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n celebration of Pi Day on Monday, March 14, we have some fun activities planned for math! One of these activities includes using an Oatmeal Creme Pie to determine the radius, diameter, and circumference of a circle using the Pi formula. Students will then get to enjoy the Oatmeal Creme Pie! Yum!
The Go Nuts for Reading program continues!Bookmarks were sent home with students. Please note that each HAT can be colored for 30 minutes of reading OUTSIDE of school on a TRADITIONAL book, not an online platform.
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) continues to be in the lead by 13 points with the other four houses close behind. Be sure to show your House pride by wearing your House colors every Wednesday.
We started our Multiplication Sundae Incentive last week! Students are working to master each of the times tables up to the 12’s before our Ice Cream Sundae party. Please continue to practice multiplication facts at home to assist with automaticity of these facts.
3/13 Rycor Forms Due
3/13 Daylight Savings Time Begins – Spring Forward
3/14 Pi Day!
3/14 PTA Meeting 7:00
3/16 Math Triangles Unit Test
3/18 Greek & Latin List 8 Quizzes
4/1 Student/Staff Holiday
4/4 -4/8 Spring Break!
4/11 PTA Meeting 7:00
Math: In math we have some fun activities planned for Pi day on Monday! We will then come back to our study of angles and triangles to prepare for our test on these skills on Wednesday, March 16. Please utilize the notes and study guide to prepare for this test.
Reading: We will spend time generating background knowledge and brainstorming using a given prompt for the HCPS writing assessment this week. Students will then complete one phase of the writing process each day and write, edit and revise utilizing the skills we have covered in our practice writings over the past several weeks.
Our Greek & Latin #8 for this week includes the root hydr (water) and the prefixes ance, ence (state, quality) and ness (state, condition).
Science: In science we will begin our unit on the Earth. This week we will focus on the composition of the four layers of the earth. We will go over an at home project for this unit with students on Monday. A detailed instruction sheet will come home with your child on Monday. Please be sure to look over the instructions with your child.
Social Studies: We are traveling to the Midwest Region in social studies. This week we will continue to work on the states and capitals and map location of each of these 12 states and then look at the unique characteristics of each of these states. Please review the states and capitals and map locations daily. We will have a quiz on this next week.