5/11/12

Language Arts: 
DIBELS


Math: 
Balke: TEST today!
Gordon: Coordinate grid    MJ 256  T,  MJ 258 F
Hall: Finished dividing decimals
Moen: Coordinate grid M


Science: ------


Social Studies: CHANGE!  Check open book test MONDAY!  Brain only TUESDAY!


Other: Elementary Track Meet Wednesday @ WEST

5/10/12

Language Arts: 
GRI and GRII books - finish!!
Sequel writing - due tomorrow
Prequel writing - due tomorrow
Spelling test tomorrow


Math: 
Balke: Review for division test tomorrow
Gordon: SL 254 F, Sheet 1-5 F, MJ 253 F, MJ 256 T
Hall: Decimal division wkst
Moen: no hw 


Science: More on pollination, seed pods, and observations


Social Studies: Ch.29 wkst - due tomorrow
Ch.29 Open book test - take it home if you are not done!! Check tomorrow, brain only test Monday


Other: Elementary track meet WEDNESDAY at West High!

5/9/12

6th Grade to SEJH today!


Language Arts: 
GRI GRII - finish
Prequel and Sequel writing - due F


Math: 
Balke: Division review wkst 
Gordon: MJ 253 F, MJ 256 T
Hall: MJ 374
Moen: Wkst


Science: Pollination and observations


Social Studies: Ch. 29 assignment - due F


Other: Beautiful day - go outside!!!!

5/8/12

Language Arts: 
Finish GRI  GRII books
Before and After writing


Math: 
Balke: Division wkst
Gordon: MJ 247 250 tomorrow, MJ 253 F, MJ 256 T
Hall: no hw 
Moen: no hw


Science: Observations - Photosynthesis


Social Studies: Ch. 29


Other: 
Tomorrow - SE visit - a.m.
5/16 - Elem. Track Meet - West High

5/7/12

Language Arts: 
GRI and GRII books - finish!!!
Before and After assignment


Math: 
Balke: Division review - no hw
Gordon: Packet due T,  MJ 246 T, MJ 243 T, MJ 253 F
Hall: MJ 382
Moen: no hw, review, Test WEDNESDAY!!!


Science: Staked up plants, caught up on milestones and recording


Social Studies: ----------------


Other: 

5/4/12 - School of the Wild - Osprey

The final day of 2012 School of the Wild.  Huge storm the night before, but no rain during the day.  Extra squishy parts of the trail and extra water on the spillway, but otherwise an excellent day.

A little help with the identification of this cooperative butterfly?

Big Ol' Fish.  Caught by hand.

Some other Lemme Leopards floating by.

Fishin'. No hooks or bait needed.

The Geome-TREE.  It has a right angle.

Quenton and friend

The falls

Leading the Osprey to the Secret Place.  Students must be blindfolded so that they do not know the location.

Silly Osprey

Multi-talented Meredith - she also captures snakes as well as birds!

Frolicking amongst the rocks.

Osprey at the summit 

5/3/12 - School of the Wild - Skeeters

Pretty nice day for the Skeeters - got pretty hot by the end of the day!

Meredith found a male and female goldfinch - Iowa's state bird!  If you grow some sunflowers in your backyard, you will have a riot of goldfinch to view in the fall! 

The trails have been pretty damp this week, so we have seen a lot of snails and this juicy slug!

Someone help me with the name of this guy!

A peaeeful visitor to the spillway!

Not so peaceful visitors to the spillway.  We got out of there just as they were arriving.

Balancing nicely on a log.

Lunch time!

On the Road

Splashing through the Spillway

Skeeters on the Hill

5/2/12 - School of the Wild - Dragonflies

The day started rainy, then cleared, and ended hot and sunny!  As it was once said, "Be Prepared"!

We saw our share of wildlife today: two fleeting glimpses of deer, a mysterious dead creature hanging from a tree (see picture below), many snails, and 100 species of High Schoolicus Studentus from the wilds of Cedar Rapids Prairie.  They were quite a nuisance in the spillway area!

Enjoy!

Jack in the Pulpit

Creepy weird dead animal in a tree!

Success for Meredith! 

Checking out the birds

High Schoolicus Studentus - an invasive species, native to the southern Cedar Rapids area.

I believe this is the hollow tree of Keebler fame

Calm and quiet Dragonflies

Lunch!

Dragonflies who survived!

5/1/12 - School of the Wild - Carp

Tuesday began foggy and chilled, similar to yesterday.  No rain came our way and the sun did try to come out around 2:00! The Carp lived up to their name, as we found many fish,  alive and deceased.  We also encountered 6 crane.  Unfortunately, my tech skills failed me, and all I could get was Yeti/Sasquatch/Loch Ness quality photos.  Enjoy:

Big Tree!

2 Great Blue Heron - or are they?

Close up fish

Carp on top!

Heron in flight

An ex-fish

Lucas the fisherman and Fish

Carp survive the day!

Grace and Fish

4/30/12 - School of the Wild - Vultures

On Top of the World!

I began the week of School of the Wild with the Vultures.  The day began a little chilly and damp.  A tiny but of rain fell, but then passed.  Enjoy:

Cool vines

Pretty flowers!

Lunch - on the rocks!

The Skull Tree

Wet Vultures

Survival!  Good job!