-Welcome Dexter! - We are excited to welcome Dexter to our class this Tuesday! He and his family have moved from De Pere. Let's be sure to give him a great Gibraltar welcome! :)
-Math Study Group: There will be study group this Thursday, April 9th from 3:30-4:30. Looking ahead, the next study group will be Thursday, April 23rd.
-Mind Trekkers Field Trip - An informational sheet and permission slip will be sent home on Monday, April 6th for the Mind Trekkers field trip for THIS coming Friday afternoon. Please have permission slips returned to me by Wednesday.
-Brewer's Game: An informational letter will be sent home on Tuesday with your child if he/she is attending the Brewer's Game this Saturday, April 11th, for the D.A.R.E. program. Please be sure to read it over. :)
-Scholastic orders: Scholastic orders will be sent home on Monday. Please have orders in by Friday, April 10th either electronically or in paper form. Our online class code is NFVJ8.
-JDRF Kids Walk: Our class is so excited to organize the annual JDRF Kids Walk. JDRF's goal is to improve the lives of individuals with type 1 diabetes all while finding the cure. We are partnering with a JDRF representative and have already had one Skype call with her to begin planning. Your child is on a specific planning committee. We will be working on this in class, but somethings may also need to be done at home. I will keep you updated on our progress! The walk is tentatively planned for the end of May.
What are we learning???
Math:
This week, we will be covering the following topics in math class: finding the absolute value of a number and classifying various number systems (integers, real numbers, rational numbers, etc). The students have also been familiarizing themselves with Moby Max these past couple of weeks. Moby Max is an online website that meets each child where they are at in their math skills. We dedicate about 10 minutes of time to Moby Max about twice a week. The Unit 6 test and written response is tentatively scheduled for April 23-24.
Science:
We will be doing a few demonstrations this week on different types of energy and how energy is changed from one form to another. The students will also discover how some energy is lost when converted between different forms.
Last Monday, we began our next reading/writing unit on Poetry! We have already completed a few introductory activities and poem writings. This week, we will review figurative language and have a chance to teach a younger grade what we have learned so far!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ball
mball@gibraltar.k12.wi.us
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