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Texas Public School Week:
March 22-26 we would like to invite you to come visit
our school and help us celebrate this important yearly event. Your
child will be bringing a note home with specific events. We look
forward to seeing you!
 Click here
for Texas history links.
Odyssey:
Our district has purchased new software called
"Odyssey". We are excited to offer this to your child which will
help students to achieve at high levels by addressing key content
areas and accommodating a variety of learning styles. Use the online
based program at home (if you have a computer and the Internet).
Click on the "spaceship" icon at the left to get started. Your
student knows their login information.
See this handout for more info.
Pennies for Patients:
Student Council is sponsoring a great fundraiser! We
are trying to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
program called "Pennies for Patients." Any spare change that is
donated could help save a child's life. Please remember, each penny
counts, but you may also send more than change! This ends March 26.
Counselor's Survey
3rd-5th grade students--please
click here to take this survey for our Clear Fork counselor,
only take it one time.
Interactive Fun Learning Sites:
Check out this site that reviews core curriculum in a fun
format. Has reviews for all subject areas!
Story Elements
5th grade-Science
Quizlet
Cool Science Site with
Sid the Science guy.
1st and 2nd--check out these sites:
2nd Grade:
Our students are learning how to research topics and
at the same time studying famous people in history. Click on the
links below to get more information:
Martin Luther King, Jr.--
George Washington--
Harriett Tubman--
Thomas Jefferson--
Abraham Lincoln--
3rd Grade:
We are learning to create a spreadsheet using
Microsoft Excel while at the same time integrating our science TEKS
on landforms, specifically volcanoes as well as Math TEKS on
probability and conversions. Students will be given a Math and
Science sheet of instructions and will use the following web site to
learn about volcanoes before beginning the spreadsheet.
www.fema.gov/kids/volcano.htm
4th\5th Grade:
Water Cycle--
One of our science expectations is the water cycle.
Students will use the web site
"Do Plants Sweat?" to
help them research answers to questions on this topic.
Texas
History Links--
Click here for some research help.
Study Island:
This is an online software program that allows our
students to practice Math skills based on the TEKS. TEKS are
standards mandated by the state. Please go to
www.studyisland.com and
login. This is for 3rd-5th grades. The students have been given
their user name and password.
Careers:
3rd-5th grade will be using this site to investigate
careers throughout the year and creating posters, brochures, and
more! Visit
this link and enter in your assigned user name and password to
learn more.
 The
Lockhart ISD's Nutrition Department is providing parents a
convenient, easy and secure online prepayment service to deposit
money into your child's school meal account at any time. This
service also provides parents the ability to view your child's
account balance through a website called MyNutriKids.com. Parents
can print out a copy of their child's eating history report.
To set up an account,
click this link.
You can find your child's school ID by logging into Family Access
and looking at the Other ID section on the Student Information Page
or contact food services at 512-398-0292.
For a fact sheet
click here.
Student Physical Fitness
Assessment:
Texas Education Agency is requiring
that 3rd-12th grade students be tested in regards to physical
fitness and you can obtain the
results of the physical fitness assessment at the end of the school
year if you request such information.
Measurement Websites
Great teaching
tools for direct instruction or some are good for centers.
PowerPoints
Check out this web site for teaching
Math and Reading TEKS.
For math--
http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/lessons.html
For reading--
http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/readingless.html
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