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Spencer/Hardin Cluster News Volume
No. VI Issue No 2 September 2006 |
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Dates to Remember: Friday,
Sept. 15 - Leaf Projects and Scholastic Book
Orders Due Thursday,
Sept. 21 - Bama
Theatre Play - Be sure to have your child
brings a swimsuit and towel in a small bag on Tuesdays for swimming! For girls, a hairbrush is also
helpful. We will not be back until
4:00 PM, so if you arrive back at school before us please be patient. Science News We have learned many great things about
plants during our study of them.
Students dissected seeds and flowers to determine the parts of each,
learned about the different kinds of trees, and studied the variations in
leaves. Through the internet, video, books,
and real life explorations we have examined much about plant life. Mr. Wayne Ford from the County Extension
office will be coming to take us on a walk around the park, during which he
points out various things about trees and plants. Did you notice the GIGANTIC tree
cross-section on the park close to our dumpster? Mrs. Spencer saw the big oak being cut down
from the cemetery a few streets over.
Knowing that some of the graves there date back to Civil War times,
she asked the men cutting down the tree if we could have a cross-section to
study. They consented and even delivered it to
the park. We are going to study it and
count the rings to see if it dates anywhere as old as the graves since it was
in the center of the cemetery. We even
thought about putting up a plaque commemorating where the tree stood and how
old it is for people who visit the park to see. Last Chance for Class T-Shirts Mrs. Spencer
will be placing our t-shirt order for the fall after Friday. If you have not seen her to talk about a
shirt for your child, please do so if interested in ordering one. |
Money at School We have had a bit of a problem with students
bringing money to school. We keep a
pretty strict policy about only buying a canned soda to go with pizza on
Friday, so please don’t allow your child to bring money any other day. There isn’t any reason to have money during
our school day and we feel bad when something happens to their money. Mathematics In math, we are continuing to look at number
concepts. We began with place value,
then moved on to such topics as comparing and ordering numbers, odd and even,
and now have begun addition work. The new computers have been such a blessing to our
cluster. We are using them daily in
many subjects. However, with this new
technology we have experienced difficulties transferring our Accelerated
Reading materials. Therefore, we have
not been able to take ANY accelerated reading tests for about 2 weeks! Mrs. Spencer is just as upset as the
students about this but is at the mercy of the technology. As SOON as the problem is rectified,
students will immediately be able to resume comprehension tests on their
books. In the meantime
. . Workplan Students have really risen to the challenge of workplans this year.
Each Monday, Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Hardin go over the different
“centers” and activities that are to be completed for the work plan to be
complete. It is amazing to see
everyone busy at work doing so many different things but all working
productively. Field
Trip to Zoo/Botanical Gardens We are planning a field trip to correlate to our
study on animals. The date is not set
yet, but more than likely it will be during the month of October. As soon as we know the date, we will pass
it on so that we can procure drivers. |
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