May 2nd-9th

General Announcements:	Please ASK your child if they have pencils. We still have a few weeks of learning :-) A note from BGIS Music teacher, Mrs. Vines:   Fifth grade parents, It's time for your students to return their recorder books to the music room.  We've had great success this year with letting students take these books home but they do have to be returned by the end of the school year. If they have been lost or irreparably damaged they need to be paid for as soon as possible. They are $5.00 each and can be paid for on myschoolfees.com. In May I will send emails to individuals who still need to return their books.  In case you're wondering, here is what they look like: Hoover City Schools Middle School transition night will be May 9th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Bumpus, Simmons, and Berry. Students and parents can visit any of our Hoover middle schools and get an overview of classes and activities available to students.We will not be visiting Bumpus at a separate time this school year (*The rezoning is pending court approval). For more information click on the following: Hoover Middle A note from the Bumpus Bulletin: The PTO is excited to announce that School Supply Kits will be available to order again this year. To order go to www.ShopTTKits.com and enter account number: 30971. Orders must be placed by May 25, 2016. 6th grade $60.00 7th grade $50.00 8th grade $65.00 All materials needed for the school year are included EXCEPT ear buds (6th and 7th grades) and calculators (all grades). Students will be given details on the calculators when they start school in the fall. These kits are for Bumpus Students only. These are not the Supply Kits for Simmons students. All ordering must be done online. Print your SchoolKidz receipt and bring it with you to registration to pick up your supplies! Registration is scheduled for August 2, 2016. Any questions contact LeAnna at (205)447-0089. Parents Medications are NOT held in the Health Room from one school year to the next.  Students are not allowed to carry their own medications as policy states by the State Department of Education.  Therefore, an adult will need to pick up your child’s medication by noon on May 26. Any medication that is left in the Health Room will be discarded after noon on May 26, 2016 BGIS First Priority will be collecting items to help stock a local food bank that helps Hoover students and families. The food bank needs the following items: Jelly peanut butter canned meat: tuna, chicken, spam, ... Peanut butter crackers Donations may be dropped off in the boxes each morning in the front lobby or in Room 324 Thanks for your support!
Language Arts:	The students need to read "5th grader's letter prompts decision on money"  on Tween Tribune this week. There will be a spotlight reader on Friday, May 6th! Please make sure your child has a chapter book to be reading at home.  We are finishing up reading "All Summer in a Day" in class this week. We are discussing figurative language and doing a creative writing prompt. The kids will have a Vocabulary and comprehension quiz Thursday, May 5th.   We have a Grammar IXL contract this week that covers skills UU.1, VV.2, ZZ.1, AAA.1, DDD.1 and FFF.1 (Level G). It is due Friday, May 6th.
Social Studies:	We are beginning our unit on the Civil War. This week we will talk about the start of the war and the differences between the Union and Confederate army. We will be creating a booklet with all the Civil War information.  We will have a Civil War Test on May 17th.
Math:	We are still working on our multiplication and dividing decimals unit.  We are also doing lots of problem solving as a review of just about everything we have learned this school year. Let me say that your child's math toolbox should be overflowing with Math knowledge. Cumulative Review #24 was assigned Monday and was due today! New IXL activities will be assigned tomorrow and will be due next Thursday.   Math IXL Level G-  Z,31,Y8, Y9, Y10, J2
Science:	We will also be starting a new unit called Earth's Place in the Universe.  We are learning about different sizes of stars, their apparent, and absolute brightness.  We are learning how one factor (relative distance from Earth) determines the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars.  Grade will be taken on activities done in class. There will be a Science Test next week.