We are ready to get back on track after enjoying our three unexpected snow days last week! Please note important information for upcoming activities, as well as date changes for quizzes and tests as noted under the “dates to remember” section below.
Mark Your Calendars – Middle School is Coming!!
Last Thursday students received a packet from Hungary Creek Middle School regarding upcoming events and course scheduling. The students are very excited about the visit from Hungary Creek scheduled for Tuesday, 1/11 and the Hungary Creek virtual curriculum fair scheduled for Thursday, 1/13. You can find the link for the virtual curriculum fair on the HCMS website (this is noted on the HCMS packet)
We are loving awarding daily points to students following the Glen Allen 3 of Respect, Responsibility and Safety. It’s great to see what house is in the lead each day! House Omhule (blue) continues to lead, but Kinyonga (green) is not far behind and the other three houses are gaining as well. Don’t forget that EVERY Wednesday is House spirit day. Show your house colors and connect with other house members throughout the school!
1/3 – 1/21 Gifted referral window (all referrals DUE by 4:00 on 1/21)
1/10 PTA General Meeting at 7:00
1/11 PTA Spirit Night at Blaze Pizza
1/11 HCMS visits Glen Allen 5th Graders!
1/12 Math Probability Unit Test
1/13 Hungary Creek Virtual Curriculum Fair (find link on HCMS website)
1/13 Reading Text Structure Test
1/14 Vocabulary & Spelling Quizzes
1/17 Student/Staff Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
1/19 Science Sound Test
1/26 Student Half day/Dismissal begins at 11:00
Math: This week we will wrap up our review of probability. We will review key terms, tree diagrams, and probability as it relates to factions before testing Wednesday, 1/12. We will then turn our attention to fractions once again. In the upcoming weeks we will be focusing on computation (adding, subtracting and multiplying) of fractions. Please be sure that your child continues to work on mastery of their multiplication and division skills as this will greatly help them with this, and all of our math units.
Reading: Our focus in reading is on recognizing text structures that are used in nonfiction text (description, cause and effect, compare and contrast, chronological order and problem and solution). This week we will work on identifying all 5 text structures in various texts. Understanding the author’s use of text structure helps readers develop strong comprehension skills.
We will continue with our Vocab. List #12 this week. Be sure that your child is completing the daily practice to prepare for the quizzes each Friday.
Science: We will wrap up our unit on light energy with a test next Wednesday, 1/19. Be sure that your child reviews the study guide and notes in their interactive notebook as well as notes in Schoology in Student Resources to prepare for the test.
Social Studies: We continue to learn all about the 12 states that make up the Southeast Region. This week students will work on an in class project creating a “suitcase” displaying specific landmarks, features, and representations of the Southeastern state that they were assigned. I can’t wait to see how these turn out!