Stargate School - Rebecca Ball

Author:	Rebecca Ball	Created:	12/4/2006
Take a look what is going on in class

Happy Labor Day!

By Rebecca Ball on 9/2/2008

We’re already off to a running start! We’ve been well introduced to Incan Society (feel free to ask your students at home about the Incas, they should be able to provide you with some interesting information). We’ll start to look at specific aspects of Incan Society this week including leadership and religious beliefs. In science, we’re mapping out our Earth’s 4.6 billion year history! From there we’ll move onto Earth’s structure and the Rock Cycle. Please make sure that your student is bringing their planner to school everyday!

The First Full Week of School!

By Rebecca Ball on 8/25/2008

We've been busy! As of today (Monday) we have completed our ERB testing and will move onto our Stargate Assessments for the next three days. On Friday students will have the opportunity to make up any assessments which they missed due to being absent. Last week focused on community building and this week has already shown positive results! The 5th and 6th graders are working well together and we've begun the long process of establishing a safe and respectful classroom environment.

We've begun discussing our social studies component which is the Incan Empire. If you have any information on this topic, please send an e-mail as I strongly encourage parent participation in our curriculum! We're reading The Secret of the Andes which is a Newbery winner and an excellent fictional piece on life after the down fall of the Incas. This week we'll also begin to look Read More »

Welcome Back!

By Rebecca Ball on 8/15/2008

It was a pleasure to meet all of my new 5th grade families and a joy to see all of my 6th grade families last night at Meet the Teacher! Everyone seemed ready to start the school year and I couldn't agree more! I spent the summer reading excellent middle school books, I was almost run over by a moose in Yellowstone National Park, and I visited: Charleston, Boston, Philadelphia, and Upstate New York. So, I'm very ready to ease into another adventurous school year which I'm sure will provide all the thrills of vacation without having a get on a plane!
The first week will focus on community building and the students will take the ERB assessments. The ERB is an assessment created for college bound populations and greatly assists in our ability to accurately place your student in the Language Arts or Math class that will guarantee them a balance of challenge and success. The second week will begin an introduction of our curriculum and the students will take the Stargate assessments as these a ... Read More »