6th grade parents: SouthEast Junior High has set the meeting day/time for the parent meeting regarding registration for next year’s 7th graders.
The meeting for 6th grade parents is January 31, 2012 at 6:30 PM in our Large Group Room/Cafeteria on the lower level off the large parking lot.
Structures in our Neighborhood!
A shelter built by 2010-2011 Hoover 6th graders. This year, all 6th graders will go to School of the Wild the week of April 9th!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
End of a Great Week
With Friday approaching, we have many things to celebrate from the past week.
These straw structures, were created by both Science classes to withstand live load (washers) placed on the point and at the height of each group's choice. Now, having studied the different roles of engineers, architects, draftspeople and contractors, they will work together to keep building. They will use as little dead load as possible with the intent of placing more live load on their stable structure. We've discussed tension, compression, forces applied on buildings (shear force, etc.) They have discussed buildings and structures they are familiar with. With all of this knowledge, they will apply it to their constructions.
As we learn more about structures, please continue to encourage your students to bring in photos, drawings or magazine / internet pictures of structures. We will soon focus on bridges - so keep those pictures coming! Here are a few the students have shared already.
So many books...so many cans!!!!! Students and Hoover families have so generously donated great books and other texts to UIHC libraries and in-patient book carts. What a fantastic gift. Take a look at our FULL box of books! City High students came today to transport these books, and we will continue to collect more. Also, cans and other essential items have been donated to the Crisis Center.
Thank you very much!
Outside our room, we have student writing samples posted from this Fall's Heroes/Adversity Essays. I wanted to include just a few of the many wonderful and inspirational quotes the students have written.
HOMEWORK PLANNER FOR EACH DAY POSTED BELOW:
These straw structures, were created by both Science classes to withstand live load (washers) placed on the point and at the height of each group's choice. Now, having studied the different roles of engineers, architects, draftspeople and contractors, they will work together to keep building. They will use as little dead load as possible with the intent of placing more live load on their stable structure. We've discussed tension, compression, forces applied on buildings (shear force, etc.) They have discussed buildings and structures they are familiar with. With all of this knowledge, they will apply it to their constructions.
As we learn more about structures, please continue to encourage your students to bring in photos, drawings or magazine / internet pictures of structures. We will soon focus on bridges - so keep those pictures coming! Here are a few the students have shared already.
So many books...so many cans!!!!! Students and Hoover families have so generously donated great books and other texts to UIHC libraries and in-patient book carts. What a fantastic gift. Take a look at our FULL box of books! City High students came today to transport these books, and we will continue to collect more. Also, cans and other essential items have been donated to the Crisis Center.
Thank you very much!
Outside our room, we have student writing samples posted from this Fall's Heroes/Adversity Essays. I wanted to include just a few of the many wonderful and inspirational quotes the students have written.
HOMEWORK PLANNER FOR EACH DAY POSTED BELOW:
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
New things happening in Room 12
PAGES FOR PATIENTS!
Hoover Families and Friends - We are working with City High Ambassadors to collect as many PAGES as possible! Students are donating new and gently used books to the UIHC in-patient cart and library. Kids in the in-patient ward of the hospital will get to select a book from the cart to keep and enjoy. We are excited here at Hoover to over the special gift of passing meaningful texts from one person to another in our community.
If you have books - of all genres and for all ages - that you would like to donate, please give them to a 3-6 grader at Hoover or stop on by and drop them off in one of the boxes in our rooms. Thank you!
Inquiry Projects have been presented!
Students have culminated their research, collaborations and productions involved in solving their inquiry project questions:
What are musk deer? Do (and how do) animals truly adapt to new habitats? Do our pets prefer certain food and bedding? Why are meerkats fascinating? What is the life cycle of a chimpanzee? What are binturongs? What is interesting about an Arctic fox? Why are tarantulas so large? What is the environment of a panda like?
The PowerPoint presentations, diagrams, posters, models and research papers effectively answered the questions. Students also elaborated on their question to inquire further and take great ownership for their presentation of the information. Nice job 5/6 graders!
I've been so impressed with the positive collaborations students have had this year. Today, when students were coming up with their raps about design roles (structural engineers, architects, contractors and draftspeople), they showed such genuine interest in each others' ideas and suggestions. This has certainly been a Fall filled with great group work. Here is a group that worked together in science this Fall to present their Experiments with Plant study.
Hoover Families and Friends - We are working with City High Ambassadors to collect as many PAGES as possible! Students are donating new and gently used books to the UIHC in-patient cart and library. Kids in the in-patient ward of the hospital will get to select a book from the cart to keep and enjoy. We are excited here at Hoover to over the special gift of passing meaningful texts from one person to another in our community.
If you have books - of all genres and for all ages - that you would like to donate, please give them to a 3-6 grader at Hoover or stop on by and drop them off in one of the boxes in our rooms. Thank you!
Inquiry Projects have been presented!
Students have culminated their research, collaborations and productions involved in solving their inquiry project questions:
What are musk deer? Do (and how do) animals truly adapt to new habitats? Do our pets prefer certain food and bedding? Why are meerkats fascinating? What is the life cycle of a chimpanzee? What are binturongs? What is interesting about an Arctic fox? Why are tarantulas so large? What is the environment of a panda like?
The PowerPoint presentations, diagrams, posters, models and research papers effectively answered the questions. Students also elaborated on their question to inquire further and take great ownership for their presentation of the information. Nice job 5/6 graders!
I've been so impressed with the positive collaborations students have had this year. Today, when students were coming up with their raps about design roles (structural engineers, architects, contractors and draftspeople), they showed such genuine interest in each others' ideas and suggestions. This has certainly been a Fall filled with great group work. Here is a group that worked together in science this Fall to present their Experiments with Plant study.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Conferences Coming Up!
Hoover parents, conferences are just around the corner!
I enjoy this time to share the great growth and learning students have experienced this Fall, with you. Each student has a colored index card coming home tonight with a conference reminder. This should have the date and time of your conference. Conferences are:
Thursday, November 10th
Friday, November 11th
Thursday, November 17th
Please email or call if you will be unable to attend.
Thanks!
I enjoy this time to share the great growth and learning students have experienced this Fall, with you. Each student has a colored index card coming home tonight with a conference reminder. This should have the date and time of your conference. Conferences are:
Thursday, November 10th
Friday, November 11th
Thursday, November 17th
Please email or call if you will be unable to attend.
Thanks!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
What's New in Class?
5th Grade Math:
Without using a protractor, how could you find the sum of all angles in a quadrangle?
This is the homework challenge question for today for 5th grade mathematicians. Questions like the one above will guide discussions, investigations and analysis of angles, polygons, and polygon properties. Instead of just accepting that the sum of all angles in a triangle equal 180 degrees, students ripped off the edges of self-constructed triangles to visualize the 180 degrees. Then, using their knowledge, students will apply this to practice problems and engaging games.
The Chapter 3 Test will be next Wednesday, November 9th.
Science:
Structures are around us, over us, and among us. What makes them stand up?
Students are questioning how to support structures as they attempt to create the tallest structure they can using only 200 straws, 100 paper clips and scissors. These structures, partially constructed, are hanging from our ceiling in our classroom. Students will measure their structures, then reflect on what worked and what challenged their creations. Soon, we will build (pun intended ☺ ) on our knowledge to see what it feels like to BE a structure and what live load and dead load is.
We have some students who have great family connections to structure expertise. If you or someone you know would like to be a guest speaker for our unit, please let me know. We welcome architects, builders, engineers, interior decorators, etc. Stay tuned for updates on our structures unit!
Without using a protractor, how could you find the sum of all angles in a quadrangle?
This is the homework challenge question for today for 5th grade mathematicians. Questions like the one above will guide discussions, investigations and analysis of angles, polygons, and polygon properties. Instead of just accepting that the sum of all angles in a triangle equal 180 degrees, students ripped off the edges of self-constructed triangles to visualize the 180 degrees. Then, using their knowledge, students will apply this to practice problems and engaging games.
The Chapter 3 Test will be next Wednesday, November 9th.
Science:
Structures are around us, over us, and among us. What makes them stand up?
Students are questioning how to support structures as they attempt to create the tallest structure they can using only 200 straws, 100 paper clips and scissors. These structures, partially constructed, are hanging from our ceiling in our classroom. Students will measure their structures, then reflect on what worked and what challenged their creations. Soon, we will build (pun intended ☺ ) on our knowledge to see what it feels like to BE a structure and what live load and dead load is.
We have some students who have great family connections to structure expertise. If you or someone you know would like to be a guest speaker for our unit, please let me know. We welcome architects, builders, engineers, interior decorators, etc. Stay tuned for updates on our structures unit!
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