January 19, 2018

Germantown Elementary School

UPCOMING

EVENTS

Jan. 26-

PARCC Pep Rally

Jan. 29

6:15-7:30

Yoga for Kids

Feb. 2

11:40 Dismissal

Junior High Jazz

SHAPIN’ UP WITH SHUBERT

Next week we will be working on volleyball skills along with playing

some winter games. 8th grade will begin Health on Tuesday. 5th

grade will be participating in a yoga class with Kris Fulkerson on

Tuesday. They were scheduled last week, but because of the snow

day, it was cancelled. Please wash all uniforms.

Please come to our Family Yoga Night on Monday, January 29. Sign

-up sheets are in the office. The cost is $5.00 per person. Come see

what the students are doing in class and learn some beneficial yoga

techniques.

THE BAND PLAYED ON—MRS. HENRICHS

It is time to start practicing! All Concert Band students should have

their solo & should have had one practice with me to understand

the melody & tricky notes. I expect everyone to be able to play the

1st section “A” of their solo for next week’s lesson. The accompanist

schedule has been set & the plan is to start rehearsing with them on

either Tuesday, February 6th or Wednesday, February 7th. That

gives us only 2 lessons before those rehearsals start. In order to

have a positive contest experience, each student needs to be pre-

pared for every lesson so they don’t fall behind or struggle when the

accompanist comes.

Students also have our Organizational Contest music which is a bit

challenging. Practicing on that is very important as well.

We have a band parent meeting this Monday, January 22nd at 6:30

in the band room. We will be discussing many upcoming events

(Solo Contest; Picture Day; Pie Sale Results etc.) . Please come and

show your support for the Germantown Band!

“PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS”

7th Grade ELA: Next week, we will be wrapping up our poetry unit. Our

focus will be on analyzing how a poem's form or structure contributes to its

meaning (RL 7.5). We will also continue developing our argumentative writ-

ing. We will examine how support from peers can develop and strengthen

writing and establish that the purpose and audience have been ad-

dressed. (W 7.5).

8th Grade ELA: Next week, we will continue to analyze poetry and pay

particular attention the theme of each poem and analyze its development

(RL 8.2). We will also continue to develop our argumentative writing. Stu-

dents will now work to support claims with logical reasoning and relevant

evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an under-

standing of the topic or text. (W 8.1 B).

**Students have now set their AR goals. It is very important that

they stay motivated and read every day. Even 15 minutes can sig-

nificantly impact their ability.**

Study Island Topics

7th Grade: Sound and Structure; Planning

8th Grade: Theme; Sound and Structure; Supporting and Developing Top-

ics

RAKERS’ RABBLE

WISE WORDS FROM MRS. Y

CAN YOU ANSWER THIS MOVIE TRIVIA QUES-TION?

Jumanji is killing it

at the box office.

Can you name the

actor that starred as

the main character

in the original

version of Jumanji?

8th Grade: We are currently working on Ionic Bonds and Lewis Dot

Structures, and next week, we will be working on Covalent Bond Struc-

tures as well as Balancing Chemical Equations.

7th Grade: We are currently working on Dihybrid Crosses, and next

week, we will begin working on Blood types and Co-Dominance.

6th Grade: We will take the 6th grade Science Post-Test. Then we will

continue to learn the movement of the Earth’s plates.

5th Grade: We will test over the muscles of the human body next week.

Then will work in groups to research common injuries and create Power-

Points that will make them sound like doctors.

Green Screen: Search Bulldog Broadcast on YouTube and subscribe to

our channel. Our new quarter groups are back on screen and doing a great

job so far!

Last Week’s Answer:

Black Panther is King of

African nation of...

Wakanda

EVERSGERD’S WORDS

6th ELA– Next week we will warm up with DOL week 7 with an assessment on

Friday. During LA, you will focus on argument writing. We will discuss the

important components that go along with a good argument. As for literature,

we will rotate from station to station focusing on nonfiction texts. Our activities

include: making inferences, text features, text structure, context clues, fact/

opinion, different points of view, and comparing two texts.

5th ELA– We will warm up with reading warm ups. Make sure you bring

your tracking sheet to class everyday. During LA, our focus will be on reference

materials such as dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, almanacs, etc. As

for literature, we will rotate from station to station focusing on nonfiction texts.

Our activities include: making inferences, text features, text structure, context

clues, fact/opinion, different points of view, and comparing two texts.

EAT LOCAL

G-town Fire Dept.

Annual Breakfast,

Sunday, Jan. 21st,

from 7:30-11:30am.

Free to all first re-

sponders (fire, police,

EMS). Proceeds to

benefit The Back-

stoppers.

MS. COLLMAN

6th Grade Math– We continue 6.EE.6. This standard focuses

on applying properties of operations in order to solve equations.

There will be an assessment towards the beginning of the week.

7th Grade Math– We will continue with geometry! Our second

standard focuses on properties of triangle geometric shapes

7.G.2. The student will have a quiz early this week since we didn’t

get to it last week.

**Additional practice can be done by logging on to Study Island or

IXL and working problems that list these specific standards. Stu-

dents should study daily as they are assessed frequently through

classwork assignments and assessments to monitor their pro-

gress.

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MR. GLYNN’S SOCIAL STUDIES SCOOP

5th—This week we will be taking our post-test. This test will

cover Social Studies and ELA standards we have covered

throughout the year. When we finish the post-test we will start

our unit on Exploring the West.

6th—This week we will be starting our unit on Ancient Greece.

We will start by completing vocabulary activity RI. 6.4. Each stu-

dent will also have a QR code to practice their vocabulary on

Quizlet. We will spend the rest of the week investigating the Mi-

noan and Mycenaean civilizations.

7th—This week we will be completing our post-test. This test

will cover Social Studies and ELA standards we have covered

throughout the year. Next, we will start to prepare for the final

US Constitution test. It would be a great idea for the kids to start

looking over their Constitution notes.

8th—This week we will be taking a look a the battle African

Americans faced after the Civil War. We will be analyzing Black

Codes and their impact on society in the north and the south.

SS.CV.2.6-8.MC. Stu-

dents will also be in-

troduced to some of

the major people in-

volved in the Civil

Rights Movement.

Student Council

--Next meeting is Feb. 7

during recess.

Go to lunch first.

5th grade- Students will be creating and analyzing line plots using fractions. (5.MD.2) There is a possible assessment this week.

Study island goals- units of measure and any topic on their individual review goals sheet.

8th grade- Students will be analyzing angle relationships within triangles and when parallel lines are cut by a transver-sal. (8.G.5) There is a possible assessment this week.

Study island- Any topic we have covered so far!

Algebra- Students will be analyzing and creating exponential functions and graphs. There will be a quiz this week.

WEEKLY “BARK” FROM MS. CLARK