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Meet Mrs. Wirth
updated August 28, 2007
This is my 7th year teaching, with this being my 4th year here at Landstown. I am a graduate of Texas A&M University where I received a M.A. in Psychology. South Padre Island, TX is my hometown, and...
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Spelling Words
For January 21st
Test will be Friday, January 25th
1. shook
2. stood
3. wood
4. hood
5. took
6. book
7. crooked
8. footsteps
9. become
10. even
11. bigger
12. littlest
Students will additionally be required to correctly write a dictation sentence as well as the 12 list words.
Language Arts Websites
• Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions/
• Book Hive!
http://www.bookhive.org/
• Book PALS Storyline
http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/
• Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/
• EducPlace for Kids
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/
• International Children
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
• Kids Reads
http://www.kidsreads.com/
• Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun!
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
• Little Fingers
http://www.lil-fingers.com/abc/a.html
• Mrs. Alphabet
http://www.mrsalphabet.com/
• PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/
• SCORE Cyberguides
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
• Star Fall
http://starfall.com/
• The Literacy Web
http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/
• Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
• Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
• World Almanac for Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
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*NOTE*
Many students are having trouble telling time. We review this daily, but additional practice at home would be helpful.
Have your child also practice counting money with you for additional review, as well as basic addition and subtraction facts. Many students are relying very strongly on number grids and their fingers.
We have been working on double digit addition and subtraction. The students love doing this and often want me to make up problems for them. You can do these for them at home as well. :)
Some helpful websites:
• A+ Math
http://www.aplusmath.com/
• AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com/
• BBC Revise Wise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/
• Cool Math
http://www.coolmath4teachers.com/
• Cyber Chase
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html
• Drexel Math Forum
http://www.mathforum.org/math.topics.html
• Everyday Mathematics
http://www.everydaymath.org/trial.htm
• Just in Time
http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/JustInTime/JustInTime.html
• Math Cats
http://www.mathcats.com/
• Math Just for Kids
http://harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/13/1.html
• Math NRichment
http://www.nrich.maths.org/public/index.php
• Seussville University
http://www.seussville.com/university/
• Snapdragon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/yesflash/time-1.htm
• Teaching Measures
http://www.teachingmeasures.co.uk/
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Investigating Changes in Weather Study Material.
Sun - provides heat and light for the earth
meteorologist - a person who studies the earth's weather patterns
rain gauge - an instrument that measures rainfall
drought - a long period of time where there is little or no rain
temperature - the measure of how cold or hot something is
precipitation - when rain, snow, or hail fall to the ground
evaporation- when the sun's rays strike the earth and cause the water on earth to form into tiny droplets of water
condensation - when the water vapor reaches the high, cool air and these water drops turn into clouds
water cycle - the process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation that is repeated over and over again
fog - a heavy vapor that hangs near the surface of the ground
cumulus - white, puffy, fair weather clouds
stratus - low, grey clouds that stretch out and cover the sky
cirrus - high, wispy clouds
blizzard - type of storm that occurs when there is very heavy snow and strong winds
thunderstorm - a severe storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightening, and thunder
tornado - a whirling, violent windstorm which has a funnel-type cloud and travels in a narrow path
hurricane - a storm that begins over water and has very strong winds and heavy rain
Science Websites
• 4-H Virtual Farm
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html
• Ask Dr. Universe
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/
• BBC School
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml
• Drought Information for Kids
http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/drought/kids_droughtinfo.htm
• FEMA Kids- Floods
http://www.fema.gov/kids/floods.htm
• FEMA Kids- Hurricanes
http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm
• FEMA Kids- Thunderstorms
http://www.fema.gov/kids/thunder.htm
• FEMA Kids- Tornadoes
http://www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm
• FEMA Kids- Winter Storms
http://www.fema.gov/kids/wntstrm.htm
• Exploratorium Journey to Mars
http://www.exploratorium.edu/mars/index.html
• Explore Science
http://www.explorelearning.com/
• How Things Fly
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal109/gal109.html
• Kids Dig Reed
http://www.kidsdigreed.com/
• Living and Non-Living Things
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/living-things.htm
• Maggie
http://missmaggie.org/
• NASA kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
• NASA- Hurricanes and Kids links
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/index.html
• NOVA Science
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
• Reeko
http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/
• Scanning Electron Microscope
http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/
• Science Junction
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/
• Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
• Science Odyssey
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/
• Science Sites
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/4/elementaryEd.htm
• The Atom Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/mummy/index.html
• The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
• Try Science
http://www.tryscience.org/
• US Naval Observatory Astronomical Data
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/
• Water Density
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/modules/water/density_exp.html
• Weather Eye
http://weathereye.kgan.com/index.html
• Web Weather for Kids- Blizzards
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/blizzardhome.html
• Web Weather for Kids- Thunderstorms & Tornadoes
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/thunderhome.html
• Where Do Butterflies Come From?
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/butterfly/
• Why Files
http://whyfiles.org/
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Landstown Elementary School
Katy Wirth
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