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October 12, 2009
Welcome Sea Otters!
Check below for all supplies you will need for the 2009-2010 school year. E-mail Ms. Knieberg at the link above if you have questions over the summer. Be sure to keep a list of all the books you read this summer to include them in your 25 book list!
Weekly Overview
This year, to help out the students and the parents, the Sea Otter team will provide an overview of the week's activities to all of our students. One copy will be stapled onto the current page of the planner. A second copy will be given to the student to take home to the parents. Please place these on the refrigerator, or wherever it would be the most helpful at home. This will have all of the classwork and homework for the week, along with upcoming projects and any other important information the students and parents may need.
Teacher Wish List items: 4. solid color plastic plates (dessert size plates)
Please remember to bring paper, pencil or pen, and notebook every day. Remember to pick out a good book for your book report. For your book report: write a brief summary of the book, including the name of the book, the author, the main characters and the number of pages. Include a paragraph or two on what the book is about and a paragraph on your favorite part of the book. The next book report will be due on Wednesday, October 21. Book reports will then be due on EVERY Wednesday that IS an early release day. Be sure to use either of the book report forms that are in the file on the wall or the one given to the students earlier this year.
We are going on our first field trip to see the Shanghai Acrobats at FSCJ (formerly FCCJ) Wilson Center on Beach Boulevard on Thursday, November 19. The show starts at noon, so we will be leaving school at 11:15 a.m. After the show, we will have lunch at the China Buffet in Regency - by Babies 'R Us and Hobby Lobby. We will return around 3:00 p.m. The cost of the field trip is $23 - $10 for the show ticket, $10 for the lunch (which includes all you can eat buffet, drinks, tax and tip), and $3 for the bus. Money and permission slips should be turned in by Thursday, October 15th. The permission slips went home on Thursday, October 1st. Parents are invited to attend at the same price - if you are interested in attending, please contact Ms. Knieberg and let her know. There are special forms that must be filled out through the county for parents who wish to chaperone a school-sponsored field trip.
If you would like your student to practice FCAT Explorer at home, here are the guidelines for getting in. Step 1: go to fcatexplorer.com on the internet Step 2: the student's user name is their last name and first initial of their first name: John Smith would be smithj. Step 3: the password should be in all lower case with no spaces. It starts with the district number, which is 16, followed by the first 4 letters of your child's last name, followed by the birthdate (day and month) in numbers. Example: John Smith, who was born on June 5 would use this as his password: 16smit0605. If you have any problems logging on, please feel free to contact us for assistance.
As a result of the District’s Paperwork Reduction Committee recommendations, we will only be sending official progress reports home once per quarter. The next progress report will be sent home on _____ and this will be the official report for the second nine weeks grading period. Individual teachers or teams may send progress reports home with students on a more frequent basis, but this is not required. Teachers will continue to provide scholarship warnings to those students whose grades have dropped significantly, are not meeting the standards or are in danger of failing. If you have questions about your student’s grade, you are encouraged to contact the teacher directly. Check back often to see when the parent grade portal will be opened. When this occurs, you will be able to pull up your student's grades and attendance in all of his/her classes. This is scheduled to begin sometime the second quarter.
THIS IS NOT AN EARLY RELEASE WEEK!!! The student will work toward meeting the 25 book standard. The student will respond to literature The student will utilize revising/editing skills and conventions including grammar and punctuation. The student defines history. The student describes the difference between primary and secondary sources of information. The student explains the importance of artifacts. The student describes important events in the Stone Age. The student explains the difference between the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. Social Studies 7th Grade The student will name the three layers of the earth The student will identify landforms on the earth's surface The student will demonstrate map projections The student will describe ways the earth moves The student will explain the reasons for season and climate changes The student will explain the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. Social Studies 8th Grade The student describes how and why early hunters migrated to the Americas. The student explains how different climates and land resources shaped the way Native Americans lived. The student describes the community life of early Native Americans. 
Assignments for this week! Due to the limited copy allotment, students are going to have to be responsible for all worksheets given to them. We do not have the ability to make more than 1 copy of each worksheet due to the limited number of copies we are allowed to make. Students may bring in 15 cents for each copy they need to make and can make their copies in the media center. If they do not wish to make copies, they can come in at 9:15 and copy by hand the worksheets they have lost.
Classwork: Revising/editing writing prompt Homework: read book report book for report due 10/21/09
Social Studies 6- Classwork: reward for no referrals - deferred from Friday because of the field trip to Challenger last Friday. Homework: none
Social Studies 7- Classwork: Review vocabulary and objectives on pages 14-15, then read pages 16-17 with teacher - physical geography Homework: none
Social Studies 8- Classwork: review vocabulary and main ideas for section III - page 16, then read pages 16-17 with teacher Homework: outline section III to put in the notes section of the notebook 
Language Arts- Classwork: Review the proper way to write a paragraph and complete graphic organizer for paragraphs Homework: read book report book for report due 10/21/09 Social Studies 6- Classwork: chapter quiz - pages 48-49 - students may use their books and/or their notes to take the test - sections "Facts" and "Multiple Choice" Homework: none
Social Studies 7- Classwork: review pages 18-20 on maps and revolution vs. rotation and take notes from the teacher Homework: answer questions on page 20
Social Studies 8- Classwork: read and discuss pages 18-20 and complete the Venn Diagram on page 20 Homework: do the "Reviewing History" questions on page 20 This is NOT an early release day!! Language Arts- Classwork: District PMA Assessment #2 - will take two periods to complete - so students will finish in social studies class Homework: read book report book for next book report Social Studies 6- Classwork: District PMA assessment to be finished from Language Arts class Homework: none
Social Studies 7- Classwork: District PMA assessment to be finished from Language Arts class Homework: none
Social Studies 8- Classwork: District PMA assessment to be finished from Language Arts class Homework: none
Language Arts- Classwork: Social Studies MAP testing from the district - this will take 2 periods to complete, so the students will start in Language Arts and finish in Social Studies class Homework: read book report book for next book report due 10/21
Social Studies 6- Classwork: Social Studies MAP testing from the district - this will take 2 periods to complete, so the students will start in Language Arts and finish in Social Studies class Homework: none
Social Studies 7- Classwork: Social Studies MAP testing from the district - this will take 2 periods to complete, so the students will start in Language Arts and finish in Social Studies class Homework: none
Social Studies 8- Classwork: Social Studies MAP testing from the district - this will take 2 periods to complete, so the students will start in Language Arts and finish in Social Studies class Homework: none
Language Arts- Classwork: Headlines of the Century - story 4 read and discuss in class, complete all questions for the story - pages 36-37. Homework: read book report book for next book report
Social Studies 6- Classwork: Dare to Dream Friday - read and discuss pages 10-12 and answer all questions on these pages. Homework: none
Social Studies 7- Classwork: Dare to Dream Friday - read and discuss pages 10-12 and answer all questions on these pages. Homework: none Social Studies 8- Classwork: Dare to Dream Friday - read and discuss pages 10-12 and answer all questions on these pages. Homework: none  If you have any questions on anything on this page, please feel free to click on the e-mail line above and I will answer them as quickly as I can! Sometimes the best laid plans don't follow exactly and there may be some change in what is listed above. Please feel free to ask!  
 Parents - Here is some information on "non-school days" so you can get a "heads up" on important dates:
November 26-27, 2009 Thanksgiving Holiday December 17, 2009 Weather Day December 21, 2009 Weather Day December 22, 2009 Weather Day December 17, 2009 - January 1, 2010 Winter Break if weather days are not used. December 23, 2009 - January 1, 2010 Winter break if weather days are used. The column on the left indicates the number of days that would be missed due to the weather. The column on the right indicates the makeup days for which students WILL have school to make up the missing days. If the days are not needed, then these days will be "no school" days. For example, if we miss 3 days due to hurricanes or other weather-related problems, then the 3 make up days would be . Days Missed Make-up Days 1 Day 11/25 2 Days 11/25,12/17 3 Days 11/25, 12/17, 12/18 4 Days 11/25, 12/17, 12/18, 12/21 5 Days 11/25, 12/17, 12/18, 12/21, 12/22
Second Quarter - January 21, 2010
All early dismissal days are on Wednesdays. The students will be dismissed at 2:45 p.m. The dates are: September: 9th and 23rd October: 7th and 21st November: 4th and 18th December: 9th January: 6th and 20th February: 3rd and 17th March: 3rd and 24th April: 14th and 28th May: 12th |
- www.biography.com This is a cool site that will help you learn more about famous people!
- www.puzzlemaker.com Try out these fun puzzles!
- www.sandlotscience.com Watch the neat graphics in this site!
- www.dictionary.com Need help finding definitions? Check out this site to help you find the meanings of your spelling words!
- www.rhymezone.com This site will help you find rhyming words!
- www.scholastic.com This has great learning games! Enjoy!