NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER JAN. 30-FEB. 3
SOS-SAVE OUR SCIENCE LAB- As a teacher at Ford, I can’t stress how valuable the Science Lab is to our curriculum. Mrs. Cauffiel does a fantastic job bringing the standards to life. She is able to do hands-on activities with the students that go along with what we are studying in the classroom. If we don’t receive the funding we need, we will no longer have a Science Lab. I believe the lab is something VERY special that Ford has that many other schools do not have. Please send in any donation that could help us SAVE OUR SCIENCE LAB. Many thanks to all of the families who have already contributed!
CURRICULUM NIGHT-THURSDAY, FEB. 2- Please join us for a great night of centers and hands-on activities. Prepaid Chic-Fil-A dinners will be served from 6:00-6:30. (Order forms were sent home last week. If you misplaced yours, let me know and I can send you another one.) Activities will run from 6:30-7:30. Students who attend Curriculum Night may exempt one homework assignment on Thursday night and they will also receive a homework pass the next morning if they show me the signed form from Curriculum Night.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART-FRIDAY, FEB. 3- Get ready for some jump roping! Please send in any donations that you have collected for the American Heart Association this Friday. Students are allowed to bring board games and water bottles on Friday also.
BIOGRAPHY BLAB- The students did a great job with Biography Blab. I really enjoyed talking to each one of them. I learned a lot!!!
ACCELERATED READER- All students need at least 10 AR points with 80% comprehension by the end of the nine weeks.
MATH BUSTERS- We will be taking a Math Buster Test every Wednesday. Please help your child study and prepare for these very important timed tests.
FISH TESTS- We will continue to take a fish test every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- Plurals will be our focus this week. An assessment will be given on Friday. Remember…”If you hear ES, then you add ES.” Write the plural of peach in the agenda.
ENGLISH-We will continue to work on irregular verbs, prefixes, and suffixes. Assessments will be given throughout the week.
READING- We will be combining science and reading this week as we discuss the regions of Georgia. Ask your child to tell you what he/she already knows about the Mountain Region and the Piedmont Region of Georgia./ Time For Kids+comprehension sheet/ We will be having a lesson in the Media Center on the Dewey Decimal System on Wednesday
MATH- We will continue discussing fractions. An assessment will be given on Friday/ Review perimeter and area/ Fish test every day except Thursday/ 7 minute timed test on Wednesday
SOCIAL STUDIES- We will begin discussing Mary McLeod Bethune this week.