Hurricane Season

As we continue our hurricane project my students are becoming more and more comfortable with longitude and latitude. We have gone back in the history books to revisit the positioning of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ike, two of the most recent, most destructive hurricanes to come on shore in the USA.

This week students will continuing their tracking data as they begin a hurricane project in Language Arts. Though it is not required, students can research coordinates of their famous hurricane and provide a tracking map. I do have extra maps in class and will help students find the data. You can find information about famous hurricanes by visiting: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml

Want some extra credit?!? I have extended the deadline on the globe project until this Friday and have boosted the credit to a major grade (see post below). Take advantage of these opportunities to get your grade up.

School pictures will be taken next Monday in my class. You should receive information about it soon through school handouts.

Thursday students will be asked to go home and interview a family member about an experience they have had during a famous hurricane. The student should have a list of questions they will ask and have to ask. If you or any other family member can't remember an experience with a hurricane you can use any major disaster to complete the interview. Here are some examples:

• Tornadoes


• Earthquakes


• 9/11


• Exxon Valdez


• Home Fire


• Car Accident

Mr. Hanson