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EAMS 5/6 Data Walls
Teachers in the EAMS 5/6 building have begun using data walls in their team rooms. The data walls provide a visual representation of the math and reading progress that students are making throughout the school year. Teachers utilize the data walls to pinpoint students who would benefit from additional small group instruction. Using a chart format, an index card for each student is placed and moved across proficiency levels according to the data following each of the 4Sight tests. The 4Sight Benchmark Assessment has proven to be a good predictor of achievement on the PSSA Test.
News from Team 7-4 The Basement Bulldogs
Ms. Dinsmore’s Honors Pre-Algebra 7 classes are working on percent applications including tax, discount, mark-ups and simple interest. Academic, Applied and Essential classes are working on data analysis and interpreting graphs and customary and metric conversions. The third 4-sight scores are in and they showed good improvement. The last 4-sight test will be in March, right before the PSSA. In Mr. Hinks’ Social Studies classes, students will be learning about the physical geography of Africa and starting a cross-curricular project related to an African country. In Mrs. Hurst’s Life Science classes, students are learning about Charles Darwin and how natural selection leads to evolution. Ms. Meashock’s Reading classes students are discussing characters and how they are influenced by the setting and time period of a selection. Classes are also discussing lessons learned by the characters' experiences. Mrs. Conlin's classes kicked off the "Do Something" project this week. This semester-long project is a combination of a persuasive writing unit as well as a service project. Stay tuned for more information regarding Team 7-4's "Do Something" project!
100 Heart Healthy Exercises
On Monday, February 9, 2009 Palmer Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school with 100 heart healthy exercises. Students, faculty, and staff all participated by following the directions given by our gym teacher Mrs. Lehr over the school intercom. Everyone truly enjoyed the exercises and the celebration. The day continued with many other 100th day celebrations in the classrooms.
