The eighth grade GA history students had to generate a poster supporting the Sons of Liberty to be displayed in a local village. The poster had to include the following: reasons for joining the group, location of the meetings, and an appropriate motto.
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In Mrs. Coryer’s class, students have been very busy in social studies and science. They created various landforms out of clay and made various animal habitats . In math, students have been learning money skills by using Touchmath games.
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Ms. Ammendola’s 5/6 social studies class studied Egypt. They created an amulet out of salt dough and painted it. An amulet is an ornament or small piece of jewelry thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease.
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Mr. Williams’ seventh graders are studying the Sumerians. The wedge-shaped symbols that the Sumerians invented are called cuneiform. The students made up their own symbols.
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In Mr. Nolen’s U.S. History class, students construct hands-on manipulatives to define the five themes of geography: location, place, region, movement, and human interaction. Geographers have developed these themes to show the connection between history and geography. Alexa, Daniel, Tommy, Jason, London, and Emily create layered books to summarize this information.
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After learning about timelines, Ms. Ammendola’s fourth grade social studies class created a timeline of their life using Inspiration.
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Mrs. Coryer’s students had a fun first couple of weeks. We had fun practicing our reading skills using Lexia. Students drew parts of a plant using shaving cream. Map skill were sharpened when we looked for our home addresses on a map. And, we ended the week with Fun Friday Centers with Ms. Stickel’s class.
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Ms. Ammendola’s lower elementary social studies class created posters of Georgia. They researched many Georgia state symbols, famous Georgians, and interesting places to visit. -Submitted By – Ms. Ammendola, K5 Teacher
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Every day at lunch Mrs. Sharp and her lunch students watch CNN Student News. Mrs. Sharp was fortunate enough to be able to meet the host Carl Azuz this week. Mr. Azuz asked about our students and was very appreciative that they tune in to his show every day. -Submitted by – Ms. Sharp, High […]
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Ms. Ammendola’s Lower Elementary social studies class played a matching game with their vocabulary terms. They had to match the word to the definition and then to a picture. Once they were finished, they created flashcards. This type of activity covers the visual, auditory, and tactile learning modalities. Submitted by – Ms. Ammendola, K5Social Studies Teacher
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