Just a few announcements for your attention this week: The Fall Extravaganza ( Fall Festival) will be this Sunday, November 1, 2015 from 11a.m. until 3 p.m. The cost is $7 for all games and activities indoors. The Mobile Arcade, Hay Rides, and food/drink booths are extra. All are welcome to come and join in the fun! Parents, if you are available this Sunday, please come and support the school by volunteering at the booths and through your donations and participation. Monies raised will benefit the DAJA school and classrooms.
We are celebrating Red Ribbon Spirit Week to say NO to Drugs this Week. Students are dressing out especially for each day: Monday--Neon, Tuesday--Super Hero, Wednesday--Sports Teams Jerseys, Thursday--Onesies Day, Friday--Wear as much RED as possible.
This week we will be studying several concepts in Social Studies that tie into the Science Curriculum as well. We are learning about the Rotation of the Earth around the Sun and the corresponding Seasons, The layers of the Earth, and the Water cycle/weather and climate as it relates to the geography of the earth. We will have a test on the chapter next week Wednesday, November 4, 2015.
Students in grades 5th and 6th have projects to work on in both Science and Social Studies. In Social Studies, Students will create a 3D diagram of any of the forces that act on the earth: earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunami, sinkholes, weathering, erosion, etc. The project will be due on the Friday after next, November 6, 2015. The diagram must describe the force that is being displayed and show the following information: A label with the name of the force, How the force affects the earth and changes it, how people interact with (eg. live with, survive in) the force of nature, and where/how often the force of nature occurs. The diagram can also be done in minecraft, however, please be sure to either create a display with pictures or create a video of the space so that it can be viewed. Please no PowerPoint or posters.
Students in grades 7th and 8th have a project to work on in Social Studies. They will create a 3D display of a group of ancient peoples before the Bronze Age. They must show how these early people interacted with the environment: tools, housing, foods/agriculture, location and social. The display can be a diorama, on Minecraft, built from art materials (clay, salt dough, wood, paper, etc) or any other materials a student deems necessary. The display should clearly demonstrate the previously mentioned aspects of prehistoric life/hunter and gatherer life. Note Cards or a short write up of the group and its interaction with the environment is required as well as a Title Card Sharing the name of the group and location in world. Please no PowerPoint or posters. Their projects are due on Friday, November 6, 2015.
Vocabulary Tests for 5-8 will be on Friday, October 30, 2015. Students have the words recorded in WNB and/or Planners.
