April 28, 2017

Germantown Elementary

School

UPCOMING

EVENTS

April 28th

Band & Track Pep Rally

2:15pm

April 29th

State Band

Competition

May 3rd

Band Parent Meeting

6:30pm

Junior High Jazz SHAPIN’ UP WITH SHUBERT

A huge ‘THANK YOU’ to Kohnen Concrete for donating supplies for a new

activity we started this week: 10 sets of Polish Horseshoes for our PE

classes! We are learning the rules and strategies of the game; hopefully,

the kids will enjoy it and will continue to play this summer.

This time of year, schedules are a little crazy with field trips and other

activities. Please note that we will be outside as much as possible.

Please take your uniform home to wash, putting deodorant on

it to make it smell better is not the solution. Thank you!

THE BAND PLAYED ON

Unfortunately, there was no information available at the time this edition

was printed. For more information on this class, please contact the

teacher.

**Please keep in mind that the State performance for the Concert band is

Saturday, April 29th. It will be an early morning with the performance at

8:00am.

7th Literature: We will be wrapping up our comparison of the novel To Kill a

Mockingbird to its film version (RL 7.7). There will be a test on Tuesday over the

novel. Following the test, we may be redistributing how class time is used to

accommodate the simulations that the students have created during Language Arts.

7th Language Arts: Students will be putting the final touches on both their

informative presentation and the simulation activities they have designed early in the

week. Presentations and simulations will begin on Wednesday and will continue

throughout the week ( W 7.7 and 7.8, SL 7.4 and 7.5).

8th Literature: Students have finished designing their literary theme parks to

display their understanding of plot and character development (W 8.9 B). Persuasive

presentations for theme parks will begin on Monday and continue through most of

the week (W 8.1 and SL 8.6).

8th Language Arts: Next week, students will continue researching on a topic of

their choice and designing an informative presentation to share with class . Topics

include discussion of what makes an item a ‘classic’, how to survive certain scenarios,

who is the best of the best, and million dollar ideas. Presentations will begin on

Wednesday and continue through the week. (W 8.4 and 8.7, SL 8.4 and 8.5).

Keep in mind that today marks midquarter, so it is very important to

complete your AR reading every night to meet your goal!

RAKERS’ RABBLE

WISE WORDS FROM MRS. Y

CAN YOU

ANSWER THIS

MOVIE TRIVIA

QUESTION?

The Guardians of the

Galaxy Vol. 2 opens next

Friday, May 5th. I can’t

wait to watch the baby

version of Groot!

What famous Fast &

Furious star does the

voice for Groot?

Last Week’s Answer:

Tom Hanks won the

Academy Award for Best

Actor for the movies

Philadelphia and Forrest

Gump in back-to-back

years.

8th Grade Science: We will complete our Scientific Math Unit by finally

testing over Density and Momentum. We will begin working our Science Day

demonstrations which will take place on Tuesday, May 9th.

7th Grade Science: Next week, we will test over the Invertebrates. We will

then begin working on the vertebrates, including in class study guides.

6th Grade Science: Next week, we will continue our in class Earthquake

discussions. The current topic is types of faults. Next, we will be volcanoes.

5th Grade Science: Next week, we will get back into Electricity.

8th Grade Green Screen: Go to YouTube.com and search the channels that

we use, mamaweems or 17lmattson, to watch our announcements each day.

This group is doing a great job of staying on task and understanding that the

announcements aren’t just for informing, but also for entertaining. Each day is

easier to get through if it starts with a smile.

EVERSGERD’S WORDS

5th LA: We will start the play “Rip Van Winkle” this week. We will discuss

the purposes of reading plays, find the history to the play, and discuss the

geography of the setting. Parts will be assigned. I assign parts by the child’s

personality where I see they would excel in becoming that character. There

will be a quiz over this story on Friday. Props/costumes for this play will be

needed. When performances become established, I will let all parents know.

6th ELA: We will warm up each day with DOL week 16. There will be a quiz

on Thursday. We will continue writing our poems this week. During

literature, we will finish up our novel, Across the Wide and Lonesome

Prairie. The written test, AR test, and due date of journals will be

Wednesday. On Thursday, we will start our final novel, Where the Red Fern

Grows. Please make sure you have your copy by Thursday. Here are some

suggestions if you do not want to purchase the book: borrow from someone

or find it at a local library.

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Coming Soon!

May 4th

7th Grade Field Trip

Meramac Caverns

May 5th

School Improvement

Day

11:40 Dismissal

May 8th

Band & Chorus Spring

Concert Dress

Rehearsal

1:30pm

May 9th

Band & Chorus

Spring Concert

7pm

MS. HEMPEN

5th Grade Literature: Next week, the students have selected to work on

RI.5.2—summarization, RI.5.6—point of view, RI.5.5—text structure, and

Ri.5.2—theme. There will be an assessment over the informational text

standards on Friday. All of these concepts can be practiced on Study Island to

help ensure the mastery of the content.

5th Grade Math: Next week, the students will begin the two easiest 6th grade

standards. I gave the students the option to continue to review the 5th grade

standards or to get a little preview of next year. They were all extremely excited

to try out a 6th grade standard! I worked with Ms. Clark on her

recommendation of which standards to introduce. She noted that 6.RPA.1 and

6.RPA.2 are extremely reasonable for this group of kids. I am just extremely

proud of their effort and determination to continue to succeed!

MR. GLYNN’S SOCIAL STUDIES SCOOP

5th: This week students will continue to study different perspectives of the Civil

War. Students are preparing dioramas, skits, parodies, and debates. The

students are researching what was going on in the north and south before the

Civil war, the advantages of the north and south, major battles, and the impact

the war had on the north and the south(RI.5.1).

6th: This week students will continue getting to know famous figures from the

Renaissance Age. Students will analyze the contributions of these people and

start to see why the Renaissance is known as the bridge between the Middle

Ages and modern history (RI.6.3). We will have an assessment on Thursday.

7th: This week, we will be examining battles of the American Revolution. I am

letting the students decided how they want to learn about the battles. I will

provide the kids with a project rubric, so they know how they will be graded.

The kids have mentioned ideas such as reenactments, board games, interactive

timelines, etc. (RI.7.1)

8th: This will be the final week of editing for our WWII movie. The kids have

been working very hard on preparing scripts, planning scenes, building props,

and editing footage. I can’t wait to see how the final product turns out.

Unfortunately, there was no information available at the time this edition was

printed. For more information on this class, please contact the teacher.

WEEKLY “BARK” FROM MS. CLARK

Student Council

BULLDOG SPORTS

NEWS

4/29/17 - Track

Regionals held at

Central High

School

Field Events= 10:00

5/5/17 -

Grade Check

5/11/17 - Athletic

Banquet for all

Varsity Athletes @

6:00pm

5/13/17 - Track

State @ Herrin

High School