Posted on February 8th, 2012 by
Mr. Lucci
Braeside was visited by Highland Park High School senior Ariel Small this morning. He spoke about living with Tourette Syndrome. He shared the challenges he has faced and his experiences with being different. He passed along his message about how we can all learn from and be more understanding of each other’s differences. Ariel is an Illinois Youth Ambassador for the Tourette Syndrome Association. I would encourage all of the students in 5L to continue discussing what they learned today at home with their families!
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Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by
Mr. Lucci
Make Your Own Valentine’s Day Box!
Your assignment for Tuesday, February 14th is to make your own Valentine’s Day box. There is a catch though. You need to make a box that does not have your name on it, but gives clues to your classmates that it is yours. Your clues can be pictures of things you like to do, books you like to read, things in which you are interested, etc. You can use a shoebox, empty tissue box, or something about that size. It needs to have an opening on the top for your classmates to drop in their Valentines for you. Your box needs to be completed and at school on Tuesday, February 14, for our Valentine’s Day party. Be creative and have fun!
Also, you can bring Valentines to hand out to your classmates on Monday as long as you have one for everyone in class.
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Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by
Mr. Lucci
Try out these links to practice converting customary and metric units of measurement:
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Posted on January 26th, 2012 by
Mr. Lucci
5L Math Students,
Please make sure to review the following lessons for tomorrow’s geometry test:
- 18.1 points, lines, & angles
- 18.2 measure & draw angles
- 18.3 polygons
- 18.5 circles
- 18.6 congruent & similar
- 18.7 symmetry
- 19.1 triangles
- 19.2 quadrilaterals
- 19.3 plane figures
- 19.4 solid figures
- 19.6 nets
- 19.7 solid figure views
Your text book, homework, and the HSP Math Intervention Lessons 84-92 are all excellent study materials. In addition, Brain Pop and the geometry links on our blog are terrific resources as well. Happy studying!
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Posted on January 20th, 2012 by
Mr. Lucci
Mad Science visited this morning to talk about matter, which we are studying in the classroom right now. The students assembled different types of molecules and created a physical and chemical change in order to make their own silly putty!
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Posted on January 19th, 2012 by
Mr. Lucci
In an effort to learn about some of the first colonies, the students in 5L got together in groups and created billboards for six different colonies. The purpose of their billboards?… to generate interest for settlement in their colonies of course! Take a look as the students used their knowledge of the colonies and colonial regions along with their creativity to create very appealing billboards!
(You can click on the pictures below to get a better view.)
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Posted on December 13th, 2011 by
Mr. Lucci
5L has been working hard to create an online weather almanac. Each student selected a topic about which they have done research and are currently writing and finding images. Please take a moment to browse our weather almanac to see what the students are learning. All students will have their information complete and posted by the end of this week!
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Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by
Mr. Lucci
Here is our schedule for MAP testing for next week:
- Math – Tuesday, 12/6 from 12:45 – 1:45
- Reading – Thursday, 12/8 from 10:20 – 11:20
Please make sure that your child gets to bed at a reasonable time the night before and has eaten a healthy breakfast that day. Thank you and have a terrific weekend!
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Posted on November 18th, 2011 by
Mr. Lucci
Dear Parents,
All 5th grade students will be taking the CogAT test for Humanities placement on November 29 at 1:00. Please remember to sign and return the opt out form you received if you wish for your child not to take the test.
Click here to download another copy of the Humanities Placement Parent Info Letter 2011-12 from NSSD112.
Thank you!
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Posted on November 17th, 2011 by
Mr. Lucci
Our explorer groups presented their research findings this morning! Each group created a Prezi to share their information with the class. The groups demonstrated their flair for creativity and unique presentation styles while clearly informing the rest of our class about the explorer they studied. The students worked extremely hard and should all be very proud of the terrific work they did!
You can view each group’s Prezi on the newly created Explorer Presentations page to your right. Please also check out the pictures of the students presenting in our Flickr Photo Gallery!
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