Sharks Core Classes

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Sharks Core Classes

Mr. Gurley - Miss Hedrick - Mrs. Matzke
at softball and pizza party after 2001 EOGs

Homework Assignment Page

On Friday, December 15, the Sharks Team attended a showing of, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" as a Connections reward during their Homeless unit and as part of a Language Arts lesson/activity on compare and contrast.
Shark Team to sponsor "Positively Trashy Environmental Online Project" and "The Data Exchange" during the second semester.
On September 18, 2000 the Sharks began their study of the Olympics during Connections. A Sharks Team Olympics page has been created to share this exciting event.
The students have completed the North Carolina Test of Computer Skills which was given the week of October 16, 2000. All students will take the North Carolina Open-Ended Test on November 2, 2000.

Language Arts	Sharks Language Arts, taught by Mindee Hedrick, is designed to improve the growth and development of each student's reading and writing proficiency. A portion of each day is set aside for Self-Selected Reading, Small Group Instruction, Guiding Reading or Writing, Grammar or Spelling, and Journals or Read Aloud. Spelling tests are given every Friday, and the the students are expected to read for 15 minutes Monday - Thursday (a signed log is due on Fridays). In addition, 3 one-page journals are due every three weeks. Students created nameplates to visually illustrate things they enjoy. They wrote a description of each letter in their drawing. In teams of four, students participated in group writing to create scary narratives. Students compare and contrast, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Students create Man's Inhumanity to Man Projects after reading The Diary of Anne Frank. Students are creating electronic journals that will become their autobiographies. Students use their communication skills to share at Mt. Holly's College and Career Fair
Mathematics
	Glenn Gurley teaches mathematics. Students are presently learning about geometry. Math homework is assigned Monday through Thursday, check agendas and homework section of this site for specific assignments. Students need graph paper for some assignments. Mr. Gurley has included these versions: one page, coordinate plane, single blue, single black, single green, multi-black, multi-green, whole-sheet, and six per page. Graph Paper Printer for Windows can be used to print graph paper. Students can visit the Sharks Team's Web Links for additional help and practice with concepts that are introduced. Students: took surveys and graphed the results using spreadsheets. used Inspiration to record their brainstorming of Integers in Everyday Life learned to solve open-ended math questions created Christmas tree decorations as they learned about the graphing on the coordinate plane proved that they know what they know in the application of mathmatics in real life. created Larger-than Life Projects producedGeometry Projects
Science
	Mrs. Matzke teaches science. The theme this year is changes in nature. Students: studied the scientific method and created science projects for the Shark's Science Fair. created mousetrap cars to apply principles learned in their study of force and motion. solved scenarios using David Drew's book, The Cat on the Chimney - solving problems using technology.
Social Studies
	Mrs. Matzke is the social studies teacher for the Shark's team. This year we will be studying North Carolina history. We will have an on-going class project called a Never-Ending Story. Students: created brochures on the counties in North Carolina. Sample Brochures built models of Native American living structures Sample Models produced a Colonial Newspaper as part of a Williamsburg WebQuest created puppet shows showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence

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