Holifield Happenings
December 4, 2014
Upcoming Events
Dec. 9 (Tues) - Math MAP test (10:00)
Dec. 11 (Thurs) - 2nd/3rd Escolares Musical (6:30)
Dec. 12 (Fri) - 2nd/3rd Escolares Musical (1:30) & SS Test
Dec. 18 (Thurs) - Last day to turn in hands for Party Rock & Science Test
Dec. 19 (Fri) - Party Rock & Holiday Sing-a-long
Dec. 22 (Mon) - Jan. 2 (Fri) - Winter Break
Jan. 5 (Mon) - Return to school; Science Fair projects due
Life Skill of the Month
In December, we are reviewing the Life Skills that we have covered thus far. I will be looking for students that display Organization, Cooperation, Assertion, & Responsibility throughout the week. One student will be chosen each week. In addition to a certificate, that child will be entered into a drawing to earn a slushy from the cafeteria. They will also earn the right to wear the Hero cape from our classroom around the school for the next week.
Math
Many of your children have memorized the formula for finding the volume of a prism. However, this week has shown that they haven't completely grasped what that represents. We have been "playing" with connecting cubes to build packages to fit various boxes.
ALEKS
Please make sure your child is working on ALEKS for at least 30 minutes each week at home.
Social Studies & Science
We will finish up the Age of Exploration this week in Social Studies. I am hoping to have the test on Friday. Your child might benefit from creating note cards as they review the different explorers.
We have begun our study of Astronomy and will have the end-of-unit assessment on Thursday, December 18th.