APP of the Week!

This weeks Apps of the Week are Video Science and Science 360! I chose to put both Apps on this week, so that the students have an option. Science 360 does not always work in our classroom, but the videos are great and show so many different science activities! Have fun!

Who Said Science Isn't FUN?! Not Us!

This week, Team Triton conducted a Science Lab with M & M's....YES, M & M's! The students each had individual Fun Size packs of M & M's and counted each color to find which color they had the most of in their bag! It was a great way to work with another member of our Team and a great way to practice POHECA! Now we are ready to get started with our unit on Motion and Design! Enjoy the video!

Open House

North Strabane Intermediate School will have Open House is Wednesday, September 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. We invite you to come and explore the school and see all of the AMAZING work the students have been doing this year! They have been working so hard and are very proud of their work (and so are we)! You may come at any time, though Team Triton will have a brief presentation at 7:00 and 7:45.  We hope to see you!

APP of the Week!

This weeks App of the Week is so much fun AND a great way to brush up on your geography skills! Stack the States Lite asks questions about each state and then has you 'stack them' to reach the line and move on to higher levels! Try it out!

Paper Towel Lab

Last week, the students conducted the Paper Towel Lab! This was an opportunity for them to practice the Scientific Method using the steps of POHECA! They did a great job and learned a little about how they can take a simple science experiment and apply it to everyday life. They next time you take your child shopping for paper towels, I am sure they will have some input on which kind you should be buying! Enjoy this video on the Paper Towel Lab!

This week in Language Arts we are reading "From the Diary of Leigh Botts". It is about a student who invents an alarm in his lunch box in an attempt to stop a thief who has been stealing his lunch. We've decided that Leigh has a pretty clever idea, which has prompted us to think of our own inventions we want to devise to help improve our lives! The vocabulary quiz is on Wednesday and selection test will be Thursday.

Don't forget to study your spelling list. In addition to your spelling homework, don't forget to use www.spellingcity.com for additional practice. This site is a great resource and had numerous opportunities for games and activities to review the words. The spelling test will be on Thursday.

Say CHEESE!

Just a reminder that individual pictures will be taken on Wednesday, September 12.  Please return a completed form to Mrs.Blum or Mrs. Patragas.

APP of the Week!

Today in the Math class, the students were introduced to Math Mania! I am so excited to get this started so that we can find out who our Math Mania Masters are! This weeks APP of the Week is PERFECT PRACTICE for this activity! My Math App includes all mathematical operations and allows the students to set the number of problems to be completed in one minute! Since Math Mania requires students to complete 30 multiplication problems in 1 minute, this would be a great way to set up the APP for practice!

APP of the Week!

Each week we will post an APP of the Week that the students can then download to their iPods, iPads, or iPhones. We will choose APPs that are educational and still FUN! We will then use these APPs as a station during our Learning Center times. If your child does not have one of these devices...NO WORRIES! The APP of the Week will always be on Mrs. Patragas and Mrs. Blum's iPads! This week the App of the Week is Word Warp! We have already spent some time using this App in class and the students already seem to love it!