Gibson Charter School

What Were Doing!

Kamie Hicks — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:51:00 +0000

http://www.readingplus.com/users/

Welcome!

Kamie Hicks — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:56:56 +0000

Hello parents and students! Welcome to Ms. Hicks’ 4^th & 5^th grade reading, writing, and language arts class. On this page you will find weekly updates of class projects, field trips, upcoming events, and links to amazing reading websites.

Mr. Green’s Class

dgreen — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:03:30 +0000

Dear parents/teachers/students,

I have a separate website for math which I will be posting math/school related events/work pertaining to Gibson Charter School. The link in provided below at the bottom of this post. On the website you will find the homework and enrichment activities for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. So parents, what that means is you have become more tech savvy and you can follow along what with what your student is doing in class. You can download the work straight from the site or just click on the work to have it pop up. Students can no longer lie about what work is to be completed. You can also check for the Mathelete of the Month on the site in recognizing 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students for participation, work ethic/completion, grades, attitude, and behavior. Parents also on the site there’s a comment box which you can leave me your questions, concerns, or even suggestions. I look forward to having parent/student interaction with the site and producing productive students. Thank you.

http://mrgreenclass.com/

Ms. Shamel Gunder

sgunder — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:13:25 +0000

Ms. Joline Steinfeld

jsteinfeld — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:55:05 +0000

Ms. Katherine DiManno

kdimanno — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:48:16 +0000

Welcome to Kindergarten! Please visit our class website by clicking the link:

Ms. Kat’s Kindergarten

kdimannodadeschools.net

Updates:

10/19: Our Opposite Dance Party is posted! Check it out on our classroom website under announcements. I am so proud of the super job everyone did in it!!!

Weekly Schedule!

sbonilla — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:08:56 +0000

Mr. Bonilla’s classroom website

November 7-11

6th grade

This week 6th graders will be learning about the ancient Chinese Empire by reading the two stories: “The First Emperor” and “Digging Up the Past: Discovery and Excavation of Shi Huangdi’s Tomb.”

Classwork 1: After reading each story as a class and individually, students will complete a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting the two stories. Students will also answer questions regarding the text features of the stories (title, subheadings, pictures, and graphic aids) and how they impact meaning.

Classwork 2: Students will be creating poster boards to highlight the most important information before taking a quiz about the two stories.

Homework: Write an original story using the vocabulary words about an ancient family. Study notes for quiz on vocabulary/“The First Emperor” and “Digging Up the Past: Discovery and Excavation of Shi Huangdi’s Tomb.”

8th grade

Students will be learning persuasive techniques and how to plan for a persuasive essay. This is meant to prepare them for the FCAT writing test on February 28, 2011. Students will learn the ins and outs of planning, structure, and all the elements of the rubric scorers will be using.

Classwork 1: Students will plan and write a 4-6 paragraph essay arguing whether school uniforms are a good idea or not. Afterwards, students will look through the persuasive writing checklist to make sure they have all the elements of a strong persuasive essay.

Homework: Create a portable word wall in your composition notebooks.

October 12, 2011

JHickey — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:25:11 +0000

Parents,

Below you will find a quick summary of what is going on in Portable 2. First, please take note of these quick reminders. Please remember to check student agendas and homework every night. Also, the Gibson Holiday Food Drive has just started and the class with the most donated cans will win a pizza party! I’m sure your students will encourage donations. Finally, the Character Trait of the Month is KINDNESS!!! Please use this topic as a way to develop our students into model citizens.

Fifth Grade

In Math, the Fifth Graders are currently working on division with 2-digit divisors. Students have homework almost every single day and it is important that they practice the skills they have learned during the day. Please check that they have completed this correctly.

In Science, the Fifth Graders have completed a number of investigations and labs recently. Our current topic is changes of state and physical and chemical changes. Ask them about the “Warm Water/Cold Water Dissolving Lab” or the “Melt, Boil, Evaporate Lab.” Both of these were completed recently and your students even completed lab reports on them in their Science Journals. A reminder that the typed Science Lab Report Project is due on Tuesday October 18th.

In Social Studies, we are currently learning about the life and culture of early Native Americans. We are also learing about how the ideas of kindness can help us become better people.

Fourth Grade

In Math, the Fourth Graders are currently learning about expressions and number patterns. Students have homework almost every day and it is always on the topic that they discussed in class. Please be sure that students are completing this work correctly. It is important to practice these ideas on their own at home.

In Science, the Fourth Graders are finishing up the states of water and about to begin a unit on magnets. Please ask your students about the different labs that they have been working on in class. Some recent labs that we have worked on in class include “Mass Before and After Cutting a Clay Ball into Pieces” and “Melt, Boil, Evaporate.” I encourage you to ask your students what is going on in class because they are always working hard on something new.

Please feel free to e-mail me at any time.

Mr. David Green – Math Middle Grades

dgreen — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:10:01 +0000