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Science:
The students have finished their unit on weather, although we continue to watch temperatures and patterns. Now we have started a unit on plants. We planted radish seeds and are comparing how they do with/without sunshine, water, or air as well as good soil vs. bad soil. We will look at how seeds hold the food to start growth and what flowers' jobs are.
Writing:
The first semester we focused on being fluent writers. Students were assigned to write in Buddy Books daily. They were graded on the amount and time they put into writing, as well as the genre.
This semester will be different. We will focus on grammar, and the mechanics and conventions of writing. Students will have worksheets for homework three to four times a week. They will have quizzes and tests over concepts taught in class. Students will have study guides and/or worksheets to study from.
Social Studies:
Students have finished learning about the American Revolution and the opening up of the Northwest Territory. Next we will be learning about Ohio becoming a state and the conflicts that happened with the Native Americans. Always an exciting chapter for those people living in Fort Recovery!!
Science:
The students have finished their unit on weather, although we continue to watch temperatures and patterns. Now we have started a unit on plants. We planted radish seeds and are comparing how they do with/without sunshine, water, or air as well as good soil vs. bad soil. We will look at how seeds hold the food to start growth and what flowers' jobs are.
Writing:
The first semester we focused on being fluent writers. Students were assigned to write in Buddy Books daily. They were graded on the amount and time they put into writing, as well as the genre.
This semester will be different. We will focus on grammar, and the mechanics and conventions of writing. Students will have worksheets for homework three to four times a week. They will have quizzes and tests over concepts taught in class. Students will have study guides and/or worksheets to study from.
Social Studies:
Students have finished learning about the American Revolution and the opening up of the Northwest Territory. Next we will be learning about Ohio becoming a state and the conflicts that happened with the Native Americans. Always an exciting chapter for those people living in Fort Recovery!!
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Jill Walter: Jill has been teaching for 33 years, all at Fort Recovery Schools. She teaches 4th grade Reading and Social Studies. Her husband’s name is Mike and they have two boys, Don and Joe. Don is married to Laura, and they have one son, Andrew. They live in Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati. Joe lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her interests are reading, spending time with her family, and watching sports, especially football.
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Brenda Kaup: Brenda has been teaching at Fort Recovery Schools for 11 years. She has taught gifted education, 4th grade, and has been an elementary inclusion teacher in 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades. She just concluded teaching middle school Language Arts for eight years. She is returning to 4th grade Language Arts this year. She is married to Bob, has two grown daughters, and two grandchildren attending Fort Recovery Schools this year. |
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Jan Hickerson: Jan has been teaching at Fort Recovery Local Schools for 16 years. Mostly, her experience has been in 4th grade, but she has also taught 1st grade, 2nd grade, gifted students and reading inclusion. Jan and her husband, Mike, have lived in Fort Recovery during their 35 years of marriage and Jan was born here. They have three daughters, all married and 8 grandchildren, (soon to be nine) they thoroughly enjoy. |
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Amy Klingshirn: Amy has been married for 18 years and has 3 kids (Max, Pete, and Park) with her husband Jake. Amy and her family live in Fort Recovery. She is an intervention specialist for grades 3, 4, and 5. |
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Bob Heitkamp: Bob is in his eight year of teaching. He has taught fourth grade Math and Language Arts for a total of four years. Last year, he taught sixth grade math and seventh and eighth grade Language Arts. He is married to another teacher, Laura, and has three kids (Trevor, Aubrie, and Gavin). |
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Math
This past week in Math, the students worked on different decimal concepts (place value, rounding, adding and subtracting). This coming week, they will begin the week with a review of the unit and have a test on Tuesday (Periods 5, 6, and 7). Then they will review for a test over the years concepts so far. This will be completed the following week. Period 4 math will work on probability concepts next week.
Math
This past week in Math, the students worked on different decimal concepts (place value, rounding, adding and subtracting). This coming week, they will begin the week with a review of the unit and have a test on Tuesday (Periods 5, 6, and 7). Then they will review for a test over the years concepts so far. This will be completed the following week. Period 4 math will work on probability concepts next week.
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