Welcome to the Spring Earthshaker Open Team Meeting!

Earthshaker Science

Jean Anderson

Microbiology

• Microscope

•Animal and Plant Cell

•Organization of Living Things

•Genetics

•Microbes

•Disease

Microbiology Projects & Activities

•Earthworm Dissection

•Reebop Creations

•Genetic Engineering Assignment

•Microbiology Test – Thursday, April 12th

•TAG

•Starfish Dissection

•Disease through the Ages Project

Upcoming Unit

•Ecology

•Abiotic and biotic factors

•Relationships

•Adaptations

•Cycles

Earthshaker Social Studies

Kathy Wofford

Current Unit of Study - Africa south of the Sahara

In addition to learning about the geography, culture, history and economics of this continent, students will have an opportunity to rotate through a variety of activity stations.

Stations will include: Creating puzzle maps of Africa, completing an Environmental Case Study of Desertification in the Sahel, creating Kenti cloth, creating acrostic poem about an African animal, web activities about the geography and culture of South Africa and its neighbors as well as Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas.

Students will be asked to bring two articles on current events taking place on this continent, and a summary of each in their own words. Due date: April 5th.Test - April 13th Chapter 17 – South Africa and Its Neighbors

TAG – Africa Photoscope - Students will respond to two of three photograph collections: Conflict, Urban Africa, Environment in a variety of ways

Earthshaker Language Arts

Jenni Jackson

Writing

•Poetry Unit – Invented Poetry project•DARE persuasive paper/speech•TAG – Poet Research project

Reading:

•Poetry•TAKS expository reading selections•True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle•TAG – Junior Great Books•Reading Logs and Reflections

Earthshaker Reading Log Minutes

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Spelling & Vocabulary

•Poetry Spelling Test – Friday, March 30•Poetry Vocabulary Test went home Tuesday

Important Date:

Reading TAKS – April 18

Earthshaker Math

Kay Blake

Math 1st Period - TAG

• Finishing a unit on Geometry and Measurement, test Friday

•New unit – Surface Area and Volume of Prisms, Cylinders & Cones

•Will analyze Benchmark Test next Monday with data coming home to parents that day

Math Periods 2nd, 4th, and 5th

• Current unit – Geometry & Measurement of Area and Perimeter

•Test will be Thursday, April 5th

•Benchmark analysis – Tuesday & Wednesday, April 6th , 7th with data coming home to parents that day

•After TAKS, we will be multiplying and dividing fractions

TAKS Time!

1.Make sure your children get a good night’s sleep.

2.Make sure they eat a good breakfast.3.Encourage them to bring a healthy

lunch.

Test Taking Tips for Parents

Remind your children to:• take their time on this test• check their answers and• do their very best

•Make sure your children bring:

•Two #2 Pencils with erasers

•Silent reading book

Earthshaker FYI’s

•Math TAKS Test – April 17th

•Reading TAKS Test – April 18th

•DARE Graduation – May 11th

Thank you for attending our Open Team Meeting. We look forward to seeing you again on May 3rd, here in the 5/6 Assembly Room.