Ricks

One Week Before Holiday Break

Dear parents and students: I want to wish every one a safe, wonderful holiday! We have one more week to go. I want to remind students that it will be business as usual until Friday afternoon. We are asking for parents with plans to leave town to wait until school is officially out for the holiday , but if you are planning on leaving early, please let us know.

Welcome back, class of 2009!

Dear parents and students: Welcome back. We look forward to a wonderful rest of the year. I hope each and every one of you had a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday break.  Take a loook below to see what we're doing:

My Favorite Link: http://www.georgiastandards.org/

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

Dear parents and students: Welcome back. We look forward to a wonderful rest of the year. I hope each and every one of you had a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday break.  Take a loook below to see what we're doing:

My Favorite Link: http://www.georgiastandards.org/

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

My Favorite Link: http://www.georgiastandards.org/

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

My Favorite Link: http://www.georgiastandards.org/

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

We are now focusing on  narrative writing. Students will develop their writing from his or her own point of view using 6+1 strategies.  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will be focusing on adjectives and verbs. *In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing.  

Please read the following  for the 3rd nine weeks:

We ill continue to reinforce fraction and whole number sense as we move throughout the rest of the curriculum, but now it's time to turn our focuson volume and capacity. For the next couple of weeks we our focus will be on understanding geometry.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies:

 A New Role for America-The Early 20th Century

We will be discussing how America was impacted by a territory aquisitions. We discuss the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

My Favorite Link: http://www.georgiastandards.org/

November 3, 2008

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are moving from persuasive writing to informational (expository writing).  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will  focus on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. We also will continue to practice our prepositional phrases. 

*In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing. 

Fractions! Fractions! Fractions!

Please read the following letters for the 2nd nine weeks:

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_english_letter.doc

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_spanish_letter.doc

We are continuing  our work with changing fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, finding equivalent fractions, and simplifying.

We are also conceptualizing improper fractions, mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like/unlike denominators.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies: Westward Expansion and a Changing America

Going for the Gold in Science!

Our unit beginning November 3 in science will focus on cells and microorganisms.  Please see the following:

Parts of a Cell

Compare/contrast parts of a plant/animal cell.

Summarize the functions of plant/animal cells.

What an animal and plant cell looks like under a microscope.

Explain the role and function of cells as the basis for all living things.

Use a microscope to observe, illustrate, and label a plant and animal cell.

Label the organelles of an animal cell (membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus) and state the function of each.

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are moving from persuasive writing to informational (expository writing).  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will  focus on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. We also will continue to practice our prepositional phrases. 

*In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing. 

Fractions! Fractions! Fractions!

Please read the following letters for the 2nd nine weeks:

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_english_letter.doc

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_spanish_letter.doc

We are continuing  our work with changing fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, finding equivalent fractions, and simplifying.

We are also conceptualizing improper fractions, mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like/unlike denominators.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies: Westward Expansion and a Changing America

Going for the Gold in Science!

Our unit beginning November 3 in science will focus on cells and microorganisms.  Please see the following:

Parts of a Cell

Compare/contrast parts of a plant/animal cell.

Summarize the functions of plant/animal cells.

What an animal and plant cell looks like under a microscope.

Explain the role and function of cells as the basis for all living things.

Use a microscope to observe, illustrate, and label a plant and animal cell.

Label the organelles of an animal cell (membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus) and state the function of each.

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are moving from persuasive writing to informational (expository writing).  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will  focus on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. We also will continue to practice our prepositional phrases. 

*In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing. 

Fractions! Fractions! Fractions!

Please read the following letters for the 2nd nine weeks:

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_english_letter.doc

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_spanish_letter.doc

We are continuing  our work with changing fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, finding equivalent fractions, and simplifying.

We are also conceptualizing improper fractions, mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like/unlike denominators.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies: Westward Expansion and a Changing America

Going for the Gold in Science!

Our unit beginning November 3 in science will focus on cells and microorganisms.  Please see the following:

Parts of a Cell

Compare/contrast parts of a plant/animal cell.

Summarize the functions of plant/animal cells.

What an animal and plant cell looks like under a microscope.

Explain the role and function of cells as the basis for all living things.

Use a microscope to observe, illustrate, and label a plant and animal cell.

Label the organelles of an animal cell (membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus) and state the function of each.

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are moving from persuasive writing to informational (expository writing).  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will  focus on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. We also will continue to practice our prepositional phrases. 

*In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing. 

Fractions! Fractions! Fractions!

Please read the following letters for the 2nd nine weeks:

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_english_letter.doc

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_spanish_letter.doc

We are continuing  our work with changing fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, finding equivalent fractions, and simplifying.

We are also conceptualizing improper fractions, mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like/unlike denominators.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies: Westward Expansion and a Changing America

Going for the Gold in Science!

Our unit beginning November 3 in science will focus on cells and microorganisms.  Please see the following:

Parts of a Cell

Compare/contrast parts of a plant/animal cell.

Summarize the functions of plant/animal cells.

What an animal and plant cell looks like under a microscope.

Explain the role and function of cells as the basis for all living things.

Use a microscope to observe, illustrate, and label a plant and animal cell.

Label the organelles of an animal cell (membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus) and state the function of each.

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are moving from persuasive writing to informational (expository writing).  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will  focus on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. We also will continue to practice our prepositional phrases. 

*In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing. 

Fractions! Fractions! Fractions!

Please read the following letters for the 2nd nine weeks:

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_english_letter.doc

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_spanish_letter.doc

We are continuing  our work with changing fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, finding equivalent fractions, and simplifying.

We are also conceptualizing improper fractions, mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like/unlike denominators.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies: Westward Expansion and a Changing America

Going for the Gold in Science!

Our unit beginning November 3 in science will focus on cells and microorganisms.  Please see the following:

Parts of a Cell

Compare/contrast parts of a plant/animal cell.

Summarize the functions of plant/animal cells.

What an animal and plant cell looks like under a microscope.

Explain the role and function of cells as the basis for all living things.

Use a microscope to observe, illustrate, and label a plant and animal cell.

Label the organelles of an animal cell (membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus) and state the function of each.

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are moving from persuasive writing to informational (expository writing).  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will  focus on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. We also will continue to practice our prepositional phrases. 

*In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing. 

Fractions! Fractions! Fractions!

Please read the following letters for the 2nd nine weeks:

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_english_letter.doc

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_spanish_letter.doc

We are continuing  our work with changing fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, finding equivalent fractions, and simplifying.

We are also conceptualizing improper fractions, mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like/unlike denominators.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies: Westward Expansion and a Changing America

Going for the Gold in Science!

Our unit beginning November 3 in science will focus on cells and microorganisms.  Please see the following:

Parts of a Cell

Compare/contrast parts of a plant/animal cell.

Summarize the functions of plant/animal cells.

What an animal and plant cell looks like under a microscope.

Explain the role and function of cells as the basis for all living things.

Use a microscope to observe, illustrate, and label a plant and animal cell.

Label the organelles of an animal cell (membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus) and state the function of each.

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold !

We are moving from persuasive writing to informational (expository writing).  In addition, students will be focusing on the conventions of grammar as we get closer to the Georgia Writing Assessment early next year!

*This week we will  focus on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. We also will continue to practice our prepositional phrases. 

*In our daily Six Plus One activities we will focus on organizing our writing. 

Fractions! Fractions! Fractions!

Please read the following letters for the 2nd nine weeks:

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_english_letter.doc

Download 2nd_nine_weeks_spanish_letter.doc

We are continuing  our work with changing fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, finding equivalent fractions, and simplifying.

We are also conceptualizing improper fractions, mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions with like/unlike denominators.

Going For The Gold In Social Studies!

Upcoming in Social Studies: Westward Expansion and a Changing America

Going for the Gold in Science!

Our unit beginning November 3 in science will focus on cells and microorganisms.  Please see the following:

Parts of a Cell

Compare/contrast parts of a plant/animal cell.

Summarize the functions of plant/animal cells.

What an animal and plant cell looks like under a microscope.

Explain the role and function of cells as the basis for all living things.

Use a microscope to observe, illustrate, and label a plant and animal cell.

Label the organelles of an animal cell (membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus) and state the function of each.

10/20/2008

Week of 10/6/08

Week of 9-22-08

Week Of 9/15-Looking Ahead

Week of 9/2/08

Welcome Back Students!

I hope all of you had an exciting summer. We look forward to a great school year. This year is already getting off to a fantastic start! Please don't forget about our PTA & Open House This Thursday, August 21. Open House will be staggered by grade level. Our first session (k-2) will begin promptly at 5:30 and ends at 6:15. PTA begins at 6:30 and ends at 7:30. Our second session (3-5)  for Open House begins at 7:30 and ends at 8:15.

Please  note the following:

In order to relieve parking congestion at Open House this Thursday, we will be offering a shuttle service from Macland Road Church of Christ to Dowell starting at 5:00 PM. The shuttle will run every 10 minutes. Please use this service. CHILDREN UNDER KINDERGARTEN AGE ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE SHUTTLE.

March-A very Important Month (My birthday)!

We had quite a time  celebrating Black History month!  As we get closer to the CRCT, we are aiming for excellence. Here's the website for CRCT practice:  www.georgiaoas.orgr   

(You will need your child's 10 digit number given to you at conference time.) If you have difficulty, please email me at quinton.ricks@cobbk12.org. )

Here's another useful file from the Georgia Department of Education. Please feel free to download it from this site! Note: You  Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. Here's the link for the latest free version :

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html?ogn=EN_US-gntray_dl_get_reader 

Download crct_study_guide_5th_grade.pdf