Welcome to the Spring Earthshaker
Open Team Meeting!
Earthshaker Science
Jean Anderson
Microbiology
• Microscope
•Animal and Plant Cell
•Organization of Living Things
•Genetics
•Microbes
•Disease
Microbiology Projects & Activities
•Earthworm Dissection
•Reebop Creations
•Genetic Engineering Assignment
•Microbiology Test – Thursday, April 12th
•TAG
•Starfish Dissection
•Disease through the Ages Project
Upcoming Unit
•Ecology
•Abiotic and biotic factors
•Relationships
•Adaptations
•Cycles
Earthshaker Social Studies
Kathy Wofford
Current Unit of Study Africa south of the Sahara
In addition to learning about the
geography, culture, history and
economics of this continent,
students will have an opportunity
to rotate through a variety of
activity stations.
Stations will include: Creating puzzle maps
of Africa, completing an Environmental Case
Study of Desertification in the Sahel, creating
Kenti cloth, creating acrostic poem about an
African animal, web activities about the
geography and culture of South Africa and its
neighbors as well as Rwanda’s Mountain
Gorillas.
Students will be asked to bring two
articles on current events taking
place on this continent, and a
summary of each in their own
words. Due date: April 5th.
Test - April 13th Chapter 17 –
South Africa and Its Neighbors
TAG – Africa Photoscope Students will respond to two
of three photograph
collections: Conflict, Urban
Africa, Environment in a
variety of ways
Earthshaker Language Arts
Jenni Jackson
Writing
•Poetry Unit – Invented Poetry project
•DARE persuasive paper/speech
•TAG – Poet Research project
Reading:
•Poetry
•TAKS expository reading selections
•True Confessions of Charlotte
Doyle
•TAG – Junior Great Books
•Reading Logs and Reflections
Earthshaker
Reading Log Minutes
80000
75965
Minutes Read
70000
73197
60000
54130
50000
40000
37711
30000
20000
10000
0
First
Second
Six Weeks
Third
Fourth
Class
Average Books Read per Student
First Period
23
TAG
41
Fourth Period
22
Fifth Period
26
Earthshaker Book Pass
500
450
400
350
Number Of Books
November Author Book Pass
300
250
200
150
September Library Book Pass
100
50
0
429 Total Books Read From Passes
Spelling & Vocabulary
•Poetry Spelling Test – Friday, March 30
•Poetry Vocabulary Test went home
Tuesday
Important Date:
Reading TAKS – April 18
Earthshaker Math
Kay Blake
Math
st
1
Period - TAG
• Finishing a unit on Geometry and Measurement, test
Friday
•New unit – Surface Area and Volume of Prisms,
Cylinders & Cones
•Will analyze Benchmark Test next Monday with data
coming home to parents that day
Math Periods
nd
2 ,
th
4 ,
and
th
5
• Current unit – Geometry & Measurement of Area
and Perimeter
•Test will be Thursday, April 5th
•Benchmark analysis – Tuesday & Wednesday,
April 6th , 7th with data coming home to parents that
day
•After TAKS, we will be multiplying and dividing
fractions
TAKS Time!
Test Taking Tips for Parents
1. Make sure your children get a good
night’s sleep.
2. Make sure they eat a good breakfast.
3. Encourage them to bring a healthy
lunch.
Remind your children to:
• take their time on this test
• check their answers and
• do their very best
•Make sure your children bring:
•Two #2 Pencils with erasers
•Silent reading book
Earthshaker FYI’s
•Math TAKS Test – April 17th
•Reading TAKS Test – April 18th
•DARE Graduation – May 11th
Thank you for attending our Open
Team Meeting. We look forward to
seeing you again on May 3rd, here in
the 5/6 Assembly Room.