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April 17-May 3

The fourth graders will get an introduction into economics. We will do a quick simulation of Get a Job so the students can see how salary relates to making choices.

They will also get some health lessons about the 6 Pillars of Character.

They will learn about running a business by playing the game The Lemonade Stand. They will have sheets to help them keep up with the prices and choices they make for each day. Supply and demand will dictate how well they do.

http://www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/

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April 9-16

The sixth graders will be talking about test-taking skills, trying the hands at four quadrant graphing, and doing an Extreme Weather Webquest.

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February 29-March 6

The fifth graders will be working on a unit about careers and economics. The students will do interest checklists and explore different careers. They will also have lessons on economics and money.

The website to get information on the 6 Interest Areas and Careers:

http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/match_career.cfm

Cost Of Living Index by State: http://teacherweb.com/GA/KittredgeMagnet/Lockett/2011-Cost-of-Living-Index-by-state.doc

State by State Comparison website: http://www.bestplaces.net/col/

Another Career website: http://www.bls.gov/k12/

Need another copy of the Career Web Worksheet? Click to get it: http://teacherweb.com/GA/KittredgeMagnet/Lockett/Career-Web-Worksheet.doc

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February 15-28 and March 13-14, 20-21

I will begin working with the 4th graders on Diagramming Sentences. We will talk about the main parts of a sentence including Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs. We diagram the parts so we can see how they related to each other.

Want to try practicing diagramming online? Go to http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN8207

Want to see how you would diagram the Preamble to the Constitution? Go to http://www.german-latin-english.com/diagra15.gif

How about the Gettyburg Address? Go to http://www.german-latin-english.com/gettysburg1.htm

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February 8-13

I will be working with the 5th grade students to finish up work on Wordmasters second competition with a quiz.

The students will take the third installment of the Continental Math League competition.

The students will begin working on their Student-Led-Conference folders and information.

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February 6-7

I will be working with the 6th grade students on teen health topics. They will be doing a webquest using the Teen Health Page on my site to follow the links and research information on Acne.

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January 31-February 3

I will be working with the 5th grade students on the second set of Wordmaster Words. We compete in the Gold level of Wordmasters. I have created a set of flashcards on Quizlet so the students could double-check their definitions and practice the words using games.

http://quizlet.com/9450981/wordmasters-5th-grade-gold-feb-2012-flash-cards/

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January 27-30

The 6th graders will be working on their student-led conference folders. I will be checking their brochure projects for completeness these two days as well. They should have had three in-class working days to work on the projects and if they don't finish they could always work on it at home or before or after school.

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January 23-24

I will be with 5th grade doing a lesson on microscopes. Students need to know the parts of the microscope (use the sheet we labeled to study). There will be a quiz on it the next time I see them on Jan 31/Feb 1. Students can find another copy of the microscope sheet on my files page. Students may watch the video on the parts that I showed in class using the link on the left. Students can continue looking at the pictures from electron microscopes using the last two links on my Spectacular Science links page.

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January 12-18

I will be with 6th grade doing a health project! Students will receive instructions and the rubric to follow.

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January 10-11

I will be with 5th grade going over Social Studies while Mrs. Pruitt will be going over Jekyll information with the students.

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January 6-9

+ I will be with 4th grade where they will learn the new login procedure for school computers.

+ Every student will also get a sticker in the front of his/her agenda with the state-given GTID number for the OAS (CRCT practice website).

+ Every student will receive a Technology Sheet with information for all of the websites that Kittredge uses online (logins, usernames, passwords, etc.) This should be either in their ELT section of their binders or in the clear pocket at the front of their agendas.

+ Students will learn about www.yippy.com. This is a family search engine. It is recommended that students use this over google or bing while at school. Home use would be appreciated.

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January 4-5

I will be with 5th grade where we will take the third Continental Math League contest. Students should get their scores from their math teachers.

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November 28-Decemer 15

We will be working on the Cold War Webquest and Project. Use this link to find the areas and their links:

Mrs. Joiner's Cold War Webquest

Go to my Files page to find a copy of the project information and rubric sheet.

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Wordmasters Help is here! If you would like to practice your wordmasters words on quizlet, you can join my group for your grade level:

4th Grade: http://quizlet.com/7528316/wordmasters-gold-4th-fall-2011-flash-cards/

5th Grade: http://quizlet.com/7605067/wordmasters-gold-5th-grade-1112-1-flash-cards/

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October 17-25

The fourth graders will be completing a project called the Name Game. They are learning about Kittredge Quality through completing this project. They will earn a social studies project grade for its completion. The students will be working on a family history project soon and this can tie in well with that.

If your child has misplaced the rubric you can get it here: http://teacherweb.com/GA/KittredgeMagnet/Lockett/photo7.aspx

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September 7-October 14

The fifth graders have been learning how to use First Class! First Class is so much more than email. Please go to my General Links page to find the link for downloading the program to your home computer and/or for accessing First Class from the internet. Students must agree to the Technology and Internet Usage rules from the student code of conduct. I sent home a sheet for students to go over the information with their parents. If you need another form, you can find it on my files page. Students not returning this signed sheet will not be allowed to use First Class.

We have also revisited how to log in to Typing Pal. These days everyone needs to learn how to type: most people use email on a daily basis, most teachers like papers to be typed, even texting is based on typing skills. Practice and do it the way the program asks you to! Login information is located at the very bottom of this page, just scroll down.

There are new computer logging in procedures! Every student must now log in to the Kittredge computers using their technology code and a password that they create. This gives each student access to their own virtual drive to save their projects on. Unfortunately, there is not a functioning share drive so students need to bring a flash drive to help save items to get back and forth to home. (First Class only holds 10 Megabytes of information and many projects students create are larger than that if there are pictures in it).

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August 22-September 6

The 4th graders will learning how to log in to the student computers, the basic vocabulary of the computer, and how to access the Kittredge Website from any where in the world. The students will also get their Typing Pal account information so that they may practice their typing skills from home.

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August 17-August 18

In the 4th grade we will be taking some math facts tests to assess where the students are in their mastery of the basic facts for addition and subtraction. Math facts mastery is the basic foundation of all higher math. If a student does not know their math facts well, it will only hinder their math ability later as they go beyond the basics. Please practice your math facts to increase your accuracy and speed.

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August 11 - August 16

The Sixth grade students will be reviewing how to log in to the servers at school and how to log in to FirstClass, the county's email program. Again we will be focusing on typing skills this year. It is very important for students to learn how to type properly. It is no longer an optional skill, but more of a life skill. Please encourage your child to practice at least 30 minutes once a week.

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Instructions for the 6th Grade On-line Math Book:

Click this link to get to it: https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

...Type your username: (first initial)(last initial)kms(number given in class)

...Type the password: kittredge6

*remember that these should be all lower-case with no spaces or special characters.

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This just in!! Brainpop Login has changed!!!

Follow this link: http://www.brainpop.com/#

...username is: KITE237

...password is: dekalb
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*This can be used any TIME and any WHERE!! :-)