I hope you are staying warm and enjoying this 3-day weekend as we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
There’s a lot going on in the “Lyon’s Den” so be sure to read over the blog carefully with your child today.
Middle School Parent Portal is Now Open
It’s hard to believe, but we are almost halfway through 5th grade and middle school is on the horizon. The students are really excited! We enjoyed our visit from Hungary Creek principal, Mr. Moose, and the school counselors last Tuesday. I hope you all were able to attend the virtual curriculum fair on Thursday. If you were unable to attend you can locate information and videos on everything that was shared on the HCMS website. Families can now confirm 6th grade student courses and select 2 electives utilizing the parent portal on PowerSchool. The window for making selections closes on January 21st. After the window closes you will no longer have access. Instructions were sent home with your child on January 6th in the purple communication folder.
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 be in the lead, but the other Houses are not far behind! This House competition will conclude at the end of this nine weeks (January 26). 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)
1/16 – 1/21 Parent Portal Window for confirmation/selection of Middle School Courses
1/19 Science Sound Test
1/21 Vocabulary & Spelling Quizzes
1/25 Social Studies Southeast Region Test
1/26 Student Half day/Dismissal begins at 11:00
1/26 End of 2nd Quarter
Math: We are back at fractions this week. Our focus will be on computational skills utilizing fractions (adding, subtracting and multiplying). 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, as well as our upcoming math units.
Reading: In reading we will be looking at comparing and contrasting various types of fiction and nonfiction texts and characters. Understanding how texts and characters are alike and different helps to develop strong comprehension skills.
Our vocabulary this week, Vocab. List 13, involves some “Rib Tickling” words. Expanding vocabulary helps students become better writers and readers. 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 on 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: The students are doing a fantastic job researching for their “suitcase” projects on their specific Southeastern state. This week we will wrap up and then present the projects and begin reviewing for our Southeast Region test scheduled for January 25. Students will complete a study guide to prepare and study for this test. The study guide will be checked in class and will count towards students’ social studies homework grade.