End of the Year Conferences

 If you'd like to book a conference, feel free! I would love to sit down before the end of the year and discuss your child's progress! -Miss Ary


Click here:
http://sarahaary.youcanbook.me/

Happy Ipad Day!

Monday, April 15th, was declared Ipad day. We have enjoyed incorporating technology into our everyday lessons. At times, the students are definitely more tech savvy than I am! -Miss Ary

Term 5 Summative Task:Westward Expansion

While wrapping up term five, the students chose one idea related to Westward Expansion and formed a newspaper on their topic! The students enjoyed sharing their own ideas of Non-Fiction text, and I enjoyed reading their creative newspapers. -Miss Ary

Introduction to Measuring Angles

Click on the link below to practice your protractor skills:

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/index.html?page=lessons&lesson=m6lessonshell16.swf

-Miss Ary

Term 6 Update

Miss Ary’s Class - Curriculum Update

April 1, 2013-May 24, 2013

Term 6:  An Inquiry Into: Who We Are

 During this term we will be studying:

§  Biographies

§  Opinion Writing

§  Geometry

§  Science Process Skills

§  Historical Figures

§  Core Democratic Values

The Central Idea is:

A culture’s beliefs are reflected in the rights and responsibilities of its people.

The lines of inquiry will lead to discussions about:

§  Shared beliefs and principles in a society

§  The struggle to define and maintain rights and responsibilites

§  Historical figures and governmental leaders

§  Characteristics that helped shape the beliefs and principles in our society leaders. (Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton)

Students will receive a new reading contract this week.  They will need to read 2 fiction books in their reading range, 1 biography, and 1 primary document.   All work is due on May 15th. 

For any information regarding ipad usage, terms of agreement, or questions, please visit http://fifthavenue.csdecatur.net/ipads/

Every students needs their "terms of use" agreement signed before we go home for spring break!

-Miss Ary

Westward Expansion & Gold Rush Resources

Students---Here are some resources you will need to familiarize yourselves with in order to complete the assigned research on Wednesday! -Miss Ary

Social Studies Book pages 450-451

Videos:

Brain Pop:  http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/goldrush/

Discovery Education:

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=3d9827eb-9319-4dee-94ec-690035a25b5c

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=5a984fb2-3524-4bc8-9edd-71d6877033ee

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=1f84a69e-fcd4-4556-b868-017a059da54f

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=48221714-3efc-4fa3-8e36-1333bb678a50

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=a750e93c-545a-4b6e-b154-966e294a3eb3

Friday Fun

On Friday, we celebrated our Georgia State intern's last day! We will miss Mrs. Morgan, but we are excited for what her future holds. Mrs. Morgan made "lollipops" with the students at recess. Each child received a balloon, and wrote one characteristic about themselves. Then, the students passed their balloons around and allowed others to add on.  What a creative way to reinforce character traits! The students loved this idea, and I did too!