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October 17, 2007 Volume 2 Issue 10 Our on-line newsletter |
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ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 6TH GRADER? Anna Pigulko – 6th
grade Jameica B. Hill - mom Nikki Thompson-Jacey's
mom New Puzzle: The third exit on a highway is located at
milepost 40, and the tenth exit is located at milepost 160. A service center on the highway is located
¾ of the way from the third to the tenth exit. At what milepost would you expect to find
the service center? Puzzle
2: The average age of the 40 members of a computer
science camp is 17 years. Of those
attending 20 are girls, 15 are boys, and 5 are adults. If the average age of the girls is 15 and
the average age of the boys is 16, what is the average age of the adults? |
Often it is the simple things we
miss. I was helping a student the
other day and realized after a few minutes of working on averaging that he
knew part of the process but didn’t know one of the steps thus making his
answers all incorrect. Our teachers
are trained to look for those small errors, but some slip through the
cracks. Parents can help here. Math, especially, is a skill we all use
constantly – balancing checkbooks, calculating gas prices, using recipes in
the kitchen. Ask your child to explain
the process to you – S/he will have a few minutes of quality time with an
important person (you!) and learn that you also value mathematical knowledge. |
Westward Movement 3rd person limited omniscient – by Anthony
Baldinelli -5th grade In the 1820’s, James Wilson Marshall headed west
with his farmer dad but he wanted to be a gold miner. Aug 2, 1837: James’ dad died and grief overtook
him. James didn’t know what to do. He didn’t have a mom either. James was trying to get over this when he
looked into the water and saw a gold nugget.
After that, people came from all over to look for gold. James searched for more gold but had no
luck. July 18, 1845:
James became a carpenter but when he found he was only getting paid 5
cents an hour, he quit. A troop
captain asked if he could fight in the Mexican American War. He did, was shot in his arm, walked to the
hospital and got it fixed. Then he
went home. At home, someone had stolen all his cattle and with no money or
cattle, he lost his land. Everywhere
he looked for work, he was turned down. May 21, 1884:
James traveled in a wagon train back to |
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Raising Kids Today: Teaching your kids how to handle life's challenges won't always
be easy. Here's some advice from the experts on how to keep the lines of
communication open. See Below on-line Red Ribbon Week Details – below 10-19
Wear red 10-24
Beach/ Hawaiian |
It would take 40 minutes to hard-boil an ostrich egg. Perhaps the reason there is no fool like an old fool is
because that, too, takes practice. |
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What is coaching? Perhaps you heard more schools have instructional coaches. In case you wondered, here is a job description: Coaching is an opportunity for professionals to reflect upon decisions that impact classroom instruction, with a goal of continuous improvement to increase student learning. Coaching involves listening, observing, questioning, and offering support to help teachers grow, reflect, and produce effective instructional decisions. |
6th grade students are learning how to
use DISCUS this week. This is a safe database for students to use for
research and homework help. Each
student will receive a bookmark with website, username and password to access
DISCUS. We encourage all students and
parents to explore this useful site.. Questions?
Contact debbie.cooley@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us There
are more insects in one square mile of rural land than humans on Earth! |
Upcoming Events: Oct
26 – no school Oct
29 & 30 Parent-Teacher conferences 3:30-7:00 – Report Cards Oct 25 – 7:15 am parent meeting for anyone interested. PLEASE RSVP to the front office! |
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Last week: Tania’s math book and science book are open on her desk. She sees that the even page number showing in the science book is half the even page number showing in the math book and that the sum of the four visible page numbers is 926. What page numbers are showing in her math book? Pages 308 and 309. The left hand page is always even numbered so if n is the even numbered page in the science book, then the right hand page in that book is n + 2. The open pages in the math book will be 2n and 2n + 1. The sum of all four pages is n + (n + 1) = 2n + (2n + 1) which is 6n + 2 = 926. Therefore 6n = 924, n – 154 so 2n – 308 and 2n + 1 = 309
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Red Ribbon Week Festivities
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October 19th-Wear Red Day (the classroom with the most
red wins a prize for 5th and 6th grade)
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October 22nd-Tie Down Drugs (wear your wildest tie)
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October 23rd-Drugs
and I don’t mix (wear your most tacky outfit)
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October 24th-I’m
too cool for drugs (beach day- wear sunglasses,
visors, hats, Hawaiian shirts, leis)
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October 25th-Team
up against drugs (team spirit-wear your
favorite team jerseys, shirts, or hats)
