The Stoffle Gazette
January 4, 2019
News from this week
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! It was great to see all the smiling faces come in Thursday morning. We had a great two days getting back into our regular routine. I can't believe yesterday marked the 90th day of school. It's hard to believe that we are half way to the end of the year already!
I am not sending home Friday Folders until next Friday. Students have a few informational flyers in their HW folders.
Please scroll down to read information about the Sweetheart Dance coming up on February 1st. Flyers are coming home today. All girls grades K-5 are invited to attend.
Friends and Family Lunch
Fourth grade Friends and Family Lunch will be Wednesday, February 13. Our class will have lunch from 10:45-11:15 am. Please make plans to join us on the fun day!
Here is the overall schedule for Friends and Family Lunch
February 6 - Kindergarten & 3rd grade
February 11 - 2nd & 5th grades
February 13 - 1st & 4th grades
Georgia Milestones Practice
The link below is for the Georgia Milestones. Feel free to have your child explore, so he/she becomes familiar with the platform. Students had an hour to explore before break.
http://www.gaexperienceonline.com/
go to Test Practice > Secure Practice Test Online Tools Training.
Reading Logs
The students all have a Six Flags Reading Log. It is due this Monday January 7th. Please be sure to have your child record their reading nightly as this counts as 4 weeks (400 minutes) worth of reading. We will go back to our usual reading logs starting next week. I will send a reading log home on Monday.
Some students have completed their community service projects. If your child has completed a service project, please send me a quick note so I can add them to our list. I can't wait to see what the other students come up with!
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Stoffle
Coming up next week
Reading: We will work on answering constructed and extended responses after reading articles on Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
Writing: We will plan and start research for our informational writing chapter book.
ELA: We will start identifying helping and linking verbs.
Math: We will continue multiplying fractions.
Science: We will start our unit on Solar System and Beyond when we finish our unit on Westward Expansion.
Social Studies: We will continue our unit on Westward Expansion.
Spelling Words and Root of the Week
Root of the Week: inter-= between, among
We are starting Unit 3.
Every week students will receive a list of sight words for review. Once these words have been introduced, students are responsible for spelling them correctly in their writing.
Spelling Words of the Week:
box
dog
English
mind
moon
person
problem
ship
sky
snow
system
question
wind
Sweetheart Dance @ Brookwood Commons
Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $14 per couple and $7 per additional sibling. There are a limited number of tickets available. Please visit the PTA on-line store located on the Gwin Oaks webpage by Thursday, January 17th, 2019 to reserve your spot.
*Event is open to Gwin Oaks Elementary girls, K-5 th grade.
*Chick-fil-A sandwiches are available for sale at the dance and must be preordered when purchasing tickets.
* The last day to purchase tickets is January 17th, 2019. No refunds or cancellations.
* Visit https://squareup.com/store/gwin-oaks-elementary-pta-ga-congress/ to purchase tickets.
Friday, Feb 1, 2019, 06:30 PM
1255 Dogwood Road Southwest, Snellville, GA, USA
Important Dates
01/08 Morning Math 7:15
01/10 All Pro Dad B-fast 6:45 AM
01/11 Report Cards
01/14 Good News Club 3:15
01/15 Dogwood Pizza Night
Morning Math 7:15
01/17 PTA Gen. Membership Mtg. 6 PM
01/21 MLK Jr. Day/No School
01/22 Morning Math 7:15
01/28 Good News Club 3:15
01/29 Morning Math 7:15
02/13 Friends & Family lunch 10:45-11:15
Reminders
* Please study Math Multiplication facts every night
* Students have HW every night (Mon-Thurs.).* Reading logs start next week.
* Remember to send in $3 for agendas.
* Ice cream is sold on Fridays for $1.00
Birthdays
January
6 Kaitlyn
6 Brian
26 Daniel