Mrs. Myla's blog

CBI tomorrow

We will be doing errands for our departments.The students will be buying groceries for the lunch club. Please bring money if you are buying lunch. We leave at 10:00AM and will be back by 12:30 PM.

This Week

We will be starting to participate in the Letters to our Troops campaign.  Each year the Bert Show organizes a letter writing campaign for the holidays to our men and women serving to preserve our freedoms.  Small group classes are encouraged to participate to generalize our writing skills.  

We will be starting to participate in the Letters to our Troops campaign.  Each year the Bert Show organizes a letter writing campaign for the holidays to our men and women serving to preserve our freedoms.  Small group classes are encouraged to participate to generalize our writing skills.  

2011-12 Winter Cobb Parks and Rec Therapeutic Program

It’s time again for winter registration for Therapeutics and Special Olympics Ga- Cobb programs.  Check out the website at www.prca.cobbcountyga.gov .  You don’t want to miss out on the following events:

 

Basketball, Bowling, Ice skating, Powerlifting, Artistic Gymnastics and Roller Skating:

 Social Clubs, Holiday Dance, Lake Lanier Lights. Movie night, monster truck, super bowl party, holiday movies, Valentine Dance and Georgia Aquarium!!

This Week

We will be reading on New Wonders of Nature.After reading our article we will be watching videos on the 7 Wonders of Nature that has been asked to vote for 2011.In Math, we are working on simple Binomials and median. Parents can help their kids using different websites such as Worksheet works.com, mathaids.com on these concepts.

  We will be having our homecoming PepRally this Friday. The good news is some of our students are performing in the Cheer Spirit.

October Instructional Focus

Access Class instructional focus for October

1.  News2You - Topics include Spy Camp, World Series, Wonders of Nature, Oil Cleanup and Wheelchair Soccer.

GPS Language Arts - ELA11R1c; DAP recognizing information on a chart;

Essential Question - Where is the story of the week located?  Is this city near or far from Marietta, GA?

Adapted version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

GPS Language Arts – ELAALR1a providing evidence from the text to demonstrate understanding of character development

Essential Question -  Who do you think was the best person in the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

2.  Planning for the Future and Characteristics of a Good Worker

GPS Economics - SSEPF6a (in conjunction with reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

Essential Question – How did Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde differ in their personalities and work skills?

3.  Cell Organelles

GPS Biology SB1-4

Essential Question – Identify 3 different organelles of a cell and their function?

4. Math - Collecting Data

GPS MA2D1a - surveying and organizing information from two different groups

Essential Question -  What is your favorite ice cream?

GPS MA2G1b – determining the lengths of sides for 45-45-90 degree triangles

Essential Question – Can you find examples of right triangles in our classroom and you own home?

GPS MM1A1b – determining whether a function has symmetry