We had another fantastic week in the “Lyons’ Den!” We completed additional fun hands-on experiments to go along with our matter unit. We have an additional experiment planned for Tuesday, 10/25 looking at mixtures and solutions, that will be the perfect way to wrap up our matter unit before the test on Wednesday, 10/26.
Thank you for your generous support of our Papa John’s Pizza Night and Operation Gratitude! What a wonderful community Glen Allen is! The Lyon’s Den students were asked to collect the items for Operation Gratitude and were amazed at the number of items the students brought in! We collected over 1,384 items to support our Military, Veterans, and First Responders. Congratulations to House Omuhle, the top donators!
We are so excited for our field trip to Richmond Walks this Friday, 10/28! Please be sure to complete the following to help make this a fabulous learning experience:
- Pack your child a snack to eat prior to departing for the field trip.
- Pack your child a lunch suitable to eat outdoors at “Richmond Walks” at the conclusion of the field trip.
- Ensure that your child wears comfortable clothing and shoes appropriate for the weather (layers) and for a day of walking outdoors. As of now, the high temperature is forecasted to be 70 degrees.
Our Multiplication Ice Cream Sundae challenge concludes this week. Thank you so much for assisting with the items for this well deserved treat! If you signed up to bring in any items please send them in to school by Friday, 10/28 (with the exception of ice cream which should be brought in on Monday, 10/31 at 12:30).
School News:
First Responder Fridays: For the month of November, the Glen Allen Elementary Connection Committee is highlighting family members who are First Responders (police, fire, EMT). 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: Today is the last day to complete the form 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). Registration is due by Oct. 27 and 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.
10/24 Schools Closed/Diwali
10/26 Science Matter Test
10/28 5th Grade Field Trip
10/30 Regency Mile Run
10/31 Multiplication Ice Cream Sundae Party!
Math:
This week we will continue to practice adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals and then begin dividing decimals. We will also be reviewing concepts this week for a Q1 test next week. This will include 15 questions on all content learned the first 9 weeks. Be sure your child is completing daily homework to get practice with these skills.
The multiplication challenge will conclude 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 learning how to use word parts and clues within various texts to determine the meaning of new, unfamiliar words. Due to the short week we will not have our weekly Greek and Latin vocabulary.
Science
Our unit on matter will wrap up this week. A test matter is scheduled for Wednesday, 10/26. Please be sure to use the notes in the science notebook and the online interactive notebook to prepare for this test.
Social Studies: Students will put the final touches on their Henrico Historical Project on Tuesday. They will then display their projects in a gallery walk and vote on the student’s whose presentation is the best representation of this historical individual or place.