1.25 Newsletter

Math Benchmark Testing was a success!  Students really showed how much they knew and I couldn't be happier.  I will let students know their benchmark score next week.  In the meanwhile, let's celebrate a successful first semester and continue to encourage your child to do their personal best!!

What's Happening in Science?

This week we started (and most students completed) a Mystery Science activity called "How can you save a town from a hurricane?"  Students received engineering jobs (Environmental Engineer, Seawall Engineer, Levee Engineer, and Structural Engineer) and were given a budget of $1,000,000.  Ask your child about their job and their plan for how they saved "Beachtown".  Next week we will present our final plans and learn more about the movement of water and Earth's landforms. Students will also work on BrainPop assignments to learn about weathering and erosion as well as Flocabulary assignments to learn about hurricanes.  Students will be given time in class to complete these assignments (due Thurs) but are also encouraged to complete at home for homework. 

What's Happening in Math? 

We are now into our next module (Module 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions).  The parent newsletter has been upload to the "Math Newsletter" page of this blog. This week we completed Topic B (Lessons 2-5) where students interpreted division expressions as fractions.  Students are highly encouraged to model with tape diagrams to interpret division word problems.  Review any of these lessons with your child to make sure they understand how to read a problem and create a division problem.  The solution needs to be a fraction. (Example: 2 divided by 3 = 2/3 and 3 divided by 2 = 3/2 = 1 1/3) Students still need to understand how to turn an improper fraction to a mixed number as well as simplifying fractions.  The anchor chart used in class for simplifying fractions is below.  Continue with multiplication fluency as we will have our 5's and 10's multiplication quiz soon.

I have been working on a program called VoiceThread.  I have decided to upload the videos on Google Classroom for students to view if they are absent or need a refresher on the lesson.  Parents may not have access to this program so it is important to have your child log into their Google Classroom to get to the videos.  Email me if you have any questions about this. Homework answers are also posted on Google Classroom math the morning the homework is due.

**Report cards have been sent home today.  You may have received an email from Mrs. Juniewicz about report cards**

Upcoming Field Trips
Information for these field trips has been sent home in Family Folders.  You may pay for these online or send in money to your child's homeroom.

Starbase: April 8-12 (Permission and Money due March 29th)
Cost: $25

Carowinds: May 31 (Permission and Money due April 12th)
Cost: $50

December Birthdays 
9- Madison Derrick
10- Omni Jones
22- Baye & Tinnin Lewis
31- Gabi Ressler

NASA Question of the Week (the link for the question will be updated next week)

Click this link to work on and complete the question of the week.  Answers need to be submitted to me by Thursday!  Students may complete this at home with a parent as well!




Magnet Information
Please view this link that was presented to students this week by our Guidance Counselor Mrs. DuBose!




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