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May 14, 2013
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Oreo Moons
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During a month, the part of the Moon that we see in the sky changes shape. In Mrs. James's 6th grade Science classes this week, the students are studying these phases of the moon. In the activity pictured, the students are using Oreos to create their lunar cycle of the phases. |
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May 9, 2013
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Scholastic Awards Night
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We are gearing up to celebrate our students’ achievements at the Scholastic Awards Night on Tuesday, May 14th, at 6:00 P.M. in the big gym at Effingham Junior High School. Click on the link below for information regarding the awards, attire, and reporting time. |
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May 8, 2013
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Looking For Shapes
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Mrs. Pals's sixth grade math classes have been studying polygons and classifying them by their different attributes. To wrap up the unit of study, students created iTrailer videos using the iPads.
shpaes from Effingham Unit #40 on Vimeo. |
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May 7, 2013
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April Perfect Attendance
Kindle Fire Winners
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The perfect attendance winners for the Kindle drawing are E. Evans, J. Lawhorn, and M. Martinez. Congratulations! |
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May 7, 2013
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Creative Shop Projects
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 In shop class, some students worked ahead of the required projects and did some extra work. W. Bozdech made a flloppy foot rolling duck, and T. Lindsey made a guitar stand. Students are finishing the required work, completing additional projects, and utitlizing the remaining two weeks of school to showcase their creativity. |
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May 3, 2013
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Attention: Track Parents
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The track meet scheduled for Monday, May 6th, has been moved to Newton.
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May 1, 2013
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Strawberry DNA Extraction
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 Mrs. Robison's science classes are getting ready to study DNA, the hereditary material found in a cell's nucleus that controls our traits such as eye color, hair color, and height. Students were excited to find that they could actually see and feel the tiny DNA molecule when they extracted DNA from strawberries. Click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPGKv53zSRQ to view a video from YouTube to see how the students extracted the DNA. A special THANK YOU to the Effingham Aldi store for supplying the strawberries for the lab. |
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Apr 29, 2013
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EJHS Scholastic Bowl Heads to State Tournament
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Congratulations go out the EJHS Mustangs Scholastic Bowl team for their impressive regional and sectional victories. The Mustangs will compete in the state tournament on Friday, May3. Good luck Mustangs!! |
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Apr 26, 2013
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Edible DNA Models
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 8th grade students in Mrs. Schabbing's science classes have been learning about cell division and DNA. To end the chapter, they created their "edible" DNA model made out of colored marshmallows, licorice, and toothpicks. To complete the model, the students had to know which nitrogen base bonds with each other. Once they had their DNA sequence correct, they were allowed to eat their DNA! |
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Apr 22, 2013
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IESA Solo/Ensemble Update
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 Several EJHS chorus students recently attended the IESA Solo/Ensemble contest held on Saturday, March 23rd, at St. Anthony Grade School. Students prepared musical pieces to be performed that day and were rated by a judge. All EJHS chorus students received first place ratings for their efforts. One of our vocal students, A. Munoz, was even selected for a Best of the Day Award. Each judge chooses one performance, from all of the performances heard that day, and deems it the best. We are excited that one of our vocalists earned that honor! The next performance of the EJHS Chorus will be on Tuesday, May 7, at 6:30 P.M. in the big gym. All choruses will perform and choral honors will be awarded that night! We hope to see you there! |
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