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Links to Websites about Midway Island, Plastics, and the Oceans

Posted Thu, 2010-03-11 12:56

Click here to see a website of the birds of Midway Island. Includes pictures and facts about the birds.

Click here to see a website put together by a team of artist-volunteers who spent time cleaning Midway.

Global Awareness Project Begins

Posted Thu, 2010-03-11 12:50

All of the pullout students have begun a Global Awareness unit of study on plastics and the oceans. They began to familiarize themselves with the problem from the point of view of a unique and isolated place on the planet: Midway Island.

Silent Auction

Posted Fri, 2010-03-05 10:32

Next week at the spaghetti dinner, there will be a silent auction. Mrs. Barringer and I have teamed up to offer the following item: we will meet the winning student and a friend of his or her choice at The Corner Bakery in Village Crossing for dinner. We are very excited to see who will “win” us!

National Greek Mythology Exam

Posted Thu, 2010-02-25 15:24

The National Greek Mythology Exam has passed, and the fifth graders must wait until May to find out their results. In the meantime, they have been creating individual scenes depicting some of their favorite Greek myths and composing poems to accompany the projects. Look below for a few sample questions from last year’s contest.

Continental Math League

Posted Fri, 2010-02-19 15:29

The students have been participating in the national Continental Math League Annual competition during their accelerated math classes. The CML is a monthly set of six challenging math problems that the students solve individually during their math class. Students’ scores are cumulative, and students with the highest cumulative scores are recognized at the end of the school year.