HANNAN EXPLORERS & CHALLENGERS

February 2012

Hannan News

We can do it! YES, WE CAN!

Exploring the world around us to find out who we are, where we come from, and where we're going!

READ! What's makes you happy? Write in a journal! Sing! Play music! Laugh! Giggle! Be generous with others! Enjoy every day!... and...Make happy memories!

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Links for Kids & Parents

	CERRONEEXPLORERS WIKI
	HARCOURT MATH, SS, SCIENCE
	DISCOVERY SCHOOL
	WRITERS CHOICE
	MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
	WRITE SOURCE
	NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR KIDS
	ASK FOR KIDS
	FUNBRAIN
	NATIONAL ASSN. FOR GIFTED CHILDREN
	KIDSKONNECT
	SCHOLASTIC HOMEWORK HUB
	WEATHER WATCH
	BRAINPOP
	APLUS MATH
	FAITH RINGGOLD
	NASA - KIDS HOME
	D.A.R.E.
	TIME FOR KIDS
	MRS. MORAN

HANNAN EXPLORERS & CHALLENGERS

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Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?

WHO WANTS TO BE A READING MILLIONAIRE? WE DO! And we're well on our way. Fourth and fifth graders should be reading at least six or seven books every nine weeks, write about ALL of them in their reading log, and report on at least three or four of them every nine weeks. Students should be reading at least thirty minutes EVERY night of the week. Parents, please encourage your child to read aloud also, since many of students need improvement in this area.

Reading & Language Arts
In March, both classes finished our author study of Roald Dahl, author of such treasured books as James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny the Champion of the World, Matilda, The Witches, and many more. We especially enjoyed his memoir, Boy. Students can access a website devoted to Roald Dahl at www.roalddahl.com For the months of April and May, we read Holes, Call It Courage, Hatchet, and The Phantom Tollbooth in the fourth grade. Fifth graders read some stories from the Junior Great Books and nonfiction books relating to their World War II reports, as well as Out of the Dust, Number the Stars, and Treasure Island.

Students created book report products which have been on display in both classrooms.

In our Language Arts class, we have reviewed the traits of the writing process. Students are constantly encouraged to look at the Planning Process as being crucial to successful writing. Please don't forget to check out the writing assignments page at http://cerroneexplorers.pbwiki.com/

Students are also asked to keep a Reading Log, in which they write summaries and reviews of the books they read.

As they write, they will be learning about C.O.P.S., and when I'm wearing my badge, I'm looking out for capital offenses, like forgetting to:

CAPITALIZE

ORGANIZE

PUNCTUATE or

SPELL correctly.

Please check out the writing links listed to the left. There are some excellent guidelines and examples of the different types of writing that we will be doing this year.

Students must keep track of their assignments in their new planners, along with their Conduct sheets. BOTH MUST BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL DAILY. Parents need to SIGN THE CONDUCT SHEET EVERY DAY and see that your child brings it to school daily, along with the planner. His/her homework to be turned in should always be in the HW folder with the planner & conduct sheet.

Math, Science & Social Studies

We love our classes at Hannan Academy!

Not only for the Media Festival and the Tech Expo, students have been creating Podcasts, PowerPoint slideshows, MS Publisher brochures and ads for a variety of Science, Social Studies,Language Arts and Math topics. Please send a CD-RW and/or a thumb drive to school with your child to enable transfer of working files from school to home.

To access the Harcourt Math and Social Studies, and our new Science textbooks online, click on the Harcourt link at left. Students will have instructions written in their planners with the passwords for online access. Parents, please see that your child has a chance several times a week to go online to complete some of the activities that are available. There are also many educational interactive games on the links at left. Brainpop.com has free topics to explore, and Scholastic.com is educational fun as well.

Dear Parents...

I have a new website. You can now reach it at http://cerroneexplorers.pbwiki.com/ You will have to submit your email address to request access,but there you will find an updated calendar with other assignments, and several different pages. This site is a little easier to download information to, so it will be my preferred method of sending home information. I will not be sending a weekly assignment sheet home anymore. Students will each have a planner in which they will keep an updated calendar.

To schedule a conference with me or with Ms. Hart, please write to me at scerrone@mcsdga.net or Ms. Hart at theresa_hart@colstate.edu or thart@mcsdga.net to let us know when you can make it or if you would prefer a phone or an e-mail conference. We would like to touch base with as many parents as possible during each nine week period. Thanks.

Working together, we can insure your child's success at Hannan Academy. Please remember to sign your child's Conduct Sheet each day, and encourage your child to read at home and complete all assignments on time.

Ms.Cerrone

Hannan Mission Statement

The Muscogee County School District is committed to providing educational experiences that will enable each student to become a lifelong learner, enter the work force with necessary skills and achieve academic and personal potential.

The mission of Hannan Academy is to adopt and implement the philosophy that "All Students Can Learn" by charging the students, parents, faculty, and administration with the responsibility to plan and work in harmony, assisting students to achieve at the highest level of their potential.

HANNAN EXPLORERS & CHALLENGERS
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