Alabama Power

Today the wonderful ladies from Alabama Power came to share a presentation on electrical safety, as part of their SAFE-T-OPOLIS program. Our students learned some shocking facts about how dangerous electricity can be, and how it needs to be handled properly.

See that little spark on the table? That is electrical current going through the model!

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day, from Mrs. Holland's class! Check out these AMAZING Valentine boxes...

This Week in Reading....Review Week

This week we will be reviewing all of Unit 4 Skills, and taking our Unit Assessment. These skills include:

Story Structure: Plot
Compare and Contrast
Graphic Sources
Character and Setting

There will be no story, therefore no selection test this week.

Coming soon...World Math Day!

Make sure you are practicing up for World Math Day on March 6th! Visit www.worldeducationgames.com!

Robert Avery

In honor of February being Black History Month, Robert Avery visited Mitchell Elementary today to share his journey about attending the March on Washington. Our students listened and asked questions to learn about this special time in history.

This Week in Reading...(2/4/13)

This week we are reading the story, "Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander" Written by Donald J. Sobol and illustrated by Brett Helquist

Question of the Week:
" How can attention to detail help to solve a problem? "

Summary: A salamander has been stolen from the Den of Darkness in the town aquarium. Encyclopedia Brown, the police chief’s son, solves the mystery that has his dad stumped.

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Plot
Strategy: Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary: Context Clues

amphibians	Cold-blooded animals with backbones and moist, scale less skins.  Their young usually have gills and live in water until they develop lungs for living on land
crime	activity of criminals; violation of law
exhibit	act of displaying; public showing
lizards	Reptiles with long bodies and tails, movable eyelids, and usually four legs.  Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes.
reference	used for information or help
reptiles	cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs, usually covered with horny plates or scales
salamanders	Animals shaped like lizards, but related to frogs and toads.  Salamanders have moist, smooth skin and live in water or in damp places
stumped	puzzled

Spelling Words:

distrust, uncertain, incomplete, unlikely, unfair, discontinue, unaware, disorder, discount, indirect, unopened, disrespect, unimportant, unlisted, disrepair, inability, disapprove, unsolved, disobey, unsuspecting, disintegrate, disillusioned, unconscious, unappetizing, intolerant

The Division Family

In math, we are learning long division. A helpful tool to remember the steps is to use " Daddy (divide) Mother ( multiply) sister (subtract) brother ( bring down)". Here are a few of our students showing how it's done!