Homework Assignment

Hi Parents and Students,

Happy Halloween Week!!  Here are the homework assignments for the week.

Science:
- Study Quizlet vocabulary on Matter each night for at least 15 minutes (Do "Learn," "Test," and a game of your choice)
- Discussion Questions- Choose 4 of the 8 questions to answer.  This is due Thursday, Nov. 1.  We will be completing the rest of the questions in class.
- Study for "Matter Test" which will be on Friday, Nov. 2. 
  The following are good study materials: Quizlet, Matter Chapter, Matter Study Guide.


Social Studies:
- Complete the online scavenger hunt.  Due: Friday, Nov. 2

Thanks and have a great week!

Election Talk at Home

Hi Parents,

With the big election coming up (in our country and here at TJS), the excitement is building!!
Here are some tips from scholastic.com about educating your children about the meaning of the presidential election.

1. Involvement is key
2. Stay positive (or at least neutral)
3. Share your own opinions.
4. Encourage questions.
5. Meet and greet (take the opportunity to meet with local candidates if possible)
6. Involve your children in each step of your own voting process.
7. Talk about more than the election.

For more information, visit the link below...

http://magazines.scholastic.com/resource/uploads_sno/election2012/homepage/parent-guide.pdf

Students have been working hard on their campaign speeches and will be giving them to other classes next week.  Ask your students to try and convince everyone at home to vote for their candidate! 

Shoutout to Mr. Christou!

Hi All,

My students and I wanted to give a huge THANKS to Mr. Christou for being a guest star in our classroom!  He conducted some fun experiments that demonstrated chemical changes with matter.
Thanks again, Mr. Christou!!

Homework Assignment

Hi Students and Parents,

How was your weekend?  We hope you had an amazing time with friends and family!

Here is our homework assignment for the week.

Science:
- Matter passage and questions- Read the passage and answer the questions.
    (Due: Friday, 10/26)

Social Studies:
- President packet- Read the passage about your candidate (Washington or Lincoln).  Answer the questions.  (Due: Thursday, 10/25)

Sincerely,
Mrs. Donovan's Blue Class
(Makell, Carter, Julia, Woody, Grace, Sam I.)

Homework Assignment

Hello Parents and Students,

It was great seeing your faces at Family Fun Night!  What an awesome night of food, music, and fun. 

Here are the homework assignments for the week:

Science:
- Physical Changes and Chemical Changes worksheet- Due: Friday, Oct. 19
   1. Cut out the pictures of different changes.
   2. Sort the changes by physical or chemical. 
   3. List the different changes on the chart.
   4. Answer the "Analysis" questions on the back of the paper.
  **This homework may take more time than usual, so make sure to start it before Thursday. 

Social Studies:
As part of our George Washington vs. Abraham Lincoln elections, students will be making campaign posters.

- Campaign Poster Plan sheet- Due: Thursday, Oct. 18
- Campaign Poster- Due: Monday, October 22 (Campaign Poster Plan Sheet must be checked by Mrs.
   Donovan in order to start the poster)

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Mrs. Donovan

Homework Assignment and Update

Hi All!

Here's the homework assignment for this week.

Science: (Due Friday)
Study Quizlet vocabulary words on matter each night for 15 minutes.
Write the definitions of the matter vocabulary words in your own words.

Social Studies: (Due Friday)
Read the Scholastic News article, "Meet the Candidates," and complete the Venn Diagram about the two candidates.


Update:

Science- We are continuing our unit on Matter and are starting to discuss chemical changes.  We will be wrapping up our unit on Matter at the end of this month.

  Ways to reinforce Science at home:
    - "Guess the object"- Your child can describe the physical properties of an object and have you      
          guess what it is (i.e. texture, size, color, shape)
    -  Practice measuring different items at home with a ruler or tape measure (compare sizes of these
          items)
    - Sort objects based on physical properties

Online resource:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html

Social Studies- This week we are starting an election unit that goes until Election Day!  Students will learn about the process involved in selecting a president.  We will be learning about the presidential candidates along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Students will be a part of the process by "campaigning" for Washington or Lincoln.  The unit will end with a schoolwide election between Washington and Lincoln!

     Ways to reinforce SS at home:
      - Discuss the qualities of a good leader and how your child can be a leader (i.e. at home with
         siblings, on a sports team, with friends, etc.)
      - Important vocabulary words to discuss: vote, election, ballot, campaign, candidate, politician,
         register, poll, party, platform

Online resources:
http://magazines.scholastic.com/election-2012 
http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/election-2012


Hope to see you all this Friday at Family Fun Night!!


    

Countries and Constitutions

Hi All,

    Our Social Studies classes had a blast finishing up our in-class projects about the Constitution!  It all kicked off on September 17 with Constitution Day which then led into Freedom Week.
 What better way than for students to create their OWN countries complete with a constitution, map, and flag?


Interesting laws:
- You can only walk or ride on a horse to get around our country because we do not like pollution.  (Hawaiilonda)
- Cars are not allowed. (Julls)
- People get to have private jets and planes-- even poor people. (Gracecarribean)
- Kids can play video games at school.  (Merszei Pond)
- Everyone must have at least one Apple product. (King Wilson's Crib)
- Have fun (but do things appropriately)! (Carifornia)
- You can drive if you are over 10 years old.  (Nofinnia)


Fun Facts:
- The oceans are red around my country.  (Carterland)
- On one of my islands (Monkey Island), people live in treehouses.  (Makell Island)
- Our national anthem is made up of different langauges.  (Grace Tropical Island)
- I have a great military in my country. (Crona Country)
- Kids can drive golf carts. (Katie's Beach)
- My country is to the west of Crona Country. (Austinia)
- People have little computers in their brains. (Andrewtopia)
- There is a holiday everyday.  (Bradford's Comb)
- Everybody gets free candy! (Candyland)
- No cats are allowed in my country. (Buddyopia)

President Carter presenting about Carter Land

 

 

 

 

The Founder of Carifornia

 

 

 

 

President and founder of Crona Country

 

Homework Assignment

Happy Fall!  Hope you are all enjoying the cooler weather. 

Here is the homework assignment for the week.

Science:
- Study "Matter Vocabulary" on Quizlet 15 minutes each night.  (www.quizlet.com)
     username- First initial + last name + tjs  (Ex. for John Smith- jsmithtjs)
     password- T3mp7777

Social Studies:
- Study for Constitution Quiz which will be on 10/2
- Royal Castle Floor Plan (follow the directions to fill in the floor plan)- Due Friday, 10/5

I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL week!!

P.S.
Please remember that there is NO school on Monday, October 8.  Students will return to school on Tuesday, October 9.