Week of December 16, 2019

Happy Last Week of School,

     I hope everyone is having a great week so far. We have a short week of school this week. Please remember that this is no school on Friday 12/20 and students do not return until Tuesday 1/7. 

     

December 17th, Tuesday

*Spelling Bee @ 9:00

*Chorus Field Trip

*Math Test on Module 4

December 19th, Thursday

*Last day to turn in 2nd Quarter Assignments

*Winter Festival-Wear a holiday shirt or sweater

December 20th-January 6th

Winter Break

January 6th, Monday

*Last day to complete optional Winter Break Assignment

*Teacher Planning Day

January 14th and 15th

Math PMA #2 

January 20th, Monday

MLK Jr. Holiday-No School

January 24th, Friday

Student Led Conferences-Billiard's Homeroom

January 26th-31st

Literacy Week

February 7th, Friday

Student Led Conferences-Johnson's Homeroom

February 17th, Monday

President's Day-No School

March 3rd, Tuesday

Module 5-Math Test

March 6th, Friday

Field Trip-St. Augustine

March 9th-13th

Spring Break

     This week in math, we will take our end of module test for geometry. Students will take their test on Tuesday. When we return to school in January we will begin module 5. Our new module will cover fraction concepts. Students will learn how to decompose fractions, add and subtract fractions, multiply fractions by fractions and whole numbers, how to change an improper fraction into a mixed number, how to compare fractions with unlike denominators, and how to find equivalent fractions.

     Students will have an optional assignment to complete during winter break. I will give students a hard copy in class. I will also email a copy to parents. Students can earn both extra credit for their math grade and tickets. 

     This week in science we will dicuss conductors and insulators. Conductors are materials that let heat pass easily through them and insulators limit the amount of heat that is let through. We will discuss that sometimes having one type of material is better than the others, depending on the job to be done. 

Have a wonderful winter break,

Week of December 2nd

Happy Monday Everyone, 

     I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. Time off to spend with family and friends. We will be on Winter Break in 3 short weeks. In the meantime our schedule is full of activities. Please see the Important Dates section below.

     Because of the passing of Joe Dewaele, we had a school counselor come in to speak with the students today.  

     As we draw closer to mid-year, please take this time to talk with your child a supply refresh. Many students have run out of glue and pencils. Some students have also managed to misplace their scissors. 

     

December 2nd-4th

Book Swap Collection Period

December 4th Wednesday

Science Test on Energy

December 5th Thursday

*Geometry Mid-Module Quiz

*PTO Book Swap

December 6th Friday

i-Ready Math Diagnostic Testing

December 11th Wednesday

*Cultural Assembly

*Wellness Wednesday

*Early Release @ 1:15

December 12th Thursay

PTO Family Dinner 6:00-8:00

December 17th Tuesday

Geometry End of Module Test

December 19th Thursday

Winter Festival Party

December 20th - January 6th

Winter Break-No School

     This week in math students will learn how to use a protractor to both measure angles and draw angles of a specified degree. We will take a quiz on Thursday that will cover everything that we discussed so far in Module 4. 

    

     This week in science we will finish our unit on energy. Students will take their test on Wednesday. We will then begin working on a unit on heat energy. Students will learn what heat is and how moves. We will learn that heat moves from warmer objects/places to cooler objects/places until the temperture of both objects/places are the same. We will learn that heat is transfered in 3 ways. Conduction-heat transfer when objects touch each other. Convection-heat transfer through liquids or gases. Radiation-heat transferred without matter to carry it. 

Have a great week,

Ms. Johnson