Week of January 18th-22nd

We LOVE this group of kids!

No School Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Friday will be a Teacher Planning Day-- which means we have reached the end of the 2nd quarter!  Report cards will be sent home on Monday, February 1st.

Congratulations to Jaden & Danny for being named our Outstanding Eagle of the Month, the month of January trait is Tolerance.

Academics:

ELA:
NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK! Due to the short week we will not have a vocabulary lesson or test this week.  We will resume next week with more homonyms!  Since this is the end of the quarter we will be wrapping up all assignments from last week.  No new RRJ or writing packet.  We will have a leveled reader activity due on Thursday along with our Achieve 3000.

New expectations for the 3rd 9 weeks:   In order to prepare students for middle school and to ensure they understand the importance of deadlines, I will now be taking off points for late work.  I will continue to except late work but will be taking off 10 points for each late assignment.

Book totals for the 2nd nine weeks are being calculated.  Students should have read a total of 12-13 books so far.  There will be an Ice Cream Party for all students who have reached this goal so far.
Students took their winter Level Set test for Achieve 3000 last week.  I will be sending home a report for your review and signature displaying current lexile levels versus expected levels, as well as total books read.
The Bin of Happiness winners for the secret blog word this week were Brock and Alysa!  This week's secret blog word phrase is "Readers are Leaders"!

Congratulations to Ms. Tiberio's homeroom for winning the Top Dog Competition between homerooms this past 9 weeks.  They will enjoy Twizzle Ups as their reward!  Good luck on the next round to both classes!

Math:  We will continue working through Module 4.

 Lesson 13: Multiplying unit fractions by unit fractions
Example: Jan has 1/3 pan of crispy rice treats.  She sends 1/2 of the treats to school with her children.  What fraction of a pan of crispy rice treats does Jan send to school?

Lesson 14: Multiplying unit fractions by non-unit fractions
Example: 3/4 of Benjamin's garden is planted in vegetables.  Carrots are planted in 1/2 of this vegetable section of the garden.  How much of Benjamin's garden is planted in carrots?

**Blogger does not allow me to add fractions written with the numerator on top and the denominator on the bottom.**  Videos will be posted at the bottom of this post.

Homework:
Tuesday: Module 4 Lesson 13
Wednesday: Module 4 Lesson 14
Thursday: No Homework

Science:  We will review Chapter 7 on Force and Motion, and will take a test on Thursday!   This test will be open book.  Students will be asked to bring their workbooks home on Wednesday to study.

Resources:
Monday- No School
Tuesday- P.E.
Wednesday- Art
Friday- Planning Day

Module 4 Lesson 13:

Module 4 Lesson 14:

Week of January 11th-15th

We will begin our week at the Marine Science Center.  Be on the look out for some pictures following this field trip! :)

Thank you to all the families who came out for Middle School Information Night last Thursday!  Mrs. Ray and I were very pleased with the number of families from our team that came out to learn about the middle school options.  The principal from Twin Lakes Middle, Tamara Tuschhoff, mentioned the Common Core Math Night that our families are invited to, that event will take place on Tuesday, January 12th from 6-7:15 in the Twin Lakes Media Center.

Congratulations to our students who were selected for the National Honor Society!  They will be inducted Thursday night at 6:00pm.

Academics:
ELA:

We will have a vocabulary test on Friday as usual! We will also have an RRJ due on Friday.  We have no social studies due this week.

Our writing packet on the effects of wild animals living near humans is due on Friday. Complete and color coded.

Our next Top Quality Party will be coming up soon!  We only need a few more participants so get those Top Quality charts filled up!

The Bin of Happiness Winners this week were Julian and Mariana.  The secret word this week is "BEACH".  Put it on a sticky note with your name and give it to Mrs. Ray. :)

Math: We will work through lessons 10-12 of module 4.  Friday we will have a Mid-Module Assessment for Module 4.

Homework:
Tuesday- Lesson 10
Wednesday- Lesson 11
Thursday- Lesson 12

Tuesday: Lesson 10: Comparing expressions that involve parentheses.
Example: Write and evaluate an expression from word form: The product of 4 and 2, divided by 3.
(4 x 2) / 3

Wednesday & Thursday: Lesson 11 & 12: We will solve and create fraction word problems involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication
Sample Questions:
1. Kim and Courtney share a 16 ounce box of cereal.  By the end of the week, Kim has eaten 3/8 of the box, and Courtney has eaten 1/4 of the box of cereal.  What fraction of the box is left?

2.  A baseball team played 32 games and lost 8 games.  Katy was the catcher in 5/8 of the winning games and 1/4 of the losing games.  What fraction of the games did the team win?  and In how many games did Katy play catcher?

Friday: Module 4 Mid-Module Assessment!

---Videos at the bottom---

Science: We will continue working through force & motion.  We will also complete a gizmo this week on magnetism, students are welcome to work on these at home.  We will have a science test on Chapter 7 on Thursday, January 21st.

Last week we talked about Newton's 3 Laws of Motion:





Resources:
Monday- P.E. (might not make it after field trip)
Tuesday- Art
Thursday- Music

Upcoming Important Dates:
Monday, January 18th- No School in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Friday, January 22nd- No school- Teacher planning day
Thursday, January 28th- Report Cards sent home

Tuesday Video:

Wednesday Video:

Thursday Video:

Week of January 4th-8th

Welcome back!  We hope everyone had an enjoyable winter break!

Early Release on Wednesday!

We will visit Twin Lakes Middle School on Thursday!  Please make sure all permission slips have been returned, this is a free field trip, but students are unable to attend if we did not receive a permission slip.  We will be eating at Twin Lakes so students will need to bring a bagged lunch.

Following our field trip to Twin Lakes that evening Bartram Springs will host a Middle School Information Night.  This is a very informative night about the many options for middle school.  This event will start at 6:30PM in the cafeteria.  You will have an opportunity to speak one on one with school representatives, parents, and/or former BSE students who now attend various middle schools.
Schools that will be represented include: Twin Lakes Middle School, LaVilla School of the Arts, Julia Landon, Kirby-Smith, Darnell-Cookman, and James W. Johnson.

The following week we will attend the Marine Science Center on Monday, January 11th.  This is another free field trip, but will require students to bring a bagged lunch (everything must be able to be thrown out!!  Students will also need to decorate their water jug, for collecting shells on the beach!

Academics:

ELA:

This is the vocabulary for our test on Friday. :)
We also have an RRJ due on Friday.  I will give another writing prompt to continue our practice to get ready for our February FSA assessment. This will be due on Friday as well.
Our secret words this week are: Happy New Year!   Write this on a sticky with your name and turn in to Mrs. Ray.  I will announce December's winner in class for our bin of happiness drawing!

Math:  We will come back and review dividing fractions, before moving on to multiplying fractions.

Homework:
Monday: Lesson 6
Tuesday: Lesson 7
Wednesday: Lesson 8
Thursday: Attend Middle School Information Night 6:30pm

Science:  We will begin discussing Force & Motion, this will be covered in Chapter 7 of our science textbooks!

Resources:
Monday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Music
Friday- Media (Ray only)

Monday Night Video:

Tuesday Night Video:

Wednesday Night Video:

Thursday/Friday Video:

Spirit Night at Moe's on Thursday 12/17

Welcome to Moe's...

Help support Bartram Springs by dining at Moe's on Thursday, December 17th from 5-8pm!  

Spelling Bee

Our Spelling Bee Champion: Sophie

Congratulations Sophie, you spelled each word with such confidence and ease!  We are so proud of you!

Our Spelling Bee Participants:

Minus Connor B

All the participants:

Week of December 14th-18th

Our last week of school before Winter Break!  We have plenty to keep us busy!

There is no early release this week!

The PTA Store will be open all week for students to purchase small items for siblings & parents.  If students bring in money, they may attend the store.

Monday- Spelling Bee in the Cafeteria at 9:00!  Good luck to all our students participating!  Parents are welcome to attend.
Tuesday- Last session of the Science practice test
and ELA Practice District Writing Test
Wednesday- Field Trip to the IMAX (Students may bring money to purchase popcorn and snacks at the IMAX)
Thursday- Chorus performance
Friday- Our class party--11:45(Thank you to Ms. Williams for planning and organizing)

Winter Break Homework:
Students will have 16 days off for winter break, I am requesting that students complete 6 i-Ready lessons.  These lessons can be completed all in one day or spread out over the course of their time off.  Of course completing more than 6 lessons is definitely OK! :)  Please let us know ahead of time if your child will not have access to the internet over break.
For ELA:
Students should also complete 4 Achieve 3000 lessons.  Those students on I-ready Reading should complete 4 of those as well

Academics:

ELA:  We will not have vocabulary this week due to our field trip, testing and our party.
No RRJ or Social Studies.  We will focus on our reading and writing in our whole group.  Students will still have to complete Achieve lessons and their RAH.
The District Practice Writing Prompt will take place on Tuesday and will be our first opportunity to write a complete paper in one sitting of 120 minutes from plan to final product! :) The writing has been amazing and I am excited to see how it goes!

This week's secret word winners were: Rhea and Cydney!  Keep reading the blog and write down the secret word with your name on a sticky and turn in to Mrs. Ray. 
This week's secret word is "holiday"! 

Math:
We will cover 3 lessons this week in Module 4, these lessons continue to cover how fractions are related to division.  We will model using tape diagrams.  Be sure to watch the videos for further explanation.

Math Homework:
Monday- Module 4 Lesson 3
Tuesday- Module 4 Lesson 4 (due Thursday due to field trip)
Thursday- Module 4 Lesson 5

Science:
We will wrap up Chapter 6 on Energy this week and test on Friday.  This is an open book test.  Science books will come home on Thursday night for students to study.  

Resources:
Monday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Friday- P.E.

We enjoyed attending Suessical the Musical last week.  Three of our talented students were in the production: Cydney, Mackenzie, & Maya.  They did a fantastic job! :)

Monday's Math Video: Module 4 Lesson 3

Tuesday's Math Video: Module 4 Lesson 4

Thursday's Math Video: Module 4 Lesson 5

See you in 2016! 

Week of December 7th-11th

We will continue taking our mid-year assessments this week.  Students will take Math Session 1 & 2 on Wednesday & Thursday.  They will then begin the paper/pencil Science assessment on Friday.

Progress reports will be sent home on Wednesday!

Just a reminder, all field trip money is due by Thursday, December 10th!  You can pay online! :)

Come check out Suessical the Musical on either Thursday or Friday night at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria!  Several of our students are performing!

Congratulations to Peyton & Alba for being named our Eagle of the Month for December, the character trait was Kindness.

Congrats to Maya, Dana, Mariana, Taylor and Gabby on finishing the Girls on the Run 5K this weekend at the University of North Florida!  It was cold and windy but that didn't stop these 5 from finishing.  Great job, girls!

Academics:

ELA: For vocabulary this week we will be studying commonly misused homonyms.  We will have a test on Friday.

The RRJ that was assigned last week will be due on Friday as will our social studies ticket! Remember this becomes homework if you do not have time to finish in class. 

We will also be starting an FSA practice prompt today to hopefully be completed by Friday!

We completed our ELA district testing but a practice writing test will be coming up next week! Keep up the great effort! :)

This week the secret word is "Writing".  If you are reading the blog write the word on a sticky with your name and give it to Mrs. Ray.  Last week's blog reading winners were Anyssa and Mariana. They got to visit the Bin of Happiness!

Math: Due to district testing this week, we will only complete lesson 2 and 3 from Module 4.  These lessons cover how to interpret a fraction as division.  Videos added below! :)

This week our classes had an opportunity to participate in an Hour of Code!  It was a huge hit and definitely something you can access and work on at home as a family! www.hourofcode.com


Science: We will work through Chapter 6 in our science workbooks.  This will continue our discussion on forms of energy.  We hope to test on forms of energy before winter break!



Resources:
Monday- Media (Tiberio homeroom-only)/ Art
Wednesday- Music
Friday- P.E.

Module 4 Lesson 2:

Module 4 Lesson 3:

Thank you to all the families who came out to Math & Science night we had a great turnout!  Here are a few pictures from the event!  A big congratulations is in order for Mackenzie who won 1st place for the 5th grade science projects!!  Way to go, Mackenzie!