Monthly Archives: December 2018

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What’s Coming Up – Week of December 17-21, 2018

Hello parents! Check some things that are happening before our winter break next week!

Holiday Music Program:

Georgetown’s 3rd-5th grade holiday music program will be from 7:45 – 8:15 (Students report no earlier than 7:30) on Thursday, December 13th at Fair Haven Church.  Please click the link HERE to see more detailed program information from Mrs. Bretz. 

Early Release:

Friday, December 14th.

Holiday Class Party:

Our classroom holiday party will be on Friday, Dec. 21. We will be having a breakfast. WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS AVAILABLE TO SIGN UP FOR IF YOU”D BE WILLING! SEE THEM AT our SignUp.com website: http://signup.com/go/LasncUf!

  • If you are volunteering in person, make sure that you have a BACKGROUND CHECK on file with us! Not sure? Here is the link: BACKGROUND CHECK
  • If you are coming in to volunteer, you may come in at 9:00 to help set up and begin preparations. It’ll be a little chaotic for a few minutes, but we’ll put our heads together to make this place look and feel special!

Holiday Break:

Our last day of school before holiday break will be Friday, December 21.  Have a safe and restful break. We’ll see you on January 7.

ELA: Non-Fiction Texts

  • We are focusing on becoming powerful readers of narrative and expository nonfiction texts, as well as constructing written responses that give evidence to support our thinking.
  • Reminder….The students are expected to read 100 minutes a week. As a parent please initial the log when they read at home, showing you confirm your child has read for the minutes recorded.

Science: We are wrapping up our science unit “Go with the Flow!”

Fun with Our Buddies in Kindergarten! Last week, we got together with Ms. Hutchison’s class to build gingerbread houses!  It was a fun way to get into the winter spirit and do some STEM activities…and satisfy our sweet tooth as well! Check out some photos below of our creations!

We listened to Ms. Hutchison give directions.

We planned out our designs and started our structures.

Our kindergarten buddies were thrilled to have our 5th graders in to help!

The final result was SWEET!

We had lots of fun!

 

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Reminders: Social Studies Test, Safety Belts, Holiday Program

Hello, parents!

  • We will be taking our unit 2 social studies test on Friday. Last Friday, students brought home a study guide. Please help your child review the material for a few minutes each day. Quizzizz is another option for students to review by playing a game. The Quizzizz link for Unit 2 can be found in the Subjects Areas tab under Social Studies, Unit 2 or on your child’s Google Classroom page!
  • If your child has a safety belt at home, please have him or her return it. The belts are share between the safety teams and should be returned to school each Monday.
  • Holiday program is this Thursday, Dec. 13. See this post for more details.
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What’s Coming Up – Week of December 10-14, 2018

Hello, Parents!  The weeks are flying by as we are heading towards our December holiday break!  Check out some happenings below!

Candy Cane Sale: The annual candy cane sale is coming! Our 5th-grade classes will be selling candy canes to help raise money for their 5th-grade activities. The sale will be through Friday, December 14th. The cost for each candy cane is $1.00 and they will be delivered the same day they are ordered. Thank you in advance for your support!

Holiday Music Program: Georgetown’s 3rd-5th-grade holiday music program will be from 7:45 – 8:15 (Students report no earlier than 7:30) on Thursday, December 13th at Fair Haven Church.  Please click the link HERE to see more detailed program information from Mrs. Bretz.

Toys for Tots: Toys for Tots donations will be accepted until Thursday, Dec. 13. For more information, and to listen to Ainslee and Holiday Cheer Team’s  Toys for Tots Message: click here. 

Early Release: Friday, December 14th.

Holiday Class Party:  Our classroom holiday party will be on Friday, Dec. 21. We will be having a breakfast. Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/LasncUf!

Check out some fun we’ve been having in our Phenomenal Science unit!

We did a Secchi disk experiment where we measure the visual depth of a disk to determine how much light shines through the top layers of water.

Students used the Secchi disk in three buckets of water mixed with various amounts of debris.

They performed three trials in each bucket and averaged their data for accuracy.

They recorded their findings in data tables and drew models to show what was happening.

They made sure to put their heads together to agree when the Secchi disk “disappeared!”

It took teamwork and cooperation to execute our lab!

Thumbs up for a fun, hands-on investigation!