Weekly Update (8/30-9/3)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

1.6 "Equivalent Names"

1.7 "The Language of Chance Events"

1.8 "Finding Differences"

1.9 "Calculator Routines"

Language Arts- We will begin the first topic in our reading series, Voices. The spelling theme this week is short vowel sounds. In writing workshop, we will begin writing our personal narratives.

Spelling Test on Friday (9/3). Wordly Wise vocabulary quiz will be on Friday (9/3)

Science- We will continue learning about the Scientific Method and use it to conduct an experiment on Friday.

Social Studies- We will continue our unit on Florida. Students will use the Hello, Florida textbook to complete the scavenger hunt we began last week. The Geography project will be due on September 10.

Social Studies Project

Today a form will go home outlining a landform project that students are to complete over the next two weeks. Please review this sheet and contact me if you have any questions.

The due date for the project will be September 10 ( next Friday).

Picture Day

Picture Day is on Tuesday, September 14th.

Photo packages will be available for purchase.

More information will be sent home as the date gets closer.

Summer Vacation Photos

Attention Students and Parents:

The yearbook staff is collecting photos of the student's Summer vacation experiences both in and out of the country. Please send or email your photos to Mr. Napodano in the Upper Division: nap@shorecrest.org

Photos will be accepted until September 30th.

Spirit Day

Quick note that may have not made it into the students' agendas this afternoon:

Our first Spirit Day is Friday, August 27. Students may wear green and gold colored clothing. Uniforms are not required, but this is not a dress down day. Students may not wear umbros, spandex, boxer or gym style shorts. Blue jean shorts and shorts sold by the Shorecrest Booster Club are allowed.

Weekly Update (8/23-8/27)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

1.1 Numbers and Number Sequences

1.2 Number Grids

1.3 Introducing the Student Reference Book (SRB)

1.4 Tools for Mathematics

1.5 Analyzing and Displaying Data

Language Arts- We will launch writers workshop this week. We will begin reading the first of our class novels, Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days. Also, over the next two weeks we will work on Lesson 1 in Wordly Wise. Spelling Test on Friday (8/27).

Science- We will introduce the steps of the Scientific Method.

Social Studies- We will start our unit on Florida. Students will use the Hello, Florida textbook.

Back to School Night

Tuesday (8/24) is Back to School Night. Please meet at 7:00 in the Janet Root Theater. Refreshments will be served in the hallway following classroom visits. Be sure to bring your personal calendar to mark important dates and party sign-ups. I look forward to seeing you all there!

Welcome Back!

I hope that you got your welcome back letter in the mail. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday...