The Purple Team
Welcome to the Purple Team's page.
Below the contact information, you will find online curricular resources that
provide additional support/assistance.
Click on the teacher's name to send an email or click here to go to the Staff Email page

Inclusion Resource for Spectrum Team - Mrs.Herman (voice mail # 8049)
Email Mrs. Herman at sherman@bcps.org

For special information on upcoming events and projects, visit us at schoolnotes.com.

Online Resources

Language Arts (top)

English-Zone.com (http://english-zone.com/index.php) a great grammar, writitng and literature resource!

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html) Find information about The Bard here.

Poetry As We See It (http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/) Learn about and practice various kinds of poetry.

Call of the Wild
Read the novel online.

Historyforkids!
This site is a new service for kids, parents and teachers. We have lots of information, all specially written for middle school students by experienced university professors. The site is kid-friendly and kid-safe

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Read the online edition of the book from Internet Wiretap.

Math (top)
Graph Paper to Print
Need graph paper right now? Print as many sheets as you need right from your computer just minutes from now. Get both 4 and 5 squares per inch. Available in Windows Word 2000 and PDF files. The 4 sq/inch is also available in Works 2000.

Texas Instruments Student Center
In addition to useful product information, you'll find tons of cool stuff - games, homework help, and lots of freebies!

NCTM Illuminations i-Math investigations
i-Maths are online, interactive, multimedia math investigations. All i-Maths are built around interactive math applets, and some also include video clips. There are two lengths of i-Maths: single-day and multi-day, as identified below.

Brain Teasers
This site includes a new math problem each week designed to challenge students.

Dr. Math
Get answers to your questions from teachers, parents, and students about mathematics.

Science (top)
Science Fair Studio
Hosted by Discovery School, this site offers a comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project!

Social Studies (top)
Historyforkids!
This site is a new service for kids, parents and teachers. We have lots of information, all specially written for middle school students by experienced university professors. The site is kid-friendly and kid-safe