the "Microbe Book" sheets by Friday May 6th.
2. On Tuesday night: Finish Lesson 25, 26, 27 in the EOG book
3. On Wednesday night: Finish Lesson 28, 29, 30 in the EOG book
4. On Thursday night: Finish Lesson 31, 32, 33 in the EOG book
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