Courtney Gentry

5th Grade Southwest Elementary

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   Mar 03

What will your battle flag look like?

Click below to see other state flags. What do the symbols stand for? What are some interesting facts you learned about other state flags? http://www.50states.com/flag/#.UxTGrfRdVCA

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   Feb 25

What was the Act called that required the colonists to house and feed the British soldiers?

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   Feb 12

Celebrate Black History Month!

http://www.gcsdblogs.org/EL_Library/?page_id=552

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   Feb 08

Are YOU watching them?

    How many countries are represented in the Winter Olympics? Which sports do you plan to watch over the next 2 weeks? How many athletes from the US are in Sochi? Who will win the most gold medals?    

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   Feb 06

Chapter 7 Tutorials!

7.2 multiply fractions and whole numbers using models 7.3multiply fractions and whole numbers 7.7 multiply mixed numbers 7.9 strategies for multiplying mixed numbers

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   Jan 22

Chapter 6 “tutorial videos” These videos aren’t the best but they may help clarify questions you may have 🙂 Simplifying 6.5 add:sub unlike 6.6 add:sub mixed numbers 6.7 sub w: renaming 6.7 sub w:renaming #2 6.8 Patterns with Fractions 6.10 Properties of addition w:fractions

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   Jan 17

“Invention Creation”

We were very creative inventors today!   After reading Time For Kids – “Coolest Inventions of 2013” – we put our creativity to work and made up our own inventions. We had everything from a “Poop Vac” to screaming fast Jet Airliners to Space vacation homes! The creativity of children always amazes me!

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   Jan 10

Hello! With 2 unforeseen snow days at the beginning of the week we missed starting “chapter 6 on January 6th” but as you’ve probably noticed we are in full swing now! We will be working with fractions for 3 consecutive chapters over the course of the next several weeks. In upcoming chapters students will be […]

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   Dec 19

HaPpY hOliDaYs!

Have a wonderful break and I will see you in 2014! Remember – Chapter 6 on January 6 🙂    

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   Dec 17

Check out the latest news at Southwest!

http://www.dist228.org/southwest/newsletter/13_12_scoop.pdf

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