May 20 Weekly Pineapple

 

MATH: This week was all about triangles and quadrilaterals. Students practiced naming and  clssifying them based on sides and angles. We will test this unit next week.

ELA:  In ELA this week, we studied the inquiry process.  Students used this process to research the middle schools they will be attending in the fall.

SCIENCE:  No Science this week. 

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We learned about the Vietnam War. We took our final grade this Friday on an EdPuzzle on the Vietnam War. 

We will be giving out two tickets per child. You must have a ticket to attend promotion in person. 

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNET INFO

Choice 2 for magnet programs opens May 2nd at 8:00a.m. and closes May 30th at 5:00p.m. Click on this flyer for information and videos about each program! :)

May 13 Weekly Pineapple

 

MATH: We began our last math unit: Classify Two-Dimensional Shapes. We learned all about triangles and quadrilaterals. We will continue it through next week.

ELA:  In ELA this week, we took our final test and completed our final projects to wrap up our The Watsons Go To Birmingham novel and unit.  Next week students will begin an Inquiry Unit in which they will research the middle school they will be attending in August.

SCIENCE:  No Science this week. 

SOCIAL STUDIES:  In Social Studies this week we learned about the Civil Rights Movement. Students learned about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. We made projects involving what students boycott on Google Slides. 

We will be giving out two tickets per child. You must have a ticket to attend promotion in person. 

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNET INFO

Choice 2 for magnet programs opens May 2nd at 8:00a.m. and closes May 30th at 5:00p.m. Click on this flyer for information and videos about each program! :)

May 6 Weekly Pineapple

MATH: We spent this week testing in ELA and reviewing for our Math SC Ready test. It will be on Tuesday, May 10. 

ELA:  In ELA this week, we did our last review before we took our two day SC Ready ELA tests.  

SCIENCE:  This week, we worked on mass, density and volume.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  No social studies this week

SAVE THE DATE:
Fifth grade promotion will be on Friday, May 27th at 10:00am! Students are allowed to have two guests show up to watch them cross the stage. We will have a livestream option as well so that anyone can watch from their device. Dress will be casual up to Sunday best! :)

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNET INFO

Choice 2 for magnet programs opens May 2nd at 8:00a.m. and closes May 30th at 5:00p.m. Click on this flyer for information and videos about each program! :)

April 29 Weekly Pineapple

 

MATH: This week we finished up our Coordinate Plane unit. We will begin reviewing for our SC Ready Math test which will be on May 10.

ELA:  In ELA this week, we finally finished reading The Watsons Go To Birmingham.  Students really enjoyed this novel.  We also reviewed for the upcoming SC Ready ELA assessments.

SOCIAL STUDIES: No Social Studies this week.

SCIENCE: We learned about Isaac Newton and Newton's Three Laws. We made a project explaining his three laws and we did an EdPuzzle for a daily grade on his three laws. 

SAVE THE DATE:
Fifth grade promotion will be on Friday, May 27th at 10:00am! Students are allowed to have two guests show up. We will have a livestream option as well so that anyone can watch from their device. Dress will be casual up to Sunday best! :)

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNET INFO

Choice 2 for magnet programs opens May 2nd at 8:00a.m. and closes May 30th at 5:00p.m. Click on this flyer for information and videos about each program! :)

April 22 Weekly Pineapple

MATH: This week students tested on Volume. Then, we began our coordinate plane unit. Students learned all about how to plot points, identify ordered pairs and how to find distances between points on a coordinate plane.

ELA:  In ELA this week,  we started reviewing  and preparing for the upcoming SC Ready/SC PASS assessments.  These assessments will begin the first week of May.

SOCIAL STUDIES: In Social Studies this week, we learned about the Korean War.  Students completed a Korean War Project.

SCIENCE: No Science this week.

SAVE THE DATE:
Fifth grade promotion will be on Friday, May 27th at 10:00am! Students are allowed to have two guests show up. We will have a livestream option as well so that anyone can watch from their device. More details coming soon!

April 8 Weekly Pineapple

 

 

MATH: This week we learned all about volume! Students learned three ways to find volume (couting cubes, finding the area of the base times the height, and length x width x height. They will be tested when we come back from spring break.

ELA:  In ELA this week,  we continued with our class novel.  Students are really into this book!  We're almost about to wrap it up in the next few days.  This week we analyzed an additional character in our novel and incorporated more AVID strategies.

SOCIAL STUDIES: No Social Studies this week.

SCIENCE: In science this week, we learned all about motion! Students created a project about motion relating it to sports.

SAVE THE DATE:
Fifth grade promotion will be on Friday, May 27th at 10:00am! Students are allowed to have two guests show up. We will have a livestream option as well so that anyone can watch from their device. More details coming soon!

March 25 Weekly Pineapple

 

MATH: This week we continued our measurement unit by focusing on the customary system. Students learned how to convert units in length, mass and capacity. We will continue to review next week and then test this unit on Friday.

ELA:  In ELA this week,  we incorporated AVID strategies into our class novel.  We created one pagers for our vocabulary words and to summarize a chapter.  In addition to that we retold a chapter from a different character's perspective.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We learned about the Holocaust and wrapped up World War Two. We talked and learned a lot about Anne Frank and what she had to go through during that time. We had a test on Anne Frank Friday and a daily Readworks on World War Two. 

SCIENCE: No Science this week. Next week will be Force and Motion 

FOURTH NINE WEEKS EXPECTATIONS:

We had a discussion with all of our students yesterday about fourth nine weeks expectations. In order to make sure they are ready for middle school, we are expecting students to follow all directions. Some of the biggest items we are seeing that students need to work on are:

1. Deadlines for work/assignments will not be extended  

2. Using time wisely  

 3. Following directions WITHOUT arguing or whining 

 4. Being responsible for their own actions 

 We have informed them that we will be getting very strict about these expectations. We want every child to be successful in middle school and beyond and these are some of the things we feel are significant. Thank you so much for your support with this matter.

CHROMEBOOKS STAYING AT SCHOOL

We will be keeping chromebooks at school for the remainder of the school year. Students will not have any homework that requires their computers. They will be plugging them in our chromebook carts at the end of each day so that they are fully charged and ready to go the next day. 

March 18 Weekly Pineapple

 

MATH: Students tested on Dividing Fractions and we began our Measurement unit. This is where we explore converting units in the customary and metric systems. This can be frustrating and difficult for students so any reinforcement at home would be wonderful.

ELA:  In ELA this week,  we continued reading our class novel, "The Watsons Go To Birmingham."  We analyzed how a character's traits can change based on the setting of a story and we also utilized context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

SOCIAL STUDIES: No Social Studies this week. Next week we will start the end of World War Two.

SCIENCE: We learned about chemical and physical changes in our lives. Students made a project in class using items they see in their home as chemical/physical changes. We had an EdPuzzle on this topic as well for a daily grade. 

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Remind your child to charge their computers EVERY NIGHT. We are having so many students bring dead computers into class and not having a charger with them. This is causing a significant delay in their ability to get work completed.

BENCHMARK TESTING:

Our 3rd nine weeks benchmark tests will be on Tuesday, March 29th and Wednesday, March 30th. These ELA and Math assessments test students on the material taught for the third nine weeks so we can get an idea of where they are. Teachers will use this data to inform our instruction for the remainder of the school year.