The Fun Run is set to kick off next week! Be on the lookout for information about that.
Reminder: You can pay for all 3 field trips at https://dcps.schoolcashonline.com/ the total cost is $45. Information was sent home on Sept. 23rd about this. You can also send in cash or check. All money is due by November 11th.
Academics: ELA:
We will resume our study of Morphs this week with list #4 and a test on Friday. Remember all tests are cumulative!
We will continue our study of connecting ideas, concepts and information in Historical Texts and cause and effect. We will also continue our Pirate Writing. Have you earned your Pirate Treasure yet? Memorize our poem and earn your weight in gold...or silver! ArrrrrrBc!
We will have a new RRJ this week due on 10/11 and our Socials Studies is due this Friday, 10/4.
The winner of the secret phrase and trip to the Bin of Happiness this week is Paisley! Enjoy your trip!
New phrase is:
Math: We will continue working on multi-digit multiplication. Students comfortable with the area model can solve equations that way or if they are more fluent with the standard algorithm they can solve problems that way. I suggest practicing math flashcards nightly so students continue to become fluent with multiplication facts. You don't even need to purchase flashcards--when you are driving in the car ask your child different multiplication questions: 3 x 4, 6 x 7, 9 x 8. They should know this quickly without counting on their fingers!! Videos below to help reinforce classwork/homework.
Science: No science vocabulary this week. We will continue to discuss changes in matter. Chemical and physical changes. We will complete 2 labs this week about how temperature can affect dissolving rate.
Resources: Puckett-
Monday- P.E.
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Art/P.E.
Early Release on Wednesday! Dismissal begins at 1:15.
Our field trip to the Marine Science Center will take place on Thursday! Students need to remember to bring a bagged lunch. They can also bring their decorated jugs to collect shells on the beach. Students should wear tennis shoes.
Mrs. Puckett will be out on Thursday, Friday, and Monday 9/30. If you have a transportation change or need to notify us about your child being absent. Please send to Mrs. Ray. She will be taking attendance and addressing any transportation changes.
Don't forget about the science fair! The Jacksonville Public Library is offering a help series. Check out the flyer.
Academics:
ELA: We will not have new Morphs this week due to Early Release and our Field Trip on Thursday.
You can always get a head start on list 4 for the next week.
We will have a new Social Studies assignment this week in the form of 2 worksheets. They will be due on 10/4. Our RRJ is due this Friday 9/28. You need to complete a chat with classmates in order to get all possible points. We will be working on our Pirate Writing this week. Attacking the Prompt and Learning the plan format. Our Ready Reading lesson will focus on Historical Texts and Cause and Effect. Test on Friday.
This week's Winner of the Bin of Happiness is Caleb! Good job and be sure to get your happiness!
This week's secret phrase is:
Write it on a sticky note and give it to Mrs. Ray of 🌞!
Math: We will review the Module 1 assessment on Monday. Then we will move into Module 2. Module 2 will cover multi-digit multiplication and division. See below for helpful videos. Daily Math Quiz on Friday!
Science: We will complete a couple labs this week, about how temperature and stirring can affect the dissolving rate of salt or sugar in water. We will also discuss how surface area can affect the dissolving rate. No vocabulary test this week or next. Science Quiz on Friday covering mixtures and solutions.
Resources: Puckett:
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music/Media
Progress reports will be sent home on Monday! Please sign and return.
School Advisory Council meeting Tuesday evening at 6PM in the Media Center. Come learn about what is going on around BSE! All are welcome to attend.
Fall pictures will take place on Thursday. This will be the photo used for the yearbook.
No weekly workouts this week!
Academics: ELA:
New Morph list #3 with a test on Friday, 9/20. Remember these tests are cumulative so study lists 1,2 and 3. Keep up with your flashcards and use this tool to study for the test!
We will continue our social studies this week and turn it in on Friday. Time for our second RRJ to be due on 9/27. No creative arts options yet! Our Ready lesson this week will focus on finding relationships between, events, topics, and concepts in scientific and technical texts in order to understand them. We will have a test on this on Friday. We will continue to work on summarizing.
This week begins our Pirate Writing!
We will kick it off with a poem to help us remember all the pieces to include in our essays! Students who memorize this poem will be rewarded in Pirate's Gold!
Our Bin of Happiness winner this week is Brianne! Happiness is coming your way!
Our new secret phrase is:
Math: We will finish up module 1 on Wednesday by discussing multiplying and dividing with decimals. We will also look at some word problems. Students will bring a review sheet home on Thursday to study. Test is on Friday!!!! Daily Math Quiz will be on Thursday so students don't have a quiz and test on the same day. Great videos below to review lesson concepts.
Science: Science Vocabulary Quiz on Friday!! The words are still available on the blog but under last weeks posting. We will discuss the differences between mixtures and solutions.
Resources: Puckett:
Monday- Art
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
We hope everyone made out okay after the hurricane. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Friday.
We hope to see everyone at Open House at 6PM on Thursday, Sept. 12th at 6PM! We will share a lot of good information.
Students will complete baseline testing this week for all of their resource classes: Art, Music, & PE
Academics: ELA:
Another productive week in ELA. We had our first Morph's test and will have a test on list #2 on 9/20. We will work on getting all flashcards updated because the tests are cumulative.
We finished up summarizing last week with our 10 Buck Summaries and will move onto Inference this week in our I-Ready reading book. I am still finishing up RRJ chats so we will not have a new RRJ this week. We will have a SS ticket on the peoples of the Northwest. This will be due on 9/20.
We will continue our study of grammar in our "There is no Glamour in Incorrect Glamour" lessons!
Remember RAH logs are due every Thursday! This is a homework grade and will impact your average if you do not turn them in every week. 📕📑
Our Classroom-Book-A-Day is going well and we have read 17 picture books so far! yahoo!
I will be adding an extra credit option this week. On your own time, you may write a "5 sentence 5 star review". Tell about the book and what you liked or did not like about it. Follow Mrs.Ray's Writing Rules for Life and make it Top Quality to earn up to 5 points toward a low grade. (Maximum of 20 extra credit points per 9 weeks.)
Our Bin of Happiness winner this week is Andre F. Collect your Happiness on Monday!
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Finally, we learned about Frida Kahlo this week and read a Classroom-Book-A-Day called Frida,
Our new secret phrase is a quote by this wonderful artist!
Math: Check out the videos below to help with homework or to review material covered in class! We will continue to work on subtracting decimals, multiplying decimals, dividing decimals.
Science: We will be working on Properties of Matter this week, we will complete a lab this week that deals with separating mixtures. Students will separate mixtures based on their properties. Students will have another vocabulary quiz for science. Students will have access to the words on the blog, and it is also stapled in their planners. The quiz will be on Sept. 20th. Vocabulary Words:
characteristic- A feature, quality, property, or trait of an
object or organism
properties
of matter- used to describe matter
(e.g. mass, volume, color, texture, size, and temperature)
state
of matter- The form matter can take (e.g. solid,
liquid, gas)
solution- a mixture
that has the same composition throughout because all are the parts are mixed
evenly (example: lemonade)
liquid- the state
of matter in which a substance has a definite volume but no definite shape
gas- the state
of matter in which a substance does not have a definite shape or volume
classify- to arrange
in a specific order or group by categories based on similarities
matter- anything
that takes up space and has mass
mixture- a
combination of two or more different substances in which the substances keep
their identities (example: trail mix)
dissolve- to form a
solution with another substance. The
substances are spread out evenly and you cannot see the separate substances
in the mixture.
solid- the state
of matter in which a substance has a definite shape and a definite volume
Weekly Workouts:
Students will get their first set of workouts the week of Sept. 9th! I ask that parents initial each day that they complete the workouts. I give 3 workouts for the week, students can choose to complete them whenever they would like throughout the 4 days. I will check signatures on Friday. Resources: Puckett:
Friday, Sept. 6th- Art/P.E.
Monday, Sept. 9th- Music
Ray:
Friday, Sept. 6th- Music
Wednesday, Sept. 11th- Art
Friday, Sept. 13th- P.E.
