Updates Week of December 17-21, 2018

This is the last week of the second quarter already.  We will be doing some final testing this week both diagnostic and academic for end of quarter grades.  We will be having our winter party Thursday and pajama day Friday.  Students can bring in a store bought food item on Thursday to share with the class. 

Math
We will be continuing to study geometry and work with protractors and measure angles. We will be taking a mid module test on Wednesday. 

Science 
We will be moving on to Matter in science. 

Dates to Remember
December 21............................Last day before winter break
January 8..................................First day back from winter break

Until next time,
R. O'Steen

Updates Week of December 10-14, 2018

This week and next will hold lots of important data collection opportunities....another way of saying tests! This week we will take the December I-Ready diagnostic to see growth in what they have learned in Math.  This will be compared to their last score when they took it in October.  Then, next week, on Monday and Tuesday, we will be taking the Mid-Year Scrimmage the county puts out based on the Florida Math Standards to see what needs to be retaught before the end of the year and the FSA test.  Please encourage your student to take the test seriously and do their best!

Math
We will be continuing learning Geometry this week moving to angles and angle measurement.

Science
Students did a great job on their science projects this year.  I do believe this is the best participation in turning in a project!  I have enjoyed looking at what the students have wondered and learned about in science.  I have almost finished grading them and will post pictures of classroom winners soon.

We will be moving on to Matter in science now that the science fair is coming to a wrap.

Dates to Remember
December 10-11.......................I-Ready December Diagnostic Test
December 12............................Early Dismissal
December 14............................Winter Carnival
December 17-18.......................Mid-Year Scrimmage Test
December 20............................Winter Party
December 21............................Conduct Dance, Admin's Attic
December 24-January 7...........Winter Break
January 7..................................Planning Day
January 8..................................Students return to school

Until Next Time,
R. O'Steen

Updates Week December 3-7, 2018

Welcome December and Winter...well some days.  True first day of winter isn't until December 21st however, we are entering the holiday season.  Hopefully everyone is feeling festive and fun but please help students remember we still have 15 days of school before our winter break.  We have a lot of fun but also academic activities coming up over these next three weeks so students need to be focused and present to be able to get the most out of what is planned.  There will be a conduct dance and winter party along with some very important diagnostic testing through I-Ready and Duval County Scrimmage.  These will be taken for both Reading and Math.

Math
In math we have finished our module 3 on multiplication, division, area, perimeter, factors, multiples, prime and composite.  We will be moving to module 4 on geometry.  Students will be receiving a vocabulary list to study and will be tested on the words in the next few weeks.  Continue to look for nightly homework Monday through Friday.

Science
Students' science fair projects are due Monday, December 3rd.  They will be graded on the classroom level and the top 2 projects from each class will move onto the school science fair. We will be wrapping up chapter one on the process of science this week.

Dates to Remember
December 12.........................early dismissal
December 14.........................Winter Carnival
December 21.........................last day before winter break
December 24-January...........Winter Break

Until Next Time,
R. O'Steen