*New Disciplinary Measure: Focus on Responsibility

To re-establish a more orderly environment, our team will be implementing a new disciplinary measure related to gum chewing:

• First Instance: If a student is caught with gum, they will be assigned a lunch detention on the same day.

• Detention Details: Students will eat their lunch in the cafeteria and then immediately report to the teacher who assigned the detention.

• Recess Task: Students will use their recess time to help tidy the classroom or learning area, specifically by safely scraping and removing gum that has been improperly disposed of in the past. This task is intended to foster a sense of responsibility for our shared space.

*November/December Birthday Celebrations will be held on Friday, December 12th. If you would like to sign up for your child, please click here.  

*We will begin MAP testing the week we return from Thanksgiving Break. Please ensure your child gets plenty of rest the night before and eats a healthy meal the morning of their test. Below is the testing schedule for the week:

• ELA- Dec. 2nd 

• Math- Dec. 4th

• Science- Dec. 9th 

Reading: Students will identify the central idea and relevant details of a story. Students will be writing an opinion essay on how caring for Earth can improve life now and in the future. 

Grammar: Students will be working on using Introductory Words in their writing.

Math: Students will add and subtract decimals to the hundredths using strategies based on place value. 

Science: Students will be continuing their unit on matter. They will investigate the properties of matter by dissolving chemicals and exploring chemical reactions.  

Social Studies: Students will be writing a Document Based Essay answering the following question: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

Fridays: Math and Language Bell Work Quizzes 

Your child should be taking home their bell work AND grammar packet each Thursday to use as a review for Friday's quiz. 

Wednesdays: HMH Weekly Assessment 

To help prepare, students should be taking home grammar and reading skills practice sheets that they have completed in class throughout the week.  

Your child's login information for HMH, Google Classroom, and ST Math is their 111 number. Their password is their letter password (your Gator will know what that is 😉). For Lexia, the username and password is their 111 Number.

Students may access Clever here to use the learning programs at home.  Once they log in to Clever, they will not need to use any additional passwords. If your child is not at grade level in Lexia or ST Math, at-home practice is crucial.