September 1: No School - Labor Day
September 8-12: Tanzanite Week
September 12: Leadership Applications Open
September 15: Late Start Day
September 16: 5th Grade Camp at Broemmelsiek Park
September 17: 5th Grade Camp at Quail Ridge Park
25-26 Application for House Leader (student)_.docxClick the button BELOW to access the application! It is due on September 12th by 8:35 a.m.
Show off your creativity! Design the cover for this year's yearbook.
Instructions:
Use a regular 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper
Draw your design on one side only
Write your name and your teacher's name on the back of the paper
Deadline: Turn in your artwork to Mrs. Bugh by October 6. Voting begins after that. The winner announced in December. The winner will receive a FREE yearbook! More info will be shared by Mrs. Menier in Art class, so stay tuned!
SCE Library is excited to introduce stationary bikes in the library for ALL grade levels to encourage movement while reading and studying. These bikes provide a fun and healthy way for students to stay active while engaging in their learning. To ensure safety and proper bike assignment, we ask for your permission and your child's height and weight details.
Safety Guidelines:
-Students must follow all rules and instructions while using the bikes.
-Bikes will be assigned based on height and weight to ensure proper fit:
K-2 size bike: max height 50" max weight 140 lbs.
3-5 size bike: max height 59"
-Improper use of the bikes may result in loss of privileges.
Parents, please complete the Bike Permission Form. One form is needed per student. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Jurgensmeier at: kristajurgensmeier@wsdr4.org
Thank you for supporting active learning!
Math: This week, students will take their Math iReady Diagnostic as well as begin Unit 1 - Whole NUmbers: Volume, Multiplication and Division. The focus of this week will be learning how to multiply multi-digit numbers. Students will review and learn new strategies for multiplying multi-digit numbers using the area model, partial products and traditional/standard algorithm methods.
Social Studies: In Social Studies, students will continue Unit 1: Chapter 9 - Civil War and Reconstruction. This week, the focus will be on analyzing the underlying causes of the Civil War and learning about the Dred Scott case.
Writing: This week’s writing focus will be on identifying and understanding the various parts of speech within sentences. We will concentrate on practicing adjectives, prepositions, and conjunctions.
Reading: This week in reading, students will continue to learn about the Greek and Latin roots hydr, mer/mar, and aqu (water and sea). They will also focus on how to identify cause and effect relationships with a text and the author's perspective. This week students will also learn how to write about their reading at the 5th grade level. Our weekly reading logs will begin on Friday, so be on the lookout!
Science: In Science this week, we will continue to work in Unit 21: From Sun to Food. We will wrap up lesson 1 over how the flow of energy is needed for all living things to survive. Later in the week we will begin lesson 2, which will have students analyze what plants need in order to grow.
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8:20 - 8:35 Arrival
8:40 - 9:40 Math
9:45 - 10:45 Specials
10:45-11:15 Intervention Time
11:15 - 11:40 Social Studies
11:40 - 12:10 ELA - Writing
12:15 - 1:05 Lunch/Recess
1:05 - 1:15 Leader in Me
1:15 - 1:40 ELA Small Groups
1:40 - 2:55 ELA - Reading
2:55 - 3:30 Science
3:30-3:35 Pack Up and Dismissal
Why talk attendance?
When a student misses 2 days a month:
They miss 20 days a year.
They will miss over 30 hours of math a year.
They will miss over 60 hours of reading and writing a year.
They will miss over 1 year of school by graduation.
When a student misses 4 days a month:
They miss 40 days a year.
They will miss over 60 hours of math a year.
They will miss over 120 hours of reading and writing a year.
They will miss over 2 years of school by graduation.
Missing a day of school here and there may not seem like a big deal, but absences add up!