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Sycamore Grades
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Week of September 14th
Upcoming Events to Note:
- Monday, September 14 - Friday, September 25th: MAP testing
- Wednesday, September 23rd: School Picture Retake Day
- Friday, September 25th: Panther Parent Harvest Festival
- Thursday, October 8th - Friday, October 9th: Parent Teacher Conferences
- Friday, October 9th: Half Day
- Saturday, October 17th at 6pm: St. Paul Dinner Auction
- Wednesday, October 21st: 5th Grade Chapel Service
- Friday, October 30th: No School
MAP testing begins this week! Sleep and nutritious foods are key to student success, especially with standardized tests. 5th grade will take their math MAP test on Monday, September 14th. The reading MAP test will be on Wednesday, September 16th. Please let me know as soon as possible if your student will be absent or have any appointments on these days!
Looking forward to another great week!
In Christ,
Mrs. Lamm
Writing
- In writing, we will talk about more traits of writing, such as conventions, word choice, and sentence fluency. Nothing major will be due.
- In grammar, we will talk about writing complex sentences, as well as the comma rules that go along with complex sentences.
Health
Due Friday, April 17th
Make an album, Google Slides, or a poster, of the life cycle stages
Use your family members (same person or different people is ok!)
Identify which stage the person is in the picture is in
¡Infancy
¡Early Childhood 1-3
¡Middle Childhood 3-6
¡Late Childhood 6-12
¡Adolescence 13-18
¡Adulthood
Math
*** MATH MAP TEST ON MONDAY *** MATH BLOCKS: WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
This week, we will begin our unit on VOLUME. We will work on determining volumes using unit cubes, determining volume of rectangular prisms using a formula, and determining volume of composite figures. Expect a few checkpoints (quizzes or exit slips) during the week. No major tests or projects are planned.
Music
School-Wide Notes… Details on Ms Bremer's music page
- Gr. K-8 Class Singing Schedule for the year!
- Sun, April 19 - 8am Gr. K-8 students L-Z with Concert Band; 10:30am Gr. K-8 students A-K with JuBellate
- JiVE (Gr. 5-8) - Wed rehearsals
- JuBellate (Gr. 5-8) - Mon rehearsals- next worship Sun, April 19. Then Sat, May 16
PE
Reading
This week, we will continue reading our novel, Crenshaw. We will also be learning about the different types of conflict, character motivation, and setting details. There will be short reading assignments as well as reading responses throughout the week.
Religion
Week of September 14-18
This week we will be going through lessons 3A and 3B focusing on the Flood and Tower of Babel Stories. If we have time we will move on to Abram. Memory Quiz #3 will be on Friday: Romans 3:23-24 ~ For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Science
SCIENCE BLOCKS: TUESDAY & THURSDAY
This week, we will begin to look at how we think and speak like scientists. We will also explore the many fields of science and talk about several science tools and review what they are used for. We will learn the difference between observations & inferences and practice applying those skills. No major tests/projects are planned.
Social Studies
This week, we will continue learning about various Native American tribes. The 2nd states and capitals quiz will take place on Friday, September 18th, and the list of states can be found on Google Classroom.
Vocab
Pages 10-12 will be due on Thursday, September 17th. There will be a multiple choice quiz on Friday, September 18th. Vocabulary words for each unit can be found at the top of my webpage under the “Quick Links” section.
Quarter Class
This Week in SOAR
Students will identify their learning strengths and explore strategies that can help them learn in different situations. We will practice choosing helpful approaches based on the task and reflect on how our individual strengths contribute to our classroom community. Reminders:- Yellow Slips are due Thursday.
- Complete the SOAR Weekly Check-In.
- Remember to fill out the Daily Check-In each school day.