Science Report and Spelling Bee

Good Evening Parents!

Our current chapter in Science deals with mammals and how animals are ordered in their respective classes. Each student has chosen a mammal class (category) to research. The classes were chosen at random and each student is to provide a 5 minute oral report about his or her class.

 For example, the mammal class Carnivora is the group of animals that contains lions, tigers and bears (Oh my!). Students will answer the following questions in each presentation: Which animals belong to the animal class I've chosen? What are the characteristics that put these animals in this classification ( diet, type of feet/hands/teeth, migratory/hibernating, method of reproduction--live birth or egg, etc)? Where is this animal located (globally, in a specific country or in isolation, in a particular type of land--plains or mountains, in water, etc)? How many species are contained in this mammal classification? Students may create a PowerPoint presentation (no more than 7 or 8 slides) or a poster. Neither presentation will count more or less than the other as long as the questions are sufficiently answered in the presentation and the student shows a clear knowledge of the information researched.

In other news, the School wide Spelling bee is tomorrow Wednesday, January 29, 2014, during Chapel hour. Tomorrow's champion will prepare to compete in Miami for the Regional (Conference Wide ) Spelling Bee. Blessings and success to all participants!