The Mullis Crew News
Monday, November 7th-Friday, November 11th
No School on Tuesday, November 8th (Election Day)
Please remember all snacks and lunchboxes each morning.
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
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
Tuesday, November 8th-No School (Election Day)
Wednesday, November 9th- Jump Rump For Heart Kick Off Assembly (Wear Red)
Thursday, November 10th- Multiplication Speed Test
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
Reminders:
-Student agendas should be signed each night (Monday-Thursday) by an adult to verify all reading, studying, and written homework has been completed.
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/
Note From Nurse Bosdell
We wanted to reach out to you to let you know that like most schools in the United States, we have a number of students in our school that have potentially life threatening food allergies. Children with food allergies can have life-threatening reactions with exposure to even tiny amounts of allergen. There are certain guidelines that need to be followed to keep these students safe and ready to learn. We are asking for your help to provide the student with a safe school environment.
1. -There will be special days and occasions that students may want to bring a snack to share. Please call the teacher for “allergy safe” suggestions. All food products must be store bought with an appropriate food ingredient label. You must notify the classroom teacher 48 hours in advance if you plan to bring a snack in to the classroom. This will give the food-allergic child’s family an opportunity to provide their own safe snack. You may also consider sending/donating a book or game to the class in your child’s name or sending a non-food treat.