Last week a yellow sheet went home asking for volunteers on the day of the Science Fair (this Thursday, 2/2). We are still in need!  Karen Hegerle is organizing the volunteers, so you may contact her directly at Karen_Hegerle@pvusd.net or send me an e-mail and I will forward your information to her.

The shifts last for about an hour, and are being scheduled throughout the day. If you are available on Thursday, please specify which times you are available.
Thank you!
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The written reports were all returned today, so students will need to revise the reports over the weekend.  Today we discussed the display boards and the speeches (information for both is in the pink packet), and we will talk more on Monday.

We created graphs at school, but I wasn't able to print everyone's today.  I will print the remaining graphs on Monday.  Everything is due on Tuesday, 1/31.

Have a great weekend!
-Mrs. Z
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Congrats to two of our fabulous students, Kourosh and Jackson!   Jackson earned 4th place out of all 4th-6th grade participants, and Kourosh will be one of the 2 students representing our school at the County Spelling Bee next month!  Congratulations to both boys, and we wish Kourosh good luck at County!!!  :)
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Project Graphs 01/24/2012
 
Tomorrow (Wednesday) the students will be having a tutorial with Mr. Kyle on how to create a graph of their data in Excel.  Thursday I will be making graphs with them in the lab and printing them in color for use on the display boards and final reports.  All students should bring their experiment data to school so they can make a graph.

:) Mrs. Z
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...are due tomorrow!  See the Science Fair page for pictures of a sample report.  I will have them returned to students on Thursday so they can start revising for the final draft.  We will discuss boards and speeches this week.

Upcoming Science Fair Dates:
Tues. 1/24:  Rough Drafts due
Tues. 1/31:  Projects & Speeches due in class (including final draft of report)
Thurs. 2/2:  School Science Fair 5:30-7:00 pm in MPR (judging takes place during the day)
Fri. 2/3:  Projects taken home

*Also, a parent volunteer sign-up sheet (yellow) is coming home today.  Please return if you are available to help out on the day of the Science Fair (Thurs., Feb 2nd). Thanks!
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It is that time of year again, and this Friday we will have our in-class Spelling Bee!  The top 2 spellers will go on to our school Bee, which will be held next Thurs.,  Jan. 26th.  The County Bee will be held on Feb. 26th.  I encourage all students to practice words from the Sample Word List to prepare for this event!
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Today we began talking about what is required for the written report. (Check the packet for more details.)  On the Science Fair page you will find pictures of what should be in the report and what they layout should look like.  The rough draft is due Jan. 24th.

"Progress Reports" are due this Friday, Jan. 13th. 
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Welcome Back! 01/09/2012
 
I hope everyone enjoyed their break as much as I did!  I am looking forward to seeing my students' faces on Wednesday!  Upon returning, we will jump into some new things and continuing things alike.  Here is what our next few weeks will look like...

Math:  Begin Chapter 4, Ratios and Proportions
Reading:  Begin reading Freak the Mighty
Writing:  Begin our largest story-writing project of the year!
Science:  Continue our in-class "mock" Science Fair project, and talk about each step of the at-home written report (see Science Fair page and student packet for due dates and more specifics!)

Also, Progress Reports will be coming home in about 3 weeks! 

~Mrs. Z
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I am so incredibly thankful for my students and their families this holiday season!  Thank you for contributing to our yummy potluck, and thank you for all the fantastic gifts; you are so generous and I am very appreciative!

I hope you are able to have a relaxing and enjoyable break with your fabulous children... I know I will savor the time off with my loved ones.  Happy Holidays, and see you in January!

~Mrs. Z
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Tomorrow we will be heading to the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor for the O'Neill Sea Odyssey field trip!  We will leave as soon as everyone arrives in the morning, so please help your child be on time.

All students should be sure to have the following things: a bag lunch to eat on the beach, long pants, sturdy shoes, and a warm jacket.  We will be out at sea aboard the Team O'Neill catamaran, so I highly recommend your child has several layers under the jacket, a hat and even gloves as it will almost certainly be VERY cold on the boat.

See you tomorrow!
-Mrs. Z
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