The Mullis Crew News
Monday, November 14th-Friday, November 18th
A Peek At Our Week:
Math- Dividing Whole Numbers
Science- The Ocean Floor
Social Studies- Big Industry and Big Business/Immigration
Reading- Guided Reading Assignments
Writing- Informational Writing
RTI- Multiplying Whole Numbers
Important Dates to Remember:
Wednesday, November 16th-Ocean Floor Test (Science)
Thursday, November 17th-Immigration/Big Business Test (Social Studies)
Thursday, November 17th- Multiplication Retest
Monday, November 21st- Ocean Test #2 (Science) Division Test (Math)
Wednesday November 23rd through Friday, November 25th- Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, December 1st- 4th and 5th Grade Musical "Dear Santa" at 7pm (Sullivan Middle School Auditorium)
Wednesday, December 21st-Half Day
Thursday, December 22nd-Monday, January 2nd- Winter Break
Tuesday, January 3rd and Wednesday, January 4th- Teacher Workdays (No School for students)
Monday, January 16th- No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday)
Friday, February 10th-Daddy/Daughter Dance (More information to come)
Thursday, March 23rd- Carroll School Field Trip
Multiplication Hall of Fame:
Please encourage your student to study his or her facts. The Dollar Tree has flash cards for Multiplication that are a great tool to use. A deck of cards are also a great way to study. Make two piles of cards. Flip 1 card from each stack and multiply the two numbers together. Please let me know if you need additional ways to study the basic facts.
The Lions Club: Free Vision Screening
The Lions Club of Tega Cay and Riverhills has partnered with Rock Hill School district to provide free vision screening to students in each of our schools. According to educational experts, 80% of learning is visual. So if a child can’t see well, he can’t learn well. The mission of the Lions Club is to ensure eye screening for all children and referral for follow-up care is given to all students in need because every child deserves to learn and see the world clearly. Eighty percent of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured. The first step to prevention is awareness. The second is early detection through vision screening. Early identification leads to timely referral, professional treatment, and improved or restored sight.
The Lions Club will screen students with a screening device (similar to the appearance to a digital camera) to identify vision problems. The screener takes a reading of the student’s eye from a distance of 3-4 feet while the student looks into the screening device. No physical contact is made with the student and no eye drops or medications are used. Screening results will be given to the school nurse at your child’s school. If your child needs follow up care with an eye doctor, the school nurse will send home a referral letter and printout of the screening results.
Screenings will start November 15, 2016 and continue through November 16, 2016. If you do not wish for your student to participate in this vision screening program please contact your child’s school nurse.
Thank you,
Alison Bosdell, RN, BSN
School Nurse
Health Class with Nurse Bosdell:
Please see the following important information from PTO
Teacher Appreciation Sign Up Genius:
If you would like to help with bringing in Tailgate Lunch Items on Thursday 11/17, please see the following link below:
Happy November! Please help us provide the teachers and staff with a tailgate style lunch on Thursday, November 17th! We need your help in providing a fun and tasteful lunch for our favorite pirates! Please select from the signup genius (link is below) and send in your items no later than 10:00 am that day. If you would like to send in your item with your child that morning, please have them drop it off to Mrs.Merck. If you have any questions, please contact indiahookpto@gmail.com! As always, thank you so much for your help and support! *We have approximately 60 teachers and staff at IHES. **Please label any items that contain nuts**
Spirit Nights:
McAlister's: Wednesday 11/16
NIshie G's: Monday 11/21
Fun Run Corporate Sponsorship:
Please see the following link if you are interested in getting Corporate Sponsorships from companies, or know of somewhere that would like to contribute. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b45a4ac22a4fd0-funrun
PTO Meeting:
Thursday, November 17th will be our next General Meeting.
Box Tops
We have collected 10,319 to date. Awesome job everyone!!!! Reminder, Collection day is every Friday! With the holiday season coming up, make sure to remind all family & friends to save their box tops! A Pizza party will be awarded to the top class from August to December!
PTO Membership
Did you know this year the membership to the IHES PTO is FREE! If you haven't already, please complete the membership flyer and return to the school.
**Make sure to Mark Your Calendar for Movie Night on Friday December 9th! More details to come, but make sure you save the date!**
Stay connected:
* like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IndiaHookPTO
* Are you a part of the text remind service? E-mail indiahookpto@gmail.com to have an invite sent to your phone
* Feel free to e-mail indiahookpto@gmail.com with any questions or ways on how to get involved
Reminders:
Resources:
Link to Standards (Parent Friendly)
http://www.scfriendlystandards.org/index.htm
Lunch Menu
https://rockhillsd.sodexomyway.com/menus/index.html
http://ih.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/
Study Tools:
Porta Portal is a website that has resources for every subject! Please use it for additional study tools! It is directly related to my teaching and our SC standards. The students can access Porta Portal from their Canvas account.
http://guest.portaportal.com/ihes5
Canvas- https://rockhill.instructure.com/login/canvas
Discovery Education Techbook- http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
IXL- https://www.ixl.com/