March 30, 2015

Dear Parents,

        In preparation for our Time and Measurement test on Thursday and Friday, your student should complete all of the Time section (O.1 through O.10) and Q.10, Q.12, and Q.13 of the Measurement section at www.ixl.com   There will be opportunities in class to work on IXL as there were last week, but I wanted to make you aware in case your student is not working on IXL regularly that these are the sections that we will test on this week!

      Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for all of your support!!!

       Jenny M-G

March 27, 2015

      Dear Parents,

      Our class has some wonderful review lessons on ELA and Math at https://student.straightace.com/login  Your student can logon with our class code which is 7HNL36T  Please let me know if you have any questions or problems logging on!

       Signed papers went home today so be on the look out for them.  Two students left theirs behind and can bring them home on Monday.  The front sheet of the signed papers is the new checklist that we will be using to grade informational writing pieces.  Please review it with your student - we will talk more about it in class next week.

     Thanks for all of your support!

     Jenny M-G

March 25, 2015

Dear Parents,

      I hope you're enjoying this beautiful weather!  Hard to believe we're so close to Spring Break.  This week we are finishing up our study of Cesar Chavez in Social Studies and starting to review Science concepts from the beginning of the year.  In STEM lab, we did an activity where the students sorted and classified the plants and animals native to Georgia into the Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Swamps/Marshes, and Atlantic Ocean regions.  Remember that your child can always review on www.brainpop.com or www.studyjams.scholastic.com   So far, I've only had two students turn in the Study Jams checklist completed for 20 extra Class Dojo points.  Please encourage your student to keep working on it!!

     In ELA we have been focused on comparing and contrasting characters in books written by the same author.  Yesterday we focused on Chrysanthemum and Owen  by Kevin Henkes.  We have finished our extended text Maniac McGee and the students are working on some writing related to Jerry Spinelli's excellent novel.

     In Math we are still learning about Time and Calendars and now have moved into Capacity with liters, milileters, grams, kilograms, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.  If you do any cooking or baking with your child, please take the opportunity to reinforce these concepts.

   Thanks to those of you who have returned your child's report card!  After you have taken out your child's report card, please send back in the envelope. 

      Jenny M-G

March 23, 2015

     Dear Parents,

     Below are some reminders about what's currently happening at SDC!   

. Quarters For Cancer - March 9 - April 3 - The Student Council is still collecting money to donate to the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research. Please bring quarters and place them in the container in our classroom.

 

*Reward Days* remaining: 

 
Friday March 27 - Hat and Shades Day
Students who donate at least 4 quarters from March 23-26 will be allowed to wear a hat and sunglasses to school on Friday March 27. Students are still expected to wear uniform pants, shorts, skirt or skort

 

Friday April 3 - Orange and Blue Day
Students who donate at least 4 quarters from March 30-April 1 will be allowed to wear orange and blue to school on Friday April 3.  Students are still expected to uniform pants, shorts, skirt or skort

 

**Extra Rewards**:

The grade level that collects the most quarters will earn a popsicle party for their entire grade. The class that collects the most quarters will earn a cookie party for their class. 

Our goal as a school is to raise $1,000 for the Jimmy V Foundation. It is up to you to help us surpass this goal!

 

For more information about the Jimmy V Foundation, please be sure to visit http://www.jimmyv.org. 

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2. The Girls on the Run Club Toy Drive for Egleston Children's Hospital - Please donate new toys for children ages 4 - 16 year olds. Toys such as play-doh, card games, coloring books, crayons, puzzles, bubbles, and legos would be wonderful! Please drop off any donations to Ms. Hutcherson in the gym anytime between March 15th - April 15th.  

     Thanks for all of your support!!

     Jenny M-G

March 13, 2015

      Dear Parents,

      Here is the Study Jams checklist for Math that I will be sending home a paper copy of with your student.  :)

        Math Activities                                 Student name __________________________

                                                                     Parent signature _________________________

Numbers : 

                    Place Value

                     Number Lines

                     Order Whole Numbers

                     Estimate Whole Numbers

                     Integers

                     Expanded Notation

Addition and Subtraction:

                       Estimate Sums and Differences

                        Relate + and –

                        Addition with Regrouping

                        Properties of Addition

                       + and – without Regrouping

                       Subtraction with Regrouping

Multiplication and Division

                       Multiplication

                      Single Digit division

                      Relate Multiplication and Division

                       Divisibility Rules

Fractions

                     Fractions

                     Equivalent Fractions

March 10, 2015

 

       Dear Parents,

       In case your student has not shown you Study Jams cartoon clips, power points, and songs about Science and Math, I want to tell you that it is awesome!!!  Here is a checklist so your students can keep track of what they have reviewed already.  I'm awarding 20 Class Dojo points for any student who watches them all and has you sign their checklist by April 21st!  If your student is not able to watch the reviews at home, they can work on them here in homeroom and I'll check them off.

      Jenny M-G

STUDYJAMS CHECKLIST

www.Studyjams.scholastic.com  is a great way to review for the CRCT!  Below is a checklist to help you keep track of your activities.  This checklist is due April 21.  Please have your parents sign to confirm that you have completed at least 25 activities for full credit.

Activities:                                                             

Plants – plant adaptations                               

Animals – animal adaptations                          Parent signature _________________________

Ecosystems – Changes in Ecosystem

                         Food Chains

                         Food Webs

                         Aquatic Ecosystems

Landforms, Rocks, and Minerals – Igneous Rocks

                                                               Metamorphic Rocks

                                                                Sedimentary Rocks

                                                                Soil

                                                                Minerals

                                                                Rock Cycle

                                                                Fossils

Energy, Light, and Sound – Fossil Fuels

                                                  Natural Resources

                                                  Current Electricity

                                                  Heat

                                                  Renewable Fuels

                                                  Electricity

                                                  Magnetism

Scientific Inquiry – ALL

 

Practice test link for the Milestone!!

Dear Parents,

     Below is a link that allows you and your students to experience the tools available with online testing. There you can see the format of the Milestone, but the questions are not aligned to the rigor of the standard so the actual Milestone is expected to be more challenging. 

(http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA/

       Jenny  M-G

March 6, 2015

 Dear Parents,

         Monday we will be celebrating Dr. Suess' birthday so your child is welcome to wear pajamas, but please NO slippers since they are a safety hazard and we don't want any kiddos getting hurt!  Also, if you are able to I will have Mystery Reader slots open from 12:20-1:00 which would give four parents the opportunity to bring in their favorite Dr. Suess book and share it with our class.  Just e-mail me if you can come in!

         Also, we are scheduled to have our Heat test next Wednesday.  I will send home a study guide next week, but your students can review their vocabulary (heat, thermal energy, temperature, Celsius, insulator, conductor, insulation, and friction) and our notes in their journals this weekend.  If they are able, students can also review Heat on www.brainpop.com (Spalding, tigers) and Bill Nye's Heat video at United Streaming or Youtube.

       Thanks for your support!!

        Jenny M-G

Read to Succeed reading logs due today!!

Dear Parents,

     Six Flags Read to Succeed reading logs are due today.  If your student was keeping a log, but forgot about the due date, just shoot me an e-mail and I'll put them in the system so they'll get credit and he/she can just bring in the paper log tomorrow.

     Thanks! 

     Jenny M-G