Week Of 9/15-Looking Ahead

Looking Ahead:

Don't forget: Tuesday, September 16 is early release.  Students will be dismissing early! COGAT testing begins Wednesday. Please make sure your child goes to bed early and gets a good night's sleep.

The PTA Fall Festival will be held on Friday, September 26th at 6:00 pm. Plan for parking.  (A make up raindate will is scheduled for 10/3/08 , if needed).

Also, don't forget Math Night at Publix 10/9/09. Plan to be there! More details to come....

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold

The Write Source group will also be focusing on building their reading experience. In addition, students have been divided into guided cooperative  book clubs. We are currently reading the following: Bridge to Terabithia, Loser, and Dear Mr. Henshaw.

We are working on the writing process and integrating the Six Traits of Effective Writing into our writing routine.  Writing as a process may seem unfamiliar to your child at first, but after lots of practice, they'll get the hang of it.  We are learning about peer responding to our writing, as well as using rubrics to score our writing.

Go For the Gold in Mathematics

Classify the set of counting numbers into subsets with distinguishing   characteristics such as odd/even, prime/composite     Find multiples and factors     Continue to analyze and use divisibility rules.     Use variables, such as n or x, for unknown quantities in algebraic expressions

          Investigate simple algebraic expressions by substituting numbers for the unknown

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Go For the Gold in Science

Our young scientists are learning about scientific inquiry and why science is so important in our lives. From there we will be looking at the following:

Mass & Magnification of Objects ·      Manipulate and explain the total mass of objects and its parts  Weigh and measure various objects ·      Enlarge objects using magnifying glasses and microscopes ·      Draw and explain how the use of magnification can change what is seen

Physical Changes of Water ·     Demonstrate examples of how physical changes occur in water – solid, liquid, and gas ·     Draw, identify, and explain physical changes

Chemical & Physical Changes ·   Demonstrate and explain examples of how cutting, tearing, and folding are physical changes ·   Separate mixtures ·   Create a chemical reaction ·   Describe a substance before, during (bubbling, temperature change, gas release), and after a chemical reaction. ·   Compare/contrast how the properties of a substance can change physically and chemically

Ask your child about Time Windows, our current read-aloud!

Please see the following letters (English and Spanish):

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold

The Write Source group will also be focusing on building their reading experience. In addition, students have been divided into guided cooperative  book clubs. We are currently reading the following: Bridge to Terabithia, Loser, and Dear Mr. Henshaw.

We are working on the writing process and integrating the Six Traits of Effective Writing into our writing routine.  Writing as a process may seem unfamiliar to your child at first, but after lots of practice, they'll get the hang of it.  We are learning about peer responding to our writing, as well as using rubrics to score our writing.

Go For the Gold in Mathematics

Classify the set of counting numbers into subsets with distinguishing   characteristics such as odd/even, prime/composite     Find multiples and factors     Continue to analyze and use divisibility rules.     Use variables, such as n or x, for unknown quantities in algebraic expressions

          Investigate simple algebraic expressions by substituting numbers for the unknown

Download spanish_parent_letter.doc

Download english_parent_letter.doc

Go For the Gold in Science

Our young scientists are learning about scientific inquiry and why science is so important in our lives. From there we will be looking at the following:

Mass & Magnification of Objects ·      Manipulate and explain the total mass of objects and its parts  Weigh and measure various objects ·      Enlarge objects using magnifying glasses and microscopes ·      Draw and explain how the use of magnification can change what is seen

Physical Changes of Water ·     Demonstrate examples of how physical changes occur in water – solid, liquid, and gas ·     Draw, identify, and explain physical changes

Chemical & Physical Changes ·   Demonstrate and explain examples of how cutting, tearing, and folding are physical changes ·   Separate mixtures ·   Create a chemical reaction ·   Describe a substance before, during (bubbling, temperature change, gas release), and after a chemical reaction. ·   Compare/contrast how the properties of a substance can change physically and chemically

Ask your child about Time Windows, our current read-aloud!

Please see the following letters (English and Spanish):

Journey Into Language Arts-Go For The Gold

The Write Source group will also be focusing on building their reading experience. In addition, students have been divided into guided cooperative  book clubs. We are currently reading the following: Bridge to Terabithia, Loser, and Dear Mr. Henshaw.

We are working on the writing process and integrating the Six Traits of Effective Writing into our writing routine.  Writing as a process may seem unfamiliar to your child at first, but after lots of practice, they'll get the hang of it.  We are learning about peer responding to our writing, as well as using rubrics to score our writing.

Go For the Gold in Mathematics

Classify the set of counting numbers into subsets with distinguishing   characteristics such as odd/even, prime/composite     Find multiples and factors     Continue to analyze and use divisibility rules.     Use variables, such as n or x, for unknown quantities in algebraic expressions

Download spanish_parent_letter.doc

Download english_parent_letter.doc

Go For the Gold in Science

Our young scientists are learning about scientific inquiry and why science is so important in our lives. From there we will be looking at the following:

Mass & Magnification of Objects ·      Manipulate and explain the total mass of objects and its parts  Weigh and measure various objects ·      Enlarge objects using magnifying glasses and microscopes ·      Draw and explain how the use of magnification can change what is seen

Physical Changes of Water ·     Demonstrate examples of how physical changes occur in water – solid, liquid, and gas ·     Draw, identify, and explain physical changes

Chemical & Physical Changes ·   Demonstrate and explain examples of how cutting, tearing, and folding are physical changes ·   Separate mixtures ·   Create a chemical reaction ·   Describe a substance before, during (bubbling, temperature change, gas release), and after a chemical reaction. ·   Compare/contrast how the properties of a substance can change physically and chemically

Ask your child about Time Windows, our current read-aloud!