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December 9 , 2016
Germantown Elementary
School
UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Junior High Jazz SHAPIN’ UP WITH SHUBERT
We will be back to our normal schedule next with the concert and play
finished. Thank you to all who helped decorate, rearrange, set-up or
tear-down the gym. Mrs. Henrichs and I appreciate your cooperation and
helpful/kind acts during this season of giving. We will play some
Christmas games and have some winter fun next week with the weather
really gearing up for the holiday season. Happy Fitness and Merry New
Year!
THE BAND PLAYED ON
Congratulations to the students on a great Christmas Concert! We
worked very hard, and I think the end result was worth it.
I will be passing out solos for the February 25th Solo/Ensemble Contest
next week. This will give students a chance to start working on them over
the Christmas break. The earlier they start and the more they practice the
more rewarding the contest experience will be.
The Jazz Band is gong to be trimmed a bit for Contest. I will only be
taking one on a part. I will be letting students know who will be
participating in the Contest Jazz Band next Thursday. I’m determining
this group from the progress and positive participation I have seen with
the individual students the last three months. The Full Jazz band will
rehearse on Mondays & Contest Jazz Band on Thursdays beginning in
January.
The District Organizational (Full) band contest is March 25th & State is
April 29th.
7th Language Arts: We have finished the revisions for The Lightning Thief
comparative essay. Now, we will start applying those analytical skills to an oral
presentation in which students will pick a topic in the news, gather information, and
present their findings to the class.
7th Literature: We have been discussing several short stories in class, and next
week we will continue with reading and analyzing “The Most Dangerous Game”. We
will work on identifying and determining the purpose of figurative language and
symbolism in the text.
8th Language Arts: Students are working to complete their oral presentation
project on Wonder. For this assignment, students selected either an element of the
theme, setting, or character development to analyze, established a thesis, and
identified textual support in order to present their findings to the class.
8th Literature: We will have finished reading Part 8 of Wonder by Monday which
will finish the novel. There will be a test on Wednesday over the novel and reading
journals will also be due on Wednesday. Afterwards, we will begin preparing for a
final project focusing on the development of precepts to wrap up the unit on Wonder.
RAKERS’ RABBLE
WISE WORDS FROM MRS. Y
CAN YOU
ANSWER THIS
MOVIE TRIVIA
QUESTION?
In the Star Wars
Universe, who did
the character Anakin
Skywalker eventually
become?
Last week’s
answer:
The 2 desert planets
in the Star Wars
Universe are
Tatooine and Jakku.
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8th Grade Science: We are currently working on Lewis Dot Structures for
Ionic Bonds and will work on Covalent Bonds next week.
7th Grade Science: We tested over cell organelles this week and will move
on to Mitosis and the cell cycle next week.
6th Grade Science: We will pick our planet groups next week and begin
researching our planets and writing our scripts for our Planet Plays.
5th Grade Science: We tested over our knowledge of Motion last week. We
will move on to Simple Machines next week.
7th Grade Green Screen: Our next step is for everyone in class to learn
how to edit and eventually become video directors.
EVERSGERD’S WORDS
6th ELA Block: This week we will start our day with Bell work 17/18.
This will be due on Friday, so make sure to take it home Thursday. I plan
for us to continue our Christmas spirit by writing narratives associated
with Christmas. Bring your creativity to class! During literature, we will
have a little PARCC practice by looking at some samples and working with
those texts.
5th LA: This week we will start our period with DOL week 8. Some skills
we will cover are direct address, proper nouns, regulars and irregulars,
linking verbs, compound sentence, abbreviations, and subject pronoun.
The spelling of the week rule is soft -g. We will continue our “Elf for Hire”
writing from last week.
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Merry
‘Kris’mas!
Our Christmas tree
with gift ideas for
our Adopt-A-
Family is now on
display in the
hallway by the
office.
If you are
interested in
purchasing a gift
for Ms. Kris’s
family, please grab
an ornament off
the tree, purchase
the item listed on
the back of the
ornament tag, and
bring the item you
purchased to
school by
Wednesday,
December 21.
We will take care of
wrapping and
delivering. Display
the ornament on
your tree at home
to remind you of
the family you
helped this holiday
season.
MS. HEMPEN
5th Grade Literature: Students will continue reviewing RI.5.6 focusing on
point of view and begin RL.5.7 which emphasizes the importance of using visual
and multimedia elements to showcase a story’s mood and tone. Each student
will be creating his or her own digital storybook by remaking a fairy tale.
Study Island: Main Idea and Supporting Details, Compare and Contrast,
Narrator’s Point of View, Drawing Inferences, Theme, and Visual Elements
5th Grade Math: Students will continue reviewing NF.1, NF.2, and NF.3 and
begin working on NF.4a all focusing on adding, subtracting, and multiplying
fractions. There will be an assessment on December 13th and December 20th.
Study Island: Add and Subtract Fractions, Real World Add and Subtract
Fractions, Multiplication with Fractions, Add and Subtract Decimals, Multiply
and Divide Decimals
MR. GLYNN’S SOCIAL STUDIES SCOOP
5th: We will be finishing our unit on George Washington’s presidency. Student
will take a look at the XYZ Affair and the Alien & Sedation Acts, and make
connections to how they are similar to government actions that are being taken
today (RI.5.3). We will have an assessment before Christmas Break.
6th: We will finish up our unit on Ancient Greece next week and students will
have assessment Thursday or Friday. I plan to have the students do a research
project on a Greek God after our assessment (RI.6.7).
7th: We will be finishing our class Constitution. I plan to create a mock
government in the classroom that we will be using until Christmas break. The
students will have their exam over the Illinois Constitution on 12/20.
8th: We should finish our unit on WWI next week. I plan to give the
assessment next Friday. With the days remaining until Christmas break, I’m
going to have the students do a short research project on the history of
Germantown.
WEEKLY “BARK” FROM MS. CLARK
Next meeting is December 7th!
Algebra kids!!
Sunday Session: Dec. 11th from
1:00-2:30! See you there!
5th Grade Math: Students will continue reviewing NF.1, NF.2, and NF.3
and begin working on NF.4a all focusing on adding, subtracting, and
multiplying fractions. There will be an assessment on December 13th and
December 20th.
Study Island: Add and Subtract Fractions, Real World Add and Subtract
Fractions, Multiplication with Fractions, Add and Subtract Decimals,
Multiply and Divide Decimals
6th grade: Students will continue 6.EE.2 which includes reading, writing,
and evaluating algebraic expressions. They will also dive deeper into
identifying parts of an expression and creating equivalent expressions.
Study Island- Write Expressions with Variables, Parts of an Expression,
Evaluate Expressions, and Equivalent Expressions.
7th grade: Students will begin standard 7.RP.1 which includes unit rates
and complex fractions. There will be a possible quiz next week.
Study Island- Linear Expressions, Symbolize and Solve Equations, and
Symbolize and Solve Inequalities.
8th grade: Students will focus on standard 8.EE.3 which is representing
large and small numbers in scientific notation.
Study Island– Square and Cube Roots and Exponential Expressions
Algebra: We will continue semester exam review and begin the semester
exam on the 15th. Happy Studying!
BULLDOG
SPORTS
NEWS
12/10/16
JV Boys @ WAMAC
Shootout at 9:30 am
12/12/16-12/17/16
Varsity Boys
Conference Tourney
at Mater Dei
12/19/16-12/22/16
Varsity Girls
Holiday Tournament
at Smithton