We had such a fun, busy week and are so ready for some “down time” with friends and family!
Just a reminder that school will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday November 24th – 26th. I wish you all a safe, relaxing, and fun-filled time during the break!
It was wonderful to see the kids’ creativity shine during our energy STEAM activity. Check out this great video featuring the students and their amazing instruments created by our school ILC, Mrs. Loftis: Lyons’ Den: Sound – An Exploration of Energy.
I can’t wait to see more of this amazing creativity this week as they create commercials advertising their instruments on Flipgrid, finish up their social studies RAFT activity, and share their Tom/Tammy writing assignments (don’t forget that this is due Monday, 11/22).
Fall Makeup Picture Day
Makeup picture day has been rescheduled for December 1st due to delays in printing and delivery of our Fall pictures. This link will allow families to sign up to receive updates via email regarding your child’s school portraits. These updates include promotions, additional deals and the ability to order more pictures at a later time.
Don’t forget EVERY Wednesday is House spirit day. Show your house colors and connect with other house members throughout the school!
11/22 Tom/Tammy Turkey Writing Assignment Due
11/24-11/26 Happy Thanksgiving! Student/Staff Holiday
12/1 Makeup Picture Day (this is a change)
12/2 IB Writing prompt for 5th grade students who applied
12/6 PTA Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A Tuckernuck Plaza
12/6 – 12/10 Computer Science Week/Spirit Week
12/10 House Steam Challenge, Half day dismissal beginning at 11:00
Math: This week in math we will have some fun stations to review the various concepts we have covered this year.
Reading: Our focus in reading will continue to be on making inferences and drawing conclusions in both fiction and nonfiction text this week. We will share some classic Thanksgiving stories to practice these important comprehension skills. There will be no new vocabulary introduced.
Students were assigned a fun creative writing assignment on Monday, 11/8 – Tom/Tammy the Turkey! Please be sure to read all of the requirements and follow the directions on the rubric: Tom/Tammy Turkey Writing Assignment. This assignment is due on Monday, 11/22. I can’t wait to see all of the students’ creativity!
Science: Students did a great job of designing and then building musical instruments last week. This week they will create commercials advertising the sounds that their instruments create through the transformation of energy.
Social Studies: In social studies students will wrap up an in class RAFT project to review the 5 themes of geography.
Wishing you all a very safe and happy Thanksgiving!