February 23-27, 2015
General Announcements:
- Congratulations to our many students who participated in the Mercedes Kids Marathon and/or 5K race this past Saturday! A special congratulations to Alex for her 2nd place finish out of all the 5th grade girls competing in the Kids Mercedes Marathon! We are proud of you!
- Please see the following link to see the Brock’s Gap eNews:Brock's Gap eNews
Upcoming Important Dates
- Tuesday, April 7-Friday, April 10: ACT Aspire Testing (more info to come)
Curriculum News:
Math: Topics of Study – We are nearing the end of our Fractions Unit as we practice dividing and modeling a fraction by a fraction. Today we multiplied and modeled fractions by fractions. Students have Math Computation due this Wednesday and a Fractions Quiz on Thursday. A new IXL contract will come home tomorrow and will not be due until next week.
Science: Topics of Study – We are discussing the "Steps in a Scientific Investigation"- Asking a question, Making a hypothesis, Planning the investigation, Collecting and recording data, Organizing data, Explaining results, Thinking of new questions, and Sharing results. We will apply these steps through different hands-on learning experiences.
Language Arts: Topics of Study –We are continuing Reading this week, but we will add Spelling. Our Spelling words for the week are: admit, dismiss, emit, intermission, missile, mission, omit, remit, submit, transmit. We will have a Spelling Test on Friday and Spelling homework will be due on Friday.
We are continuing with the Reading/Grammar Practice Sheets will replace our Reading Log and IXL again this week. The practice sheets will be due on Friday.
Social Studies: Topics of Study – We are finishing the Bill of Rights and will begin discussing the branches in government.
We hope everyone has a great week!
