Monday - Report Cards go home
Tuesday - Reading Logs due, 2nd payment for field trip due (if you haven't already paid in full) - parents that haven't already paid will need to pay on site the day of the trip
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday -
Tuesday - November 10 - SS ch 6 test (study guide and notes) and Early Release
Wednesday - November 11 - No School - Veteran's Day
Friday, October 30, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Oct. 26-30
Monday - ALL PLEDGE MONEY IS DUE
Tuesday - Reading Log, B2 Math - Unit 1 Math Quiz
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday - SS ch 5 Test (study guide and notes on website), Science Quiz (allowed to use journal notes)
Next week is Red Ribbon Week, when we participate in Drug Awareness activities.
Monday - Sock it to Drugs - wear your crazy socks
Tuesday - Be a Team Player - wear your favorite team jersey
Wednesday - Drugs turn you inside out - wear your clothes inside out (or dress all in one color like in the movie Inside Out)
Thursday - Wear RED to celebrate Red Ribbon Week
Friday - Flip your lid to be Drug Free - wear a hat to support a Drug Free campus!
Tuesday - Reading Log, B2 Math - Unit 1 Math Quiz
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday - SS ch 5 Test (study guide and notes on website), Science Quiz (allowed to use journal notes)
Next week is Red Ribbon Week, when we participate in Drug Awareness activities.
Monday - Sock it to Drugs - wear your crazy socks
Tuesday - Be a Team Player - wear your favorite team jersey
Wednesday - Drugs turn you inside out - wear your clothes inside out (or dress all in one color like in the movie Inside Out)
Thursday - Wear RED to celebrate Red Ribbon Week
Friday - Flip your lid to be Drug Free - wear a hat to support a Drug Free campus!
Friday, October 16, 2015
Oct. 19-23
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Logs due, SS ch 4 test (study guide on website and attached here)
Wednesday -
Thursday - Team Novel Study due (this is being done IN CLASS), B2 Math - Quiz
Friday - No School - Teacher Workday (we'll be finalizing report cards so ALL missing work needs to be turned in before today)
Monday - Oct. 26 - All Boosterthon Pledge Money is due
Tuesday - Reading Logs due, SS ch 4 test (study guide on website and attached here)
Wednesday -
Thursday - Team Novel Study due (this is being done IN CLASS), B2 Math - Quiz
Friday - No School - Teacher Workday (we'll be finalizing report cards so ALL missing work needs to be turned in before today)
Monday - Oct. 26 - All Boosterthon Pledge Money is due
Friday, October 9, 2015
Oct. 12-16
Boosterthon is under way! Be sure to ask your child about their team name and what character trait they learned about each day. Friday was Living with Curiosity and we met a kid from Australia who scuba dives. This tied in perfectly with today's Social Studies lesson in which we became deep sea divers exploring a sunken ship to find artifacts.
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log, Typed Story due (we'll work on typing it in class on Monday and Tuesday)
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday - FUN RUN, Science Quiz, Novel Study DUE
I met with most students on Friday to see where they were on their Novel Study. Most students are right on track to be done by Friday. Some students need to spend some time reading this weekend to get as far in the book as they can. We will not be doing Spelling Sorts next week and other items will be kept light to allow for plenty of class time to work on the Novel Study. Some students are not using their time wisely and are being a little too "social" instead of on task and it shows in their work. The rubric that will be used to score this project is attached in their Reading Google Classroom.
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log, Typed Story due (we'll work on typing it in class on Monday and Tuesday)
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday - FUN RUN, Science Quiz, Novel Study DUE
I met with most students on Friday to see where they were on their Novel Study. Most students are right on track to be done by Friday. Some students need to spend some time reading this weekend to get as far in the book as they can. We will not be doing Spelling Sorts next week and other items will be kept light to allow for plenty of class time to work on the Novel Study. Some students are not using their time wisely and are being a little too "social" instead of on task and it shows in their work. The rubric that will be used to score this project is attached in their Reading Google Classroom.
Friday, October 2, 2015
October 5-9
Thank you to everyone who joined the PTA. Mrs. Ellison's homeroom did reach our goal of 90% of our parents joining the PTA so we will get the $50 gift card for classroom supplies!
Remember that Monday, Oct. 5 is Curriculum Night for grades 3-5 form 5:15-6:30. Mrs. Ellison and Mrs. Mallory will be presenting about iReady (and giving out student reports) and Google Classroom. Ms. Curry and Mrs. Bean will be discussing Investigations Math and our 5th grade Science Units. This is meant to be an informational night for parents. We hope to see you here!
Monday - Parent Curriculum Night
Tuesday - Reading Log, SS ch 3 Test (see study guide on Mrs. Ellison's website)
Wednesday - Boosterthon Kick Off (we're raising money for additional playground equipment and more student chromebooks for in the classrooms)
Thursday -
Friday - Math (block 1 only) - Unit 1 Investigations 2 Quiz
Have a great weekend and try to STAY DRY!
Remember that Monday, Oct. 5 is Curriculum Night for grades 3-5 form 5:15-6:30. Mrs. Ellison and Mrs. Mallory will be presenting about iReady (and giving out student reports) and Google Classroom. Ms. Curry and Mrs. Bean will be discussing Investigations Math and our 5th grade Science Units. This is meant to be an informational night for parents. We hope to see you here!
Monday - Parent Curriculum Night
Tuesday - Reading Log, SS ch 3 Test (see study guide on Mrs. Ellison's website)
Wednesday - Boosterthon Kick Off (we're raising money for additional playground equipment and more student chromebooks for in the classrooms)
Thursday -
Friday - Math (block 1 only) - Unit 1 Investigations 2 Quiz
Have a great weekend and try to STAY DRY!
Monday, September 28, 2015
Boosterthon
THE POWHATAN FUN RUN
We’re raising funds for Playground Equipment & Student Chrome Books!!
This year’s MAIN FUNDRAISER is the Powhatan Fun Run! Hosting a Fun Run means there is no
selling or delivering products. Family and friends anywhere in the world can support our school by
giving pledges toward the number of laps your student will run on the day of the Fun Run on Friday,
Our Fun Run program will last from October 7th – October 16th. Students will experience an exciting Pep Rally, families will have time to get pledges, and on the last day, students will run in the Fun Run!
Every student, no matter financial participation, is invited to run in the Fun Run.
Also, our Fun Run comes with a world-class character theme. This year’s theme is BIG WORLD RECESS, a global fitness theme all about building character through sports. During the Fun Run program, students will travel our big world learning how to play with character from REAL kid-athletes in other cultures.
How Can You Support Powhatan Elementary School??
#1. Register your child on funrun.com.
#2. Reach out to sponsors—friends and family who could donate to help our school.
#3 Ask your child about the BIG WORLD RECESS Character Play of the day.
#4 Come cheer on your student at the Fun Run on October 16th. Parents invited!
More information will come home with your child prior to the event.
This is the major fund raising event for the year!
Thanks in advance for supporting
The Powhatan PTA.
We’re raising funds for Playground Equipment & Student Chrome Books!!
This year’s MAIN FUNDRAISER is the Powhatan Fun Run! Hosting a Fun Run means there is no
selling or delivering products. Family and friends anywhere in the world can support our school by
giving pledges toward the number of laps your student will run on the day of the Fun Run on Friday,
Our Fun Run program will last from October 7th – October 16th. Students will experience an exciting Pep Rally, families will have time to get pledges, and on the last day, students will run in the Fun Run!
Every student, no matter financial participation, is invited to run in the Fun Run.
Also, our Fun Run comes with a world-class character theme. This year’s theme is BIG WORLD RECESS, a global fitness theme all about building character through sports. During the Fun Run program, students will travel our big world learning how to play with character from REAL kid-athletes in other cultures.
How Can You Support Powhatan Elementary School??
#1. Register your child on funrun.com.
#2. Reach out to sponsors—friends and family who could donate to help our school.
#3 Ask your child about the BIG WORLD RECESS Character Play of the day.
#4 Come cheer on your student at the Fun Run on October 16th. Parents invited!
More information will come home with your child prior to the event.
This is the major fund raising event for the year!
Thanks in advance for supporting
The Powhatan PTA.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Sept. 28 - Oct. 2
Mrs. Ellison's homeroom is at 75% for parents having joined the PTA. Please take the time to join if at all possible. If we reach 90% by the end of next week (Oct. 2) then we get a $50 gift card for classroom supplies. Here is the PTA membership form in case you need another form. The cost is $6.
Mon - Pictures (orders need to be paid for in advance)
Tues - Reading Logs due
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri - Figurative Language Quiz (see notes below), Science Quiz (study guide in the Science section on Ms. Curry's website), recite the Divisibility poem
The week of Oct. 5-9:
tentatively scheduled:
SS ch. 3 test on Oct. 6 - study guide
Unit 1 Investigations 2 Quiz - early in the week
Boosterthon Kickoff on Oct. 7
Students should be working on their novel activities. At this point, they should have the first 2-3 summarizers done (1 for every 5 chapters). They should also be making a list of 10 vocabulary words as they find unusual words in the text and making a note of what page it was found on. They can do their Vocabulary Stars once they have all 10 words or work on them as they go. Then tentative due date for all activities is Oct. 16. Students are given time in class to read and work on this but some are not using their time wisely and are way behind the other students in their groups.
Figurative Language Notes for the Quiz:
Students will need to be able to identify the type of figurative language to match it to the definition.
Students will need to be able to identify the type of figurative language to match examples given.
Students will need to be able to choose the correct meaning for examples of figurative language.
(The quiz will be online. All questions will be multiple choice.)
Alliteration - repeating the same beginning sound in 2 or more words
ex: Alligators always eat apples.
Hyperbole - extreme exaggeration
ex: I have a mountain of papers to grade.
Idiom - the actual meaning of the expression is not able to be predicted from the usual meaning of the words
ex: You are in hot water.
Metaphor - comparing unrelated items by saying one IS the other
ex: My brother is a monster.
Onomatopoeia - putting sounds into words
ex: The ghost went Whooooo! Boo!
Personification - giving human characteristics to non-human items or animals
ex: The tree reached out and tried to grab my shirt.
Simile - comparing 2 unrelated things using "like" or "as"
ex: The pumpkin is as round as a bowling ball.
Mon - Pictures (orders need to be paid for in advance)
Tues - Reading Logs due
Wed -
Thurs -
Fri - Figurative Language Quiz (see notes below), Science Quiz (study guide in the Science section on Ms. Curry's website), recite the Divisibility poem
The week of Oct. 5-9:
tentatively scheduled:
SS ch. 3 test on Oct. 6 - study guide
Unit 1 Investigations 2 Quiz - early in the week
Boosterthon Kickoff on Oct. 7
Students should be working on their novel activities. At this point, they should have the first 2-3 summarizers done (1 for every 5 chapters). They should also be making a list of 10 vocabulary words as they find unusual words in the text and making a note of what page it was found on. They can do their Vocabulary Stars once they have all 10 words or work on them as they go. Then tentative due date for all activities is Oct. 16. Students are given time in class to read and work on this but some are not using their time wisely and are way behind the other students in their groups.
Figurative Language Notes for the Quiz:
Students will need to be able to identify the type of figurative language to match it to the definition.
Students will need to be able to identify the type of figurative language to match examples given.
Students will need to be able to choose the correct meaning for examples of figurative language.
(The quiz will be online. All questions will be multiple choice.)
Alliteration - repeating the same beginning sound in 2 or more words
ex: Alligators always eat apples.
Hyperbole - extreme exaggeration
ex: I have a mountain of papers to grade.
Idiom - the actual meaning of the expression is not able to be predicted from the usual meaning of the words
ex: You are in hot water.
Metaphor - comparing unrelated items by saying one IS the other
ex: My brother is a monster.
Onomatopoeia - putting sounds into words
ex: The ghost went Whooooo! Boo!
Personification - giving human characteristics to non-human items or animals
ex: The tree reached out and tried to grab my shirt.
Simile - comparing 2 unrelated things using "like" or "as"
ex: The pumpkin is as round as a bowling ball.
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