Monday, November 17, 2014

November 17, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
Operation Christmas Child: Since there was money left over from the 6th Grades' Homecoming Float and there was so little time to complete this project, we decided to use a portion of these leftover funds for our 6th grade classes boxes for this event.
 
Thanksgiving Lunch: Thursday Nov. 20th. If you are planning to eat with your child, please return the form and money by Tuesday Nov. 18th.
 
 School pictures: Due back Wednesday, November 19th

 
Baby Sitter: Mrs. Carr ask us to post the following information-
Kadi Newcomb, a student at Troy University, is available to babysit.  You can contact her at 334-730-5161 or kadinewcomb@yahoo.com for more information.
 
CHOCOLATE BAR FUNDRAISER:
 The chocolate bars have arrived. If you have not sent in your money for your order please do so as soon as possible. In addition, there are some remaining unpurchased chocolate bars. The ones that are still available are: 
 
chocolate with almonds - 9 left
dark chocolate with almonds - 3 left
chocolate caramel - 6 left
 
 
PTO Fundraiser - Spirit Cards - On Sale for $15 - The homeroom that has the most sales will be awarded a Pizza Party. Please support this important fundraiser.
 
Friday November 21st: School will dismiss at 11: 50 a.m. to allow to students to attend the AISA State Championship at Memorial Stadium.
 
Thanksgiving Holidays: The entire week - Nov. 24th through Nov. 28th - no school
 
Patriot Marketplace: Dec. 4-5 The 6th grade is collecting kitchen items to fill our basket for the silent auction. Please turn your items in by Monday Dec. 1st.
 
Children's Hospital Christmas Gift Project: We will be collecting Christmas gift items for the children and Children's Hospital. We will provide a list of specific items at a later date along more details.


5th Grade Math:
 
Section 2-3 Problem Solving, pages 68-69 and R5, Section 2-4 Add and Subtract Whole Numbers, pages 70-72 and R5 and Mid-Chapter Review, page 73 - Test Wednesday November 19th.
Section 2-5 Problem Solving, pages 74-77 and R6 and Section 2-6 Add and Subtract Decimals, pages 78-83 and R6 - Quiz on both Sections Wednesday Dec. 3rd.
 
 
6th Grade Math:
 
 Review Sections 3-1 Representing Decimals, Section 3-2 Comparing and Ordering Decimals, Section 3-3 Rounding Decimals, and Section 3-4 Estimating Sums and Differences, pages 138-160, Section 3-6 Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers, pages 163-168 and 679 and Mid-Chapter Review page 161 - Test Wednesday Nov. 19th.
Section 3-7 Multiplying Decimals, pages 169-172 and 680 and Section 3-8 Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers, pages 173-178 and 680 - Quiz on both Sections Thursday Dec. 11th.
  
Reading:
 
 Freak the Mighty - End of the Book Test - Thursday Nov. 20th.
AR: Goals have been set for the 2nd 9 weeks. These goals will end Friday Dec. 12th. Students have only 2 weeks after Thanksgiving break to attain their goal. Please encourage your child to reach their goals.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

November 12, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
Dear Parents and Students:
Thank you to all our students who worked so hard to make our Veteran's Day Program such a great success. You did an awesome job! Thank you parents for always supporting your child. You are appreciated too!
 
Baby Sitter: Mrs. Carr ask us to post the following information-
Kadi Newcomb, a student at Troy University, is available to babysit.  You can contact her at 334-730-5161 or kadinewcomb@yahoo.com for more information.
 
CHOCOLATE BAR FUNDRAISER:
 The chocolate bars have arrived. If you have not sent in your money for your order please do so as soon as possible. In addition, there are some remaining unpurchased chocolate bars. The ones that are still available are: 
 
chocolate with almonds - 12 left
crisp - 2 left
solid milk chocolate - 19 left
dark chocolate - 6 left
 
 
PTO Fundraiser - Spirit Cards - On Sale for $15 - The homeroom that has the most sales will be awarded a Pizza Party. Please support this important fundraiser.
 
Friday November 21st: School will dismiss at 11: 50 a.m. to allow to students to attend the AISA State Championship at Memorial Stadium.
 
Thanksgiving Holidays: The entire week - Nov. 24th through Nov. 28th - no school
 

5th Grade Math:
 
Section 2-3 Problem Solving, pages 68-69 and R5, Section 2-4 Add and Subtract Whole Numbers, pages 70-72 and R5 and Mid-Chapter Review, page 73 - Test Wednesday November 19th.
Section 2-5 Problem Solving, pages 74-77 and R6 and Section 2-6 Add and Subtract Decimals, pages 78-83 and R6 - Quiz on both SectionsWednesday Dec. 3rd.
 
 
6th Grade Math:
 
 Review Sections 3-1 Representing Decimals, Section 3-2 Comparing and Ordering Decimals, Section 3-3 Rounding Decimals, and Section 3-4 Estimating Sums and Differences, pages 138-160 and Mid-Chapter Review page 161 - Test Wednesday Nov. 19th.
Section 3-6 Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers, pages 163-168 and 679 and Section 3-7 Multiplying Decimals, pages 169-172 and 680 - Quiz on both Sections Tuesday Dec. 9th.
  
Reading:
 
 Freak the Mighty Chapters 17-25, pages 108-160. Vocabulary sentences due Thursday Nov. 13th. Vocabulary and Story Test Friday Nov. 14th.
End of the Book Test - Thursday Nov. 20th.

AR: Goals have been set for the 2nd 9 weeks. These goals will end Friday Dec. 12th. Students should have completed one-third of their goal. Please encourage your child to reach their goals.

Monday, November 3, 2014

November 3, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
Dear Parents,
Thank you to all the students and parents that worked so hard on our homecoming float. Our float looked great and made us proud.
 
CHOCOLATE BAR FUNDRAISER:
 The chocolate bars have arrived. If you have not sent in your money for your order please do so as soon as possible. In addition, there are some remaining unpurchased chocolate bars. The ones that are still available are: 
 
chocolate with almonds - 12 left
crisp = 2 left
solid milk chocolate - 19 left
dark chocolate - 6 left
 
 
PTO Fundraiser - Spirit Cards - On Sale for $15 - The homeroom that has the most sales will be awarded a Pizza Party. Please support this important fundraiser.
 
 
SPECIAL VETERAN'S DAY BREAKFAST: Friday, Nov. 7th - There will be a special breakfast in the library to honor our veterans beginning at 8:45 a.m. and lasting until 9:25 a.m., due to limited food and space, only veterans are invited to this breakfast.
But we do want to honor as many of those veterans that are in your family or are your friends as possible. So, please let us know how many veterans you would like for us to provide you invitations for and we will send the invitations home with your child.
 
Veteran's Day Program Friday, Nov. 7th :  The Veteran's Day Program will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Cafetorium. The 5th and 6th Grade classes are responsible for this program. Please help your child learn their part. Dress for the program will be: girls - red, white, or blue Sunday dress, boys - red, white, or blue collared shirts with khaki pants. 5th and 6th Grade parents are invited to attend. Students may leave with their parents following the program. Attendance will not be counted against students perfect attendance.
 
FIRST ROUND FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Friday Nov. 7th, early dismissal at 1:20 p.m.
 
Veteran's Day Holiday: Tuesday Nov. 11th, no school.
 
Thanksgiving Holidays: The entire week - Nov. 24th through Nov. 28th - no school
 

5th Grade Math:
 
Section 2-2 Estimate Sums and Differences, pages 64-67 and R5, Section 2-3 Problem Solving, pages 68-69 and R5 and Section 2-4 Add and Subtract Whole Numbers, pages 70-72 and R5 - Test Wednesday Nov. 12th.
 
 
6th Grade Math:
 
Section 2-7 Median, Mode, and Range, pages 108-113 and 677, Section 2-8 Selecting an Appropriate Display, pages 114-118 and 677, and Section 2-9 Integers and Graphing, pages 121-125 and 677 - Test Wednesday Nov. 5th.
Review Sections 3-1 Representing Decimals, Section 3-2 Comparing and Ordering Decimals, Section 3-3 Rounding Decimals, and Section 3-4 Estimating Sums and Differences, pages 138-160 and Mid-Chapter Review page 161 - Test Wednesday Nov. 12th
 
Reading:
 
 Freak the Mighty Chapters 17-25, pages 108-160. Vocabulary sentences due Thursday Nov. 13th. Vocabulary and Story Test Friday Nov. 14th.

AR: Goals have been set for the 2nd 9 weeks. These goals will end Friday Dec. 12th. Please encourage your child to reach their goals.