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      Math

       Math is a challenge for the students.  Students work on the board, in groups and individually using their notebooks or wipe off boards to work through daily problems. We usually cover a lesson a day with quizzes to test understanding throughout the chapters.   Please review multiplication math facts.

             Weatherman for the Morning Broadcast

        Each day a "weather team" will prepare a weather report for the morning broadcast in the Media Production Studio.  The team gathers the morning temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, front/air mass movement, and forecast for the next day. The best place to gather this information is from the Ch 5 weather report.  The meteorologists repeat the weather about every 10 minutes or so.  The weather team consists of two students who will take care of the weather report for a week. We trade off between the classes each week.

      Social Studies

            At the beginning of the week we also discuss current events, local and worldwide.  Students are encouraged to occasionally watch a news broadcast or read the newspapers so they are able to actively participate.  At the end of the week we play a class game with current events questions. 

                 English

     Each day English class starts with two D.O.L. sentences  that a student will "fix" on the SmartBoard.  The rest of the class interjects where necessary.  The class works through a binder of writing exercises and quizzes during the main part of class.  Their work is usually shared orally with the class.  The exercises will prepare the students to become proficient writers and do well on the state tests in the spring of each year.

         Spelling

          This year the students have a spelling book that is tied to their reading series.  Click here to see the spelling lists.