September 22nd-26th, 2014
General Announcements:
· PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW!
- Please continue to sell magazines!!! OUR LAST magazine turn in day is this Wednesday to receive PRIZES this Friday! This is our biggest fundraiser of the school year, and we appreciate so very much your support of BGIS!!!
- Please see the following link to see the Brock’s Gap eNews: Brock's Gap eNews Important BGIS Dates for the Week
- TOMORROW Sept. 23: PICTURE DAY! Girls on the Run 3-4:30
· Tuesday, Sept. 23: Earth Saver’s Club in Mrs. Maynard’s Room
· Wednesday, Sept. 24th- See you at the Pole- 7:30 A.M. in the front of BGIS sponsored by First Priority
- Wednesday, Sept. 24: Last Magazine Order Turn In Date
- Wednesday, Sept. 24: Lego-Robotics until 4:30 in Ms. Willis’s room (depending on your rotation)
· Thursday, Sept. 25th- Girls on the Run 3-4:30
- Thursday, Sept. 25: Spirit Day at Brock’s Gap Bumpus Middle School vs. Simmons at Hoover High School
Important Academic Dates:
- Wednesday, September 24th- Math Computation Due; NO COMP TEST this week!
- Thursday, September 25: Spelling Contract Due; Spelling Test
- Thursday, September 25: Social Studies test on Explorers
- Friday, September 26: Language Arts and MATH IXL Contracts Due
- NEXT Thursday, October 2nd- SCIENCE PROJECTS DUE
Upcoming Important Dates
- Monday, October 13: Conference Day – (NO SCHOOL for students)
- December 10-12: Camp McDowell for the Voyagers Hall
Math: Topics of Study – A new IXL contract came home today with only 3 skills. These activities involve reviewing multiplication skills. The new contract is due THIS FRIDAY. We will be working on Multiplication and Division Cluster Problems (Student Math Handbook page 35) and our study of Division Strategies (Student Math Handbook pages 38-39). We will be looking at the connection between different multiplication strategies and the traditional algorithm (Student Math Handbook 36). Students need to be fluent in the traditional algorithm by the end of fifth grade, but it is crucial that they understand the properties and mathematics behind this algorithm. This will help them so much as they further their study of mathematics.
Science: Topics of Study – We are learning about symbiotic relationships in Ecosystems. Important Vocabulary: Symbiosis, Predation, Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism. A Symbiotic Relationship project was assigned today. Requirements and a graded rubric came home today about the project. We will work on researching much of our information in class this week. This project will require some work to be done at home. Projects are due NEXT THURSDAY, October 2nd. No Science Test this week!
Language Arts:Topics of Study – This week is a Writing/Spelling week. Spelling words are: circumspect, inspect, disrespect, perspective, respect, retrospective, spectacle, spectacles, spectator, speculate. In Writing, we are going to be working on and completing our argumentative writing drafts by the end of the week.
For our Grammar, we are continuing the IXL for Language Arts and your child will be responsible for a new skill next week and a contract will be coming home with them on Monday. Please encourage your child to read each night!!
Social Studies:Topics of Study – We will continue our study of explorers in preparation for our test. Students have studied the “why” behind what motivated the earliest Explorers. Our test will be Thursday, September 25th. A study guide came home last week for this test. This was also reviewed in class.
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We hope everyone has a great week!
