December 1, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

Patriot Marketplace: 

Dec. 4-5 The 6th grade is collecting kitchen items to fill our basket for the silent auction. The time to turn in your items has been extended to Tuesday Dec. 2nd.

 

Please also support this event by coming and shopping. Their many great Christmas gift items for sale.

 

The school band, the cheerleaders, and dance groups will be preforming during this event. You can enjoy this wonder entertainment while you shop.

 

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.

 

 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

 

 

Children's Hospital Christmas Gift Project: We will be collecting Christmas gift items for the children and Children's Hospital. A flyer with the details regarding this project was sent home with your child before the Thanksgiving Holidays. The date to have the gift items turned in is Wednesday Dec. 10th.

 

6A Homeroom Class Christmas Party:

The tentative date for the party is Wednesday Dec. 17th at 8:00 a.m., we will confirm this date and time as soon as we can and notify you.

 

All students will need to bring a $10 gift card for exchange. Boys should bring a card appropriate for a boy and girls a card appropriate for a girl. The gift cards should be gift wrapped or placed in a gift bag (We will probably play "Dirty Santa").

 

Refreshments: We will have breakfast foods, sweets, and chips & dip. Please let me know what items you will be able to provide as soon as possible. You can contact me by email (bsanders@pikelib.com) or send a note with your child.

 

Early Dismissal: We will dismiss early (11:50 a.m.) on Thursday and Friday Dec. 18th and 19th.

 

Christmas Vacation: Friday Dec. 19th (at 11:50a.m.) until Friday Jan. 2nd. We will return to school at the normal time on Monday Jan. 5th. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

5th Grade Math:

 

Section 2-5 Problem Solving, pages 74-77 and R6, Section 2-6 Add and Subtract Decimals, pages 78-83 and R6, and Section 2-7 Addition Properties, pages 84-87 and R6  - Quiz on all three Sections Friday Dec. 5th.

Review for Chapter Test, page 97 - Chapter Test Wednesday Dec. 10th.

Review of Multiplication Tables 0-12's - Final Test Tuesday Dec. 16th.

 

 

6th Grade Math:

 

 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. 4th.

Section 3-9 Dividing by Decimals, pages 179-183 and 680 and Section 3-10 Problem Solving, pages 184-185 and 681 - Quiz on both Sections Tuesday Dec. 9th.

Chapter Review, page 191 - Chapter Test Wednesday Dec. 10th.
   

Reading:

 

 "A Long Way to Go" - story from the reading book. Vocabulary sentences due Thursday Dec. 11th. Vocabulary and Story Test Friday Dec. 12th.

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