Calendar of Events
Sycamore Grades
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We had a great first week!
Remember to join us this coming Tuesday, September 1st for back to school night. This is required so if you can't make it please let me know so we can set up another time to meet.
- 6:00 All Parent Meeting in Family Life Center
- 6:30 First Classroom Parent Meeting
- 7:15 Second Classroom Parent Meeting
- 7:15 First Band Parent Meeting
- 8:00 Second Band Parent Meeting
Calendar
September
1 K-8 Back to School Night, beginning at 6:00
4 and 7 - No school in honor of Labor Day
10 Courage Retreat
14 Fall MAP testing begins (schedules will be communicated as they are established)
28-30 Outdoor Education
October
8 Parent-Teacher Conferences, 3:30 - 7
9 11:40 dismissal; Parent-Teacher Conferences, 12 - 2
29 Quarter Class 1 ends
30 No School
November
11 Veterans’ Day Chapel
20 Trimester 1 ends
23 - 27 No School for Thanksgiving break
December
2 Grades 5 - 8 Advent Service
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. We can find a time to meet. Blessings on your week!
Writing
- Patterns of Power: This coming week we will review the elements of sentence structure: subjects and verbs. We’ll also see how once they know it well, writers can actually break that rule, creating fragments. For effect.
- Writing: We’re reviewing the traits of writing, skills that help us craft effective pieces.
Health
Math
It's all about proportional relationships for us! This can be a difficult idea to comprehend, so we will look at many examples and practice a lot of times in order to master this concept! We will continue with this same concept throughout the week.
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
Please have your inside shoes, pe uniform shirt, and athletic shorts ready to go. Also, be sure to review grading for Mr. Fischer's pe class which is available on my webpage links.
Reading
- We’re continuing reading The False Prince. The first few chapters have established the characters, mainly 3 orphan boys -- Sage, Roden, and Tobias -- and Conner, the man who now owns them. Nearly daily reflections, as well as reader responses, are found on Google Classroom.
- We have also been introduced to one of the main conflicts, a revolution. This past week, we connected the novel to our own personal experiences, to history, and even to current events through the question: Does the end justify the means?
Religion
This week we are going through the Creeds and Confessions and an introduction to the Small Catechism. Tuesday's memory quiz is the 27 books of the New Testament written in order. Thursday's memory is Isaiah 55:11, "so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it." The "What is Confirmation" worksheet is due Monday (8/31) and the acolyte form is due Wednesday (9/2). The first sermon note is due Tuesday, September 15.
Science
7th Science
This week in 7th science we are learning about Living Things and how they are Classified. No major tests or assignments this week! Leaf Project Due Nov. 6th. If you want to see some examples, stop by my room on Tuesday!
Social Studies
Continents and Oceans Quiz - Tuesday, September 1st
We will finish our first project, a historical person project.
This week, we will also start learning about Ancient Greece.
Vocab
The anticipation is building! We'll officially begin work in vocabulary after Labor Day, but as time allows, I'll introduce the Unit 1 terms and patterns.
Quarter Class
Communications 2.0: Back again this year is Mrs. Haas teaching communications. In this one quarter course, we will look deeper into digital citizenship by talking about our digital footprint & identify, privacy, security & big data, media & information literacy, and social interactions, safety & well-being. Then we will build an AI foundation through topics including understanding how AI works, bias, algorithm as design choices, and information defense. I look forward to growing with the students.