Monday, December 11, 2017

Academic Update: Week of December 11th-15th


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Academic Update:  Week of December 11th-15th

Social Studies:  
*Ms. Powell- Ch. 10-1 Quiz is rescheduled for Monday, December 11th.  We continue with WWI in section 10-2 with the focus on how the U.S. mobilized for war. 10-2 Quiz is scheduled for Friday, December 15th. 

 Math:
%Mr. Ayers
Regular--We will begin a ratios project on Monday.  We will continue working on the project and review for the test on Tuesday and Wednesday.  We will take the ratios test on Thursday.  Students will have time in class on Friday to complete their ratios project.
Advanced--The test for equations and inequalities has been moved to Monday.  We will study ratios the remainder of the week.  Students will quiz over ratios on Monday, December 18th and students will be given an opportunity to retake the rational numbers test on Monday, December 18th as well.

 Language Arts: 
*Ms. Beck - We will continue our study of the text from Scope Magazine, “Escape from Alcatraz,” and learn seven new vocabulary words. Our final Library Day for this semester will be Thursday, December 14, 2017. The “Escape from Alcatraz” test will be Friday, December 15, 2017.

 Assess our daily lessons here.

 Science: 
*Mrs. Roe - We will have a Unit test on Thursday on Volcanoes and Earthquakes.  Students have a review sheet copy and online in Google Classroom. Newsela article due Thursday=we are working on them in class.  Hope everyone  enjoyed the SNOW!


Important Dates and Happenings:

  • 6th Grade Dance- The dance has been rescheduled for Friday, December 15th.

  • Snow Day- We hope everyone had a fun day in the snow!  Please send us pictures of Voyagers in the snow and we will try to get them on the morning broadcast “Throwback Thursday” segment.  We can also put them on our blog.  

  • Whole Scoop Spirit Night- Mark your calendars!  December 12th is Spirit Night at Whole Scoop for BGIS from: 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Go get some ice cream before heading to the movies!



  • School Dismissal December 20th:  Students will dismiss at 11:00 a.m. on 12/20/17.  We will be on a regular schedule December 18th and 19th.  

  • Student Supplies: As we near the end of the 1st semester, we are seeing many students who are running out of supplies- mainly loose leaf paper and pencils.  Please make sure your child has the supplies he/she needs for class.  Binders sometimes give out or break by this point in the year.  Restocking over the break would be a great idea.  Thanks!

  • Career Spotlights- We are in need of more “Career Spotlight” videos from parents.  Students are enjoying watching these short clips on Broadcast in the morning.  Please consider submitting a video.

Please video yourself answering some or all of the following questions. Please limit your video to 2 minutes. Email your video back to us as soon as possible and we will submit it to broadcast.
  1. What is your name?
  2. What is your job title?
  3. What kinds of things do you do at your job?
  4. What type of training/college experience/qualifications was required?
  5. What do you enjoy most about your job?
  6. What kinds of subjects were important for you to know in order to be able to do your job?
  7. Who are you related to at Brock’s Gap? (Optional)

RESCHEDULED: Sixth Grade Winter Dance

Sixth Grade Winter Dance:  December 15th
5:30 pm until 7:00 pm

Bill Miller will begin taking pictures at 5:00 pm

Admission:
$5.00 admission
Drinks and Snacks $1.00 each…Pizza $2.00 a slice…

DJ FOR DANCING!!!  COME AND ENJOY!!!

Bill Miller Studios will be making portraits.  Packages are $10.00
Checks for portraits need to be made payable to Bill Miller!!
NO cameras or cell phones allowed out at the dance!

Dress Code:
No jeans, t-shirts, hats or hoodies! Dressy!! Dress Code Rules Apply!

Parents will need to pick up and follow carpool procedures!!  
We will have a boy carpool line and a girl carpool line! If you are picking up a boy, please follow the 5th grade afternoon carpool procedures on the side of the building.  If you are picking up a girl, please follow the 6th grade afternoon carpool procedures in the front of the building.  This helps us keep carpool organized and running smoothly.
Parents MUST REMAIN in cars!  No students will be allowed to cross over lanes of traffic! No students may be picked up in lobby.  We have gone over these rules with the students!  This is for the safety of ALL of our students. Thank you!

It’s going to be so much fun! Remember this is not a date dance so everyone come and have fun!
Hope to see you there!!
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