CMIT South Elementary School
Week of November 27, 2022
Friday, February 9, 2024
Themes of the Month
CMIT South Elementary February Themes
Character Theme: Peace
“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.” ― Marvin Gaye
STEM Theme: African American Inventors
Principal's Desk
Dear CMIT South Elementary Tiger Family,
I hope this newsletter finds you well and ready for another week of exciting learning at our school. As we navigate through February, there are numerous accomplishments and events to celebrate within our community.
Professional School Counselors Week
We extend a heartfelt thank you to our amazing School Counselor, Ms. Chandler, during Professional School Counselors Week. Ms. Chandler plays a crucial role in supporting the social-emotional well-being of our students, and we appreciate her dedication and hard work.
Chromebook Collection Success
A big thank you to all parents for the smooth collection of Chromebooks. Mr. Demirel has efficiently managed the process through Kindergarten and most of 1st grade, with 2nd grade slated for the week of February 19-23. Your cooperation ensures that our students have the necessary tools for their continued learning.
HBCU Door Decorating for Black History Month
We're looking forward to the upcoming HBCU door decorating activities as part of our Black History Month Theme, "Homecoming." This promises to be a creative and educational celebration of our rich history and heritage.
Perfect Attendance Recognition
Congratulations to the 18 staff members who achieved perfect attendance over the last two weeks. Additionally, a special shoutout to our 5th graders who demonstrated the best attendance during our bi-weekly P.A.N.Ts (Perfect Attendance No Tardies). Let's continue this positive momentum into the third quarter until March 22, 2024. Please ensure your scholars are present every day, on time by 8 am, and ready to engage in learning.
Celebrating 100 Days of School and Black History Month
A big thank you to families, students, and staff for your enthusiastic participation in our recent events, including the 100 days of school celebration, the PTO meeting dress down, and Black History Inspirational Figure dress-up day. It was heartening to see our students articulate their knowledge of influential figures, showcasing the depth of their learning.
CMIT South ES Stat Presentation
Here is a copy of the presentation for CMIT South ES STAT presented on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, by Mrs. Watkis -Assistant Principal (K-2), and Ms. Lewis - Assistant Principal (3rd-5th). If you have any questions about the presentation please enter them here CMIT South ES Feedback/Questionnaire form. We will post the FAQ answers in next week's newsletter.
Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment to our school community. Let's continue to make each day a celebration of learning and growth.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ronald A. Miller, Jr.
Principal
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South Elementary
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Dates to Remember
Please take a look at these February calendar reminders:
2/1-29/24 African-American History Month
2/8/24 - 2nd Qtr Report Card release (hard-copy)
2/16/24 - Parent Grade Appeal deadline AP 5116 - Grade Change Authorization and Appeals
2/19/24 - Presidents’ Day – Schools and Offices Closed
2/20/24 - Parent-Teacher Conferences – 2-Hr. Delayed Opening for Students
2/23/24 - Black History Performance (K-2 -8:30 a.m. and 3rd -5th - 9:35 a.m.)
2/29/24 - CLF African-American History Contest Deadline
PBIS- Tiger Paws
Congratulations are in order for...
Ms. Barboza's 2nd grade, Mrs. Crusoe's 4th grade homeroom, and Mrs. Valera's 2nd grade classes for winning the January Tiger Paws Challenge
Keep up the Pawww-Rrrific work!!
Please continue to encourage our scholars to follow all rules and expectations.
This schoolwide program provides students with the opportunity to earn TIGER Paws for their class on a daily basis. Administrators, Professional School Counselors, Program Coordinators, Special Education Teachers, Custodial Staff, and CARTS teachers will be able to give TIGER Paws to classes they witness displaying positive behavior in the following locations: CARTS, the cafeteria, walking in the hallway, assemblies, during school-wide drills and on-task behavior in their classroom.
Black History Month Spirit Week
Black History Month is starting in February. Our theme for this year is HOMECOMING.
We will host our Black History Program on Friday, February 23rd.
Times and Grade levels
8:30 am-9:30 am—-K-2nd
9:35am-10:35am—-3rd-5th
Homecoming Spirit Fridays
2/16: Black Love - Wear red or black to represent unity, solidarity appreciation, and love for the contributions made by black people
2/23:Rep Your Favorite HBCU - wear HBCU gear or fraternity/sorority colorsAfrican American History Contest
CLF African-American History Contest Guidelines
Theme: How would you evaluate The Power of The African-American People?
Eligibility: Kindergarten through twelfth grades at our CLF schools may participate.
Grade Level Categories:
Kindergarten - Fifth grade (Elementary)
6th - 8th grades - (Middle)
9th - 12th grades - (High)
Contest Dates: Tuesday, January 16 - Thursday, February 29, 2024. Entries submitted after the deadline will not be judged.
Submission Guidelines:
Recorded entries should be uploaded to the African American History Contest Form on or before Thursday, February 29, 2024. Artwork submissions must arrive at CLF Laurel, 6151 Chevy Chase Dr. Laurel, MD 20707 on or before Thursday, February 29, 2024.
Judging and Winners:
- A panel of judges will use the rubric to evaluate all submissions.
- Grand Prize Finalist will be selected from each category (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12) to receive a trophy and:
- 1st Place prize - $150 Gift Certificate
- 2nd Place prize - $100 Gift certificate
- 3rd Place prize - $75 Gift certificate
- Prize-winning video submissions will be shared on the CLF YouTube Channel.
- All participants will receive a certificate of participation.
Contest Rules:
1. Video recorded performances and original artwork submissions must respond to "How would you evaluate The Power of The African American People?"
2. Submission must be video recordings (mp4) or one-dimensional artwork.
3. Students may only submit one (1) submission.
4. Each submission must include a voiced introduction (video) and/or label with the child's name, grade, school, and a title or description.
5. The submission will become the property of Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation Schools. The submission can be used partially or entirely, at any time, by the Foundation.
6. Submissions will be judged based on the provided rubric.
7. Video recordings must be in mp4 format and no longer than 10 minutes.
- The student must be the performer. The student is to follow all copyright and licensing laws.
- Any of the following performances are acceptable, dance, vocal, instrumental music, rap, drama, mime, spoken word, sermon, speech, storytelling, performance art, or dramatic readings.
8. Original artwork must be smaller than 11x17 and should be mounted on cardstock or presentation board for support. A canvas does not need to be mounted or framed.
- All artwork must be two-dimensional, original, and not appropriated from any other sources. Artwork must be unpublished, original, and completed by the student.
- Paint (watercolor, tempera, acrylic, or oil)
- Drawing materials (pencil, charcoal, colored chalk, pastels, oil pastels, colored pencils, markers, etc.)
- Collage materials (cut and glue paper, such as construction paper, tissue paper, wrapping paper, aluminum foil, etc.)
- Mosaics (decoration on a surface by setting small pieces of glass, tile, or stone of different colors into another material to make pictures or patterns).
Be Prepared: Winter Weather
Winter means the potential for weather-related delays or closures. Take a moment to ensure you are signed up to receive emergency alerts by text message, phone, and email. We also share delay and closing notices on PGCPS social media platforms, on pgcps.org at the top of our home page as well as notifying the news media.
Dress for the Weather
Professional School Counselor's Den
Hazel Health Services Coming to CMIT South Elementary
What is Hazel Health?
Hazel Health has partnered with Prince George's County Public Schools to provide access to quality healthcare services for all students, at no cost to families, this school year. Students can be referred by the school counselor or their parent/guardian. A designated person at the school or a parent/guardian can initiate a video visit with a Hazel health care provider while your child is at school or at home to provide either physical or mental health services. Therapy sessions with Hazel Health are a safe space and are private and confidential.
How can your child receive services?
Waitlists for mental health services for children are sometimes long or sometimes as parents it's tough to find the time to take our children to appointments which makes it difficult for them to receive the immediate support they need. Hazel Health is geared to bridge that gap. Students are able to receive these services free, virtually and while in school. If you have any questions please feel free to visit their website https://www.hazel.co/ or reach out to me.
Lost and Found
The “Lost and Found” collection bin is located in the cafeteria. Any found articles (coats, hats, gloves, backpacks, lunch boxes, etc.) are placed in the bin. Found small items (keys, glasses, jewelry) are stored in the Main Office. Students may check the “Lost and Found” for lost items before or after school, or during lunch. All items left unclaimed at the end of each academic quarter are donated to charities or are discarded. Parents are strongly encouraged to label all belongings with first and last names.
Sign Up to Volunteer
In November 2020, PGCPS launched an online volunteer application and approval process. Click here for more information on becoming a volunteer and to access the application.
📣 We NEED You! Volunteer 📣
If you’re interested in volunteering at our school, please note the volunteer opportunities above. You can sign up via the link below:
https://cmitsouthespto.org/volunteer-opportunities#ae1d1212-ebdc-4f18-bfd2-26a5ecdbf7e3
Thank you and Happy Volunteering!
Birthday Celebrations
Birthdays are so much fun to celebrate with classmates. However, during the school day, the health and safety of each student are important, especially students with food allergies. Students are ONLY permitted to bring in NON-FOOD items to distribute to classmates at the end of the school day. Birthday invitations will not be distributed.
Attendance
Attendance in school each day is important. Let’s stay in school.
In order for an absence to be considered excused, a written note must accompany the student no later than three (3) days after return to school. The note should include:
- date(s) of absence
- scholar’s name
- Reason for absence
Late or make-up work will not be accepted unless the absence is an excused absence. Please review Administrative Procedure 5113 AP 5113 - Student Attendance, Absence and Truancy for further information.
Students who are absent for ten consecutive days will be withdrawn on the 11th day and will need to re-enroll.
Lawful Absences
Students enrolled in public schools are considered lawfully absent from school for any portion of the day, only under the following conditions:
- Death of a family member
- Illness of the student
- Court appearance
- Work approved or sponsored by a school
- Observance of a religious holiday
- State of emergency
- Suspension from school
- Mental Health (Students may receive as an excused absence one (1) day of absence
- in each semester of each school year for a student’s mental health needs.
- Other emergencies
- Deployment-related absences
Unlawful Absences
Unlawful absence – any time a student does not attend school that does not qualify as the above-listed reasons for a lawful absence.
Tardy
Scholars will be officially tardy if they are not in the building at 8:10 a.m.
If your scholar enters the building after the 8:05 a.m. bell, a parent must escort them into the building and electronically sign them in the late arrival portal. Scholars will be given an orange tardy slip to be permitted to class.
Parents of students who have 10 or more tardies in a semester will be required to meet with the principal/designee to discuss the reasons for the tardies and to develop a plan for improvement.
👩🏽⚕️Nurse's Station
Health Forms
Please be sure to submit all required health forms! Please note that ALL medications, cough drops included, cannot be administered or consumed without appropriate documentation.
You can access all health forms here for the 2023-2024 school year.
Remember: masks remain a tool to reduce the spread of illness and vaccinations continue to be the best defense against COVID-19. When children are sick, please keep them home.
Cafeteria Updates
School Meals
2023-24 School Year Meal Prices
Elementary (Pre-K through Grade 5)
Breakfast: $1.60/day
Lunch: $2.75/day
How to Pay
MySchoolBucks, owned and operated by Heartland Payment Systems, is an online payment service that provides parents the ability to securely pay for meals, monitor student cafeteria purchases, make tuition payments for Before and After School Extended Learning programs, and receive email notifications for low-account balances. With MySchoolBucks, payments can be made 24/7 using a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, credit or debit card, and mobile app.
Principal Lunch Account
ALL breakfast,lunch, and Principal lunch payments should be made via www.myschoolbucks.com.
All money comes/goes to 1 account (child's). All that is needed to set up account (if not done) is
students lunch pin or student id.
Free and Reduced-Price Meals
We encourage all families to consider applying for free and reduced-price meals! Visit www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict to apply online today!
To apply, you will need:
- The name, school, and grade of your school-age children
- The name of all adults living in the home
- Income information for all adults living in the home
- Student ID Numbers for your school-age children
Applications will also be sent home with students the first week of school. Applications are available at all PGCPS schools and can be submitted at any time.
Portable Electronic Policy (Administrative Procedure 5132).
Morning Arrival Instructions
Dismissal Protocol
Kindergarten
Grade Level Updates
Grade level blurb:
Friendly Reminder- National Aquarium Trip date: Monday, February 26th
We are so excited about our upcoming field trip to the National Aquarium. A huge thank you in advance to everyone who will be chaperoning our trip to make it a success. Please send in those funds for our upcoming trip. Both chaperones and students are paying $15 for our bus rental. More information to come in the next few weeks!
Friendship Day- Please contact your child’s teacher for more information.
Reading Updates:
In this new unit, we will continue to read traditional stories, write a fiction story, and talk with others about why people like stories. We will also discuss how fictional, or make-believe, characters are different from real people.
This week we will continue to:
Identify antonyms
Visualize details about the theme in folktales
Compare and contrast stories
Making inferences
Utilizing pronouns
Phonological Awareness: syllables; middle sounds, rhyming words
High-Frequency Words: any, come, play
Math Updates:
Your child is learning about subtraction. This week we will tackle equations and number sentences, just as we did when learning addition. We will discover a variety of strategies that will help us “take away”. They will learn to understand subtraction as taking apart several objects and separating them into two separate groups and as taking away several objects from a group. Your child will also learn to represent take-away situations as equations using the symbols - and =. Subtraction can be shown in different ways, such as with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
Science Updates:
Earth’s Weather-
In this topic, we will continue to build on our understanding as they explore Earth’s weather. Students will use observable events in the universe, such as the weather phenomena and photos discussed in this topic. They will use their scientific knowledge to explain or predict these observable events. In this topic, students make focused observations of the weather and recognize patterns from their observations and those of others. Students learn how patterns are used for predicting weather. They also recognize how these predictions can be used to prepare for and respond to weather events.
Social Studies Updates:
Geography of the Neighborhood
This new topic will allow students the opportunity to compare and contrast the relative locations of people, places, and environments and recognize several different location words. For the next several weeks, we will discuss that places, and their relative advantages and disadvantages, can change over time. We will also build backgrounds by asking children what they know about their community and encouraging them to share what they know about where they live.
Health Updates:
This monthly lesson will continue to help students identify health helpers, get a checkup to keep their bodies healthy and safe, care for their teeth, and make healthy decisions.
First Grade
Grade Level Updates
Grade level blurb:
Dear Families,
We appreciate all you do to take our students to school on time every day. Please know that this will build their character and impress upon their young minds the need to be punctual. Week of the 12th, our scholars are reading folktales. Folktales are available online so support this search as they listen to folktales being read to them. Encourage and support spelling. Have students say the word, spell the word, and spell the word without looking at it. This practice will build their ability to memorize facts across content areas. Love and nurture your children at home and discuss/support positive behavior for when they arrive at school.
Black History Project due on February 16th.
Thanks for all you do. We appreciate your support.
Reading Updates:
Unit 3
Week 2
Folktales-Lesson 1
Phonics: Long/ o/ /u/ /e/
Distinguishing between long/shout /u/
HWY could, be, old, why, of
Comprehension: Author's Purpose
Retelling
Handwriting: Q and Uu
Spelling words: bone, broke, could, hope, joke, rope, rose, stone, those, why
Common/proper nouns
Synonyms and Antonyms
Math Updates:
Topic 6 Assessment on Represent and Interpret Data
Topic 7 Counting by 10’s
Variety of activities such as skip counting, and adding/subtracting with 10s.
Science Updates:
Chapter 5: Living Things
Social Studies Updates:
Map Reading; Geography
Health Updates:
Lesson 4: Expressing How You Feel (Extended)
Ruby Bridges (Serenity-1st grader)
1st Graders Clint Walker and Allen Carter
Black History Projects
Projects are DUE February 16th.
Second Grade
Grade Level Updates
Grade level blurb:
1. Wednesday, February 14th is Valentine's Day! We are in the process of planning a behavior incentive celebration. Stay tuned for details. In the meantime, students will be permitted to exchange Valentines. We have 25 students in our class and non-food items are preferred. Please consider just filling out the "from" section on the card to help with ease of distribution.
2. Please check SchooMax regularly to ensure up-to-date information on grades.
3. The Chromebook collection will take place on February 16th. Please be on the lookout for a shift in how assignments are completed.
4. Please talk with your students about the power of kindness. Many students are struggling with basic skills in respect and kindness. Kind words and safe bodies are of our greatest concern. Please reiterate appropriate school behavior.
Reading Updates:
Unit 3 Week 5 is all about Procedural Text. We will be reading My Food, Your Food to understand text features and make inferences.
Our Spelling Words will focus on the vowel teams oo, ue, ew, ui.
Last week's (U3W4) spelling will be due on Tuesday (2/13)
Math Updates:
We have wrapped up Topic 6&7 and will test it on Monday. Homework will be due Monday (2/12) Topic 8 - Time and Money next week.
Science Updates:
We have begun Topic 4- Earth's Processes. We will focus on Quick, Slow, and Human-made changes on Earth. Such as Earthquakes, Erosion, and Leeves.
Social Studies Updates:
Many classes are wrapping up Topic 3 - Government and will be moving onto Topic 4- People who supply our Goods and Services.
Health Updates:
We are working through and wrapping up Fear and what your body does when you feel afraid. And will move onto the topic of Babies and how you grow.
Third Grade
Grade Level Updates
Reading Updates:
Fleet/Lewis: This week we finished discussing persuasive text using Welcome Back Wolves and Wolves Don't Belong In Yellowstone. We were able to identify what was opinion and fact. They also have received their new spelling words and will have a spelling test on Friday, February 16th.
Mathews/Madison: Next week will conclude the lesson on persuasive text.
We will also begin Unit 2: Week 5- Informational Text. The story for this week is Nature's Patchwork Quilt.
Grammar lessons to be covered are parts of speech, contractions, helping verbs, and plural possessive nouns.
Math Updates:
Fleet/Lewis: We have officially started Topic 7 on Representing and Interpreting Data. In Lesson 1, students interpreted and analyzed pictures and bar graphs. Next week we will be making graphs and solving word problems based on graphs. Students have received the information for this topic’s Pick a Project. Please be on the lookout for an official due date.
Madison/Mathews - We are continuing Topic 8 - Use Strategies and Properties to Add and Subtract! Students received their Volume 2 textbooks on Thursday, and we will continue Topic 8 next week!
Science Updates:
Fleet/Lewis: We have officially started Topic 5 on Life Cycles and Traits. In Lesson 1, students were able to describe how all life cycles follow the same pattern. Next week we will be discussing inherited traits and traits that are influenced by the environment. There are two more lessons left in this topic so be on the lookout for a date for the topic assessment.
Madison/Mathews - We have moved on to Topic 4 - Climate! Students were briefly introduced to this concept during Topic 3 (Weather), so we are building on our previous knowledge from that unit. We will continue to do so next week!
Social Studies Updates:
Fleet/Lewis: Our next Social Studies assessment will be on Chapter 3. The study guide for this assessment will be handed out next week, assessment date TBA.
Mathews/Madison: We will be reviewing for the Chapter 2 assessment. The test will be on Friday, Feb. 16.
Health Updates:
The theme for February is “My Family, Your Family.” Students will explore different types of families, family traditions, the role that genes play in development, special qualities, and personal safety.
*Includes child abuse and violence prevention*
Fourth Grade
Grade Level Updates
Grade level blurb:
Hello Tiger Family,
I hope that everyone is doing well. We have completed our three weeks of the third quarter. This week students got the chance to dress up as 100-year-olds during our 100th Day of school. We also enjoyed seeing our scholars dressing down on Friday as icons or someone who has made a difference in their lives. Finally, the school celebrates every Friday for Black History Month. Please see the information posted to Classdojo for the themes for each Friday. As always students should be dressed appropriately and follow the county dress code.
Fourth graders are slated to return their Chromebooks on Friday, March 1, 2024. In preparation for Chromebooks to be returned, we required the charger that was given with the computer. We also ask that all stickers and other labels be removed from the Chromebooks. Please ensure that your scholar has also removed any plugins they may have for their computer mouse or headphones. For more information regarding the next steps for Chromebook usage outside of school please contact the administration or our technology department.
Valentine’s Day is on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. We will not have a class party but we are allowing students time during dismissal to pass out treats for their homeroom class. We ask that you only bring items for the homeroom class. Each class has about 26 students. If your scholar does not have enough for all students in the class they will not be permitted to pass them out. Students must be able to hand out their treats on their own. Cupcakes and cookies are not allowed and we asked that all items be individually wrapped. Students will not be permitted to go to other classrooms to deliver treats.
This is a friendly reminder that late work is only accepted if a student has an excused absence! If a scholar is absent and does not bring a note they will earn a 0 on the assignment that was missed. Please read the reminders to ensure that you are partnering with your scholars to make them successful in school.
Fourth Grade Reminders:
Scholars should come to school each day with a fully charged Chromebook. As a STEM school technology is utilized in all classes and students are completing assignments digitally. It is difficult to charge Chromebooks during class.
Please check Schoolmax weekly to see the scholar’s updated grades. Canvas is a Learning Management System that scholars utilize to complete assignments and get access to materials. The grades provided in Schoolmax are those that will be used to calculate progress reports and report cards.
If your scholar is absent, please share a note with the homeroom teacher within 3 days of your scholar returning to school. For students to receive make-up work you must provide a note stating; the student’s name, the date of absence, and the reason for absence. Work is provided to students upon their return to school with an absence note.
Each week we suggest checking your scholar's browser history and YouTube history. This is to make sure that your scholar isn’t going to a site or watching videos that you would not approve of. Teachers are limited to only seeing activity on your scholar’s screen when they are in class. We utilize a system called Hapara that allows us to prevent access to certain sites. We are asking that you check your scholar's computer history weekly.
Reading Updates:
This Week: Students composed their first multiple-paragraph essay this week by writing about the unique adaptations that are shown by the echidna and the platypus. This week students were able to synthesize the information given from two texts to create new learning. We also had a chance to check our mastery of spelling Latin Root words.
Next Week: Students will bring a close to Unit 2 by completing a research project on an endangered animal. Students will gather information to create a brochure that shows their learning. Students will get a chance to display their brochures in the classroom for others to learn more about endangered animals. Students will also take the Unit 2 test which seeks to monitor their performance on standards and skills that were covered in this unit.
Math Updates:
This week students began wrapping up Topic 4 by exploring and learning about subtopics 4-5 Area Model and Partial Products, 4-6 Use Partial Products to Multiply 2 digit numbers, 4-7 MAke sense and persevere. Students also began preparing for next week's Topic 4 Test.
Please check Schoolmax and Canvas with your scholar to ensure completion of assignments.
Science Updates:
In Science this week students began working on their African American STEM/ Inventor research project. For this project students were required to choose an African American inventor or member of the STEM community, then research and compile information about their life, and complete a slide presentation based on their research. Students also began an investigation involving generating enough electricity to power a small LED light
We are requesting donations of fresh potatoes. Any amount is appreciated.
Social Studies Updates:
This week: Students read Chapter 3 Lesson 1: Principles of Our Government and identified the principles upon which our government is based.
Next Week: Students will read Lesson 2: How Our Government Works and identify the three branches of government of the United States.
Health Updates:
In health we are learning about our Digestive Systems! How does our digestive system contribute to the overall function of our bodies? What can we do to promote a healthy digestive system?
Fifth Grade
Grade Level Updates
Grade level blurb:
5th grade
Hi everyone!
We are in the new month of February, and we are focusing on our character trait, peace! We want to show peace in any way we can! It is also Black History Month, so we are excited to celebrate and discuss many influential people throughout history! We will have themed spirit days every Friday this month, so keep an eye out for more information!
It is Valentine’s Day next week on Wednesday! We are going to have a celebration where students can bring in candy so check the class dojo for more information on that as well!
Please check the assignment calendar on our Google site to see what upcoming assignments students may have. We have been having tests, quizzes, and homework, so we want to make sure students are keeping up with their work. Students should click on their homeroom teacher’s name to see their assignments. Here is the link to the 5th-grade website for those who need it: https://sites.google.com/pgcps.org/5thgradeclasssite/home
Reminder that we are happy to have volunteers come in to assist us with different things throughout the year, so if you are interested, please make sure your volunteer requirements are completed. We would love it if people wanted to come in and volunteer during lunch times for students, so let us know if you are interested.
The temperature is low, and students MUST have a winter coat to be allowed outside for recess. The CMIT fleeces are no longer warm enough for recess. If the temperature drops below 32 degrees or is wet outside, we will have indoor recess!
Reading Updates:
We finished up unit 2 which is about observations. We are starting unit 3 and our first section is about realistic fiction. We are also getting our new spelling words for this section!
Math Updates:
Students are in unit 7 of Math which is about common denominators and adding fractions. Homework will be posted on the assignment calendar as we get started so keep an eye out!
Science Updates:
Students are working on unit 4 of Science, about the water cycle. Homework will be posted on the assignment calendar as we get started so keep an eye out!
Social Studies Updates:
We are in chapter 4 which is about life in the colonies. We will be continuing chapter 4 lesson 5 next week!
CARTS
Lego:
Hello,
This week in Legos and Robotics, the students worked hard to get our Winter Wonderland ready to view. They have worked diligently for weeks on this project and are so happy with the results. I am proud of them and excited for the parents and teachers to view. The viewing is coming soon! All of the students that are building at home, may bring in their builds on any day of next week. Thank you.
Technology:
Hello, This week the classes continue to work on their website ideas. 3rd-5th grade learns the possess to build their website with HTML. They are encouraged to work on it outside of class if time allows. The 1st and 2nd graders are still working on the rules, how-to, and concepts for their games. I am very proud of them for the work they have done so far and can not wait to see the finished product.
Art:
This week the 1st, 2nd, and 5th grades are showing off their annual Black artists-inspired projects for BHM. Students in the 1st grade learn about Kara Walker’s silhouette technique, the 2nd grade learn about Romare Bearden’s collage-making techniques (and learn that there’s a vowel difference between college and collage), and the 5th grade learns about Kehinde Wiley's portrait style (the artist behind the famous Obama portraits).
I’m trying to sneak one more in for 5th grade by using African textiles as an inspiration and model for good fabric patterns. Stay tuned!
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