Week of September 27 - October 4

Well, we have ended another busy week. We read some awesome stories, they wrote some awesome endings to stories, learned about keeping their passions first, met with their 1st official Gator Groups, and 8 lucky heroes' names were drawn to take the Superhero Bags home for the weekend. I touched on this a little in our orientation, but there is a rubric and guide in each notebook that you can follow. Also, if you do not have access to a printer, please email me your picture(s) no later than 8 PM Sunday evening.
Finally, thank you all for coming to our conferences. I have enjoyed sharing information with you so that we can have a successful year. For those who have not made it or missed your conference, you can reschedule. I understand the hectic lives of being parents. One of the main things I shared with you all was the use of Khan Academy. Here is the link https://www.khanacademy.org and the code: XWY39Y6A.

Class News

Reading 

• The story where the skills will come from is Stone Soup. 
• Quizlet with vocabulary words - https://quizlet.com/_3pkdxy
• Synonyms, prefixes, suffixes, visualizing
• character traits
• story elements
• compare and contrast folktales to realistic fiction

Math

• Quiz on math vocabulary on Monday, September 30th
• Module 1 Vocabulary
• Quiz on lessons 11-13 on Tuesday, October 1st
• Begin Topic E (lessons 14-17)
• Quiz on Topic E on Friday, October 4th
• Topic E Newsletter

Science

• Finish grasslands this week. Test on grasslands October 2. 
• Will begin desert/tundra on October 3rd.

Grassland Study Buddy

Words to know:

habitat

adaptation

carnivore

herbivore

omnivore

predator

prey

producer

consumer

decomposer

food chain

• Be able to tell:
    adaptations of grassland plants and animals
  If something is harmful or helpful to the grassland
  If an organism is a producer, consumer, or decomposer 
           Make inferences, observations, and predictions 
• Quizlet Grasslands
• Grasslands studystack

Social Studies

Regions of South Carolina

• Identify the difference between human and physical features as well as explain population distribution. 
• Regions: Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Sandhills, Inner and Outer Coastal Plains, and the Coastal Zone (physical features, natural resources and other key information of each)
• Other key terms: Industries, Tourism, Economy, Population Distribution, & Migration.
• Regions Studystack
• Regions Quizlet

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Lower Campus PE Shirt Orders Due Monday

Don't forget that PE Shirt orders are due Monday, September 30th!

This year’s shirt will be blue with green and white writing. Remember that this shirt counts as uniform dress. You have the option of ordering a t-shirt and/or a hooded sweatshirt.

All orders must be placed through Parent Portal by September 30th.

Go to student fees and click PE shirts and hoodies.

T-shirts are $10.00

Hooded Sweatshirts are $20.00