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Blackboard Library Pages
The new Blackboard Library Pages for use at home and at school are exciting new educational tools that make learning even more fun and accessible! Here is a short list of the many things available to our families:
· Two library sites - Kidzone is for students in preschool through the fourth grade and Teenzone is for students in Grades 5-8. The links in each are very similar but are age appropriate.
· Our youngest students can experience the fun of learning with educational videos, age-appropriate digital and print books that are read to them, and wonderful educational games and activities.
· Access to our Library Researcher - Students can now check online to see what books are available in their school library. They will eventually be able to put books on hold from home. As if that is not enough, students and parents will also be able to access book descriptions and book reviews online!
· Research sites including BrainPop, dictionary, thesaurus, Pebble Go Science, Discovery Education, Gale and safe research sites.
· Research tools for students that will help them with writing bibliographies, organizing a research paper, links to search engines, printable tools and links to local public libraries.
· Hundreds of digital and video books including links to apps for Kindle and Nook!
· Links to all the Renaissance Learning Products such as Home Connect and AR Bookfind, as well as Parent Guides to AR and AM.
· Many links to student-oriented current events and periodicals as well as a ton of links to children's authors.
· Last, but definitely not least, links to hundreds of educational games and activities.
We encourage you to log on to Blackboard (https://fairmontschools.blackboard.com) and check out the Kidzone and/or the Teenzone today!
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Once again, our amazing Anaheim Hills Debate Team dominated the most recent Orange County Debate League (OCDL) tournament! The Eagle Invitational, hosted by Fairmont Edgewood Campus and held at the Fairmont Prep Academy on Sunday, December 12th, was attended by 7 schools (Fairmont AH, Fairmont Edgewood, Fairmont Mable, Hebrew Academy, Heritage Oak, Pegasus, and Serra Catholic). There were 33 teams made up of 98 individual speakers. Awards were given to the top 10 teams, top 24 speakers, as well as the Tournament Award (total number of wins) and the Overall School award (highest percentage of wins). Anaheim Hills sent 21 junior high students to the Eagle Invitational to compete in 5 rounds with the following debate topics:
· On balance, advertising has done more harm than good.
· Beauty pageants do more good than harm.
· Unions have outlived their usefulness in American society.
· Consumers should not purchase SUV's.
· US westward expansion was justified.
Junior High Debate Tournament Results
Speaker Awards (out of 98 speakers)
1st Place-Sassoon Perian (This is the 2nd tournament in a row that an AH student has won the Golden Gavel!)
2nd Place-River Crawford
5th Place-Yvonne Kim
7th Place-Lauren Lee
9th Place-Emily Wang
11th Place-Alice Joo
18th Place-Jia Xuan Li
23rd Place-Sabrina Tawfik
Top 10 Team Awards (out of 33 teams)
1st Place-Emily Wang, Sassoon Perian, River Crawford
7th Place-Lauren Lee, Yvonne Kim, Alice Joo
Tournament Award (out of 7 schools)
2nd Place-Anaheim Hills
Overall School Award (out of 7 schools)
1st Place-ANAHEIM HILLS!!!
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First Grade visits Discovery Science Center
On Monday, First Grade has a wonderful field trip to the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana. They had a great time learning about rocketry, hockey and the role gravity has in these areas.
The First Graders loved being in the big "Earthquake Simulator"....they were tossed and turned as they felt the effects of the different types of earthquakes and the different magnitudes of them.
There was a cute and intricate Gingerbread House exhibit that the students viewed on their trip. There were pyramids and coliseums, quaint villages and cathedrals also.
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YEARBOOK ADS
It's that time of year....to think about the END of the year! Yearbook ads and personalization need to be ordered through our yearbook company by January 21, 2011.
A personal ad is a great way to let your kids know how proud you are of them! Eighth grade parents-this is a great opportunity to celebrate your child's promotion to high school! See sample ads attached.
$100. deposit is due by December 17 and there are a limited number of pages available...so orders will be taken in the order that they are received. The remaining balance of your ad and completed ad or photographs and text (I will then lay out the ad for you) will be due on January 21, 2011.
Personalize your child's yearbook
A great way to personalize your child's yearbook! You can have their name printed on the front, and add a second line (you can have their teacher's name, year, or something special about the year imprinted !) 29 characters per line, and then you can add a special 'icon' such as basketball, ballet shoes, or lots of other choices!
Please fill out the attached form and return full payment for your order by January 21. Questions? (714) 693-3812 Vicky Mantell
Download forms below!
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AH 2nd Graders Encounter Native Americans
at Knott's Indian Trails
On a crisp, cool fall day, the second graders participated in the Indian Education Schools tour program at Knott's Berry Farm. The second graders experienced how the American Indians lived, their customs and rituals including hoop dancing with an actual Indian. We also heard many folktales about the legends of the raven which was important to Indian culture.
All of these stories helped us to understand and appreciate the holiday of Thanksgiving and what the Pilgrims went through to come to new land. Feeling a little dismayed that the turkey is not recognized for its generous contributions, second grade decided to pay tribute to this fine bird. What a better way to do this, then by decorating their own disguised turkey and writing creative narrative turkey stories! Each student pretended that they were a turkey escaping from the farm disguised as someone else. They then proceeded to write about their adventures. Needless to say all the turkeys ended up living happily ever after. These great escapades can be seen flaunting our second grade hallway! A few even made it to the "student of the week" board. However, they all vetoed going to our Thanksgiving Feast!!
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Dates to Know
Tuesday, January 4
Tri-Way Basketball @ Heritage Oak Girls - 3:00/ Boys - 4:00pm
Thursday, January 6
Fifth Grade to Bower's Museum for Benjamin Franklin Exhibit
Friday, January 7
FULL day of school
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