Important and Upcoming:
- Report Cards went home on Thursday/Monday. Please sign and return these by Wednesday for no penalty. If you have any questions about your child's grade, please do not hesitate to contact us. Don't forget that the last quarter will be mailed to you if you choose this option or will be available for pickup after we get out of school.
- April 8th- Mrs. Derry's birthday!
- April 9th- Tentative garden build day- we are looking for any parents that have skills! The more parents that we have the quicker we can get our four new beds built. I will be sending out a flyer soon.
- April 11th- Smokies Field Trip-We sent home a note asking parents to to let us know if you are planning to attend with your child-thank you for letting us know! We have turned in our numbers based on this. Hope for great weather!
- April 19th- Fortson/Derry/Clauss/Maestri Field Trip
- April 26-29-TN Ready testing
Math:
Derry- We will continue with decimals. This week we will continue with hundredths. We have been working on creating a foundational understanding of decimals as they relate to tenths and hundredths. There will be some homework assignments. Please check your child's agenda daily.
Fortson- We will continue this week with metric conversions. There will be several homework assignments and a quiz this week to determine understanding of this new unit concept.
Fortson HawkEye class: We have started our bridge challenge. If you have some time during 9:45-10:15 on any day, we would love to have you! A email will go out to all our families with information about this opportunity. Please pass the word! Bridge Breaking Day- TBA.
Reading:
This week we will focus on integrating our reading standards with our Social Studies content. Students will learn about the New Madrid earthquakes, early abolitionists in TN and other famous people. We will be using the SS weekly. Please check the work plan (Fortson) and agenda for Derry's weekly assignments. Fortson will have a Status of the Class on Friday. Please make sure that your child has a chapter book on that day at school!
ELA:
This week we will continue our focus on adverbs and TN Ready test questions.
Social Studies: We are working on the Westward Expansion and will be focusing on several leaders. This week we are discussing Frances Wright, Elihu Embree, Virginia Hill, and Sequoyah.
Science: This week we will continue with our energy and light unit. Students will have a chance to experience hands on activities with light. The energy packet that was due last Thursday is due by Tuesday (Fortson) and Wednesday(Derry) for no penalty. Late points will begin after this date.
