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Academic Update: Week of December 11th-15th
*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:
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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!
- Team Breakfast- December 19th: Thanks so much to all who have signed up to send something in for our breakfast. If you would still like to sign up, there are still a few spots left! Thanks. http://www.signupgenius.com/
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- 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.
- What is your name?
- What is your job title?
- What kinds of things do you do at your job?
- What type of training/college experience/qualifications was required?
- What do you enjoy most about your job?
- What kinds of subjects were important for you to know in order to be able to do your job?
- Who are you related to at Brock’s Gap? (Optional)