Week in Rap

Top Jobs for Critical Thinking

Wildcats in the News!

Click HERE to read a story from the Graphic about our Design Star project.

Wacky Tacky Day!

Don't forget to dress up tomorrow for Wacky Tacky Day!

Here is a picture from Wacky Tacky 2007. I can't wait to see what y'all wear tomorrow! woohoo!

Miss B

Infographics ROCK

Congressional Age Distribution from the Wall Street Journal

This is AWESOME (see how old your reps are), INFORMATIVE (compare the current ages, with those from the past), INSPIRING (the youngest person in Congress is 28), and to Miss B a bit SAD (the youngest person in Congress is one year younger than me...which in reality is very, very COOL).

CLICK HERE to check it out!

News and Notes: Oct 11th

Spelling

• Spelling practice sheet is due and test will occur on Thursday this week, be prepared.
• Required words: balcony, chorus, chimney, exercise, agent, detective, produce, meant, broken, retract
• Challenge words: North America, South America, Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica  

Landform Test

• Scores have been uploaded to Edline
• If you would like to retake the test please schedule and after school appointment with Miss Bryant

Mark your calendar:

• October 15: BARF due
• October 15: Mini-Incentive Schedule
• October 22: Wacky Tacky Day
• October 27: Conferences 4-8p (in the gym)
• October 28: Conferences 12-3:15p (in teacher classrooms)
• October 28: Conferences 4-8p (in the gym)
• October 28 & 29: No School
• November 11: No School
• November 12: Mystery/Adventure book must be finished

Landform Notes

If you missed the landform notes.  Here is the presentation we used in class.  Each student should be able to identify these landform definitions, names, and pictures.  There will be a landform and mapping quiz on Thursday, October 7th.  Landform notes will be collected before the test.

Landforms

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Landforms

Assignment:

1. Choose a lanndform from your notes.
2. Complete the "Required Landform #1" box on research sheet using the links below
3. Using the Wikipedia landform list choose a landform that is not on our required list.
4. Complete the "Required Landform #2" box on the research sheet
5. Done? Do the extra Credit!

Landform Resources:

Wikipedia Landform List

Enchanted Learning: Landform Glossary

Landform Picture Gallery from about.com 

Challenge yourself: Landform Game

This week in Core

Ahoy Mateys.

If you're not sure where to find out what we're doing in class. Be sure to check the calendar located on the right hand side of this blog.  There is also a calendar tab at the top of the page. Happy Homeworking.

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