Interim Testing

Interim testing continues next week with the Math Interim (practice STAAR). Please be sure that your child has had a good night's sleep, has a snack, has headphones, and a charged device when they come to school along with their charger (just in case). The dates of testing are below:

• Tuesday 1/28 - Math Interim Assessment

**CTMS Hrenko, Bereuter, & Barnard Telescoping Parents:  Please be sure and follow the dates mentioned in the email sent earlier this week regarding which days your child will not have math at CTMS this month**

Math Telescoping Information

Parents interested in telescoping information in the spring or summer can find the district dates at this site.

GCISD Math Acceleration Testing

Yearbook Artwork

This year, the yearbook theme is “Gators Glow.” Draw Spike (our mascot) among glow sticks or surrounded by neon lights. Create a "dance party" scene that features silhouettes of students with glowing accessories or use abstract shapes and lines that look like they are glowing, with gradients transitioning between colors. Consider incorporating geometric patterns that resemble neon signs and lights. Make sure your picture is drawn on 8 ½ x 11” white paper, you may use color. You can add backgrounds, but no tiny details. Please put your name and teacher’s name on the back. Your picture is due by January 31st  to your homeroom teacher. Feel free to fill out the information below and attach to the back of your picture, but it is not required (you can simply write your information on the back of your illustration).

Note: One piece of art per class will go into the yearbook. Students in each class will vote on the artwork they would like to have illustrated on their homeroom’s yearbook page.

Yearbook Cover Contest Form

Request for LEGO Donations for LEGO Club

We are looking to enhance our LEGO Club by incorporating LEGO bricks into our lessons and activities for kindergarten through second grade.

We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider donating any unused or unwanted LEGO sets or pieces that you may have at home. These donations will be used primarily for STEM challenges. No contribution is too small, and any LEGO pieces—whether large or small, complete or partial—would be incredibly helpful.

If you have any LEGO pieces you’re willing to part with, please send them in with your child or feel free to drop them off in the foyer with Lego Club or Mrs. Griffard labeled on them. If you have any questions or would like more details, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you so much for your support and generosity. We’re excited to see the creativity and learning that will come from this project!

Growth Mindset - The Key to Business Success

The article (below) discusses the reasoning behind Google's 80/20 rule, where 20% of the time, employees are encouraged to spend their time on side projects that interest them and how this relates to a growth mindset.

https://thebossmagazine.com/creating-growth-mindset/

Curriculum Next Week 

Language Arts: 

• ECR Analysis

4th Math: 

• Interim Assessment - Tuesday January 28th

• Multi-step problems with unknown quantities

• Input/Output tables

Science: 

• Patterns of the Moon: I can collect and analyze data to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in the observable appearance of the Moon from Earth. 

• Unit 5 Assessment (Patterns of Seasons 5.1 & Patterns of the Moon 5.2)

Social Studies:

• Colonization of Texas 

• Spark of Revolution