Week 20 Newsletter

What a fun, short week we've had! We are finishing up the story Blood on the River, about the founding of the James Town colony, we turned in our Feature Articles, and learned more about the colonial job system. The students quickly learned why the colonists would want independence from England!

The next few weeks are extremely packed! We will be busy completing units, taking tests, and notebook checks. Below is a list of the important dates coming up. Please make sure you pay attention to when things are coming.

And a quick reminder, yesterday I posted that your student will not have a Friday Folder/Progress Report with them today. They will resume next week.


UPCOMING DATES:

• Wed, January 24
• Blood on the River, open notebook test
• Thurs, January 25
• Mid Module 4 Test
• Wed, January 31
• Unit 4 S.S. Test (Life in the Colonies)
• Thurs, February 1
• S.S. Notebook check (Units 3 & 4)
• pages all up to date including page #, date, title, and all necessary information

Social Studies Unit 5 Study Guide

This Thursday (March 30th) is our Unit 5 Social Studies test. Today we went over the correct answers in our study guide, which students had a chance to write down, but I've also uploaded my written version HERE.

A copy of the study guide was also sent to students' email addresses.

The test is worth 20 points: 6 fill in the blank, 4 multiple choice, 5 short answer questions.

Mid Module 5 Test- Rescheduled

We were able to get through the first set of Module 5 lessons fairly quickly so I've moved up the Mid Module 5 Test to this Thursday, March 16th. This test features 11 questions and is focused on Volume. Students received the study guide today and felt very confident.

Module 4 Test Retake

On Thursday, March 9th I am offering a retake of the Module 4 math test to any student who received a 1 or a 2 on the OARS test. Many students made little mistakes that affected their overall score and I would like to give them a chance to change their score.

The test is available to review in OARS, so I recommend your student use their mistakes as a jumping off point for studying for the retake. The retake is also worth 24 points. I will take whichever test score is higher for your student.

If you are interested in having your child take the pencil and paper retake of Module 4, please sign the permission slip that is attached to their OARS test, that came home with them today. Only students with a signed permission slip will be allowed to take the retake. The test will be given on Thursday at lunchtime.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Blood on the River novel test tomorrow (2/2/17)

Tomorrow students will take a comprehension test about our class novel, Blood on the River. The test is an open book test.

Students should study the following vocabulary words and their definitions to prepare:

• apprentice
• prophecy
• tallow
• palisade
• hominy

The test is worth 30 points. 

• 5 vocabulary questions (1 pt each)
• 22 multiple choice (1 pt each)
• 1 short answer (worth 3 points)

Weekly News: Week 3

I can't believe it's already September! These three weeks have really flown by. Students have started seeing Ms. Britto for science, and all our subject areas are up and running.  On Wednesday we had our first "Pay Day"... learning how to deposit our paychecks, earn bonuses, and pay fines!

Don't forget, Monday is Labor Day... I hope you all have a fun and relaxing three day weekend!

A few things to remember for next week:

• Tuesday-- Safety Valets!
• The new schedule is out and our class is scheduled for this week. Students received their new schedule today and should be at school on time for their shift. A few students are thinking about joining in, as well, to help make sure our MWF mornings are covered. Thank you to all of you who volunteered!
• Tuesday-- Kindness Ambassador applications due
• Ms. Britto had an informational meeting this past Wednesday. All interested students should have their forms with them on Tuesday so they may be considered. 
• Wednesday-- Mid Module 1 Math test. 
• Students received the study guide today, as well as a sheet with sample problems to work from. We will be reviewing for the test on Tuesday. All our math tests this year will be taken on the computer, to better prepare them for the state testing in May. Students should study this weekend for the test, which covers lessons 1-8. Don't forget there are videos for each of the lessons, found HERE. And I've also linked up our Study Guide, so you can see the types of questions your students should study, HERE. We will go over all the correct answers on Tuesday.
• Thursday-- Picture Day!
• If you have not already ordered your pictures for this school year, go to mylifetouch.com and use the school code BY416636Q0 to order online. We will be taking individual student pictures as well as a class photo.