Hello Students! It is a short week so let us all make the most of it. You will have Friday off while I will be at school. Here are the week’s assignments: Reading: Monday, October 24th to Saturday, October 29th: Read silently for 20 minutes (you will need to read 2 times on Friday) [...]
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Welcome to Week 4!
Hello Fantastic Fifth Graders and Super Sixth Graders! It was wonderful seeing so many of your parents at Whittier’s open house. This week’s homework: Monday 9-26 Read your silent reading book for 20 minutes and fill out reading log. Complete worksheet on the setting. Tuesday 9-27-11 Read your silent reading book for 20 minutes and [...]
September 19th, Our Third Week of School
Greetings Fantastic Fifth Graders and Super Six Graders! Remember to bring in your silent reading book, a plastic bag and your reading logs to class each day. Here is the homework for this week: Monday, September 19th 2011 Silent Reading for 20 minutes. Make sure your parents are signing your reading log. Bring your crayons [...]
Welcome Back !
Greetings Students! Welcome back to school. I hope you enjoyed your summer and are all ready to get up early each day and come to school in your new uniforms. The new uniform is a solid, navy blue shirt with a collar and navy blue pants. There are absolutely NO hoodies allowed! This rule was [...]
Lincoln Park Zoo Wild Urban Animal Inquiry
8 ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR YOUR LINCOLN PARK ZOO PRESENTATION BOARD Project Title Name/Grade/School Research question Animal photo and information regarding the following birds: cardinals, robins, pigeons, American Crows, gulls, sparrows, mallard ducks, geese A drawing or photo of each bird Description of call Physical description i.e. color, markings and size Locations of habitats Diet Reproduction [...]
Collaborative Grant Writing
We are coming to the end of two weeks of collaborative grant writing by the students of room 307, teachers and Whittier literacy consultant Dr. Dan Scheinfeld. This has been a great week of visioning about a classroom with access to mobile technology throughout the day. It has been a week of students [...]
Ms. Chrissy Visits
Hi Everyone, I hope you enjoyed Ms. Chrissy’s visit. I learned so much about the animals living in Illinois. What was the name of that green snake found in the forests and prairies of Illinois? How many of you would love to go on a wild animal study in Africa studying the ways chimps mother [...]
