Kanwisher's Kids

October Observations

   October has brought wonderfull fall weather  to A.L.P.and wonderful field trips for the students. We began our month with a field trip to the Theatre on the Square.We saw a production of The True Story of The Three Little Pigs. Our  fifth grade students were outraged at the impartiality of the Judge, and most thought that the wolf did not receive a fair trial.We hope that the students keep this in mind as write and participate in their own mock trials.Our fourth graders will attend the play as well this coming Wednesday October 8,2008 .Please send in your permission slip if you have not sent it in yet.Also please remember to send in a sweater or jacket for your child as the weather is getting cooler.    I

Dates To Remember

November 21,2008 -First semester ends

December 1, 2008- Re-evaluation testing begins.There will be no Target classes during re-evaluation testing

Scrumptious September

   

Target Classes

September 2008

Target Curriculum Night   A big thank you to all of the parents who attended curriculum night.It was a pleasure to see familiar faces and to meet new faces.We included a listing of important fall dates to remember in our presentation .They are as follows:

September 17-19,2008 Cogat testing for 1st,3rd,and 5thgrades

September 22-29,2008 ITBS testing for 3rd and 5th grades

The target teachers assist in the regular classrooms by proctoring and giving make- up tests.We will have Target on these dates,although classes will not commence until all testing is finished.

November 21,2008 -First semester ends

December 1,2008- Re-evaluation testing begins.There will be no Target classes during re-evaluation testing

Talent Development

Mrs.Dunlap and Mrs. Kanwisher are enjoying "pushing In " to our first grade classes. The students used convergent (detective) thinking to solve logic problems,during our first two lessons. This  past week they used it to classify shapes using analytical thinking.Next week we will combine detective and scientist thinking to solve logic puzzles and classify objects. Mrs. Kanwisher is "pushing in" to Kindergarten and will visit each class every other Monday.

Fourth and Fifth Grade -Nothing But The Truth

The students are tracing the history of laws, creating timelines and will begin  reading and responding to literature by reading the book Leapholes. We hope that the students are enjoying the Hands on Equations math lessons.I know that the teachers are having fun.We have some INCREDIBLE math minds in all of the classes.

Second and Third Grade- The Great Whodunnit

The students are becoming acquainted with mysterious vacabulary as they solve the mystery of The Great Chocolate Caper.Who stole the recipe from Mr.Van Feisty's desk?

Target Fourth and Fifth Grade Field Trip

Please look for a permission slip to be sent home for our scheduled trip to see The True Story of the Three little Pigs at The Theatre in the Square .The trip dates are Thursday October 2,2008 for the fifth grade, and Wednesday October 10,2008 for fourth grade. The price includes a box lunch from Blimpies.

As you know we are looking into alternative trips for fifth grade this year. We have inquired about trips to the Biltmore Estates in Asheville, The Challenger Space Simulator in Chattanooga along with a Riverboat ride, and a train trip to Plains Georgia.

Target Classes

August 2008

Target Curriculum Night

Mark Your Calendar!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008    6:00-7:00 p.m.

Posted at 11:02 AM | Permalink 

Target Notebook

It would be such a big help to us if you would help your child label the tabs for their target notebooks.  Please label the tabs with the following:

1. Logic/Brainteasers

2. Tally

3. Unit Work

4. Current Events

Posted at 08:56 AM | Permalink 

Awesome August

It is thrilling to start a new year in Target!  We are looking forward to traveling down new avenues both in and out of the classroom.  So put on your thinking caps and get ready to become investigative agents on the road to discovery as we navigate out way through this intriguing journey.

2nd and 3rd Grades 

Who really committed the crime?  We should find out about many guilty parties as we put our detective skills to use while solving mysteries in our fantastic unit, "THE GREAT WHODUNNIT".  As we maneuver our way through the crimes we will decipher codes, investigate crime scenes, solve math mysteries, study chromatography, organize collected clues and so much more.  Put on your "Sherlock" hats and get ready to focus on the details.

4th and 5th Grades

Our students will begin a study of the American Legal System through our unit of "NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH."  This unit is a social studies/language arts-based unit.  It focuses on the history and ideals set forth in the

U.S.

Constitution and the BIll of RIghts, and how these documents are unique in their 200-year survival as functioning and living documents.  Also we will investigate how the judicial system functions in a democratic society.  Learning about laws and crimes and increasing our understanding of legal terminology and how legal situations and Supreme Court decisions in current issues might affect their lives.  Students will complete a reading journal as they read the novel Leapholes, a new book which clearly demonstrates the concept of legal precedent in an exciting science fiction format.  As a grand finale, students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of law and the justice system as they plan, writte, and then execute a fairy tale trial.  This is a superb unit of study especially in the midst of a presidential election