Ms. Harris' Weekly Update
January 9th-13th
What's Happening This Week
- Ms. Harris' Science: This week we will finish Lesson 7 on Impacting our Environment. The unit test on Plants and Animals will be Friday the 13th. Students were given a study guide on Wednesday the 4th.
- Ms. Shipp's Social Studies: We will finish the discussion on Declaration on Independence. We will also begin to talk about the significant battles of the Revolutionary War. There will be a quiz on the Declaration of Independence on Monday, January 9th.
- Mrs. Thurston's ELA/Math:
This week, students will be reviewing comparing and equivalent fractions. Next week, they will be learning about mixed numbers and improper fractions.
Students will be learning about Author’s Purpose. Next week, we will begin our study on Myths and Legends. In writing, students will be working on “Snowed in at FMES” stories. Spelling will resume next week.
- Ms. Harris' GT ELA/Math: This week we will be starting our weekly Math Stars. Thanks for everyone who signed up to help with this. If you are interested in joining us on Mondays from 11:30-12:00, please let me know. We will also be starting Socratic Seminars and working on our "Create a Culture" project. In math, we will be converting mixed numbers and improper fractions, as well as using them in line plots.
NO SCHOOL on January 16th
Chick-fil-a Night is Wednesday!
Come support FMES and enjoy a delicious meal!
Get a Yearbook!
Friday, January 20th is the last day to order a yearbook.
Other Information:
- Thursday 19th is Camp Read-a-lot from 6-7:30 pm. This is a great night for families to come and celebrate reading. They'll be hot chocolate, reader theater performances, author signings, and other fun activities.
- Please remind your children to use the tech book and symbaloo page to help them study for their unit test in Science. Both links are found on my website. I've also linked the symbaloo page below. http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/scienceunit22
- From Mrs. Jackley: We are now mid-way through the school year, and several parents have contacted our Registrar regarding Parent Portal. A Parent Portal Welcome Letter was sent home in the Wednesday folder on 8/24/16 for Grades 2-5 that included instructions on how to setup an account. Many of you have already created an account and are familiar with Parent Portal. For our new 2nd grade parents, this is first year that you will access Parent Portal to view grades. If you are unsure of how to access Parent Portal or Add a Student, please contact Donna Jackley at JackleyD@FortMillSchools.org or at 548-8290. For K and 1st students, you may wish to set up and account for future use. You are only able to view attendance and the student’s schedule for Kindergarten and 1st grade students – grades are not available until 2nd grade.
*There is also Parent Portal App for Mobile Phones. Search for it using Parent Portal as the search words.