General Announcements:
- Our newsletter will also be posted at http://ponderwatson2014.blogspot.com/. This newsletter is quite long due to extensive information about Chromebook distribution and technology.
- A letter came home last Thursday about Camp McDowell (Dec. 10-12).
- Please ask you child if they have a recorder. The cost of a recorder is $5.00. Recorders are needed by their next music class.
- Please see the following link to see the Brock’s Gap eNews: Brock's Gap eNews
- Chromebooks arrived last week! The students were very excited to receive their Chromebooks. We are incorporating Chromebooks into all academic areas! The Chromebooks will not be coming home until after Thanksgiving. We are discussing safety and proper use of Chromebooks, and students are participating in lessons on these topics.
- If you would like to purchase Device Insurance/Protection for your child, please go to www.myschoolfees.com. After you have logged on, you will choose AL-HOOVER-IT DEPT (this is in the school drop down menu) rather than choosing a school as you usually do. You will go to Student Fees. You will need to add your student so you will need his or her 196 student # (they know these). You will then choose Device Fees. You will see Device Protection Plan to the right. The cost at this time for insurance is $25.00. This may go up once devices are passed out. When it is time to pay, you can choose “Electronic Check.” There is NO cost for using My Schools Fees if you choose Electronic Check. If you prefer to not use My School Fees, you will need to come to Brock’s Gap to pay for the device protection directly to the Bookkeeper.
- To purchase a cover for your child’s Chromebook from BGIS, please go to www.myschoolfees.com. You will choose Brock’s Gap and then your child. The Chromebook cover cost is $22.00. An order for these has been placed. When it is time to pay, you can choose “Electronic Check.” There is NO cost for using My Schools Fees if you choose Electronic Check. If you prefer to not use My School Fees, you will need to come to Brock’s Gap to pay for the cover directly to the Bookkeeper. If you choose to purchase a cover yourself for the Chromebook, please be sure that these are “hard sided” rather than a “soft sleeve.”
Important BGIS Dates for Next Week
- Tuesday, Oct. 21: Report Cards Due
- Tuesday, Oct. 21: Earth Saver’s Club meeting
- Tuesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 23: Girls on the Run
- Wednesday, October 22: First Priority at 7:30 in the choir room
- Thursday, Oct. 23: Picture Monday Due/BOX TOPS DUE
- Friday, Oct. 24: Camp McDowell form and $30 deposit due using www.myschoolfees.com
(PLEASE make sure you choose Ponder or Watson as the homeroom teacher when paying.)
- Thursday- Science-Animal and Plant Cell Test (Study guide home tomorrow- Science notebooks are also a wonderful tool to use for studying for this test).
- Friday, October 24th: Reading/Vocabulary Tests/Language Arts IXL contracts due; Tombstone projects due
- Friday, October 24th: Math Computation #9 Test
- December 10-12: Camp McDowell for the Voyagers Hall.
Math: Topics of Study – NO IXL Contract this week. Students will complete Math Computation problems NIGHTLY and Student Activity Book pages. Tonight the first 4 Math Computation boxes should be completed and Activity Book pages 3 and 4; Tuesday night- the next 4 Math Boxes and Activity Book pages will be assigned; Wednesday night- the rest of the Math Computation boxes and Activity Book pages assigned. We began our Geometry Unit and our Study of Volume last week; Students are learning the standard formula for volume (length x width x height). They enjoyed building rectangular prisms out of cubes last week and again today. We will continue our study of volume by learning about what happens when we double at least one side; we will also learn to recognize Volume as Additive.
Science: Topics of Study – We are working on Animal and Plant Cell projects in class this week and Reviewing for our test. A study guide will come home tomorrow. Students can always use their Science notebooks as an important tool for preparing for tests. Please check out our science blog page if you haven’t already! Just click on the SCIENCE LINK found at the top of this page or the following link http://ponderwatson2014.blogspot.com/p/science.html
There are many helpful links to websites and games to help your child study!
Language Arts: Topics of Study – Due to a short week and Chromebook roll out, we will carry over our Reading/Vocabulary through this week. We will continue to focus on Questioning/Visualizing in a close reading of In the Time of the Drums. Our vocabulary words for the week are: blistering, bluff, burden, conjure, despair, dissolve, harsh, homeland, mischief, tremble.
Science: Topics of Study – We are working on Animal and Plant Cell projects in class this week and Reviewing for our test. A study guide will come home tomorrow. Students can always use their Science notebooks as an important tool for preparing for tests. Please check out our science blog page if you haven’t already! Just click on the SCIENCE LINK found at the top of this page or the following link http://ponderwatson2014.blogspot.com/p/science.html
There are many helpful links to websites and games to help your child study!
Language Arts: Topics of Study – Due to a short week and Chromebook roll out, we will carry over our Reading/Vocabulary through this week. We will continue to focus on Questioning/Visualizing in a close reading of In the Time of the Drums. Our vocabulary words for the week are: blistering, bluff, burden, conjure, despair, dissolve, harsh, homeland, mischief, tremble.
Vocabulary test/Comprehension test will be on Friday, Oct. 24
Social Studies: Topics of Study – We will continue our study of the earliest colonies in America. We will specifically explore why settlers came to America. Students will recognize present-day states that could be found in the New England, Middle and Southern colonies.
Tombstone Projects due Friday, Oct. 24
IXL Contracts will be due on Friday, Oct. 24
Social Studies: Topics of Study – We will continue our study of the earliest colonies in America. We will specifically explore why settlers came to America. Students will recognize present-day states that could be found in the New England, Middle and Southern colonies.
We hope everyone has a great week!
