HOMEWORK OVER BREAK

Please read the chapter on Primeval Reptiles, this should take about 1 hour. In your lapbook, explain the 4 "Saurs". 1. Nothosaur 2. Mosasaur 3. Plesiosaur 4. Pliosaur: give basic descriptions in bullet points. Try to list the types of things they have in common such as length. Also do the same for the Ichthyosaur. Try to find pictures from the internet. This should take another hour. Read about the Try This, but don't actually do them.
Level B students: in addition look at the Notebook Activity p 85. Read Job 41 and complete a Venn Diagram in your lapbook. This should take a 3rd hour.
I hope this will not be too much since you have 3 weeks. It's the only way to get this chapter done without cramming it in next semester.
For our first day back 1-10-12, read p 87-91: write vocabulary with definitions in your notebook.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 16TH

Sorry this is late: complete the experiment speculation worksheet. The YouTube video we watched does not match the experiment in the book exactly and neither do the materials. The basics are wire, a glass of distilled water, salt, a battery, and a light bulb. The procedure is similar, as are the results. Be sure to tie the conclusion with the facts from the book as we discussed in class.
As I mentioned to several of you, over break I will assign the reading of the chapter we skipped on Primeval Reptiles, and I will require a detailed assignment for the lapbook. It will be the only work on the chapter and the only work for break, then regular work assignment to read and take notes for the fish chapter when we get back in January.
See you Friday

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 13TH

We didn't finish our review sheet in class, so finish at home and study for the test. The review isn't graded so it's up to you if you want to use it. The answers come in order in the book, but call me if you can't figure something out. I'm fixing lunch for school on Tuesday so I'll be shopping then cooking, but I'll do my best to be available by phone. You should know which type of shark is in each order for matching.
I hope to have time for the experiment after the test. Can I have a mom available in class to read the test out loud if students need it? Please let me know. Thanks

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 9TH

I had another chat with the students about discipline today. We had a measure of improvement but still need to cut out some chatter and talking out of turn. Please address this at home.
We discussed and took notes on the rest of the Lesson. I was disappointed most had not even read the 3 pages eventhough this was clear on the blog.
The homework is the write a creative story of two people at the beach maybe talking about avoiding shark bites. Use the information from the book. You should have enough for 1/2 to 3/4 of a page for LEVEL A and a full page for LEVEL B. Or you can just give facts, but you cannot copy straight from the book. Several students were surprised to learn they do all the wrong things to attract sharks! Beware!
If I can get all the materials, we will do the experiment in class if not it may have to wait until Tuesday. We will have a review sheet on Friday.
See you then.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 6TH

Please finish reading the lesson. You can skip taking notes so long as you agree to take notes in class Tuesday. Focus on your lapbook research:
LEVEL A choose 2 rays, find pictures and give characteristics 4-5 of each animal
also choose 2 shark orders from the lesson, list what type of sharks are in it, find pictures and list characteristics again 4-5.
LEVEL B Choose 2 rays, same as above, + 4 shark orders and do as Level A.
Have a great weekend.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 2ND

Well the folks at Sea Eagle didn't have a shark for us, but they offered us to come back in the spring when they can catch one! So we saw, felt, and smelled alot of fish guts and identified their parts instead.
I hope everyone completed the reading and note taking that was due yesterday eventhough I wasn't able to check your notebooks.
For Friday, we'll keep it simple: read p110-116, stop at Avoiding Shark Bites. You should have the following words with definitions in your notebooks: 1. Megalodon 2. ampullae of Lorenzini 3. Squatiniformes with Angelsharks and Monkfish 4. Squaliformes 5. Hexanchiformes 6. Heterodontiformes 7. Orectolobiformes, 8. gill rakers, 9. Lamniformes with Great White Sharks, and 10. Carcharhiniformes with Hammerheads. You should list the characteristics of the animals in these different "formes"
You can wait to turn in your crossword puzzle until Tues if you haven't finished it.
Next week we'll have our research and lapbook work. If you want to start on your Ocean Box animals, you should pick one shark and one ray.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 29TH

Please read p106-110. List characteristics for the Manta Ray, cleaning stations, Electric Rays, Eagle Rays, Sawfish, Skates, and Sharks. I will try to check your notebooks before we leave for our field trip.

ADDITION TO PREVIOUS BLOG/PLEASE READ BOTH

Sorry for the delay I had put this on my French blog by mistake.

For Friday please read from Lesson 7 p103-106, stopping at Manta Rays. Have the following words defined in your notebook: cartilage, chondrichthyes, dermal denticles, spiracles, batoids, stingrays. Although we will have a field trip on Tuesday the 29th after Thanksgiving Break, you will have homework to do on the 28th. Over break I may suggest the "fun" activities of the lesson: your clay figures, crossword and pictures from the internet.
See you Friday.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 18TH

Wasn't Mrs. Parsick, the Turtle Lady, fantastic! Thanks to Matthew's mom for suggesting she come talk to our class. Everyone received their test. You should take it Wednesday. Thursday please start reading from the Shark Lesson. On November 29th when we return from break, we will go on a field trip to Sea Eagle Market to watch a shark dissection. So we're going to skip forward in the book. We'll go back to the other chapters later. Check the blog back Wednesday. I'll post the reading assignment by 12pm.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 15TH

I hope you behaved for Mrs. Beach on Friday and got alot of reviewing done. I missed all of you. Please study for our Lesson 4 Test. On Tuesday we will have a special treat. Mrs. Denise Parsick will talk to us about turtles. We will stay in the Youth Suite, and combine with the Marine Biology students. I will expect much better behavior for her than we have in our class. No faces, no sideline chats, no interrupting with questions. I'm sure you will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of her presentation.
I will collect all work that was due Friday and return your homework. Don't forget to make your Ocean Box creature if you haven't yet. You will take your test home along with an honesty statement provided by TCA. The test will be due back Friday.
Have a great weekend.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 11TH

Please finish reading the lesson; take notes on vocab: anura, Surinam toad, caudata, mudpuppies and hellbender. On Friday we will review for the Lesson Test which will be next Tuesday.
For Friday, do your experiment write up. This should take 10-15 minutes. Level A research 2-3 sea snakes giving 5 facts each in your Lapbook. Level B research 4-6 sea snakes with 5 facts each in your lapbook.
For next Tuesday, Level A & B, make a T-chart comparing Reptiles and Amphibians like we did in class today. Do this on loose leaf paper and I will add in to your Lapbook when I grade them. I hope you chose your Ocean Box creature for this chapter. You should have it made by next Tuesday.
I look forward to reading your stories and papers due this Friday.
Call if you have questions.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 8TH

LEVEL A & B Read and take notes on p 64 Sea Snakes to p 68. Stop at Frog or Toad. We will do Try This in class. (You can choose to finish the lesson so you can focus on the paper for next Friday).
Make sure you complete your Crossword Puzzle. Your ocean box creature is not due until 11-15-11. Make a turtle, sea snake, frog, toad or salamander.
DUE FRIDAY THE 11TH:
Choose a creative assignment or a research paper:
LEVEL A: either choice must be 1pg min in length - LEVEL B: either choice must be 1 1/2-2 pgs.
The creative assignment is to write a story between a reptile and an amphibian. It should include dialogue and characteristics of each animal. You should be able to do this after reading p 67.
The research paper is an essay on Turtle Conservation. You should have an introduction, 2 or more paragraphs then a conclusion. Include several or all species that are endangered, where they live, and what is being done to protect them.
OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT:
This lesson's experiment p 72 involves raising tadpoles. Since we cannot do this in class, and it may be unfeasible for some families, you can choose to do this or not. If anyone choose to do this, let me know. I will give one month to complete the write up on the Scientific Speculation Sheet.
Have a great weekend.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 4TH

You may start decorating your title page for your LAPBOOK. It should say Lesson 4, Aquatic Herps, and have drawings, pictures, or stickers of animals in this lesson.
LEVEL A Read and take notes p58-64 with these turtles listed with facts: loggerhead, green sea turtle, leatherback, Australian flatbacks, hawksbill, olive ridley, and Kemp's ridley. Choose 2 of these 8 turtles to research, find additional facts and one picture for your LAPBOOK. www.seaturtle-world.com Allie you can do this on loose leaf since I have your lapbook. The crossword is due next Tues. the 8th.
LEVEL B Read and take notes same as level A. Research 4 of the 8 turtles to find extra facts and one picture of each for your LAPBOOK. www.seaturtle-world.com The crossword is due next Tues. the 8th.
See you Friday.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 1ST

For Tuesday don't forget the manatee research paper.
Also read and take notes in your notebook p55-57. You should have the following words: herps, herpetology, vertebrates, ectothermic, oviparous, and viviparous which you should remember from Lesson 2. Also define brumation, testudines, carapace, plastron, seutes, and keratin. We will do Try This. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Hopefully you didn't wait to start on the research and won't be overwhelmed defining these 12 words.
Have a great weekend.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY TE 28TH

We will have our Lesson 3 test on Friday. Please study.
Anyone still wanting the extra credit must turn in the Science Spec Sheet on Friday.
J.T., Connor, Jacob and Matthew will need to bring their ocean box or tri-fold board presentation on Friday.
As a good review please spend 15 min doing another T-chart comparing/contrasting manatees and dugongs with the information in the book. You do not need to do additional research.
Your lapbooks are due Friday for grading. They should include the 4 or 8 pinnipeds you researched and which I returned today; a T-chart of True Seals vs Eared Seals; a T-chart of Manatees vs Dugongs. You should also have 3 pictures: one True Seal one Eared Seal and one Walrus. Any Manatee/Dugong pictures will earn you additional pts. If you have pictures with your 4-8 pinnipeds you do not need more.
For next Tues 11-1-11
At the end of Lesson 3 p 51 is an assignment For Older Students writing an essay about interaction between humans and manatees. Level A please write 1/2 page (typed) and Level B 1 full page. At least start researching some websites. We can discuss this more in class Friday, or parents call if you have questions.
See you Friday.

HOMEWORK FOR TUES. OCTOBER 25TH

Please finish reading the chapter. I think there are 4-5 more vocab words you need to define. Today in class we made a T-chart to compare/contrast the features of the True Seal and Eared Seal. Because the kids were a bit distracted I'm not sure they got much out of our discussion. So I'm assigning this as homework now.
LEVEL A & B
Read and take notes p 45-50 for Tuesday. Allie and J.T will give their presentations. It must cover 4 animals and you should be able to give 4-5 facts about each one without reading. You may have back up notecards in case you freeze, but try not to use them.
Make the T-chart comparing True and Eared Seals in your LAPBOOKS. I will collect these Friday after the test. You should list 5 facts of each animal. Please call if you need clarification.
have a nice weekend.
****Field trip**** Ms. Nicole is planning a field trip Tuesday after school to Point South by Hwy 95. Be on the lookout for her email. I will not be able to go, so contact her for details.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 21ST

Read and take notes p44-47, stopping at Walrus Family. You should have the following words defined Phocidae, Oatriidae, eared seals. This is light work so you should have no trouble completing the research assigned on the last blog, or catching with you definitions if you did not complete what was due today.
OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT
I handed out Scientific Spec Sheets with instructions on specific details and how to relate the conclusion to this lesson. No credit will be given if this is not done well. I also want a picture of the student doing the experiment stapled with the assignment or emailed. This is DUE OCT 28TH. I will not accept it late.
For this lesson's Ocean Box creature, choose one: a True Seal, an Eared Seal, or a Walrus. Make sure you make the distinguishing feature so we can tell what you made. I need 2 eager beavers willing to give their ocean box show & tell presentation on Tues the 25th. The other 3 will give it on the 28th after our test.

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY THE 18TH

For Tuesday please read and take notes on vocabulary p41-43. Make sure you get each vocabulary word. I will be grading this assignment, 1pt per word. This is an easy "A".
Complete the Title page in your Lapbook with Lesson 3, Pinnipeds, and any pictures or drawings you want to use to decorate your page.
www.junglewalk.com/info/pinniped-information.htm
USE THE ABOVE WEBSITE
Level A. Chose 4 animals from column on the right (there are 2 pages worth) and make a list on loose leaf paper of 4-5 facts per animal. Please don't just choose the 1st 4 listed. You can do 1 per day. THIS IS DUE FRIDAY THE 21ST.
Level B. Chose 8 animals from the above website and make a list on loose leaf paper of 4-5 facts per animal. You can do 2 per day. THIS IS DUE FRIDAY THE 21ST.
Call me if you have any questions.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 14TH

Please study for Lesson 2 test. The format will be similar as Lesson 1 with different tests for Level A & B
I hope you find the review sheet useful, use it but you don't need to turn it in to me.
If you finish quickly you can color your Lesson 3 Title page in the LAPBOOK, and start downloading pictures of Seals, Walruses, Dugongs, Manatees, and Sea Lions. You only need one of each. I will give other research work as well next week.
Sorry for the delay.

HOMEWORK FOR TUES THE 11TH

Today we discussed the Frozen Fresh/Salt Water experiment - good job, good detail. Then we went outside to do the Sound Wave Experiment at the end of Lesson 2
LEVEL A & B
Complete the Scientific Speculation Sheet, make sure you include details, everything we used, and specific steps of what we did. More details = higher grade, but don't give me unnecessary information.
Make 2 clay animals for your ocean box: 1 Toothed Whale, 1 Baleen Whale. Try to be realistic in color and shape - do your best. Email me a picture. Don't forget your Whaling paper due Tuesday.
TUESDAY we will review for our test.
Here is a Rough outline of the next lesson which we need to finish by the end of the 1st Qtr:
Oct 14th start discussing Lesson 3 after test
Oct 18th Discuss reading of p 41-43
Oct 21st Discuss reading of p 44-50
Oct 25th Discuss reading of p50-53 Do experiment in class
Oct 28th Test Lesson 3 End of 1st Qtr.
Lapbook work and research will be lighter for this Lesson

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 7TH

I was a little disappointed today that no one did the Try This experiment p 32 to be able to discuss it orally. This was clearly mentioned on the previous blog.
Several students need to catch up on work. I haven't been grading the notes/vocab words, but since they aren't always getting done I guess I will have to starting Lesson 3.
The students were interested in whaling, so please find internet sites appropriate to your family's comfort level with this topic.
LEVEL A
Complete your lapbook list of whales, with 4-5 facts/characteristics about each one. You should put Narwhals and Sperm Whales to finish with the Toothed Whales. Then list the Baleen Whales: Blue, Humpback, Gray, and Right. You should have a total of 10 whales with facts and pictures. Glue a picture of each whale type one per page ie glue a dolphin picture on the page listing dolphin characteristics. You can do 3 whales Wed., and 3 more Thur. unless you need to catch up. Be neat! Hand in your lapbooks Friday for a grade.
DO THE TRY THIS EXPERIMENT PAGE 32 AND BE PREPARED TO EXPLAIN IT ORALLY.
Finish reading the lesson to p39 with vocab in your notebooks.
Research history of whaling and if any type is still legally hunted today. Write 1/2 -1 page paper DUE TUESDAY THE 11TH. Don't forget crossword puzzles are due Friday.
LEVEL B
Same as level A, but write a paper about whaling 1- 1 1/2 pages.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK, SEE YOU FRIDAY!

HOMEWORK FOR TUES THE 4TH

We missed Allie and J.T today!
We reviewed the homework notes on Dolphins, Porpoises, Killer Whales, and Beluga Whales. Although I did not tell you specifically to do the "Try This" p 32, I would like you to. It requires a freezer and we cannot do it in class. You don't need to do a write up but be prepared to explain orally what you do.
In class we were able to read and take notes on Narwhals and Sperm Whales.
LEVEL A & B  
start on your crossword puzzle - this is DUE FRIDAY OCT 7TH. You should know 1/2 the vocabulary already, so please start on it.
Read and take notes on p33-36. This is not too long to allow Allie and JT to catch up.
***In your Lapbooks***
At the top of a new page put Toothed Whales. Then list the following one per page: dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, and beluga whales. If you want to work ahead you can do Narwhals and Sperm Whales also. Then list characteristics as bullet points so it looks like this
Dolphins
        - playful, intelligent
        - swim in pods or large pods called herds
        - great hunters, hunt in packs
        - they porpoise or make low leaps out of the water
        - most commonly seen, near warmer Atlantic waters
Leave room for a picture downloaded from the internet or a drawing.
The next page should say Toothed Whales, Porpoises with its characteristics. We will have one page per whale type in this lesson. Don't forget nicknames such as Belugas are also called Sea Canaries. These names would make excellent test questions.
Don't forget the Echolocation paragraph due Tuesday. Have a great weekend.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 30TH

Today we reviewed how to properly fill out a Scientific Speculation Worksheet. It needs to have enough specific detail for someone to use it and redo the experiment on their own. The materials list needs to be complete and the Procedure needs step by step instructions. This should help with future write ups. We had good discussion on echolocation and why sound travels better in the water than in air. Ask your child to explain it to you. It would be a good test question.
Whenever the students read, they should always take notes on vocabulary. Some had words missing which I mentioned in the notebooks. We read p29 in class. Please make sure you have the vocabulary word Herd in your notes.
LEVEL A Read and take notes p29-32. Research Echolocation listing different animals that use it. Write 1/2 -1 typed page paper DUE TUES OCT 4.
LEVEL B Do Level A work, plus write paragraph comparing/contrasting Dolphins and Porpoises, due Friday the 30th. Use the internet for research but avoid Wikipidia.

HOMEWORK FOR TUES THE 27TH

Wow what an awesome movie!!! Does anyone want to organize a road trip to go visit Winter?

I'm offering extra credit for anyone who wants to write a movie report. Level A students 1pg typed double space or 2 pg hand written minimum; Level B students 1 1/2-2pgs typed or 3-4pg hand written. Make sure you include answers to these questions: what typed of child is Sawyer before he meets Winter? How does he change? Who else does Winter help with her incredible recovery? DUE FRIDAY THE 30TH. Remember you can always turn in work early.

The homework for Tuesday: 

Level A and B: Read and take notes p23 Whale Moves to p28. Stop at Try This we will do this in class.

Decorate your Lesson 2 cover page in your lapbooks if not already done. Make sure it says "Lesson 2" and only decorate with whales of any type found in this chapter.

Level B don't forget your Migration paper DUE TUES. See previous blog.

Have a great weekend!!! 

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 23RD

Don't forget to bring $10 for our movie outing! We will leave the church at 3:30pm, hang out in the Youth Suite until then.
Matthew, we prayed you get better! Please take your test without notes or your book.
For Friday:
LEVEL A
1. Read and take notes on vocabulary p19-23. Stop at Whale Moves.
2. Find pictures of 4 different kinds of whales and make sure you get their name. Use the following websites:
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/
Under the Whale Classification tab, choose 20 whales you've never heard of before and write out a list. Include which Family they're from.
Under the Whale Activities tab, print the picture of Whale Anatomy and the Answers. Label your picture.
www.acsonline.org & www.whales.org.za have great info on all kinds of whales.
LEVEL B
Do all Level A work plus research Whale Migration for a 1 pg typed (doublespaced) paper DUE TUES. THE 27TH
Call if you have questions.

HOMEWORK FOR TUES THE 20TH

My apologies: the C in ACE basin is for the Combahee River not Colleton River. Our class was very distracted today with pencils and sharpeners. Let's refocus! All enjoyed the experiment.
Study for our Lesson 1 Test, make sure you understand the vocabulary.
Make your clay figure for the Ocean Box, it must be a deep sea creature. Take a picture of it and email it to me, or bring it in a small Tupperware container to class Tues. DO NOT BRING YOUR OCEAN BOX.
Complete the Scientific Speculation Worksheet from the experiment we did in class. This should only take 5-10 min.
Have your completed Lapbooks to turn in on Tuesday. You should have the following for Lesson 1:
Title page
Level A 4 pictures of deep sea creatures with labels, name and one fact, Level B should have 6
Drawing of the Continental Shelf p 12 showing where the sunlight zones would be (p13). Level B should reproduce the picture from the seasky.org website and include the scientific names of sunlight zones.
Have a great weekend. Our movie outing will be next Friday the 23rd if it shows at the Plaza.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 16TH

Our Try This Experiment didn't work, but I will bring a bigger balloon on Friday and try again.
We will do Lesson 1 Experiment in class on Friday. I apologize if you went through the expense of purchasing items for at home. Please let me know if you can share them with us in class on Friday.
Some students drew the Continental Shelf picture without labels, please complete that by Friday, including a title for the drawing at the top of the page.

LEVEL A
You should finish covering or painting your ocean box blue by this Friday.
Complete the crossword puzzle as a vocabulary review for our end of lesson test. Glue your pictures in your lapbook and neatly label type of animal and other information you have about it such as depth where found.
We have a great example of an ESTUARY near Beaufort, (ACE Basin). Write or type a paragraph 6-8 sentences defining estuary, ACE, and the habitat or type of animals found there.

LEVEL B
Check the last blog for research already assigned. Prepare your Ocean Box if you're going to make the clay animals. Complete the crossword puzzle, make sure your lapbook has your deep sea creatures 4-6, labelled, as well as the completed continental shelf picture labelled with sunlight zones, the scientific names, and depths either in meters or feet.
We have a great example of an ESTUARY near Beaufort, (ACE Basin). Write or type a paragraph 10-12 sentences defining estuary, ACE, and the habitat or type of animals found there.

HOMEWORK FOR TUES THE 13TH

Please read through this long blog and call me if you have any questions.
To accomodate the different grades in my class, I want to offer 2 levels of work. Level A will follow the book with minimal outside research (ie internet). Tests will be simpler with matching and multiple choice.
Level B will require researching information on topics I will list, writing summaries and papers, adding more detailed drawings to the lapbook. Tests will cover the same material, but with more detailed questions, fill in the blank and short answers. I may give extra labs to do at home and ask for more in depth write-ups.
In the next week, choose what level you want your child to be. You can move up from A to B later in the year (after a quarter or semester), but if you choose the harder level now, you need to stay there for the rest of the year.

Some kids read the whole lesson already so you're ahead! Good for you.
Level A
Read and take notes p 8-15 in your notebook. Start a new line for each vocab word. DO NOT DO Try This p 15. We will do it in class.
In your Lapbook: copy the drawing of the continental shelf p 12 and show where the sunlight zones p 13 would be. Some students found pictures of fish, sharks, and clams. Please research 3-5 Oceanic Trench Animals, a picture and a name. Use seasky.org website below. It's awesome! or Google oceanic trench animals. Next week you will glue or tape these in your lapbook. Even if you don't do Level B work, check out the websites below. Cool stuff!
Level B
Read and take notes p 8-15 in your notebook. Start a new line for each vocab word. DO NOT DO Try This p 15. We will do it in class.
Research abyssal plains, write 3/4-1 typed page or 1 1/2-2 hand written pages summary in your own words, DUE TUESDAY.
Research ocean trenches, write summary DUE FRIDAY 9-16-11
Use websites below for research.
Go to seasky.org website and copy the drawing of the continental shelf and sunlight zones, including depth markers. DUE TUESDAY.
Use seasky.org also to write one paragraph about Bioluminescence, including definition, usage, and 6-8 animals that use this. (choose from the list of animals on right side, there's a link for the word on several) DUE FRIDAY 9-16-11
Print 2 more (different from what you already have) deep sea animals, with name and characteristics DUE FRIDAY 9-16-11
Copy and paste these in your address bar.
www.enotes.com/earth-science/abyssal-plains
www.enotes.com/earth-science/ocean-trenches
www.coast-nopp.org/visualization_modules/physical_chemical/basin_coastal_morphology/principal_features/deep_ocean/abyssal_hills/abyssal.html

/www.marianatrench.com/mariana_trench-biology_001.htm
www.seasky.org/deep-sea/ocean-layers.html

SOMETHING FUN/Scroll down for homework

Would parents of my 5-6th grade science class be interested...
Dolphin Tale, the story of the dolphin with a missing flipper comes out Sept. 27th. It could be fun to go watch it as a class if the Plaza has a 4pm show. The whole family is welcome of course, but I could drive 5 kids + myself to the show. (I can't pay for everyone's ticket though sorry).You could pick up your child at the end of the movie.  Let me know if you're interested.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY THE 9th

Parents,
what eager students we have! Today we read p1-2, looked over the book, and discussed animal habitats and classification. Although these topics aren't in our lesson, I asked the students to take notes for possible extra credit later on. I handed out Lapbook notebooks, colored composition books. They each wrote their name and lapbook on it to distinguish it from their note taking composition book. The Lapbook will be for the more creative assignments, drawings, pictures, charts, etc.
Please look up p xi for experiment supplies for this lesson. It includes Try This p 7 & 15.
Locate Ocean Box and cover it blue with paint, construction or poster paper. See p 17.
Homework:
Read and take notes on vocabulary, word and definition, p2-8 (in notebook). Sorry kids I gave you the wrong p # in class. Do the Try This p 7 without making a mess. Find pictures of deep sea creatures 3-5 on the internet, print them to bring to class, including the name of the animal and one other bit of information. Google deep sea creatures. Also in the Lapbook, decorate the first white page with "Lesson One", color, draw, get pictures of anything else from Lesson 1. Have fun, go wild, or keep it simple. It's your lapbook. Keep it neat, don't let markers bleed through the page please!

Back to School Supplies

Dear Families,
as you know we're scrambling to get ready for this class now that 5-6th grade is back on board, yeah! For class, please have a subject notebook or composition book to take notes, loose leaf paper for homework, and a large box for a year long craft project.
OCEAN BOX PROJECT: you will need a cardboard box preferrably bigger than a shoe box by the end of Week 2. All year long the students will make figurines of the animals we will study, so the size of a file box would be great. It can be a plastic bin if you wish. You will need to cover this box with either blue paint or blue construction paper on the inside to simulate the underwater environment.
To make the creatures, please get a sculpting clay of your choice that will allow the creatures to keep their shape all year; Play-Do gets moldy.
There is a picture in Lesson 1 to give you ideas. Please call if you have any questions. 843-290-3117
Thanks, Dominique