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

Quarters for Cancer

Our Student Council project for March will be our annual "Quarters for Cancer" project to benefit the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research. This year's drive will start on Monday March 2 and conclude on Wednesday April 1.

 

Each homeroom teacher will need to provide their own collection jug for this project. Any empty milk jug or any sort of jar should be fine for the collection of the quarters.

 

There will be two separate competitions during the month-long collection period with the "Quarters for Cancer" project.

- The grade level that collects the most quarters will receive a popsicle party for the entire grade sometime after Spring Break.

- The one class in the whole school that collects the most quarters will receive a cookie party for their class sometime after Spring Break.

All types of monies are accepted for donation, but only quarters will count towards your class' total.

As we did last year, there will be several spirit day opportunities for you and your students throughout the collection period. Here is a quick look at what all will be going on.

 

Spirit Days:

 

Friday March 6 – Crazy Socks Day

Students who donate at least 4 quarters from March 2-March 5 will be allowed to wear crazy socks to school on Friday March 6.  Students are still expected to be in full uniform.

 

Friday March 20 – Team Jersey Day

Students who donate at least 4 quarters from March 9-19 will be allowed to wear their favorite team jersey to school on Friday March 20.  Students are still expected to wear proper uniform pants, shorts, skirt or skort.

 

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

 

One helpful hint - Please keep your collection jug in a safe place. It seems that at least a couple of jugs go missing during the month of March, so please keep your jug somewhere safe.

 

If you have any questions, please let me know. I have also attached a flyer in case you would like to send it home or put it on your website.  Last year, we collected over 5000 quarters and hope to exceed that number this year. Thanks for your help and support.

 

Jonathan Worrell

PE Assistant

Student Council Advisor

Spalding Drive Charter School