Wow, it’s hard to believe that we’re already in March and spring break is right around the corner!
Our Kids Heart Challenge event was a huge success. GAES raised a grand total of 11,879.71 Congratulations to our very own Lyons’ Den Cub, Chase! He was the top fundraiser for the school and will have the honor of having the gym named in his honor for the month of March! More Lyons’ Den honors include Ruba for being selected as a member of Primetime RVA and Zoha for being selected into All County Chorus! Congratulations to all!
In celebration of Pi Day on Tuesday, 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! Please review the Oatmeal Cream Pie Permission Form that includes ingredients and permission for your child to eat the Oatmeal Cream Pie.
Music Mondays: We are so excited to begin Music Mondays in March! We will be showcasing Cub Talent in the foyer as students arrive from 7:10 – 7:40. If you or your child plays an instrument and want to share your talents with our Cubs as they arrive please sign up below. Music Monday Sign Up Form We will email you a Sign Up genius to select specific dates once we gather Cubs’ interests.
PTA News:
GAES PTA Tropical Getaway School Dance:
Date: Thursday, March 16th, 2023
Time: 6 – 7:30 pm
Tickets: $12.50 each, tickets are limited and sold on first come, first serve basis. Here’s the link to buy tickets.
All students must have a chaperone and everyone attending must have a Ticket. One chaperone may bring more than one student but must be responsible for all of the students during the entire dance.
For questions or to volunteer to help decorate or volunteer at the dance: email Erin Dowdy erincdowdy@gmail.com
Yearbook Pictures: If you have pictures you’d like to share for the yearbook please download the free Herff Jones App, ESHARE. Or go to HJESHARE.COM Enter our school’s code: GAESCUBS We would love any pictures from field trips, spirit days, students wearing their house shirts or anything you’d like to share with us!
Catch-A-Star Program and Award: Falling under the auspices of Arts-in-Education, Catch-a-Star encourages students to visit cultural festivals, museums, live performances, and galleries. Each time they do, they can visit our Catch-a-Star Form and leave a response with their impressions of the visit. We tally up the comments and all participants are recognized at the end of the school year—with special prizes for the top “star-catchers”! For more information, please contact Whitney Harpold at harpolme@gmail.com.
3/7 Science Light Test
3 /8 Math – Patterns Test
3/9 English Vocabulary Quizzes List #4
3/9 Social Studies Midwest States & Capitals Quiz
3/10 Schools closed for Wellness Day
3/13 5th Grade Survey
3/14 Social Studies Midwest State Location Quiz
3/15 VDOE Integrated Reading and Writing Field Test
3/17 St. Patrick’s Day – Wear Green!
3/20-3/24 Local Writing Assessment for 5th Grade
3/27 Spring Pictures – Class and Individual
3/31 Half Day
4/3 – 4/7 – Spring Break!
Math: We will finish up our unit on patterns this week with a test on Wednesday, March 8. We will then move into geometry, with our first unit focusing on angles. Students will learn about 4 types of angles: acute, right, obtuse, and straight. Students will also have the opportunity to work with protractors to measure and determine different types of angles.
Reading/English:
We will be reading a variety of texts and examine how one event can result in multiple effects – a cause and effect chain.
Last week we read a chapter from 4 different intriguing novels. This week the students will vote on their favorite to complete as our next whole group novel study.
In writing, students will be composing a narrative essay depicting a time that they had to be brave. Our weekly Vocabulary List #5 focuses on “popular people words.”
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 the states and capitals this Friday and a quiz on the map locations next Tuesday.
Science: We will wrap up our unit on light this week and then move into learning about electricity. A test on Sound and Light Energy is scheduled for Tuesday, March 7.