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Thanksgiving Break

November, 26,27,28

What we are reading in E.L.A.

Though Japanese, eleven-year-old Yoko has lived with her family in northern Korea near the border with China all her life. But when the Second World War comes to an end, Japanese on the Korean peninsula are suddenly in terrible danger; the Korean people want control of their homeland and they want to punish the Japanese, who have occupied their nation for many years. Yoko, her mother and sister are forced to flee from their beautiful house with its peaceful bamboo grove. Their journey is terrifying -- and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival.

November Independent Reading

For your third book report you will be designing trading cards. These cards will be designed to be somewhat like giant postcards. You will be required to illustrate one side and provide information on the other side just like a postcard! You will create four separate topic cards. This form will be posted in the file cabinet for reference.

What we are working on in Social Studies

Land, Air, and Water

Congratulations to the Edgartown Eagles on their season!

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File Cabinet for Mrs. Nelson's Class

October 31, 2008

November-Trading Cards Book Report

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October 15, 2008

Parent Hopes & Dreams

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October 15, 2008

Homework Policy

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October 8, 2008

October Indep Read Project

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September 16, 2008

6th grade HW tips for parents

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	More wildlife	Where's the rich farm?
The Covenant Award - Kids wanted to win this at meal time	Rec time activity	Remnants of human impact
Really I didn't get my cast wet!	A group leaving one of the ponds	More pond scuming
A little nap before we get started	Group Time	Pond Scumming
Look what I caught!	Our first real sighting of deers	Has anyone seen the kids?
Charlie trying to make it across with out failing into the hot lava	One of the Challange Courses	One of the many ponds
The boys in the morning	Once you hear this rec time is over :(	Our Cabin
Don' let my feet touch	Has anyone seen a blow dryer?	Summer Project
Looking for something?	Look what we're doing in Writers Workshop	Writing Contest
5th-6th Hall	Sneak peak into our room	Morning Greeting
Welcome Back	Class Rep

Recommended sites

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2008 8th Grade Book Talks
Book Talks that were presented last year by the 8th grade class.

General Reference
4kids.org-designed for kids (and their parents) to find fun, educational, and safe spots to visit on the World Wide Web.

Homework Help
National Geographic- Kids site

Homework Help
Want to know what happened today in history, or whose birthday it is? Find this and much more at this site! Sports, science, famous speeches and documents, and a homework help file are just a few of the many, many items available with just a click of your mouse!

Our World
Our World Learn about religion, languages, geography and history from these links gathered by the Internet Public Library Youth Division.

Looking for a definition? Thesaurus?
Let's you quickly look up definitions, pronunciations, and etymology. Also has a thesaurus.

Langiuage Arts Link
OWL (Online Writing Lab) Find examples and explanations of various writing topics, including grammar, spelling and punctuation, brought to you by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

Languare Arts Link
RhymeZone Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms and definitions.

Social Studies Help
KidsClick! Geography/History/Biography Links Find web sites featuring states, countries, regions and history, from KidsClick!