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What a great week! We completed a fun, hand-on experiment to go along with our matter unit observing to see the changes that are taking place. We have more fun experiments planned for this week where we’ll use the Scientific Method to explain our observations.
We are excited about our Field Trip to The Richmond Walks and History Program on Oct 28, 2022. Permission slips were sent home on Monday, October 10. We are accepting payments online ONLY through Online School Payment beginning 10/10 -10/21.
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Our Multiplication Ice Cream Sundae challenge continues this week. A Signup Genius will be sent home this week if you are able to donate items or your time on Monday, October 31st. Remember, you must be on the approved volunteer list. If you would like to volunteer at any time during the 2022-2023 school year please complete the following Volunteer Process. This must be completed every school year.
- Review HCPS Volunteer Guidelines
- Complete the HCPS Volunteer Application
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Picture day is this Friday, October 21. Please look for the envelope coming home with your child this week and return with payment if you would like to order fall pictures of your child.
School News:
Papa John’s Curbside Night: This Thursday, October 20th! This year, help your child win a pizza party for their class. We are currently in first place! The class in each grade level who has the most orders will win a pizza party! Pick up your pizza from our awesome GAES teachers who will be dressed up to win prizes! Then get together with other GAES families at Crump Park. Order today – the deadline to order is October 17th! Link: https://pjcheese.com/GAES
Community Service Project: This is the last week to donate for Operation Gratitude. Our collection will take place through Friday, October 21st. Students and staff will receive 1 House Point for each item donated to support our Military, Veterans, and First Responders. Click on this link for items requested: Operation Gratitude Wishlist.pdf Let’s spread our CubLove!!!!
First Responder Fridays: For the month of November, our Connection Committee is highlighting family members who are First Responders. If your child has a family member that is a part of one of these groups, we would like to feature them. Please fill out the form and submit by October 28th, 2022!
Veteran’s Day Program: Please complete the form On/Before Monday, October 22 for each Veteran of our Cubs. Our Veteran’s Day program will be held on Friday, November 11th at 8:30. The Veteran does not have to be present to be recognized. Link to form
Regency Mile School Competition: All Cubs and families wanted! This year’s event will take place at Regency Square Mall located at 1420 N Parham Rd, Henrico, VA 23229 on Sunday, October 30, 2022. To participate in this competition, students enter their school’s name when registering for the race (link available at www.livered.org/regency-mile). Register from Sep 1- Oct 27 is $25.00. Packet pickup is Sat, Oct 29, 2-6 pm @ Dick’s Sporting Goods (11800 W Broad St) and Sun, Oct 30, 6-8 am @ The Race Site (1420 N Parham Rd). If you register by October 16 you are guaranteed a race t-shirt.
10/19 Math Quiz Rounding Decimals
10/20 Papa John’s Curbside Night
10/21 Greek & Latin Vocab. Quiz
10/21 Smile, it’s Fall Picture Day!
10/24 Schools Closed/Diwali
10/28 5th Grade Field Trip
10/31 Multiplication Ice Cream Sundae Party!
Math:
This week we will review decimal place value and rounding. We will also begin learning how to add, subtract and multiply decimals. The assessment on Wednesday will only cover rounding.
The multiplication challenge continues this week. Please ask your child what level they are on and if needed study facts at home. Students must get 100% correct, in one minute, before moving on. Each time they get 100% they are earning various items to have an ice cream sundae party on October 31st. If you do not wish for your child to have ice cream please send in an alternative for that day and let me know.
Reading/Language Arts:
This week our focus will be on recognizing the main idea and supporting details in fiction and nonfiction text. This is such an important skill in reading comprehension. Our Greek & Latin Vocabulary List 7 will focus on the roots port (carry) and the prefixes com, con and co (with).
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Science: More fun experiments continue with our matter unit! We will be looking at the different states and phases of matter and how temperature affects these changes. We will complete an experiment to develop a better understanding of how with these phase changes that the mass always remains the same. We will also recognize the difference between mixtures and solutions.
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Social Studies: Students will complete an in-class research project on an important historical individual or place that had an impact on Henrico. They will then display their projects in a gallery walk and vote on the students whose presentation is the best representation of this historical individual or place.