November 30th - December 4th

General Announcements:	We hope you had a wonderful break and safe travels! Please continue to check iNow for your child’s grades. Dec. 7-15th Salvation Army Toy Drive at Brock's Gap.  : Chick-fil-A Hoover Commons & Patton Creek will each host a collection of new-toys for Forgotten Angels through Salvation Army. This special toy drive is for Birmingham area children in need of a bit of extra love during the holidays.  Dec. 16th, BGIS has scheduled a special school pickup including the Cow & a Salvation Army representative.
Language Arts:	We will be finishing up an informational writing piece on one of the 13 colonies. We will be drafting and editing this week. We will begin a new story on Wednesday and focus on sequencing main events. We will test comprehension and vocabulary December 8th. Grammar IXL skills are due Friday: Y.1, Y.2, and Y.3. A new reading log will come home on Wednesday, December 2nd and it will be due Wednesday, December 9th.
Social Studies:	We are beginning to talk about the American Revolutionary War battles and the Declaration of Independence this week. We will test on the American Revolution December 16th.
Math:	We are working on our understanding and application of fractions: equivalent, comparing, ordering, and adding/subtracting with like and unlike denominators .  Here is a Link for copy of this week's Cumulative Review. Cumulative Review is due Wednesday.....we will check it together in class. There will not be a Math Quiz this week. A new IXL contract will be assigned tomorrow and will not be due until next Tuesday, December 8th....the students already had an early start to two of the skills.
Science:	We are discussing different ways that humans impact the environment. We will also discuss the use of fossil fuels and alternative energy resources. No tests or quizzes this week. Grades will be taken on activities done in class.