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March 24, 2017
Germantown Elementary
School
UPCOMING
EVENTS
March 20-26
Germantown Groceries
Shop Local Fundraiser
March 25
District Organizational
Band Contest at Triad
Middle School
March 28th
Composer Darryl Johnson
visits Germantown
Junior High Jazz SHAPIN’ UP WITH SHUBERT
PE classes will be outside as much as possible depending on the weather.
Please come prepared if it is chilly. Also, please take your uniform home
to wash, thank you.
Game Plan dates have been set, and Parent Information Night will be
Wednesday, March 29 at 6:30. If you did not receive an email regarding
this, please let me know. Class dates are in the letter as well and will
follow the information night.
Still waiting to set the dates for First Aid/CPR, I will let you know as soon
as I do.
Have a Great Weekend!
THE BAND PLAYED ON
District Band Contest is tomorrow, March 25th at Triad Jr. High School.
We will be playing at 8:00a.m. so that the Volleyball Players and anyone
wishing to cheer them on at State can get to the 1st game. We will meet at
School at 6:10 a.m.. Please make sure your child has their black socks and
black shoes. Wearing shorts makes it very easy to get the band uniform on
and off quickly. If you are planning on leaving from Triad for the
Volleyball game, please let me know, so I can help with getting you out of
there quickly. Any band parent that can help to carry stuff from the home
room to the gym and back would be very much appreciated. Our
performance time is 8:00a.m., so we will be back in
Germantown by about 9:30a.m..
On Tuesday, March 28th we will have a very special guest here at school—
Darryl Johnson II, who is a composer from California. He will be here to
work with the concert band and then he will have a presentation on
composing music for movies for the Jr. High Students. The band is
playing one of his pieces on Saturday, so we are really looking forward to
meeting him.
“PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT”
7th & 8th Grade: Next week, the 7th and 8th grade will get to demonstrate the
knowledge they have gained through working hard all year long on mastering our
state standards by participating in the PARCC Assessment. We have gained some
experience with practice assessments, identified areas that have proved challenging,
and learned strategies that can help each student best showcase their skills. Now, we
are ready to show how much we have grown this year and rock the PARCC!
7th Grade: In between testing, students will continue reading and discussing To Kill
a Mockingbird. Next week, we will focus on how character development and setting
impacts the plot of the novel (RL 7.3).
8th Grade: In between testing, students will begin a research unit. Students will
establish a topic of particular interest and engage in pre-writing and research
activities (W 8.7).
*DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR HEADPHONES/EARBUDS NEXT
WEEK!!*
RAKERS’ RABBLE
WISE WORDS FROM MRS. Y
CAN YOU
ANSWER THIS
MOVIE TRIVIA
QUESTION?
The newest version of
King Kong is in
theaters, starring Tom
Hiddleston (picture
below).
What character does he
play in the Marvel
Universe?
Last Week’s Answer:
Emma Watson is the
actress portraying Belle
in the new Beauty and
the Beast film.
8th Grade Science: Next week, we will continue a unit on Scientific Math
Formulas. We are currently working on Acceleration and will be dealing with
Density next week.
7th Grade Science: We will continue to work on the individual animal
groups next week.
6th Grade Science: Next week, we will be discussing the Earth’s stress. Just
like our own stress, it is due to pressure, but this pressure is physical.
5th Grade Science: We will continue our Electricity Unit next week. We will
probably invite the 4th graders in for a lesson as well.
8th Grade Green Screen: The 8th graders have been put into 5 groups and
given their day of the week to work on. They will be writing scripts, as well as
recording, editing, and uploading their videos to one of our YouTube channels.
EVERSGERD’S WORDS
5th LA: We will start the period this week with Bellwork. It will be due next
Monday due to the lack of time from PARCC testing. Then we will be
working on biography posters. It’s a nice relaxing project while you are
PARCC testing this week.
6th ELA: We will start our period with DOL week 14. This short quiz will be
Wednesday due to PARCC testing. Monday and Tuesday we will work on
writing a narrative in a different point of view. Wednesday morning we have
ELA unit 1 PARCC test from 8:35-10:30. We will also step back into a novel
that afternoon! We will start reading Across the Wide and Lonesome
Prairie. Thursday morning we will head to Central to watch “Sister Act”.
After lunch, we will take the ELA unit 2 PARRC test. I will not see you on
Friday due to the early dismissal.
*DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR HEADPHONES/EARBUDS
THIS WEEK!!*
3
Coming Soon!
March 29th
Central Math Contest
March 29th
Game Plan Parent
Meeting
6:30pm
March 30th
6th Grade Field Trip to
Central Play
March 31st
7th &8th Grade Field
Trip to Mater Dei
High School Musical
March 31st
11:40 Dismissal
SIP Day
MS. HEMPEN
A brief overview: Many parents have been wondering “What exactly IS the
PARCC Assessment?” First and foremost, I feel very confident that if any of my
fifth grade students were asked this question, they could answer with complete
confidence. The PARCC is not something scary—and not something to be afraid
of. In fact, it is a wonderful time of year in which the students are able to
showcase their hard work by meeting and exceeding the expectations of the 5th
grade standards. That’s it! All year long students engage in activities that cover
the 5th grade learning standards that not only prepare them for 6th grade, but
the academic rigor helps them tackle tasks that require them to think critically
to problem solve. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact me. I would be happy to help you see the multitude of benefits the 5th
grade standards bring to everyday instruction! :)
5th Grade Literature: Next week, the students will begin PARCC testing for
ELA. In between testing, they will participate in reviewing concepts such as
narrator’s point of view, figurative language, characters, and summary.
5th Grade Math: Next week the students will have a final review over each
math domain. Individualized instruction allows for students to practice the
standards they need to most help in. It also provides students of varying abilities
to put their skills to work at a level that meets their needs. ANY practice on
Study Island would be greatly beneficial.
Important: Please make sure that all students have a pair of
headphones by Monday. They will need them for the listening
component of the PARCC assessment. Thank you!
MR. GLYNN’S SOCIAL STUDIES SCOOP
5th: Students will be comparing and contrasting the treatment of slaves in the
South and the treatment of factory workers in the North (RI.5.3). We will be
reading excerpts from The Jungle, and we will look into the development of
labor unions.
6th: The students will have a quiz on Monday over the Middles Ages. Your
child should have a study guide to use. We will then start our unit on the
Renaissance. The students will complete a web quest as an introduction
(RI.6.9). We will then start working in stations to learn about important people
and ideas of the Renaissance.
7th: We will be wrapping up our unit on the colonization of America. We will
have a quiz on Wednesday. We made a few changes this week, so the quiz was
pushed back. Students will be getting a study guide on Monday. We will then
start studying the causes of the American Revolution (RI.7.3).
8th: We will start discussing battles on the western front of World War II. With
PARCC testing getting started, I want to give the students an option on how
they want to learn about these battles and what areas they would like to focus
on. They will be required to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a
text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting
evidence or viewpoints (RI.8.6)
Student Council
6th grade: In between PARCC testing, students will be reviewing previous
standards. They will primarily be focusing on ratios and proportions this week.
There is a possible quiz/assessment this week.
Study Island– Any concepts covered so far!
7th grade: In between PARCC testing, students will be able to identify
cross-sections created from 3-D figures. We will also be reviewing all standards
with PARCC practice as well. There is a possible quiz/assessment this week.
(7.G.3)
Study Island– Scale Drawings, Two-Dimensional Shapes, and Three-
dimensional shapes (Any concepts covered so far!)
8th grade: In between PARCC testing, students will be finishing up solving
systems of linear equations using different strategies. There is a possible
assessment this week. (8.EE.8)
Study Island– Solutions to linear equations, Solving linear equations, Systems
of linear equations, Linear Relationships, Describe Functions, Understanding
Functions, and Compare Functions (Any concepts covered so far!)
Algebra: In between PARCC testing, students will be learning about rational
equations in Chapter 11. After this chapter is completed, we will be moving on to
semester review. There is a possible quiz/assessment this week.
WEEKLY “BARK” FROM MS. CLARK
Next meeting is Wed., April 5th.
Math Team
Next meetings are
Mon. and Tues. the 27th and
28th. Contest is the
29TH!
BULLDOG SPORTS
NEWS
3/25/17 - 11:00am
Varsity Volleyball
@ State in Herrin
3/31/17 -
1st Grade Check of
the 4th Quarter
4/4/17 - Track
Meet in Mascoutah
Field events –4:15
Running –4:45
4/8/17 - Germantown
Day at the Ballpark