Fraction, Patterns, and Tables Post Test

Students should be bringing their notebooks home this evening to study for the test tomorrow. This is the review they copied in their notebooks today of the things they need to know for their test.

Soil Quiz Tomorrow

This study sheet went home with students on Tuesday. Study! Study! Study!

Soil - Soil is made up of water, air, weathered rocks, and decaying organic material. The four main types of soil are loam, clay, humus, and sand.

Sand - Sand is made up of weathered rocks and is mostly light colored. Grains of sand are crystal shaped. These crystaline shaped gains allow water to pass trough it quickly. This soil also holds more air than the other soils, which makes it the dryest soil. 

Clay - Clay is made up of fine grains and is very moist. Clay can have many colors. It holds a lot of water and little air.

Humus - Humus is made of decaying plants and animlas. It is the darkest colored soil and it is rich in minerals. Humus has a rotton odor.

Loam - Loam is a mixture of sand, clay, and humus combined together. Loam is the best soil to grow plants. Loam is a dark brown color.

Rock Cycle - In the rock cycle rocks are constantly being formed, worn down and then formed again. There are three main types of rocks that are formed in the rock cycle; igneouse, metamorphic, and sedimentary.

Igniouse Rock - Igneous rocks form when molten lava (magma) cools and turn to solid rock.

Metamorphic Rock - When the earth's crust moves, it causes rocks to get squeezed so hard that the heat causes the rock to change. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have been formed by great heat or pressure.

Sedimentary Rock - When erosion occurs, little bits of rock are worn away and get deposited as sediments. Over time, the sediments build up forming heavy layers. The sediments are eventually cemented together by the pressure, forming sedimentary rocks.

Minerals - A mineral is a natural occuring inorganic solid with a crystal like shape and structure. Minerals are classified by their streak (color), clevage (shape/structure), and their hardness. Minerals cannot be man made.

Tests Friday!

Book Fair!

This year we have some fantastic new features for our book fair. Please pass along this information to your parents. Thank you for your help and support.

Parents,

Schiff Elementary is excited to announce that our Scholastic Book Fair is also available ONLINE @ http://onlinebookfairs.scholastic.com/

(Select – Texas; Missouri City; Jan Schiff Elementary School)

The online book fair will be available from 11/4/11 through 11/24/11

Schiff Elementary will receive credit for all items purchased online.

Orders will be shipped to the school free of charge.

With the help of their parents, students may send wish lists and eCards to family and friends.

Teacher wish lists may also be viewed at this website.

Our book fair homepage may be viewed at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/schiffelementary

Thank you for your support of our library.

Jill Wolosonovich, Library Media Specialist

Announcements!

Unicef boxes are due Thursday! Our goal is to raise 5 dollars per kid. We can do it! View the history behind Unicef here: http://teachunicef.org/explore/topic/trick-or-treat-unicef




Also, we are asking that you send empty 2 liter bottles for our LAFF night science lesson. It's going to be a blast!

Weather Test Friday

Hurricane	An intense group of spinning storms with winds up to 150 miles per hour.
Tornado	A spinning funnel of air that drop down from a severe thunderstorm.
Blizzard	An intense winter storm with winds of 35 m.p.h. or higher with falling snow.
Drought	A period of time in which less precipitation than normal falls.
Weather	The condition of the atmosphere at any given time in a particular location.
Temperature	A measure of how hot or cold something is.
Atmosphere	The blanket of air that surrounds the Earth
Wind	The movement of air relative to the surface of the earth.
Rain Gauge	A weather tool that measures the amount of rainfall in a given period of time.
Compass	A weather tool that uses the Earths magnetic poles to determine direction, North, South, East, and West.
Wind Vane	A weather tool that is used to tell which direction the wind is traveling.
Types of Precipitation	Rain – form of precipitation that falls to the ground as a liquid. Sleet – form of precipitation that falls to the ground as small pieces of ice. Snow – form of precipitation that falls to the ground as ice crystals. Hail – form of precipitation that falls to the ground as large chunks of ice.

Prefix Review- Test Tomorrow!