OCTOBER 6-9th, 2008
DID YOU KNOW there
are Monarchs in the RAINFOREST too?
5th
and 6th grade
PLEASE SEND $1.00 to support the Monarch wintering
grounds in Mexico where our precious state insect go to winter….without the
other end of this life cycle, they would never return to Illinois!
SCIENCE- Mrs. Bice
Rules to
remember:
·
Show
respect for yourself and others by using good manners at all times
·
Be
prepared for class, homework turned in, supplies ready, mind open and ready to
learn
·
Use
your planner to do assignments and turn them in ON TIME
·
Be
in your seat READY to LEARN when the bell rings
·
Raise
your hand and wait your turn
·
Never
be afraid to ask “ DUMB” questions…..there are no such things!
·
Be
creative and learn all there is to learn about NATURE!
·
Take
good notes…..YOU will be studying from them
·
LISTEN
every day for new things to learn
·
Teach
SOMEONE what you learned in school……then you are the EXPERT of new facts!
·
Listen
to the advice of adults (teachers and parents) …..we have been there and can
help you LEARN!
·
LEARN
SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY!
In Science, we are observing the
wonderful metamorphosis of the MONARCH butterfly. Each day we will do an activity that helps
students learn about our ILLINOIS insect.
We will be doing some experiments
outside (weather permitting) and enjoy the butterflies as they DINE from the
nectar we created in the garden.
Students will write their
assignments in their planners on a DAILY basis.
PARENTS are encouraged to help find
the “critters” too! It is an ageless
process of WONDER!
There will be many
ASSIGNMENTS:
PARENTS: Please feel free to contact me at bicej@westprairie.org I will get back ASAP. I am free to take phone call during 7th
hour which is my prep time.
HAPPY FALL!
Look to the sky for those BEAUTIFUL MONARCHS!
Mrs. Julie Ann Bice
WELCOME to the RAINFOREST
Here are some new friends for you to meet on your travels …………..
ASSIGNMENTS for
MONDAY Oct 6
5th grade: Review what we learned about grasslands
Take
notes on the TAIGA p. B67
TUNDRA
All notes MUST be in a SCIENCE
notebook to earn points!
HOMEWORK: Review notes and read: Desert and
6th grade: Finish taking notes on Tropical Rainforest
Take
notes and listen to facts about Deciduous forest and Desert
Homework- keep reading about Grasslands, Taiga, and Tundra
TUESDAY OCTOBER 7
5th
grade: IN class read about Desert and
Deciduous forest p. B69-70
Homework: Read on to Tropical
Rainforest
6th grade
: Finish taking notes on Grasslands ,
TAIGA and TUNDRA
HOMEWORK: Do pg 35, due on WED
8th hour ONLY: There will be a physics demonstration
outside, weather permitting, with Mr. Chad Gilpin, our block student from
WIU. Mr. Gilpin has a degree in PHYSICS
and is finishing education courses at WIU.
We are honored to have him help teach lessons at this time! Welcome to Mr. Gilpin!!!!
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8
5th grade: ACTIVITY PERIOD 2nd hour
9th period Study
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
6th grade: Read- “What Biomes Can You Find?” p. 36
Do in class #
13-16
Homework: Read p. 74-75 and finish #17-23 on p. 36
THURSDAY OCTOBER 9
5th and 6th Be expecting a QUIZ …or Q’s over what you
have learned ! Keep reading about BIOMES
and learning about the world around us!
HAVE A GREAT WEEK-END!
FRIDAY OCTOBER 10------Teachers go
to CLASS!!!! NO SCHOOL-----Teacher’s Institute
A note from Mrs. Bice- I will have
the pleasure to speak at the Institute about butterfly gardening and the great
kids and families we have at WEST PRAIRIE.
Teachers will hear about our lovely garden and all the environmental
activities that we experience here at WPMS.
There is a LOT to brag about.
Keep up the great work!
PARENTS : PLEASE NOTE!!!
PLEASE send $1.00 with you child by
OCTOBER 9th. OUR GOAL
is to send 100 butterflies……..and $100.00 to support this worthwhile
project. This will be a donation sent
with our paper butterflies to support the wintering grounds of Mexico as a
token of international friendship and honor for the butterfly we share…..the
AMAZING MONARCH! Please do your part to
cheer on your ILLINOIS insect as it completes its final journey to
Mexico………………everyone has a responsibility to promote conservation…..even KIDS!
COMING
ATTRACTIONS……….
LEARNING a skit and the words to
songs that may just teach a lesson or two about ECOLOGY!
THE RAINFOREST……is coming to a room near you!!!!!!!
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