Dear 5A Parents,
Thank you for signing up for conferences! If you have not, the sign-up is still available. I have sent home a pre-conference parent homework short assignment. Please return it by Wednesday, 11/13. Thank you!
I hope you have a wonderful long weekend.
Happy Veterans Day!
Ms. Semandiris
Upcoming Dates:
- Nov 11th – No School, No BASE
- Nov 15th – 8th Grade Pizza Lunch
- Nov 22nd – Noon Dismissal
- Nov 25th-27th – Parent/Teacher/ Student Conferences
- Dec 5th – Open School Commission Meeting (6pm)
- Dec 19th – Christmas Program (6pm)
The following is a curriculum update for the week of November 12 – 15, 2024:
Religion
This November, we will be learning the Jesus Prayer and the Prayer of the Faithful Departed. Students will learn them by heart and be able to recite them by the first week of December. We will have the Chapter 3 test on (11/12). We will also be using some class time to practice for conferences that are coming up quickly. We will also be doing Lesson 3: Bystander Responsibility in our Second Step Bullying Prevention curriculum.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Tuesday (11/12) – Ch. 3 Lesson 11, Interpret the Remainder
Wednesday (11/13) – Ch. 3 Lesson 13, Problem Solving: Determine Extra or Missing Information
Thursday (11/14) – Chapter 3 Review
Friday (11/15) – Pre-Test
Monday (11/18) – Chapter 3 Test
Math – Ms. McGuigan
Monday (11/11) *No school
Tuesday (11/12) Review Quiz
Wednesday (11/13) 4.4 Adjust Quotients
Thursday (11/14) 4.5 Divide Greater Numbers
Friday (11/15) Review Chapter 4
Math – Mrs. Heuer
Monday (11/11) *No school -Veterans Day
Tuesday (11/12) *4.5 Multiply Mixed Numbers
Wednesday (11/13) *4.6 Reciprocals and Divide Fractions by Whole Numbers
Thursday (11/14) *4.7 Divide Fractions
Friday (11/15) *4.7 Divide Mixed Numbers
Science
We will continue our discussions on Microworlds! Students will be honing their skills of observation and communication. Next week we will learn about lenses and how they magnify, and start talking about how to use microscopes, looking at microfiches and our own tiny writing.
Social Studies
Next week we will continue Lesson 4, Why Europeans Came to the New World? Students will examine objects/artifacts from an explorer’s ship. Then they will categorize artifacts as navigation tools, motives for exploration, or new products from the Americas. Students will work in pairs as research scientists and deep sea divers. They are encouraged to bring in swim goggles for class during this lesson. Looking ahead the test for Lesson 4 will be on (11/20) for 5B and (11/20) for 5A. The study guide will be on Google Classroom on (11/13).
ELA
Hello HRS families. We are at the end of Number the Stars, our first class novel. Students were given a variety of options for their final project, which will be due on Tuesday, November 19th. A description of each project choice can be found on Google Classroom. Let me know if you have any questions. Some projects, such as the board game, can be completed in groups of 2-3. Others, like the movie poster and “dear diary,” should be done individually. Next week, students will be creating a comic strip for the plot of Number the Stars and I will give them some time to work on final projects. If time allows, we will begin the short story project, which focuses on the narrative writing skills we’ve been learning. Students will get a new set of spelling/vocab words. Because Friday the 22nd is half-day, 5A will need to take the test on the 21st. Have a great weekend!