My Side of the Mountain (Whittle Lab)

The students are currently reading My Side of the Mountain. The students had the opportunity to whittle a living habitat from soap in class. The students have learned that whittling is a technique used in the wilderness to survive. In the book the main character whittled fish hooks out of tree branches in order to catch food to survive. The definition of whittle consists of cutting small bits or shavings from something else. The students had the opportunity to whittle a bar of soap using plastic knives and tooth picks. The first annual Hall of Fame of whittling is below in picture format. The end product was tremendous on all levels. Please take the time and vote on your favorite class or leave a comment. The students had a great time and there were no casualties on My Side of the Classroom. Most of the students came to the conclusion that they would not be able to survive in the wild based on their whittling skills.

3rd Period






Mr. Iannone's and Mr. Lane whittled project.

The beer and flowers often imitated,

but never duplicated...


4th Period


6th Period




7th Period

FUN IN SCIENCE

HAVING FUN IN MR IANNONE'S SCIENCE CLASS

About Mr. Lane the newest Student Teacher

My name is Mr. Lane the latest of many student teachers to be taken under the wing of the ever so gracious Mr. Iannone aka the Science Guy. In the coming semester I look forward to working with all of the students in the 6th grade, parents, and faculty. Everyday will be a learning experience as I have been afforded the opportunity to learn from one of Deer Vally's best teachers as well as a tremendous group of students. I am orignally from Portland, Maine and have lived in Arizona for the past three years. I am currently working on my masters at Arizona State in Elementary Education. My goal is to teach science just like my mentor teacher. In my free time I enjoy the outdoors taking hikes with my golden retriever, golfing, and enjoying sports. I look forward to creating engaging and challenging science lessons for all of the students in the 6th grade at Paseo Hills. I have been fortunate in the sense that I am begining my student teaching with the knowledge of a majority of the 6th grade students due to the fact that I interned for seven weeks in math with Mrs. Raimondo. The transistion has been very smooth and I have the students to thank for making this such a smooth transition.

Mricrobiology

THE NEXT UNIT WILL BE ON MICROBIOLOGY WHILE READING MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. WE WILL BE INCORPORATING HANDS ON SCIENCE WITH THE BOOK. THEY WILL HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PARTS OF THE MICROSCOPE AND HOW TO PREPARE SLIDES. THEY WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT TYPES OF MICROORGANISMS. THEY WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED WITH LEARNING ABOUT THE MEANING OF LIFE.WE WILL ALSO LOOK AT PLANT LIFE, ANIMAL KINGDOM AND WEATHER AROUND US.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!!!

THIS IS THE CLASS OF 2008-2009. WATCH THEM IN ACTION THIS SCHOOL YEAR!!!!

TOPICS OF THE MONTH

TOPIC OF THE MONTH OF MARCH,APRIL AND MAY

WE WILL BE STUDYING THE MEANING OF LIFE. IT WILL BE AN ACTIVE UNIT WITH HANDS ON AND LIVE ANIMALS. TOPICS LIKE MICROBIOLOGY, BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY. THEY WILL ALSO DESIGN AN INVENTION SO THEY CAN ENTER THE INVENTION CONVENTION IN MAY.

CALENDAR EVENTS FOR APRILAND MAY

Monday
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Monday 4/27 School Spirit Week – PJ Day
Fire Drill - AM
4th grade field trip. Desert Outdoor Center, Lake Pleasant, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Deb Dixon off campus at Secretaries Meeting, 12:30 – 3:30 pm

Tuesday 4/28 Today is Rock N Roll day, dress like your favorite rock star.
Volunteer Tea, Media Center, 3:45 pm
Chick-fil-A History Club night. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm (AMC 30 parking lot)
School Board meeting 7:00 pm

Wednesday 4/29 Today is Wacky Hair Day
Gayle off campus most of the day
Lock Down Drill
Gayle off campus 8:00 – 12:00 noon

Thursday 4/30 Technology training 7:30 am
Payday
Sharon off campus 12:30 – 4:30 pm
NRG Dance/Cheerleading class, 3:40 pm northeast playground
Invention Convention and Science Fair 5:00 – 6:30 pm Multipurpose room
Math Night 5:00 – 6:30 pm Media Center and Lower Tech Lab

Friday 5/1 Happy May Fools Day
Spring Play “the Big Bad Musical” 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday 5/4 Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
Dibels Testing

Tuesday 5/5 Grade Level Rep meeting 7:30 am
Student Council Meeting, 7:45 am in room 503
PTSA Giving Closet, 8:00 am – 9:00 am/3:30 pm – 7:00 pm in the Nurse’s office
Superintendents Communication Council for Certified, 4:00 pm at DO (Lisa Vos attending)

Wednesday 5/6 EARLY RELEASE - STAFF DEVELOPMENT
7:45 am History Club, room 309
Superintendents Communication Council for Classified, 4:00 pm at DO (Deb D attending)
National School Nurse Day…We Luv You Nurse Tamera

Thursday 5/7 Facility Meeting 7:30 am in the MC
Book Parade 1st,2nd and 3rd grades at 9:00 am
Sharon out of office 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm
PTSA Board Meeting in Conference Room at 6:30 pm
Chorus Concert 7:00 pm in the MPR

Friday 5/8 Sharon out of office 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Band Concert, 6th, 7th and 8th grades, 7:00 pm in the MPR

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

MR. IANNONE'S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT CLASS




During this school year in your intervention class I will be teaching Character Development. We will explore the six pillars of character ( respect, responsibility, trustworthiness,fairness, caring , citizenship) through the thoughts and personal experiences of young people throughout the U.S. We will be watching inspiring documentaries, humorous vignettes and insight teen discussions about each of the pillars. In class we will be having open discussions, skits, writing assignments and group projects.

THIS NINE WEEK LESSON WILL BE ON "WHAT IS FAIRNESS?"

•Treat others the way you want to be treated.
•Treat people impartially and without prejudice.
• Consider the feelings of all people who will be
•Affected by your actions.
• Be open-minded and reasonable.
• Play by the rules.
• Don’t take advantage of others.

ANOTHER YEAR 2008-2009

I am presently in my 35th year teaching and we have completed one nine week period. It has been an exciting journey with these new 6th graders. They have been a lot of fun. You will see other pictures of them learning about science this year.