Students worked very hard to prepare and take the math benchmark test last Friday. We will review commonly missed questions this week in small groups to bridge any gaps in retention of previously learned concepts. This Thursday, February 17, students will take the reading benchmark test.
Don’t forget that Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, Monday, February 14th! Students are welcome to send in Valentine’s for each student in the class to share. Here is our class list: The Lyons’ Den
Students will bring home all shared items in a sealed bag to enjoy at home.
Tuesday, 2/22/22 is “Two’s Day!” Join in the fun as we celebrate this day by wearing Tutus, Ties, and/or Mismatched Tennis Shoes. We will follow up this fun celebration with our 100th Day of School celebration on Wednesday, February 23rd!
Yearbook: It’s that time of the year to get in your yearbook orders! The cost for the yearbook is $24. You can purchase through our PTA memberhub here: Yearbook Purchase. If you have not already done so, please be sure to complete the Yearbook Permission Form to ensure that your child/ren can be represented in the annual yearbook. A “no” response means your child/ren cannot have their picture included anywhere in the yearbook. Fifth grade families – now is the time to place your Yearbook Ad Order. Follow the link for instructions and email katiehannett@gmail.com with your pictures.
We continue to recognize and reward students daily for following the “Glen Allen 3 – Respect, Responsibility, and Safety.” To date, House Tharros (purple) is leading House Kokoro (red) by 5 points with the other three houses not far behind. Be sure to show your House pride by wearing your House colors every Wednesday!
2/14 – 2/18 Kindness Week
2/16 Reading Media Messages Checkup
2/16 Social Studies Quiz Northeast Chapter 4 Vocabulary
2/17 Reading Semester Benchmark Assessment
2/18 Greek and Latin List 3 Quizzes
2/21 President’s Day/Student Half Day (Dismissal begins at 11:00)
2/22 Kids Heart Challenge 3:15
2/22 “Two’s Day” Celebration!
2/23 100th Day of School!
Math: We will wrap up our unit on Mean, Median, Mode, and Range by looking at our predictions made on the Super Bowl activity, as well as a fun Valentine’s Day activity with M&M’s! We will then move into our unit on mathematical expressions and variables. Algebra, here we come!
Reading: In celebration of Black History Month students will continue researching their selected person of interest for their in-class research project. When they have completed their research, students will then take what they have learned from their research to plan and then write an essay on their selected individual.
Our Greek & Latin Vocab. #3 for this week involves the root cred (believe) and the prefixes de, dis (not).
Science: We are having loads of fun with our unit on electricity and magnetism! This week we will take what we have learned about circuits and create our own working series circuit demonstrating the importance of insulators and conductors and how they impact electrical currents.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will focus on life in the Northeastregion. We will have a quiz on the vocabulary for the Northeast on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Students should use their notebooks to prepare for this quiz.