ELP Mo. Valley

The first 2 weeks in November will be a very busy time for 5th-7th grade ELP students.  Not only are we administering the Iowa Assessments (formerly, the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills), students are also gearing up for the Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl! On Wednesday, November 7th (yes, the day after Election Day) the 5th and 6th graders will be competing in the online competition.  Due to the Iowa Assessments schedule, we will compete as a combined 5th/6th grade group.  The 6th graders will go to the Elem. and we will work in the PM on the 100 multiple choice questions.  The scores are based on accurate answers as well as speed in answering. Tuesday, November 13th is the 7th grade Quiz Bowl competition.  Students will meet in the Middle School and work 6th-8th hour on the Quiz questions.  We have been working on practice quizzes the past week. There will be 100 multiple choice questions covering Literature, Vocabulary, Authors, Science, Math, Social Studies and...

The 5th-7th Grade ELP students will be participating in the National Student Mock Election, hosted by the Pearson Foundation.  Students will be delving into how our democratic government came to be, why there are 2 "major" political platforms.....in the days of George Washington there was only 1 political party, and then "casting their votes". The objectives of the activities are to increase student understanding of how the election process works, why voting is key to the success of our political system and to guide them in looking for pros/cons to campaigns and campaign strategies. For additional information, please visit:   http://www.nationalmockelection.org I'm looking forward to integrating political science, social studies and language arts with this series of lessons. Please contact me if there are questions or suggestions.  As always, thanks for the on-going support and cooperation. Mrs. C.