Smarter Balanced

You may already know this, but there are practice tests on the Smarter Balanced site.  Smarter Balanced will be taking place of the MAP test.  This will be useful to help our students prepare for the new assessment.

http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/

KenKen

KenKen is a challenging math game that combines using math operations and logic.  You can choose your your difficulty level by changing the grid size and operations used.
Check it out here:  http://www.kenken.com/game

What is StudentCam?

StudentCam is a national video documentary competition sponsored by C-SPAN.  It encourages students in grades 6-12 to think critically about issues that affect our community, state, and nation.

Students are required to create a 5-7 minute documentary about the theme below.

“A Message to the U.S. Congress”
What’s the most important issue the U.S. Congress should consider in 2014?

To learn more about C-SPAN Student Cam, visit:  http://www.studentcam.org/.

Field Trip Opportunity for 4th and 5th Grade Students

The Missouri State Archives in Jefferson City will host a 40-minute interactive theatrical program called "Civil War Archives Alive!", which shows students what life was like for Missourians during the 1860s and how the bloodiest war in American history affected citizens and soldiers on both sides. The show will be presented by the education performance group Second Chance Foundation.

After the show, students can tour the Missouri State Archives, where all of Missouri's surviving historical documents are kept.

Performances and tours are free of charge and any fourth or fifth grade class in Missouri is invited to attend. The program will be held on the following dates at the Missouri Archives in Jefferson City, with performances scheduled each day at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m.:

-          Thursday, March 13, 2014

-          Thursday, March 20, 2014

-          Thursday, April 3, 2014

-          Wednesday, April 9, 2014

-          Wednesday, April 23, 2014

-          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

-          Tuesday, May 13, 2014

-          Thursday, May 15, 2014

The program requires a reservation. To RSVP, or for more information, contact the Secretary of State's office at(573) 526-5296 or email Emily.luker@sos.mo.gov. 

Never Confuse Leadership with Popularity

National Churchill Museum Oratory Competition 

for Middle School Students

This Year’s Topic is “Never confuse leadership with popularity.”  This is a great competition to help promote "The 7 Habits of of Highly Effective Teens."  to find out more about the competition, please visit the National Churchill Museum site. 

 

Bright Vs. Gifted

This is a great chart comparing a bright student to a gifted learner. 

Earth Day Celebration Contest

 
5th grade students are invited to participate in the 2013 Earth Day Slogan Contest.  The deadline is Feb. 28.   Check out the link above for more information.