In an effort to increase the access points for parents wanting to know where in the district curriculum their children are, the Looking Glass (including all back issues) can now be accessed on the DCPS website (www.duvalschools.org) in the following places:
Clicking on the Riverdeep/Curriculum icon listed under the QuickLinks section
Clicking on the “Help Your Kid” menu link on the “Parents” dropdown list
Selecting “Know what my child is learning?” in the “How Do I…” dropdown list
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Four Day School Week
Four Day School Week
What are you going to do with your child when the district goes to a four day school week? Now I must admit that I wrote this question to get your attention, but it could happen. Moving to a four day school week is one of the options currently being considered by our school board as a way to reduce the county’s school budget for next year.
What are you going to do with your child when the district goes to a four day school week? Now I must admit that I wrote this question to get your attention, but it could happen. Moving to a four day school week is one of the options currently being considered by our school board as a way to reduce the county’s school budget for next year.
To learn more check out these websites:
Duval County Public Schools has budget services at your disposal.
Combining Fractions
Combining Fractions
Hey kids.
Check out this site if you are still needing extra practice with finding common denominators in order to combine (add) fractions. It might really make grasping the concept easier for you. And, you might have fun in the process!
http://nlvm.usu.edu/
If you would like to practice finding the "Least Common Multiple" at a similar site.
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66i-lcm.html
Love,
Ms. Anderson
Hey kids.
Check out this site if you are still needing extra practice with finding common denominators in order to combine (add) fractions. It might really make grasping the concept easier for you. And, you might have fun in the process!
http://nlvm.usu.edu/
If you would like to practice finding the "Least Common Multiple" at a similar site.
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66i-lcm.html
Love,
Ms. Anderson
Edible Cells
As an extension to our study in recent weeks of plant and animal cells, we built edible cells in Science Workshop Tuesday. After coating our sugar cookies with icing (cytoplasm), we added other similar features to both cells: a gum ball (nucleus), Twizzlers (cell membrane), Hot Tamales (mitochondria), a chocolate covered raisin (vacuole), and candy sprinkles (ribosomes).We added additional distinguishing features to our plant cell, including green candy (chloroplasts) and Pretzel sticks (cell wall).
The students really enjoyed this hands-on experience. What a fun way to learn to distinguish between the two types of cells and to grasp all of the unfamiliar vocabulary related to cells as we prepare to transition our focus into learning about six major human body systems! Science is Fun!
Students, are you interested in a fun way to review for your Cells Assessment? Click this link for a virtual tour of cells:http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm
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