Headlins, 2/8

 

It was so great seeing everyone at the Fun Run and Family Picnic!  It was a beautiful day and we had a great turnout.  Our class basket looked beautiful, and delicious.  A huge thank you to everyone who donated and especially to Dee Ulano and Anita Brown for putting it all together!

 

Math:  The week began by taking the Galileo testing in Math.  We then took a day to review and took the Unit 6 test on Ratios.  After grading these I saw many people seemed to rush through the test and I allowed them to make corrections in class with no help.  We have now begun our unit on decimals.  We took a few days to review place value and will now move on to estimating, adding and subtracting.  They will take a short quiz next week to see how they are coming along in their understanding.

 

Literature:  We made it through the very emotional ending of Where the Red Fern Grows.  We had quite a few tears shed as we read!  The students have until Wednesday, February 11 to complete their 100 point project.  We also took the Galileo test in Reading. Our next unit will be on Poetry and we will be studying the literary devices used in Poetry.  Please send the Laurel Harper-Wreath anthology with your student this week.  This was one of the Classics to Keep books bought at the beginning of the year.

 

 Writing:  Last week we spent time learning about transitive and intransitive verbs, the kids did a great job with these!  This week we will be combining our literature and writing times as we not only read about poetry, but practice creating our own.

 

Science:   We began our unit on Muscles last week and were lucky to have Dr. Litizia (Isobel’s mom) come speak to us.  She gave lots of great information and the class really enjoyed listening to her.  This week we will be looking at the formation of muscle fibers and then will start learning about the skeletal muscles. 

 

History:  Last week we learned that exploration began due to the Europeans desiring fragrant spices from the East and about some of the ancient tools used for navigation.  We will continue to delve into the explorers next week.  We have begun making flash cards with vocabulary in class.  Bringing these home to study will help make test preparation much easier!

 

Announcements:

·         As always there will be tutoring after school for Math on Tuesday from 2:45-3:15 and Grammar on Thursdays.

 

·          Friday, February 13^th will be Great Hearts Day.  We will be celebrating the virtue of friendship all day, with several activities in class and will have an in-class celebration from 11:00-11:40.  If you would like to send in a treat for class that would be wonderful.  I am hoping to have something salty, some fruit, cookies or cupcakes, and drinks.  Just send me an email and I will put you down.  Students are welcome to bring cards in for the class.  We simply request that cards be homemade and that there is one for each child.  I will send home a class list this week.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

 

• Our very own Caiti Miller will be performing in "Willy Wonka Junior" at Tuscany Theatre February 25-March 7th.  If you would like more information visit www.ActorsYouthTheatre.org

 

• Also, Spring Break will be here before you know it and our Quintus camp is available!

Designed for parents who want or need options for their students during school breaks, Quintus Camp is an enrichment camp with time for play, learning, projects, and activities - all in a fun "camp" atmosphere that will appeal to your grade K-6 student. With flexible packages for parents (ranging from half-days to full and extended days), Quintus Camp is the perfect choice for school break programming.  Quintus will run Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Archway Arete March 16th-20th. 

 If you have any questions, or need a copy of the registration brochure, please email the Quintus Camp Director, Ms. Prestipino, at Quintus.Arete@GreatHeartsAZ.org

 

 

·         This message comes from Mr. Posner, the brave head of our Traffic:

 

It is important that all families have the correct blue or green placard in their vehicle. We realize that during the course of a school year, these placards are lost, misplaced, or wear down. The placards must be replaced when this occurs.

 

In an effort to reinforce our secure, student pick-up system, we would like to re-issue any placards that may be lost, destroyed, or have been created at home. We do require that the placards used are the ones created by Archway Arete. This is true for those who pick up in vehicles and walk up to the playground gate. If you are in need of any replacement placards for ones that have been lost or destroyed, or if you need to replace a non-Archway created placard, please email Mr. Posner at jposner@archwayarete.org. When e-mailing, please include the following information:

 

Student(s) last name and first name 

Class Section, ie. 4A, 3B

Pick up time: 2:45 Archway Only or 3:20 Prep Sibling

 

Beginning, Monday, February 23rd, these are the only placards that will be accepted. If the vehicle being used for pick-up is missing a placard or has a different placard, we will ask that the driver come into the office to fill out a new one. 

 

Thank you for your support and assistance in maintaining the highest level of safety for our students.

 

Important Dates:

 

 

Friday 2/13: Half Day, 11:45 am Release

Wednesday, 2/11: 100 point project due

Claire and her mom embraced the color!

 

                         Dr. Litizia sharing about the mechanics of muscles, all three fifth grade classes learned a lot!