Hickory Day School

2535 21st Avenue NE
Hickory, NC 28601
Phone: 828.256.9492
Fax: 828.256.1475

SUPPORT HDS:

Tina Farr Grades 5 and 6

For the week of: February 21-24

Class Page Zebranie

Congratulations to Jillian our new Student Government President. Both students ran a successful and ethical campaign. We will try to post speeches to the website this week. We experienced tremendous action from this planner. A class government simulation blossomed into a new student government for Hickory Day School. Students are already changing their world one small step at a time. What a great way for students to show us what they have learned! We will complete our summative project for “How We Organize Ourselves” this week. It is due on Friday. The title of the current planner is Vote for Me! Next week we will begin our new planner “Sharing the Planet” by dividing into 4 lab groups.

Program of Inquiry:

Monday
Tuesday	Complete Student Created Rubric using the Criteria for the project- 30 min. What are our expectations? How should I be assessed? How many slides should I include? What are the controls? Is there an opportunity for student choice? What is the content? How will you show me what you have learned? What will it look like? What do we value in this project? PowerPoint Tutorial – 30 minutes Exhibition: 1.25 hours Interpretation “What influences our Choices” Final Conclusions. 15 minutes- (Synthesis) Reflection by Carolyn Formative Assessment of first line of inquiry “What influences our choices?” 30 Minutes- Action: Create a collage using pictures to assess the first line of inquiry Group Activities 30 minutes Water Mini-Lesson: A Life Like Mine and If the World Were a Village” Jillian and Amelia – Reflect by creating a poster Investigate how companies are using less Water Shelter Data (create a graph of data) and Research Solar Design Center- Fletcher Finalize eldtrip contact list with numbers – Brock and Lydia Book fieldtrip to Water Treatment Plant using student created script- Fahad
Wednesday	Summative Project Authentic Assessment: Your Role- As a consultant, you have been asked to design the structure the government on the newly operational Planet Earth 2 or a newly discovered island. Both are sovereign nations with native populations that do not speak English. Very little is know about the indigenous population. We are eager to populate the new land with new citizens. Create a PowerPoint presentation outlining your vision as a “Founding Father”. You must include a name for the country (1) the type and primary function of this government (2) Structure- define the structure using a flowchart (who is in power, who does what, and what is needed to organize the people) , Explain why you advocate this structure (beliefs, perspective, rights, character, responsibility, learner profile), and provide the framework for the essential documents (constitution?) (3) the role of civic participation (does it exist?, who qualifies, are there elections? Elections? Appointments?) (5) your perspective on the use and misuse of power using historical references (education, welfare, healthcare, social security, protection of the people and environment; laws, military, police, native peoples, alliances, war, trade, property, taxes ) Will you use your power as the Head of Government/ Head of State for the common good of the people? Why or Why not?
Thursday	Work on Summative Project- 1 hr
Friday	Work on Summative Project – 1 hr Advanced Group- Create a scale drawing of your new country. Exhibition: 1.25 hrs Clearly define small groups and mentors Break into groups for the second line of inquiry- Which modern basic need will you research? Construct a script to book vendors and venue for Health Fair in late April/Early May Contact venues for the Health Fair (Cost? Dates?) Present to the class the 2010 Hickory, NC Census Statistical Data ( Shelter) -Leader: Fletcher Mentor Groups (Ms. Christian, Ms. Braun, and Mrs. Farr) Create an Exhibition Calendar

Math 6

Monday
Tuesday	8.3 and Notebook Quiz Chapter 7
Wednesday	8.4 Proportions
Thursday	8.5 Cross Products
Friday	8.6 Scale Drawings

Math 5

Monday
Tuesday	8.3 subtracting mixed numbers (All students)
Wednesday	A 8.4 Calculator Practice and Reteach B Game: Fraction Action, Fraction Friction
Thursday	A and B 8.5 Fractions of Fractions A Project- How would you spend a million dollars?
Friday	8.6 An Area Model for Fraction Multiplication (all students)

Reading -Farr

Monday
Tuesday	Review Reading Comprehension activities from center time and review plot line from “The Coming of Long Knives”
Wednesday	Final discussion of story (Formative assessment discussion) Discuss the Use of Power by the US Government late 1800s toward the Navajo people and the Indian Removal Act . Make connections to the Use of Power regarding the Civil War and Native American slaves.
Thursday	Test “The Coming of Long Knives”
Friday	PowerPoint in Technology Lab/ Student Questions

Reading - Christian

Monday
Tuesday	Bill of Rights Test
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Writing

Monday
Tuesday	6: Exhibition 5: Individual Writing Conferences
Wednesday	In-class time to work on summative project rubric 6: Individual Writing Conferences
Thursday	6: Exhibition 5: PowerPoint
Friday	PowerPoint

Spelling Group A Group B Group C

Mon. - Fri.

NO SPELLING LIST OR TEST THIS WEEK

Spelling will be integrated into research for summative project.

Vocabulary/Math Centers/Projects

Tuesday - Friday

Summative Projects Wednesday- Friday. Tuesday- Reading comprehension activities “The Presidential Cabinet” and “The Judicial Branch”

Arts

Monday
Tuesday	Patriotic Art
Wednesday	Rehearse Oz
Thursday	Patriotic Art and Reflections
Friday	“Oz” rehearsal with Ms. Stinson and Mrs. Christian

Spanish

Monday
Tuesday	Discussion: Corruption of Governments
Wednesd	Discussion: Corruption of Governments
Thursday	Write simple sentences using Subj. + Verb + Compl.
Friday	Write small paragraph.

Physical Fitness

Monday
Tuesday	Basket ball
Wednesday	Soccer
Thursday	Basic Tumbling
Friday	Basic Tumbling (choreograph a routine in groups)

Zebranie Students