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                   DOUBLE HELIX PROJECT
                                                           Due Tuesday December 18th, 2012

The double helix project can be so much fun! Please use things you have around the house, they can be big or small as long as they're correct. Students received the instructions and rubric Monday the 5th of November, please look for it! 

HAVE A BLAST!

Go to Fun Pics and scroll down to see some of the amazing projects from last year! It's worth it!

Here are some project ideas...

Way to recycle those unwanted cans!

Be creative, big or small.....






Legos anyone......

Sweet touch, don't you think? If you use candy, make sure your project is secure, it tends to fall apart easily!

Pony beads and floral wire! (or a coat hanger) Use what you have!

You can DO IT!! Any questions? ASK please! The project is due December 18th which is the Tuesday before Winter Vacation. The students have the assignment, I'll post a copy of the rubric soon!

Red Ribbon Week at DABMS!

DAB kids wear RED to Show Panther Pride!

Never be afraid to say NO to DRUGS!

Go to FUN PICS to see more amazing pics of

kids in 403!

Wear Pink for Cancer Awareness!

Way to go DAB!

I was tickled pink!

We All Were!

Go to FUN PICS for More Pink Pics!

ORANGE BENCHMARK THIS WEEK!

Orange Benchmark- Rock The Test!

The Orange Benchmark for Math is THIS WEEK , so I thought I'd give you a few tips to Master your Math!

Do you ever feel like you can't rock the orange the way you'd like?

Have you had feelings that Math just isn't "a-peeling" to you?

Well, here are some exercises to prepare you for the first Orange Benchmark review.

Our class is linked to the Math Study Skills Site

   ixl. Click to CONNECT!

www.ixl.com/signin/dbms   and use

the log-in information I gave you in class. Don't forget to bookmark the ixl sign in page, it's the one we have just for David A. Brown students!

(juicy huh? Thank the AWESOME Mrs. Gaither for that!)

       Topics to CRUSH the Orange Benchmark!

INTEGERS:

D.1   D.2   D.3   D.4   D.5

OPERATIONS WITH INTEGERS:

E.1    E.3   E.7

OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS:

Fractions and Mixed Numbers

F.4    F.7    G.1   G.3

                                                  EXPONENTS AND SQUARE ROOTS:

                                                  I.1    I.2

PrActIce   mAkeS  PREPARED!

Take the time to get your Smart Score of 100 in each of these areas, and you will feel comfortable and prepared for the Orange Benchmark! 

We will also prepare Study Cards on Monday with the concepts you need to know, but it takes your effort too! I'll know you're practicing.... =0)

                                  ROCK IT

Live International Webinar at DAB!



  Participating in the international webinar with            

J.K.Rowling was a success!

 Both classes were able to see the webcast- Thank you Mrs. Kelly!

  Her advice to young writers... if you're serious about writing- finish what you start!

 

From the Computer to the Big Screen- It was Great!

J.K was live from England and into our classrooms!

 



The Mark of Athena

Mrs. Pitotti has 2 copies of The Mark of Athena!

Who will be the first to borrow one?

E-mail, or comment!

amy.pitotti@leusd.k12.ca.us

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!

Practice Makes Prepared

Orange Benchmark- Rock The Test!

The Orange Benchmark for Math is coming up, so I thought I'd give you a few tips to Master your Math!

Do you ever feel like you can't rock the orange the way you'd like?

Have you had feelings that Math just isn't "a-peeling" to you?

Well, here are some exercises to prepare you for the first Orange Benchmark review.

Our class is linked to the Math Study Skills Site

   ixl. Click to CONNECT!

www.ixl.com/signin/dbms   and use

the log-in information I gave you in class. Don't forget to bookmark the ixl sign in page, it's the one we have just for David A. Brown students!

(juicy huh? Thank the AWESOME Mrs. Gaither for that!)

       Topics to CRUSH the Orange Benchmark!

INTEGERS:

D.1   D.2   D.3   D.4   D.5

OPERATIONS WITH INTEGERS:

E.1    E.3   E.7

OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS:

Fractions and Mixed Numbers

F.4    F.7    G.1   G.3

                                                  EXPONENTS AND SQUARE ROOTS:

                                                  I.1    I.2

PrActIce   mAkeS  PREPARED!

Take the time to get your Smart Score of 100 in each of these areas, and you will feel comfortable and prepared for the Orange Benchmark! 

We will also prepare Study Cards with the concepts you need to know, but it takes your effort too! I'll know you're practicing.... =0)

                                  ROCK IT

CJSF for ACS!

 

 

$1.00 for Cancer Research gets you

A DAY OFF THE PANTHER TRAIL!

Available both lunches in front of 403 until Oct 12th!



Orange Benchmark Coming Soon!

Next Week begins the review for the Orange Benchmark in Math. Watch for Study Notes, and be ready for the most amazing ORANGE study Notecard EVER! We are going to be so prepared- We will ROCK THIS TEST!!

The Art of Study Note Cards!

There is an art to creating a Science Study Notecard in Mrs.Pitotti's Life Science Class. The challenge is to take a great amount of information and organize it onto a small 3x5 card for use on a test. The students in Room 403 are going to get pretty good at it, here are some awesome examples of functional study cards with an artistic flare.

Along with definitions, you can choose to re-create diagrams on the back side of your card to help with labeling. Some students create their own diagrams while others copy and shrink the actual diagrams in the text. Either way, having clearly labeled examples of the diagrams needed are a huge help during exam time!

Vocabulary Words and key concepts make up the other side of the notecard. To be complete, you should try to fit all of the chapter vocabulary terms and definitions on the card. If you have to write small, feel free to bring a magnifying glass to help you read what you've written! (Many students do, and have great success!) Using the last of your space to include key terms and concepts will ensure that you have done all you can to give your best on a Science Exam.

Amazing Notecards are Up To You!

This Friday we have a Chapter Test in Science, take the challenge to create the most amazing Study card you can! Remember, you will always get an outline of all the concepts covered, but the actual making of the card is up to you!

 YOUR SCORE WILL IMPROVE

WITH THE EFFORT YOU PUT FORTH

Take the time to create your Study card for this exam, and remember if you give 100% of your best the first time, without complaint, YOU WILL ALWAYS IMPROVE! 

(and Mrs. Pitotti will be MORE than THRILLED!)

Super Science in Room 403

Cell Projects, Egg Osmosis Lab

and Saving Sam!

Check out Fun Pics for more!

Cell Flip Book

As requested- here is the cell flip book I made. 

Hope this example helps those who want to work on this at home! 

BE CREATIVE!

Whole Book

Pages 1-2

Pages 3-4

Pages 5-6

Cell Books are due in class on Thursday (end of period)

Cell Project Due Friday!

Cell Project Due Friday!

Make sure you're ready, we will present our projects on Friday during Science time! Every day you're late you loose 10 points, that will take you down a WHOLE LETTER GRADE!
You can do it!! Need help? Just Ask!

Here is an example of the Cell Poster Project! Hope it helps!

 Here are some 3-D examples!

 This is a purchased cell from a kit. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SPEND MONEY LIKE THIS!!!


Be Creative, and use what you have at home!

This is a cell made of Clay! Look at how clearly it's labeled!

 

How Creative is this! A Cell on a piece of toast! If you do this, remember it will have to be presented that day because the food won't last.

If you do a 3-D model, you still need to label your cell, and have a seperate sheet for the analogies.

Questions? Just ask!

amy.pitotti@leusd.k12.ca.us