January 25th-29th

General Announcements:	BGIS PTO Parent Academy is TOMORROW- Tuesday, January 26th 6:00-7:30 P.M. Dr. Kathy Murphy, HCS Superintendent, is our key-note speaker. Childcare is available.  BOX TOP COLLECTION THIS WEDNESDAY, January 27.  Make sure you label the BOX TOPS with your child's name and homeroom teacher's name.   Prizes will be drawn in March. Thank you for your AWESOME support of this easy school fundraiser!  Please help replenish our supply of GALLON Ziploc bags.  Also, please make sure you child has  colored pencils, and markers.  We appreciate your support!! Thank you!
Language Arts:	We will be continuing to talk about Point of View this week. We analyzed point of view and perspective in a movie clip from Inside Out in class today! Tomorrow we will be assigning an in class project about perspective and point of view that will be completed by Thursday. We will have a cold read on Friday, January 29th using a story they have never read before. The article "Scientists discover the brightest star explosion ever" was assigned on Tween Tribune last Friday and is due on Friday, January 29th. Students will need to read the article and answer the 3 questions that go along with it. We practiced opening a separate window with the the quiz so that they can easily go back and check their answers, is it is only a 3 question quiz. The assignment is a 10 point homework grade. Because the website will not allow them to retake a quiz, they may read and take other articles and quizzes to average with their score. Spotlight reader will take place on Friday, January 29th as well. The students will need to bring the book of choice they are reading to school be prepared to present the following: book title, author, main characters, basic plot, and a teacher question of choice. I will be choosing students at random, so everyone needs to be prepared! Grammar IXL skills V.1, V.2, U.1, and U.2 are due on Google Classroom by Friday, January 29th.
Social Studies:	We are closing our study of the creation of the United States government this week with discussing the Bill of Rights, Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists, and George Washington. I have assigned a homework sheet called "New Government" that is due on Wednesday, January 27th. Kids may use DE boards, previous classwork, and BrainPop videos to complete. The Government Test is MOVED to NEXT TUESDAY. We felt the kids could use some more time to review and cover one more topic. The study guide went home last Thursday and will be posted on google classroom social studies. I have created a quizlet for the kids to practice. I have posted discussion/reflection questions on the social studies google classroom for the kids to respond to as a participation grade. I am looking for the kids to answer and give a reason for their opinion. I want to see critical thinking!
Math:	We are working on rounding decimals to nearest whole number, nearest tenth, nearest hundredth, and nearest thousandth. We are comparing decimals and working on adding and subtracting decimals. Cumulative Review #15  came home today and is due Wednesday. Link to Cumulative Review #15 We will have a Cumulative Review quiz this Thursday!    Math IXL from last week was due today :-) A new IXL contract came home today and is due next Monday. This week's skills are: LEVEL G- G.15- Compare Decimals and Fractions on Number Lines; G.16-Compare Decimals and Fractions; G.11-Put Decimals in Order; G.7-Round Decimals
Science:	We will have a SCIENCE QUIZ on FRIDAY!  There are lots of notes in their Science notebooks to begin using to study.   We are learning about MATTER.....the 3 major properties of Matter:  Mass, Volume, and Density.   We are learning what metric and standard units are measure are used for Mass, Volume, Density, and Weight.   We are learning about the Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter. We are reviewing the different states of Matter- Solids, Liquids, and Gas....including a discussion of freezing point, boiling point, evaporation, water vapor, and condensation  We will have a SCIENCE QUIZ on FRIDAY!  There are lots of notes in their Science notebooks to begin using to study.