Upcoming School Events

Wednesday, September 16
~Spirit Week Wacky Tacky Day
~JV Football Away Kenston Forest School

Thursday, September 17
~Spirit Week Camoflage Day
~JJV/JV/Varsity Volleyball Game Home

Friday, September 18
~Spirit Week Blue & White Day
~1st 9 Weeks Interim Ends
~Homecoming Game 6:00

Saturday, September 19
~"Jerky, Jeans & Jammin"

Wednesday, September 23
~Back to School Night w/ Spaghetti Dinner 6:00

Help With Multiplication

While at home if your child needs something to do please have them visit www.multiplication.com. This site has many games using basic multiplication facts that will help your child increase their speed and accuracy when multiplying. These review games will help them when we get into more complicated multiplication problems.

Today in Math 5 we learned how to add decimals. The children caught on really quickly and noticed that if they don't line up their decimal points and fill in the empty spaces with zero(s) it is really easy to get confused. The children enjoyed showing Mrs. Vinson what they could do for a candy treat!

Be sure to ask you child about their sundae. Sundaes should include a bowl, spoon, and two scoops of ice cream by Friday. Our BIG sundae event will by on October 16th. Please encourage your child to keep reading and to meet their weekly goal.

Fifth graders are still in the process of finishing their reading assessments. Word study assessing has completed but will not begin this week.

The Interim Period ends on Friday, Sept. 18th. Interims will be sent home next week. Please return the blue slip signed and the yellow envelope, you can keep the reports.

The Homecoming Football Game is this Friday at 6:00 p.m.(please note time change). Don't forget Back to School Night on Sept. 23. A spaghetti dinner will be served with ice cream for dessert, and then there will be a video presentation. Please be sure to get your reservations in for dinner. Parents will not be visiting the classroom in Lower School on this night.

Math 5 & 6 Chapter Tests

Our practice chapter test for chapter one will be on September 24th. Our final test on chapter one will be on September 25th. Please remember to look over your notes. If you score a 92 or better on the practice test, you will not have to take the final test on Friday - you will have electronics time!

Fifth graders are busy "building" their AR ice cream sundae. Each week that a student meets their goal, they will get another piece to their sundae. Several students already have their bowl, spoon and a scoop of ice cream. On October 16th we will end the 9 weeks by having an ice cream sundae treat. Please check with your child to see how their sundae's are progressing!

In Math 5 this week we are working on rounding whole numbers and decimal numbers. The practice test for chapter 1 will be on Thursday, Sept. 24th. If you get a 92 or better on the practice test you can elect to not take the test on Friday, September 25th and have Electronics Day. I tutor fifth grade students on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 3:30.

In Grammar we have finished Unit 1. We will begin Unit 2 shortly "Nouns". We will also begin Word Study. Your child used word study in the third grade. I am in the process of testing the students so I will know what group to put them in. New words will be introduced on Wednesdays and spelling tests will be the following Tuesdays.

In Math 6 we are working on the order of operations. Most of us can accurately solve these problems if we remember "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally". We will continue working in chapter 1 for the next few weeks. Our Math 6 chapter test will be on Friday, Sept. 25th. If you get a 92 or better on the practice test on Sept. 24th, you can elect to not take the test on Friday and have an Electronics Day.I tutor sixth grade students on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 3:30.

We are off to a great start. The interim period ends on Friday, Sept. 18th. Reports will be sent home early the following week.