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Mrs. Hadrava’s Principal’s Corner

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Upcoming Events:

February
  5 Read a Shirt day
  8-12 Magic School Bus Theme
 12 Mad Scientist presentation
 19 Author day
 26 Reader's Theatre
March
 1-5 Read across America
 

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We are now into the second half of the school year. The days are getting longer with more sunlight, and we are heading into the portion of winter where there IS light at the end of the tunnel!

February is “I Love to Read” month. We are excited by some of the upcoming activities we will be implementing to promote reading during this special month. Our activities will be as follows:

February 5-Read a shirt day. Students should wear a shirt with writing.
February 8-12 Magic School Bus theme. Students will fill the bus seats at the end of the elementary hall with reading during the entire school day.
Friday February 12-Mad Scientist presentation in the small gym by Mr. Gunn for elementary students
February 19-Author Will Weaver will spend the day here with elementary AND high school students.
February 26-Reader’s Theatre presentations in the small gymnasium

Every Friday during the month of February we will have reading giveaways. Students will be given a log to keep track of every 15 minutes of reading they do outside of the 8:30 to 3:30 school day. Their name will be entered in a drawing each Friday during the month of February for a reading giveaway.

March 1-5 will be our annual “Read Across America.” These festivities will include special dress up days and activities to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and once again promote a lifelong love of reading. Please stay tuned to our Tiger Details and elementary website to find out the special events for this week.

In closing, I’d like to share this thought, “Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain


 

Mrs. Hadrava

Elementary Principal

If you will not be riding the bus,
or your child will need a bus pass to an alternative place,
let us know. Please call 652-3500 prior to noon .





 

Some new links to check out!
http://www.currclick.comA new arts-nature e-magazine for kids from 7-17 (6 issues for $9) lots of unit study ideas, coloring pages, etc.
http://www.pbs.org Forces Science Lab
http://www.mathsisfun.com/ Math is Fun website
http://www.hslda.org Information about engineering
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/pdf A unique musical instrument!

Rainforests:
http://www.mbgnet.net
http://rainforest-australia.com/
http://www.pbs.org
http://www.misterteacher.com

Reading Assessments:
http://www.hslda.org/strugglinglearner
http://www.hslda.org/strugglinglearner
Recipe sites:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen
http://allrecipes.com
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com

http://myloc.gov Lesson plans for the Minerva Mosaic at the Library of Congress
http://whyfiles.org The Why Files -- the science behind the news
http://cartoonartclub.com How to draw cartoons
http://www.funbrain.com On-line books & Mad Libs
http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools On-line game for 6-8th graders with opportunities to use math in engineering to create a theme park
http://www.bam.gov/sub_foodnutrition BAM! (Body & Mind) kids' food and nutrition site from CDC
http://www.kevinhenkes.com Kevin Henkes website
http://www.fbi.gov FBI's kids page
http://boatseafari.com Jacques Mayol biography (first man to dive 100 meters with no breathing apparatus)

 

Click on any of the links below
to find great news sites for kids.
 http://www.amazing-kids.org Amazing Kids
http://www.globalgang.org.uk Global Gang
http://headlinespot.com/for/kidsHeadline Spot for Kids
http://www.kidsnewsroom.com Kids Newsroom
http://www.nytimes.com/learning N.Y. Times Student Connection
http://www.scholasticnews.com Scholastic News
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK Time for Kids
http://www.weeklyreader.com Weekly Reader



Check out these fun science websites!
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
http://wonderwhy.mediasmm.org/
http://www.almaswanwatch.org/

The following websites are excellent resources for your child to use at home. Enjoy!

Math
www.aaamath.com Math practice and activities
www.coolmath.com Interactive math games
www.funbrain.com Great site for kids
www.aplusmath.com A+ Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Ask Dr. Math
www.gomath.com On line math help
www.tangram.i-p.com/ Interactive tangrams
www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm Math League help topics
www.edhelper.com Help for all subjects

Language Arts/Reading
www.funbrain.com Language Arts games and more
www.m-w.com/game/ Merriam Webster Word Game of the Day
www.vocabulary.com Vocabulary activities
www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words Vocabulary builders
http://helponenglish.homestead.com English help
www.writesite.org Interactive Language Arts and Journalism
www.lexile.com Lexile Framework


MCA Practice tests for Nevis Elementary Students

Testing

The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA’s) are reading, writing, and mathematics tests that help schools and districts measure student progress toward the state’s academic standards.  As a parent, you can look over the following tests to see what your child’s MCA testing experience will be like.  I would encourage you to work with your child on the items for their grade level.  Keep in mind, these tests aren’t identical to the tests they will take, but they are similar.

Links to practice tests are below in PDF format. You will need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader to view the documents.